Keto

How keto changed my life


I have struggled with my weight all my life. Always being that chubby girl who hid herself in baggy clothes and didn't really go out a lot. I had done so many diets from slimfast to the military diet, yet they never really seemed to work. 

When I first got with my boyfriend I had been a steady weight but you know how it goes. You get into a relationship and you get comfortable. We ate out a lot and snacked too. It didn't help that we both worked at McDonalds so not only were we around food all the time but also our shift patterns meant we would eat at strange times. We finally bought a house together April 2019. We were so happy but we both struggled with our weight. Just before new years eve he came to me and said that he wanted to try this new diet called keto. I personally had never heard of it but after some research I decided as the loving girlfriend I am, that I would do it with him. 

We started our diet on 1/1/20 and have never looked back. The first week was hard. Your body is flushing out all of the bad and adjusts to the new way of eating. Keto is basically not eating any carbs or a low amount of carbs so that it encourages your body to use the fat in your body as energy instead. We also introduced intermittent fasting, which is when you only have a gap time to eat and the rest of the time you just drink water. Ours was 11am to 7pm to start with. It was difficult as we both worked odd hours so sometimes the times would change but the fasting was still there. 
We have now been doing it for 3 months. He has gone from over 16 stone to 14stone. I have gone from 14stone to 13stone. I hadn't been under 14 in a while. I have struggled a lot with this diet as it seemed like my boyfriend lost a lot more than me. But I am happy with how much I have lost and I cant wait to get to my goal of having that nice summer body. 

Keto is a strange diet but it has changed my life and I think others should give it a go if you are in a situation where you are struggling to lose weight. I will post more information on this if anyone feels like they are up for it. But make sure you do your research before starting as it can be difficult. 

Thanks for reading 

S.M   

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