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Keto Diet – Did It Work For Me?

By Heather Wells Posted on May 17, 2019 0 Comments 437 views

GIRL! I lost 35 pounds on the Keto Diet!

Before I dive into the Keto diet and how it helped me lose weight, let's do a little recap. I created a blog post a while back with an update on my weight loss struggle. In fact it is something I have blogged about a few times…

  • My Weight Loss Struggle: Injections, Parkour and French Fry Eating Trainers
  • My Gigantic Challenge: I Need to Lose 40 Pounds
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I quit smoking 8 years ago, and after I did I gained a lot of weight. What started out as 10 additional pounds grew into 50. I have been trying for YEARS to find the motivation & commitment to lose all those extra pounds.

I have tried various diets, Nutrisystem, Weight Watchers, and other fad diets I found online. I joined a couple different gyms – and barely went. I tried working out with Beach Body videos at home.

I gained it all right back!

None of it worked as a permanent solution for me, I would inevitably gain any weight I lost right back. Most of the diets I couldn't stick to for more than a couple weeks. Either the food was awful or I got bored with my choices of what I could eat.

Finally I said, ‘Screw it – I'm not gonna worry about my weight anymore. Eat what you want and just be happy!'

Then I went for my annual physical and weighed in at 221 pounds!

That was a HUGE wake up call for me. I hadn't weighed that much since I was pregnant with my TWINS! No wonder my knees were hurting more and I was always so damn tired!

Time to go back on a diet and get my behind in shape again. (The rest of me too!) But which awful diet did I want to subject myself to this time? I was already dreading the idea.

Then a friend of mine started posting about how much weight she had lost on the Keto diet. I had heard about it here and there but never really looked into it. So I asked her to send me some information on it and I read through it right away…

It sounded AWFUL!

A diet with little to no carbs and ZERO sugar?!?! Are you kidding me? I can't do that! Thinking to myself, there is absolutely no way I am going to be able to stick to this Keto diet. I simply don't have the will power.

My friend talked to me more about it and after a few days I decided to try it. It turns out that it was the BEST decision I could have made. It was difficult at first BUT I was determined to try and see this diet through.

I started losing weight almost immediately!

Now, I know that this was mostly water weight but STILL it was so exciting to see the pounds just drop off. And amazingly, I wasn't having a hard time sticking to the Keto low carb no sugar thing.

I mean any diet where I can still eat hot wings and ranch AND lose weight! I'm sold! And so far I have lost 35 pounds and gone down 2 pant sizes! I am wearing jeans I haven't been able to fit into since my daughter was born.

Want to learn more about the Keto diet? Here are some articles with more information…

  • The Ketogenic Diet: A Detailed Beginner's Guide to Keto
  • A Ketogenic Diet for Beginners
  • 14 Day Ketogenic Diet Plan & Menu

And for some Keto recipe ideas and menus you can follow my Pinterest page! Below are also some Keto cookbooks that I really have enjoyed.

***As with any diet, make sure you check with your doctor FIRST to ensure that it will be ok for your health. Not all diets are right for all people.

** This post contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

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Heather is a single mother living in beautiful Colorado. She has 3 wonderful children; twin 20 year old young men and a 13 year old daughter. She has lived in Colorado for the better part of her life and is a stay at home work at home mother. She started her own business over 12 years ago and is happily, albeit precariously, balancing her work and personal lives. She spent over 8 years struggling financially and emotionally as a single parent before discovering how shifts in mindset and attitude can bring forth amazing changes in her life. Now her mission is to help other single moms stop the constant struggle and start creating success in their lives through the Single Mom Blog and Podcast.
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Was not feeling well yesterday and missed posting this for #nationaldaughtersday . My beautiful girl who is just growing up too damn fast for my liking. 
.
.
No matter the struggles we go through, you are one of the most important people in my life and I love you so much.
.
.
You are growing into such a powerful young woman I don\'t think you even realize how strong and amazing you are. You are stronger than you give yourself credit for. 
.
.
Your beautiful soul and giving heart is what makes you so stunning. I am so proud of who you are becoming. Keep seeking the beautiful and positive things in this world.

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Was not feeling well yesterday...

I am gutted. This woman was such a bad ass. She was a pioneer for women everywhere. 
.
.
One of very few women to attend Harvard Law at that time, the first woman to be on Harvard and Columbia law review. Asked by the dean of Harvard \"why she was at Harvard taking what should be a man\'s place\" 😡
.
.
In 1970, she co-founded the Women\'s Rights Law Reporter, the first law journal in the U.S. to focus exclusively on women\'s rights. She was a champion for women\'s rights!
.
.
The Notorious RBG. This country mourns your loss. And now more than ever it is important that we #vote
.
.
.
#notoriousrbg #rbg #restinpeace #supremecourt #ruthbaderginsburg #idissent #vote #usemyvoice #iwillusemyvoice #thesinglemomblog #singlemom #singlemomblog #singlemom #womenempowerment #womensrights

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I am gutted. This woman...

I tell my daughter all the time that we train people how to treat us. If we allow disrespect there are those who will continue to disrespect us because we have allowed it. ⁣
.⁣
.⁣
We need to BELIEVE that we are worth the best and we deserve good things. If we don\'t then others will see that and think they can follow suit.⁣
.⁣
.⁣
Know your worth mama!

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I tell my daughter all...

You are not lazy, unmotivated or stuck. After years of survival mode, you are exhausted. There\'s a difference. .
.
YES!!! I have been feeling this to my core lately. After almost 20 years of being a single mom, raising a special needs son, dealing with ex\'s and their BS...I am exhausted. .
.
I have struggled through and lived in survival mode for so long now and there is only so long you can do that before it wears you down.
.
.
So mama, if your body is crying out for a break, if your soul is screaming for it...just know that it is totally ok to take that break. .
.
The dishes can wait for a bit, the laundry will be there later, the floors can be vacuumed next week, no it ISN\'T the endof the world if the kids have cereal for dinner. Give yourself some grace honey. You have more than earned it.
.
.
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