So it's been a very long time since I really took a serious look at blogging again. Through personal struggle, personal failure, and just plain life throwing a wrench in whatever it is you want to accomplish. I keep on asking myself the same question over and over again: why try to join the seemingly millions of voices in the online health community. Keto has spread like wildfire, everyone's talking about it. I thought to myself, what could I possibly offer that would make my voice unique, or what could I possibly say that all the experts are saying. The amount of advice is staggering and almost unwieldy at times.
The ketogenic diet has been around for quite some time, often called a Low carb, high fat (LCHF) diet, Nutritional ketosis, or whatever variation you choose. So why in the last few years has it caught on like wildfire? The short answer is, when its done correctly, it works. I can say from my personal experience that it has changed my life, literally. The long answer of how it works is something ill have to save for a time when I'm not at work and staring at the clock at 5:23 am.
So getting back to why am I trying to do this whole blogging thing again. To be honest, from an expert in failing miserably in my old diet plans, from somebody who was almost 450 lbs exercising 5 days a week, tracking my calories, getting my daily recommended macro intake, intermittent fasted, tried liquid diets, went vegetarian for a few months... basically you name it I tried it, to very very minimal results. When I was practically killing myself hitting up an elliptical for an hour daily, seeing a change in my waist line nowhere in sight, I thought I was defective. I convinced myself that I was broken. To answer whatever questions might be forming in your head. No, I'm not a diabetic, no, I don't have thyroid problems, and I'm definitely not lazy. But what I am most certainly am fat (for now).
Something just wasn't right, it didn't add up that I was hitting point A, B, and C, and not losing a significant amount of weight, not even close.
I caught wind of this ketogenic diet thing for the better part of 6 months, and I was telling myself "there's no way that works". Scoffing at the idea and not really doing any research, mockingly saying "oh great, the next fad diet is so friggin stupid, they have people eating fat to lose weight". I mean, what... every dietitian and health expert is wrong about how we lose weight? seriously, How the hell is eating MORE FAT supposed to help a fat guy lose weight. Seems to go against everything we've been taught in our natural born lives right? I'm sure you either felt that way at one point or still do now.
I can tell you with confidence, that yes... They are wrong. Dead wrong even, to certain people. Dead wrong for someone like who subscribed to their way of nutrition. I mean I only went over by a few hundred calories on my food tracking app, which I purposely underestimated to account for such a time when I want to eat a tiny bit more... And boom 2 more lbs on the scale.
Ever since I tried keto, I've pretty much been telling people that I'm melting. 50lbs down without even trying. I feel better then I have in a long time. Simply put, it works. I'm going to end this little rant now but I just wanted to throw my story in the pool of success stories, and hope we can all continue to spread the word on the amazing benefits the keto diet has to offer
