My goal has been to maintain a Keto eating plan through the holidays. I manage to do this some years, while other years caving to the carb-filled dishes and sweet desserts. Easter seems to be one of the easier holidays to stick to, because a lot of the dishes are already keto-friendly. Ham. Eggs. Fresh…
Do you drink enough water each day? How much water is too much, or how much is too little? As you begin to cut back the carbs and increase your fat intake, your body will go into a state of ketosis (not to be confused with ketoacidosis – which is life-threatening). In ketosis, your body…
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. The holiday of chocolates and roses. And if you’re keto, roses are a-okay, but chocolate isn’t….well, unless you’re particularly fond of chocolate with 90% cacao — which you’re not going to find in pretty heart shapes and flavors. So, if you have a ketonian in your life this…
I am not a fan of diets. While the word “diet” is generally used to describe our eating style, the word “diets” in the context of weight loss insinuates a short-term, or even longer-term, eating style that will likely not become a lifestyle. Many of them cannot be a lifestyle because they are so restrictive…
One of the biggest struggles in weight loss is keeping it off. Especially for women. It is hard enough to lose weight, but research shows that most people who lose a significant amount of weight tend to put it back on within a matter of a few years. Some put on even more than they…
The question came to me recently, “Why do you want to lose weight?” The answer was ready on my lips – the one I had formulated, because it was the right answer, “For my health”. Because it is the answer we know is the best one, right? The one we’ve been told women should embrace:…
