( It's Working! ) I'm Loving The Keto-Life

Ketogenic Diet & Body Fat Percentages

Alright, guys! I'm 100% on board. After only 1 week of this new way of eating I have lost 3.2lbs and 0.8% body fat. I know what you're saying... "Woah slow your horses there cowgirl, that's not a lot." Well, for me it is. I have battled with seeing the same numbers on my scale for a year. So, to see them immediately start to move in encouraging for me. Below is a graph from my Garmin Connect home page, that connects to my Garmin Smart Scale. It measures my weight, body fat, BMI, and multiple other useful metrics.

Ketogenic Body Fat Percentage Tracking

Before I started this Ketogenic diet I was not on a high-carb high-fat Standard American Diet. I've always watched what I ate and kept a close rein on my calories. Therefore, the transition for my body was not as difficult. Some people go through some severe side-effects but I was lucky enough not to! 

My goal for the future: I would like to lose body fat while maintaining my muscle mass. Once I get down to a comfortable body fat percentage, I will focus primarily on building muscle. I have tried once within the last year to build muscle. I stuck to the previous program for 5 weeks. That program required me to be in the gym up to 3 hours almost every day. It was not sustainable. And for that much time, I wasn't seeing the results I wanted. This time I will stick to these guidelines: My weight routine will be done outside of a gym, either at home or at my local park. I will only spend up to 1 hr per weight session. 

I will have a booty like Beyonce. Just give me some, and some fat to eat :) 

The Good & Bad of Consistency

Keto & Running: My solution to a year-long plateau.

Summary: last posted workout was nice, I have been at a year-long weight loss plateau. I am trying a new way of eating. I am going to start running. Going to be positive that I will see results with this new routine!

Woah! Okay, I took too long to post again. That is the bad type of consistency. But, I feel assured that my (non-existent) readers will forgive me as I get used to this new routine.

Last time we spoke I was aiming to follow an at-home workout guide that was 1 week long. You could also put it on repeat and get multiple uses out of it. My review: I enjoyed it. It did get my heart rate up and really didn't take long at all. Most days it took somewhere between 17-20 minutes. That's not too bad considering 0 minutes would be better.

So for the last year, my weight has held steady. That sounds good, right? It is since I didn't' gain weight. But, it's not so good when your real goal is to LOSE weight. That's the worst kind of consistency. I had met my plateau. I have counted my calories and I have not. I have worked out 2 hours a day and I have not worked out. Nothing seems to get me through to that next level of fitness.

Experiment #1000: Keto & Running. After much research and talking with my husband (he's a fitness fanatic) I have decided to follow this way of eating. I'm highly intrigued and 2 days in. I know that running does really well for my body. The one time I was at my lowest weight I was running 3 miles a day.

Okay. So here it goes! I have to give it a few months before I say it doesn't work (here is where consistency is key!).

Hi, It's Nice To Meet You.

Hi. My name is Brittany. I wanted to start this blog so that I could share with you all of the happenings of my life. You may find that you relate to some of it, hopefully... because that's the point!

I'm a 25 year old workin' woman, with three dogs and a husband. I live in rural Tennessee and have just earned my certification as a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant). I choose to follow a gluten free diet, and I'm always making changes to my nutrition/exercise regimen.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions - please feel free to comment on a post. I'll be looking forward to your feedback. Have a cheery day!