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Keto Diet Week 2: My Keto Diet Journey

It’s time for my Keto Diet Week 2 results! Are you ready for this?

Keto Diet Week 2 Experience - See what I ate, the low carb side effects, menu plans, and low carb weight loss. This has been an amazing week! Check it out!

Keto Diet Week 2:

When I began my week 2 low carb experience, I was a little better prepared. I knew my keto calculations; I had My Fitness Pal ready to go, and I was in the zone. The weekend before, I had experienced eating out while watching my carb intake and it was a pretty good experience. I ate steak and veggies from Applebee’s, and I ate at Moe’s Southwest Grill twice. This was important to me because during week two I took a three day trip to Washington DC with my son, and I knew I would be eating out every day. I felt prepared, inspired, and determined.

Keto Diet Week 2: Keto On The Road

Up until this point, I had noticed very few side effects, but I was curious to see what walking around all day (one day totaling 9 miles) would do to my hunger levels. Surprisingly I was never really that hungry, and I had no cravings. I could walk into a restaurant serving goodies I would have normally indulged in, and I felt nothing. My water intake also increased during week two. The only thing I did that went against my diet was used Splenda in my coffee each morning. Ugh! It was gross, but I made it through.

I will admit that I was dead tired by the end of each day, but who wouldn’t be? I was chasing three 5th grade boys and walking everywhere. Choosing foods at the restaurants wasn’t hard, but calculating what I was eating in My Fitness Pal proved to be a bit of a challenge. I will share my daily menus here, but they may be off a little.

Note: During week 2 I still don’t believe I had entered ketosis. If I did, it was just barely. There was one day where I noticed the taste of blood in my mouth and had a few side effects listed above, but it hit me a little harder in week 3.

So remember, these are my personal goals, as calculated by me:

Carbs: 20g per day (7%)

Fat: 97g per day (74%)

Protein: 56g per day (19%)

I don’t worry about any other numbers, and I don’t drink any sodas (just water and coffee) or eat any processed foods (other than a few types of meat). I try to come as close to these numbers as possible, although as you’ll see, it’s not easy. Sometimes I have to make myself eat because I just don’t feel hungry.

Note: Don’t forget when looking at carbs that you need to subtract the fiber to get your net carb count.

 

Keto Diet Week 2: Menus

My week starts on Monday, so I also weigh in every Monday. One Monday I started my week at 116.2.

Monday:

Week-2-Monday

Carbs: 17g  / Fat: 75g   / Protein:  65g 

Tuesday:

Week-2-Tuesday-

Carbs: 17g  / Fat: 76g   / Protein:  50g 

Wednesday:

Week-2-Wednesday-

Carbs: 18g  / Fat: 70g   / Protein:  92g 

Thursday:

Week-2-Thursday-

Carbs: 8g  / Fat: 76g   / Protein:  90g 

Friday: 

Week-2-Friday

Carbs: 11g  / Fat: 80g   / Protein:  58g 

Saturday:

Week-2-Saturday-

Carbs: 8g  / Fat: 52g   / Protein: 33g 

Sunday:

Week-2-Sunday

Carbs: 6g  / Fat: 55g   / Protein:  48g 

As you can see, hitting these numbers is very hard for me, but I am getting better at it. You’ll notice some bigger changes in my Week 3 Low Carb Experience post.

Keto Diet Week 2: Results

So let’s sum this week up with stats!

Starting Weight: 116.2  — Ending Weight: 113  — Weight Lost: 3.2 lbs

Starting Body Fat: 20%  — Ending Body Fat: 18%  — Body Fat Lost: 2%

Measurements: (For time’s sake I will only share losses, anything that stayed the same will be shared when it changes)

Body Part:  Starting /Ending / Loss

Waist: 25.5 / 25 / 1/2 inch

Hips:  34.5 / 33.5 / 1 inch

Arms:  10 / 9.5 / 1/2 inch

Thigh:  20 / 19 / 1 inch

Summary: After 2 weeks of changing my diet I lost 3.2 lbs, 2% body fat, and 3 inches!

Not bad my friends! Not bad at all! This is all without exercise (other than the walking I did). I plan to add exercise in starting in week 5. I wanted to wait one month to see what just the diet alone could do. My goals will also change once I add exercise in, so watch for that.

* Note: The picture at the top of this post is after week 2. It was taken on Monday starting week 3! Next week I will be able to show a before and after with the same suit so you can see any differences. My hope for week 3 is that I will start shedding some of that thigh fat!

You can read my weekly updates learn more about the changes I’ve made and the results I’ve experienced.

Weekly Experiences:

Start Here: Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle  (Starting Weight 121)
Check It Out: Keto Diet Week 1  4.8lbs Lost (mostly water weight) – End Weight 116.2
Finally, Read This: Keto Diet Week 3 2.6lbs Lost (Fat) – End Weight 110.4 & 4 inches down

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Keto Diet Week 1: My Keto Diet Journey

Okay friends, the Keto Diet Week 1 results are in!

Read my Keto Diet Week 1 Experience. I share how I started my low carb lifestyle and how much weight I lost. In week one I went gluten-free and it was great

Keto Diet Week 1:

When I was deciding to live the ketogenic lifestyle, I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy. Thankfully, I was wrong! It was so much easier than I thought it would be. The first week I went easy on myself. I knew that I didn’t have enough food in the house to work within my goals, so I decided to simply cut out all gluten. No bread, crackers, nothing, nada, zip, zilch. Okay, you get it.

I was amazed by the results of cutting out gluten. After a few days, I noticed that my belly wasn’t swelling after every meal (something that started this past year), and I felt full of energy. I was always full after every meal and didn’t feel the emotional desire to eat. I did crave sugar a little, but it wasn’t that bad. If I craved sugar, I would just eat frozen fruit or an apple.  This seemed to work very well for me. I also noticed that I wasn’t swelling anymore. Before cutting out bread, I had experienced swelling in my hands and feet. I don’t really know what was causing it, but it was annoying and painful. My guess is that bread and the fake sugars in the sodas were causing me to swell and retain water.

After one week of cutting out the bread, tortillas, and crackers I lost 4.8 pounds. I attribute most of this to water weight, and I’m assuming that 1/2 to 1 pound was actual fat.

Either way, my clothes were fitting better, and I wasn’t bloated, so I was pretty happy with those results!

I can’t really remember what I ate or how much I ate, but I did fill full for longer periods of time, and I had more energy. The only side effects I really noticed was the occasional dizziness when I would stand up.

Week By Week Stats: Keto Diet Week 1

Starting weight: 121.00

Weight Loss: 4.8 lbs

Measurements: (I didn’t take these until the end of week 1)

Waist: 25 1/2
Hips: 34 1/2
Thigh: 20
Arm: 10
Calves: 14 (doubt this will ever change)

End Weight: 116.2

You can read my weekly updates learn more about the changes I’ve made and the results I’ve experienced.

Weekly Experiences:

Start Here: Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle  (Starting Weight 121)
Then Read: Keto Diet Week 2 3.2 lbs Lost (Fat) – End Weight 113 & 3 inches down
Finally, Read This: Keto Diet Week 3 2.6lbs Lost (Fat) – End Weight 110.4 & 4 inches down

 

Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle

Today I want to take some time to share my story and tell you why I am Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle.

Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle? Read my story and learn more about the keto diet. Ketogenic Diet Recipes, answers to your questions, and more.

My First Weight Loss Experience:

Since my first major weight loss experience, I have loved learning about the human body. When I lost weight after gaining 50lbs with my first two children, in my mind I had done the unimaginable. I never believed I would lose the weight, and thought I was destined to be overweight for the rest of my life. I made a lot of unhealthy choices during my pregnancy, but my weight loss experience changed me thinking about food and exercise.

When I was overweight, I was miserable and hopeless, and the articles and books I was reading weren’t helping me any. I remember reading a book about post-pregnancy and the body. It explained that after having a baby, you could kiss your body goodbye. I believed it, but I never accepted it with open arms. It wasn’t until I started to understand why I ate the way I did, and how exercise (specifically weight lifting) changes your body that I saw a light at the end of the tunnel.

My Divorce Weight Loss:

Like any person who chooses to make changes in their lives, I have had some ups and downs with my eating habits and my workout routines. When I got divorced, I lost even more weight (due to stress), but I also started working out in ways I never had before.

I started weight lifting and training for my first fitness competition, and I was addicted. Working out was like breathing for me but I still indulged (often overindulged in foods like cupcakes, ice cream, and fast food). The fat just wouldn’t come off and I couldn’t understand why.  Sure, I was slimmer and more muscular, but there was some fat that just wouldn’t melt.

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Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle: My Remarriage Weight Gain  

In February of last year, I remarried my ex-husband, and the weight started to creep back on. At first, I was fine because I still worked out, though not nearly as much. What changed the most was my eating habits. When I lived alone, I ate what I wanted, and other than the foods I mentioned above, the meals I cooked at home were pretty healthy.  Being back in the house with my carb loading, southern food eating, husband proved to be a struggle for me. I eventually found myself eating a pint of ice cream every day the week before shark week, and guzzling Diet Dr. Pepper like they were about to retire it. I went from weighing 113 to weighing 121. Sure, not that big of a difference, but I was miserable.

With the start of the new year, I planned to make some much-needed changes. I knew what I needed to do, but I didn’t want to do it. I was happy with what I was eating but unhappy with the aftermath of my binges. So a few weeks ago I started digging back into my research. I read  Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It and I couldn’t put it down! After re-learning what I already knew, it confirmed in my mind that it was time to take the plunge. Deciding to live the ketogenic lifestyle was a no-brainer but could I do it? That was the question.

Deciding To Live The Ketogenic Lifestyle: The Beginning Of The End 

I started living the Ketogenic Lifestyle at the beginning of 2015 and other than a few learning curves I have been in ketosis ever since. I wouldn’t change a thing. This is the first time in my life I have been able to not only abstain from foods that I knew weren’t healthy but had no desire whatsoever to eat said foods. Sure every once in a while I will get a whiff of bread from Texas Road House or a Strawberry wedding cake and think it smells delicious but it passes just as quickly as it comes, and I carry on with my day.

My goal now is to continue trying delicious new ketogenic diet recipes, continue weight lifting five days a week, and just enjoy each day as it comes. I have no idea what the future holds, but I know I enjoy the days more when I am happy with my body. I don’t want to be a supermodel or even a fitness model, but I do want to love my body and take care of it.

Are you wondering what it’s like when you first start the keto diet? You can read my weekly experiences here:

You can read my weekly updates learn more about the changes I’ve made and the results I’ve experienced using the links below.

Weekly Experiences:
Check It Out: Keto Diet Week 1  4.8lbs Lost (mostly water weight) – End Weight 116.2
Then Read: Keto Diet Week 2 3.2 lbs Lost (Fat) – End Weight 113 & 3 inches down
Finally, Read This: Keto Diet Week 3 2.6lbs Lost (Fat) – End Weight 110.4 & 4 inches down 

 

 

Update October 2016: I wanted to share a quick update for anyone who may land on this page. I now weigh 111, and deciding to live the ketogenic lifestyle was the best decision I could have made for my health! I can not imagine living a life where carbs or sugar rule over me. Do I have the occasional slice or pizza or ice cream from time to time? Yep! It’s usually to celebrate one of the kiddo’s birthdays, but I wouldn’t change a thing! This lifestyle is perfect for me, and I feel amazing!

 

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Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip Recipe

This Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip is one of my favorite ways to eat my veggies, and I think you’re gonna love it!

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Choosing what to eat each day on this low carb – high-fat diet is honestly something I can’t plan for at this point. When I decided to start eating this way I went out and bought a few foods that I knew would work well with my diet but I didn’t have an idea of what I would eat each day. The hardest part of eating like this is working out my daily fat intake. I have never been much of a fat eater, so I have to pay attention to the meals I eat, to make sure I’m putting as much fat in a meal as possible (without destroying the taste). Thankfully, that being the hardest part of low carb dieting is the best part.

Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip Recipe:

I am never hungry between meals, and even when I go past meal time, and I know my body is physically hungry (because my stomach is growling), I don’t experience any cravings. Before changing my diet, if I got hungry it was like I was carb crazy. I would crave bread and sugars.

Today I decided to play around with my veggies. I love celery in food, but today I decided to make celery the main dish, and I needed something pretty fatty to compliment the meal. I have found at this point, that adding fats to veggies is the easiest way to sneak in extra fat without the carbs.

This is the simplest dip recipe ever, and I do plan to try out a few different things with it. We will consider this our “base” dip recipe, and we can add more ingredients as we go on. I personally only shop once a month so in May I will be adding lots of new foods to my menu!

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Looking for other great keto dip recipes? Check out this Kindle book I found on Amazon! It has raving reviews and the recipes look delicious! The price is pretty good, especially if you have KindleUnlimited! If you get it, let me know what you think.

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Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip: Ingredients

  • 2 oz Cream Cheese
  • 2 Slices of Bacon
  • 2 Medium Celery Stalks

Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip: Directions

  1. Place 2 oz of cream cheese in a bowl.
  2. Cook bacon and crumble.
  3. While the bacon grease is still hot, carefully pour into the bowl with cream cheese. Add bacon crumbles.
  4. Mix well and load celery stalks with dip or simply dip them in the bowl. I found that it is easiest to stuff the celery sticks because you can get all of the grease on the stick.
  5. Feel free to use with any other veggies as well!

We love this simple two ingredient Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip. Use this dip on your veggies for a low carb high fat moderate protein diet.

Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip Recipe:

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz of cream cheese
  • 2 Slices of Bacon
  • 2 Medium Celery Stalks (washed and cut)

Instructions

  1. Place 2 oz of cream cheese in a bowl.
  2. Cook bacon and crumble.
  3. While the bacon grease is still hot, carefully pour into the bowl with cream cheese. Add bacon crumbles.
  4. Mix well and load celery stalks with dip or simply dip them in the bowl. I found that it is easiest to stuff the celery sticks because you can get all of the grease on the stick.
  5. Feel free to use with any other veggies as well!
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Nutrition Information for Keto Creamy Bacon Veggie Dip:

Calories: 233
Total Fat: 18g
Cholesterol: 57mg
Sodium: 771mg
Potassium: 0mg
Carbohydrates: 8g  – 2g Fiber = 6g Net Carbs
Dietary Fiber 2g
Sugars: 4g (all from natural sources)
Protein: 10g

 

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Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Lunch Recipe

Looking for a fatty recipe? This Keto Avocado Tuna Salad will blow your mind!

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad

Tuna salads are a great way to insert additional fat into your keto or low carb diet. I have been experimenting with ways to make my tuna salad recipes a little more fatty, and avocados seem to be the perfect way to do that. Not only does it taste amazing, but avocados have so many health benefits. I chose to eat this salad in a bowl instead of using lettuce, which is what I normally do. I had added veggies to it, so I figured I would skip the lettuce today. Of course, you can still serve it on lettuce if you prefer.

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Lunch Recipe:

I also changed things up a bit by purchasing tuna in oil, which I never do. This all goes back to my fear of fats from childhood. My mom always purchased tuna in oil when I was a kid, and once I was indoctrinated with the “fats are bad” mantra in school I made sure never to do the same. I can say I was surprised to find that it actually tastes better when soaked in oil… who knew?!

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe:Ingredients

  • 1/2 Avocado (mashed)
  • 1 Medium Celery Stalk (sliced)
  • 2 tsp Yellow Mustard
  • 2 Tbsp Mayo
  • 1 tsp Yellow Onion (chopped)
  • 1 can (5oz) Tuna in Oil

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe: Directions

  1. Drain tuna, mash avocado, chop onion, and dice celery.
  2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe:

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 Avocado (mashed)
  • 2 Tbsp Mayo
  • 2 tsp Yellow Mustard
  • 1 medium Celery Stalk (sliced)
  • 1 tsp Yellow Onion (chopped)
  • 1 can (5oz) Tuna in Oil

Instructions

  1. Drain tuna, mash avocado, chop onion, dice celery
  2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
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Enjoy!

 

Keto Avocado Tuna Salad Recipe: Nutrition

Calories: 408
Total Fat: 32g
Cholesterol: 60mg
Sodium: 693mg
Potassium: 150mg
Carbohydrates: 10g – 8g Dietary Fiber = 2g Net Carbs
Dietary Fiber 8g
Sugars: 1g (all from natural sources)
Protein: 24g

 

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