healthy weight loss

Before and After Weight Loss Success: My 4 Year Health Journey

Published | By Heather

It was 4 Years Ago that I Began this Weight Loss Journey for My Health

It was in August of 2015 that I started my weight loss journey to improve my health. I had made the decision to try one more time. Because basically I felt like if I didn’t do something, I may not be around for another 5 years.

I was tipping the scales at well OVER 330 Pounds.

I had given up and I was feeling really lost.

Over the years, I had tried everything and failed. When I was at this weight I had totally given up on myself. I wasn’t even trying to attempt to eat healthy.

This was me, at a family dinner the night before I started this journey.

My self talk in those days were things like “OMG you look like a beached whale” and many other things that weren’t that kind. Continue reading →

Keto Fail? Or Just Negative Self Talk

Published | By Heather

My Keto Journey

I adopted a Keto way of eating back on August 3, 2015. For the first 14 months and while I lost the majority of my weight, I did not stray from eating low carb even once because I knew that if I did, it would be hard to get back on it.

During that time I managed to lose 155 pounds and I felt better than I have in years, since I was a teenager in fact.

Since then I have tried to stick with a low carb/ Keto lifestyle, but I am finding it harder especially when I go through super stressful times such as I did recently with my mother being ill and having surgery, or other times when there is an upset with my children. I have gained back some of the weight (the gain fluctuates between 30 and 40 pounds). Continue reading →

Keto Stall – Time to Start Tracking Macros Again!

Published | By Heather

Ketogenic Lifestyle

I hit some bumps in the road over the holiday season. Well basically from about the beginning of November through until the New Year.

To be more truthful, they weren’t really “bumps” ~ I took a total keto break and wasn’t watching what I was eating at all. Except to watch all of the FULL CARB goodies I was shoving down my gullet hole.

I ended up piling 20 pounds back on! Continue reading →

My 3 Year Ketoversary – And 7 Things I’ve Learned Along the Way!

Published | By Heather

Three Year Weight Loss Update, Before and After

I am coming up on my 3 year health anniversary of keto weight loss (Friday August 3rd) for changing my life, eating low carb/keto, and putting my health first.

Last year, I had gotten about 13 pounds within the goal that I had originally set for myself. And that goal was to become my “Better Half” – meaning I wanted to lose exactly half of my body weight. Continue reading →

I HAD to Stop Myself… Emotional Binge Eating

Published | By Heather

It is Tony Robbins that says “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”

I am going through a bit of a personal situation that not only deeply saddens me (and in itself is enough to send me into a downward spiral), but the WAY in which it is happening makes me completely angry and frustrated!! Continue reading →