Why do keto? Well, for me personally it started out as a way to avoid grains and lose weight. I had intended for it to be a temporary way of eating until I lost some weight and ended my grain/simple sugar cravings then I was going to go for a more Paleo style diet with some added veggies and fruit. I spent most of 2016 playing around with keto recipes and really getting the hang of eating keto. I wasn't very strict with it but, I found that I felt really good with the keto-ish diet and so, my 2017 New Year's Resolution was to go hardcore keto, which I did for about 21 days and it was awesome! What happened at 21 days was birthday cake. It was my husband's birthday and we just "had to" celebrate. That's when I got a clear lesson on what I now call Anxiety Cake. After having my system cleared of all grains and sugar for 20 days I found that introducing those things caused a massive anxiety attack along with plenty of physical punishments to go along with it. It also took me almost 3 weeks to get fully back into ketosis.
Eating keto makes my mind and body so happy! I feel great, I love meat, I enjoy trying new keto recipes. However, I am a food explorer and when presented with a dish I've never tried it's impossible for me to say no. When out traveling I really enjoy sampling local foods. This weekend, the weekend I'm starting this blog, we are in Seattle, WA visiting our daughter, Hanna. We've eaten some amazing food and I'm not regretting a moment of it! I will have to spend the next 3 weeks recovering but, I'm ok with that. Some people are Do It Or Die people, I give myself a bit more freedom. After all, we're only on this earth once and some opportunities aren't coming around again any time soon. So, I forgive myself for slip ups or I deliberately plan for them and don't feel guilt. I eat keto most of the time and I'm getting better and better at making it my mainstay because I feel great when I eat no grains, low carb, no sugar but, I love trying new foods and I insist on making accommodations for that.
That all being said, we go home bright and early tomorrow morning and my mind is turning to the Recovery Plan. I'm going to play it by ear tomorrow but, I'm hoping to not eat much and make what I do eat keto. We have some cheese sticks in the hotel fridge that I can eat on the plane instead of carb-y plane snacks. I'm not afraid to add some fasting into my plan but, fasting is hardest when my body is hooked on carbs. Of course, that happens to be the time my body most needs fasting, to help break that craving cycle. So, starting tomorrow when we get home and for the next 3 days at least my plan is to drink a lot of bone broth with added butter, coconut oil or bacon fat. I'll probably have dinner as my only solid meal for those days since I need to make that for my guys anyway. At the Turkish Delight place today they had lamb stew and I am definitely making that this week! Along with some ribeye steaks, roasted chicken and keto tacos.
So, we had a terrific weekend visiting with Hanna and Chris, we ate some amazing food and I'm forming a Recovery Plan for the next 10 days. My birthday is coming up and this blog is part of my gift to myself along with another stretch of hardcore keto eating, until the next food adventure comes along!
Keto Rule - Eat keto. If something really special comes along eat that and don't feel guilty about it. Use the Recovery Plan. Don't eat Anxiety Cake, it's not worth it.
Quiche Lorraine with Fathead Dough Crust.
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