#thefitty

Paleo Keto? I am self-diagosing myself with PCOS until I can afford to go to the gyno. I havent had a period in over a year now and I’m not pregnant so I found some natural ways to help with PCOS and one of them is basically going paleo. No dairy, grains, sugar, and becoming more active were the main things I saw.

I also got a supplement that helps regulate blood sugar, so that should help. My goal is to get an appointment for sure before the end of the month, but until then I’m going to try and do keto without dairy and sugar (no sugar subs either)

This is going to be SO. VERY. HARD.

Soooo I’’ve beena little MIA, does anyone here do Paleo Keto or know some tumblrs that do? I think thefitty​ does still? maybe?

exercise is always more fun in a a fun costume!

KEEP CALM AND KETO ON. Day 8: CARDIO DAY! 

Film yourself doing 10 sets (or as many as you can do) of a cardio move (i.e. burpees, hop overs, box jumps, etc) and we will reblog you!

Sorry, not trying to spam this, but trying to get it to show up in the tag #KCKO60 .... the first one did not show up under the tag.

This is my cardio! Jazzercise. This is a light / light medium song, just warming up, from our tutu class tonight. Bruno Mars, Just the Way You Are.

KEEP CALM KETO ON CHALLENGE (#KCKO60) Day 1:

SNAP YOUR BEFORE PICTURE! Introduce yourself and tell us how long you have been been doing keto? What are your goals for this month? Take your measurements as well, you might not always lose weight, but you will lose cm/inches.

I think I look a lot thinner in clothes than what I really am, so I’m including before pictures both ways.  I now carry most of my excess weight in what I call my ‘belly’ and that gets slightly hidden in clothes, so ... sorry about that.

If you don’t know me, I’m Valencia (Val), and I’ve been doing keto off and on for over a decade now. I first tried it in July of 2000 and I lost 81 pounds in about 16 months. 

Unfortunately, I treated it as a diet and much of the last 15 years was spent OFF keto, in which time I gained back all that I’d lost and more. :(  

I recommitted fully to a keto lifestyle in April of 2013 at 300 pounds after a 6 month carb-binge which resulted in me gaining 50 pounds. I’ve realized fully now that I am a carb-addict and, just like an alcoholic, I can’t just have ‘a little’ or ‘just one bite’ of refined carbs. It just doesn’t work for me. Having that one bite triggers binges of epic proportions that I seem helpless to stop, regardless of trying HARD EVERY, SINGLE DAY. :(

My highest weight was about 352 pounds in 2008. I say ‘about’ because I had no scale that went over 350, so I’m just guessing by how long it took me to get under 350 where the scale would register.

I’ve been on a plateau now for several months, both in measurements AND weight, despite staying ‘keto’ in the definitive sense. I believe I’ve been eating too many calories AND too much artificial sweetener, so this week I have cut back drastically on the artificial sweeteners, down to one pack of truvia a day from ... well ... SEVERAL. That, in turn, automatically cuts my calories because I’m not eating the ‘keto-treats’ that would go with the sweetener.

Keep Calm and Keto On for 60 #kcko60

I did so well with Happy Healthy Holidays last year, so I think these challenges are for me! They keep me focused and on track! So starting Wednesday (1st April) I’m going to be taking part in this challenge - keto for 60 days with no cheats.  I’ve got a couple of crop tops that I bought on Saturday that look *ok* at the minute but I don’t feel very comfortable. So to feel good wearing them is my aim, because I am going to a festival this Summer, and those tops would be perfect Summer wear!