My main meal

I've found that the easiest way to go about this (low) no carb craziness is to always have a snack pack of almonds with me. It settles my stomach for a while and tastes great. There have been days where I only eat almonds.  I realize it seems a bit extreme,  but I don't feel hungry all too often during the day. I've been working on only eating when im hungry.  That alone as allowed to be wearing size 16 jeans today. I was in a loose size 18 when I started trying to enter ketosis.  I  still don't think I'm in ketosis, but I'm liking where this 'trying' has gotten me.

I just need to remember to stay strong when the carbs start calling.

Simplicity

Dinner tonight

Cauliflower pizza. Its so delicious and under ten grams of carbs in total.  Two pieces and I'm stuffed. Great recipie to make any day of the week.

Reassurance

I was feeling down about this whole thing last night.  I felt like I had given up-all I had done was stop at Chipotle after a stressful work day. I got a salad with chicken , black beans and rice.  It may not be the most keto friendly dinner,  but it wasn't too off plan, and it was delicious.

Anyway,  in decided to check my weight as an incentive.  I've lost about 8 lbs since I've been trying this.  I know I'm not yet in ketosis,  but seeing that there is some progress makes me feel great and re energized. 

I can do this. Nothing is holding me back.

Simplicity

Breakfast

I discovered something delicious today- Hard boiled eggs with avocado.  Not only is it tasty, its easy to make and extremely keto friendly. 

Yesterday was my first day really sticking to the plan. I basically only ate almonds and my morning coffee. I had water throughout the day to make sure I was hydrated.  There wasn't a single point in the day when I felt hungry, which surprised me, but hey, I'm okay with that.
Today, I'm planning on eating similarly.  ive had my eggs and avocado, and I have a bag of walnuts in my bag for work. Walnuts have some carbs, but not too many. I just need to make sure im only having 1/4 of a cup of them.

I'm feeling good about this.

Simplicity

Temptation

I love my boss and all, but really?  I dont need to stare at these for thirty minutes when I'm trying to be good. 29g of carbs for three of them. Not okay...

Keto Food Pyramid

Image from http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=132598293&page=1

^^ a great post on the keto diet and how to start

Fun fact: this is what you can use to check if you're in ketosis. I'm going to buy some in the next day or two. :) KETOSTIX STRIPS 2880 50 EACH