I need help.
I have strayed from keto for far too long, but not long enough to change my thought process about how to eat. I love keto, I love the recipes and the food, I also love that it brought me down to a weight I can be happy with. Since I have started going to the gym on a daily basis and lifting weights, I have felt the need to reintroduce some grains into my life. But, this hasn’t really benefited me in a way that I can physically perceive, in fact, I think it’s hindered my weight loss. My belly has also expanded ( shhhhh, this has nothing to do with the bag of Cheetos I ate yesterday), and I am finding myself getting frustrated once again with my diet.
You see, I am following this “Jamie Eason LiveFit Trainer” program and with it comes a dietary guide to get the maximum benefit of all the hard work you put in at the gym, only problem is… grains, and starches are a part of the guide and fat is pretty much a no-no on the plan… How does this translate to my life? Well, It hasn’t. I still eat the high fat foods, but have incorporated oats and some low carb tortillas. The two foods cannot exist happily on a diet, I think. So, for a while I was thinking ” what if I just stick with calories in vs. calories out”? That doesn’t seem to work very well either… I have gained back 5 lbs and hovering in the low 150s now for about 2 months. SO annoying!
Do I go back hardcore on keto again and just deal with the rashes and hope that my body is getting what it needs from the heavy lifting at the gym? or do I abandon keto altogether? This limbo thing certainly isn’t working for me. I don’t know what to do.
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Have you tried following the paleo diet at all?
Kelly –
No, I can’t honestly say I sat down and planned a weeks worth of meals to be paleo-friendly. What I end up doing is making sure I keep my carbs under or up to 100g a day, but as far as keeping any sort of macros in check… failing miserably. I guess its time to sit down and actually look into this stuff all aver again.
Look up intermediate fasting or IF lean gains. It gives you a eating window of 8 hrs and you fast for the other. I feel that this works best for me.
I think being in limbo is not good. I’ve been there for a while, and you never get the best of both worlds, only the worst. I don’t get skin rashes, so I’m going back on keto hardcore. Have yo decided which direction you’ll be taking?
Just checking in to see how your plan is coming along!
Hi !!!
Its time to update you! haha Big changes in my life. I abandoned Keto, and went to the opposite side of the coin, and am now a vegetarian! No more hives but gained some weight. I am thinking its time to blog again, to hold myself accountable and start documenting my creative process as well. How have you been??? Sending you big hugs!
Hi Shana! I’ve thought of that, but I don’t think that I have the willpower to eat just veggies. On the positive side, I have increased my veggie consumption, and laid off of red meat. It’s great to hear from you and sending you back big hugs, too!
Rob