So here’s how it all started . . .

Picture it . . . Sicily . . . (Okay okay too many Golden Girls reruns) Seriously though – rewind to 4th of July – we are on our family vacation at the beach. It’s hot, really hot, burn an egg on the sidewalk hot. 🔥☄️💥 After getting all the stuff to the beach, setting it up, and trying not to pass out, all I wanted to do was get back in the AC. I love the beach and playing in the water but this year I was so exhausted and actually fearful I wouldn’t be strong enough to swim back. Plus, I felt like a whale in my swim suit. I was extra hot and extra sweaty because of the extra weight. Let’s not even talk about that trudge back up the stupid sand dune! I could barely do it. I remember seeing my husband and son walking ahead of me and in my mind flashed an image reel of all the things I wasn’t doing with my family . . .. I would like to go paddle boarding or ride jet skis but because I was obese – morbidly obese – I was afraid and hesitant to try these things.  It’s like all of a sudden, in that moment, I realized what my future looked like and I was sick and tired of just being a bystander in my own life. I should be a participant!

When I got home from our vacation I was really feeling awful, physically worn down, mentally beating myself up.  I knew I needed to radically change my addiction to food! So, after researching and lots of reading I committed to this crazy Ketogenic diet I had heard a lot about. I’m an experienced low carber guys – I’ve tried Atkins but I could never really kick the cravings so I would ultimately gain it all back. But why would this be any different? This idea that maybe I had been doing it all wrong made sense. Maybe Fat wasn’t the enemy, maybe sugar is!

That was 4 months ago . . .

Fast forward . . .(Captains Log – Star Date . . . Wait, this isn’t Star Trek?)

As I type this today I’m amazed (y’all seriously I’m flipping excited) at how far I’ve come and it’s really thanks to this Keto lifestyle. Note I said LIFESTYLE not DIET. Diet implies a short term fix but really my love affair with carbs has always been bad for me and this time I’m breaking up for good (I’m now dancing to Taylor Swifts – “we are never ever getting back together” 😂😂.) I’m finally losing weight, but honestly, even better, my energy and focus have improved! My joint pain and inflammation is just gone (not to mention the always bloated feeling I used to have!) I’m down 18 pounds, loads of inches (and now, have only one chin 🤦‍♀️).

Through this process I have developed a passion for helping others who might also need a serious wake up call, like me!

I plan to share recipes, tips, blogs I like, my favorite products and, hopefully more than all of that, I want to be real and share my everyday ups and downs. It’s a day to day, sometimes minute to minute struggle.

Oh, the really exciting part for me is that I have also started my own business as a distributor for IT Works (I will do another blog with that story!)! This is an amazing company that sells some truly life changing products to supplement weight loss as well as other health and wellness items. I love finding something that truly lets me be me! I’m having a blast and looking forward to where this business can take me!

Next year I turn 40 (ackkkkk) and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. It’s a big, BIG year, and I still have so much more to lose. I’m excited to share with you all, and look forward to waking this road with you!