They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. THAT is EXACTLY how I felt my last year with keto.
I think keto is amazing for breaking food addictions if you literally can not control your quantity of food, but it can hit a wall within a journey and hold you back if you’re not careful.
Just because I lost weight with keto in the past, doesn’t mean at this stage of my journey keto is still going to serve me and be the best plan for me.
I knew something was off, why was I constantly feeling like a failure?
I had the false belief that carbs make you fat, and because I believed this, every time I ate carbs I felt incredible GUILT.
Recently I had my microbiome tested and this revealed a shocking result. The foods I was eating 98% of the time on keto were causing a violent reaction with my gut bugs, this was causing me to have intense stomach pains and bloating and weight loss stalls for years without knowing why.
Then I started thinking… if I was able to eat whatever I wanted the rest of my life but would maintain where I was, I feel like I would be happy with that, but if I felt like I was on a “diet” and constantly struggling with falling on and off keto and losing and gaining over and over the rest of my life dealing with guilt, that seems like a living hell.
So I abandoned my beliefs about carbs and keto and started eating for my microbiome, the first 30 days back to carbs my goal was to maintain, I did this with just a little scale fluctuation which is to be expected with water weight changes.
The second month I decided to shift into fat loss with my new flexible eating and I’m now on day 11 of eating carbs (already down 8.3 lbs!) but I’m pairing this with OMAD as it’s easy for me to create this balance without restrictions on what I eat. I am mindful of calories, trying to keep it below my maintenance level, and I prioritize protein with every meal. I am never hungry and I don’t feel like I’m on a diet, stay tuned for the next 5 weeks as I’m about to get in the best shape of my life 🙌🏻 eating whatever I want and building a new sustainable lifestyle for the rest of my life 🙌🏻
Ashley Salvatori
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. THAT is EXACTLY how I felt my last year with keto.
I think keto is amazing for breaking food addictions if you literally can not control your quantity of food, but it can hit a wall within a journey and hold you back if you’re not careful.
Just because I lost weight with keto in the past, doesn’t mean at this stage of my journey keto is still going to serve me and be the best plan for me.
I knew something was off, why was I constantly feeling like a failure?
I had the false belief that carbs make you fat, and because I believed this, every time I ate carbs I felt incredible GUILT.
Recently I had my microbiome tested and this revealed a shocking result. The foods I was eating 98% of the time on keto were causing a violent reaction with my gut bugs, this was causing me to have intense stomach pains and bloating and weight loss stalls for years without knowing why.
Then I started thinking… if I was able to eat whatever I wanted the rest of my life but would maintain where I was, I feel like I would be happy with that, but if I felt like I was on a “diet” and constantly struggling with falling on and off keto and losing and gaining over and over the rest of my life dealing with guilt, that seems like a living hell.
So I abandoned my beliefs about carbs and keto and started eating for my microbiome, the first 30 days back to carbs my goal was to maintain, I did this with just a little scale fluctuation which is to be expected with water weight changes.
The second month I decided to shift into fat loss with my new flexible eating and I’m now on day 11 of eating carbs (already down 8.3 lbs!) but I’m pairing this with OMAD as it’s easy for me to create this balance without restrictions on what I eat. I am mindful of calories, trying to keep it below my maintenance level, and I prioritize protein with every meal. I am never hungry and I don’t feel like I’m on a diet, stay tuned for the next 5 weeks as I’m about to get in the best shape of my life 🙌🏻 eating whatever I want and building a new sustainable lifestyle for the rest of my life 🙌🏻
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