New to MyFitnessPal, wanting to start Keto Lifestyle

angharder2018

I am a 43 year old mother of a very hyperactive 2 year old. I am overweight and do not have the energy to keep up with her. I am starting a lifestyle change and I would like to change to a keto lifestyle. I am learning and studying what I can, but help is always needed.

GaleHawkins

@angharder2018 welcome. The Keto Lifestyle that I started Oct 2014 at the age of 63 has been a very positive move in so many ways. I guess I still read/reread on the subject about 40 hours a month and still am working on learning the ins and outs of the Low Carb Way of Eating. It is good to see that you and others saw the light before you totally wrecked your health unlike me. It has been a long evolving road in my case but the positive changes are well beyond anything I dreamed of because my only goal initially was to find a way to eat to manage my pain levels so I did not have to go down the Enbrel injections path. 30 days in my long term pain levels of 7-8 were down to only 2-3 and now over three years later run <1 most of the time. On a hunch I cut out all foods with added sugar and/or any form of any grain and still do not eat them so doing keto/lchf was almost automatically. While I have lost 50 pounds this is not a diet for me but a new way of eating for "life".

Best of success.

angharder2018

Thank you for the response. I have a long way to go, I would like to lose 84 pounds and keep it off. I have health issues that I hope changing to this lifestyle will resolve but most of all, I want to live for my daughter and teach her the right way of eating and living so she doesn’t end up in my shoes.

robmac747

New to this as well, it's been 3 weeks for me. All the best on your Keto journey!
Cheers,
Rob Halifax NS