I have been following the Keto eating plan to some degree since 2018. I found after my weight loss surgery that it was the easiest way for me to keep my eating under control. I realized pretty quick that this eating plan worked for me in so many ways!!!
- Decrease in appetite
- Increase in energy
- Losing weight, and being able to keep it off
- Completing a marathon without carb loading
In April of 2020 I got sick with Covid...body aches, fatigue, fever. Unfortunately, the fatigue didn't leave for over 10 months. I had just ran my first marathon in March 2020, but by June I couldn't even walk to the end of my street!
I found myself slipping into a deep depression! My active lifestyle that I had come to enjoy...gone. It was no longer easy to follow any healthy eating plan because the more depressed I got, the more I wanted to eat.
So, during this time I gained 25 of the 87 pounds that lost back...just like that! Poof! It sure was a lot harder to get off then it was to put back on LOL!!!
March of 2021 brought a new look on life. A new motivation to get my life back together! Some of the things I implemented:
- Drinking a gallon of water everyday
- I started going to bed early and getting a good night's sleep (my favorite sleep aide)
- Joined a local women's kickboxing class
- Got my yoga teacher certification
- Started Zumba
- Implemented intermittent fasting (great resources here)
- Tracked my food--strict keto
- Implemented neutraceuticals into my daily supplements
I am happy to report that I have now lost 30 pounds since March! And here is where the Keto Egg Fast comes in to the story!!
I came across the Keto Egg Fast researching how to break through a plateau on the Keto diet. Here's the basics of how it works:
- Eat at least 6 whole eggs per day
- Eat 1 Tbsp fat for every egg
- Eat up to 1 Tbsp full-fat cheese for every egg
- Use highest quality eggs, fat & cheese
- Eat a whole egg within 30 minutes of waking up
- Eat egg fast meals every 3-5 hours (stop 3 hours before bed)
- Use seasonings/spice, with limits
- Use keto sweeteners, with limits. Avoid sugar alcohols
- Enjoy zero-carb drinks like coffe and tea
Examples of my meals that I ate on my Keto egg fast:
- Boiled eggs
- Egg salad
- Chaffles
- Egg drop soup
