My Keto Spot

Being Keto should not keep you from going out to eat! I was at a conference recently in Anaheim, just minutes away from Disneyland! The group I was with decided to go out for dinner and they chose Roscoe's. They were concerned about my dietary preferences and offered to go elsewhere instead. If you don't know, Roscoe's is known for delicious fried chicken and scrumptious waffles. Googling this place, you'll see there are not many low carb/keto options, but you can stay keto and eat here! I am always up for the challenge of finding something to eat, wherever I go, so we went to Roscoe's. Even our table was super sticky from all of the delicious syrup going around.  I stared at the menu for a bit and settled on the Chef salad with ranch. It was good, and the chicken was great! I had the smell of fresh, warm, delicious waffles surrounding me, and even that did not make me regret my decision of sticking with a low carb option. If you want an...

When you are doing keto you can have your cake and eat it too! Nowadays there are several options for keto and low carb cakes. There are mixes you can take home and whip up in a jiffy or you can make one from scratch at home.  I enjoy the convenience of being able to pick up this mix at my local health food store and being able to have an easy cake whenever I want! I picked up this Swerve Cake Mix at my local Clark's Nutrition for $7.19. Pretty good price for something that is low carb and convenient! How easy is it to make? Super duper easy peasy! I obviously had to complicate it by using coconut oil that I partially melted, so once I was whisking everything together, it was a bit hard. The directions don't specify a type of oil to use, if you don't like the taste of coconut then you definitely want to use something else. All you need to have at home is some type of oil, water, vanilla, and eggs! You whisk it all together and then put it in your prepared pan. ...

It's the most wonderful  hectic time of the year! Some days I will put in the effort to make things from scratch and other days I just need something easy peasy. On my shopping trip to Clark's Nutrition today (my local health food store), I picked up this muffin mix for $7.69!   The directions were easy to follow! It didn't take much effort to get them going.  I used a hand mixer for each of the steps. I also used butter instead of the suggested coconut oil.  I used my ice cream scoop to fill up my muffin tins and left them in the oven for 12 minutes. There were 12 servings for this package and 1g net carb per serving. So, each of these muffins is 1g net carb! Pretty awesome if you're counting carbs! Time - super fast! I spent about 20 minutes form beginning to end. Texture - they were nice and fluffy, not super dense like other mixes. Taste - did not have an intense blueberry flavor, but did not have any funky after taste either. Overal...

Some quick tips! 1. Take your measurements and pictures then, throw out the scale. 2. Drink lots of water! 3. Don't forget to replenish your electrolytes or you will feel awful...headaches, cramps, palpitations 4. Try to get some good quality sleep each night. 5. Good mental health is important! High levels of stress will raise cortisol levels and make it harder to lose weight. 6. Plan ahead. Meal prep or at least have your snacks ready to go. 7. Track your carbs! People emphasize 20g of net carbs, but realistically you will need to find your magic number. Every body is different. 8. Remember this is a journey and you will not magically lose a ridiculous amount of weight overnight. It's a process.

Snack time! We all need snacks at some point and when I'm busy I don't want to make my snacks. So, here are my favorite snacks you can buy in store or online! If you're super strict with ingredients, then you may want to skip some of these options.  These are not in a specific order! If you want to buy them, the product name is linked to amazon, to make your shopping easier! Click the name and you'll be redirected to buy it.  1. I love chips! Tortilla chips with salsa, guacamole, nacho cheese, or by themselves. I was addicted! I still am haha These are my go to low carb chips and they come in different flavors! Quest Tortilla Chips - I stick to the nacho cheese and chili flavors.  2. Staying on the crunch train! I love my crunchy snacks! These little crunch balls come in different flavors - my favorite has been the pizza and strawberries and cream! If you like crunch, you'll enjoy these. Protein Crisps 3. If you are a salt and vinegar person li...

Throughout the weight loss journey (yes, it’s a journey!), people around me started to notice. The questions I was asked the most were “ How did you do it? ” and “ What is the secret ?”  Well today I am sharing my secrets with you! I’m NOT here to tell you to buy some detox crap for a low payment of $49.99 and *BAM* magical weight loss overnight.  PSA that stuff doesn’t work!  Do remember I am a full time science teacher and not a licensed medical professional, so I am just sharing what helped me and not providing medical advice. In the summer of 2016 I was at my heaviest, at this point I struggled to breathe and just move around in general. I struggled to sit comfortably in the driver’s seat (short legs, big belly...hard to squeeze in there and reach the pedals!), I didn’t fit in standard airplane seats, forget shopping at a “regular” clothing store, and cue all of the judgmental looks whenever I would dare go out to eat somewhere. Frankly, I was misera...