Married to Keto
Keto and Sex – Married to/with Keto

Keto and Sex – Married to/with Keto

Bill and I have been together for over 20 years so we are well aware of the key elements to a successful relationship.  But for over a year now, the two of us have a new commitment: keto.  So, how does our new passion for food impact our relationship?  We look at this...

Married to/with Keto – Love and Commitment

Married to/with Keto – Love and Commitment

Bill and I have been together for over 20 years so we are well aware of the key elements to a successful relationship.  But for over a year now, the two of us have a new commitment: keto.  So, how does our new passion for food impact our relationship?  We look at this...

Is Gaining Weight a Keto Fail?

Is Gaining Weight a Keto Fail?

For the first time since we started keto in August 2020, Bill and I both gained weight.  We weigh ourselves every Saturday morning to check where we are on our journey.  This past Saturday, we had both gained 2 pounds.  It was quite a jolt!  Suddenly, my mind went to...

My Harmful Obsession with TV Dinners

My Harmful Obsession with TV Dinners

Easy, cheap, and tasty. That’s what drove my obsession with TV Dinners. Long before keto I would buy Hungry-man Dinners, Michelina Bowls, or Swanson Trays 4 for $10.00 and be set for work lunches all week. How could I go wrong? You take a frozen product that won’t go...

Maybe You Need to Gain Weight on Purpose

Maybe You Need to Gain Weight on Purpose

In the summer of 2019, I was tipping the scales at 352 pounds. A little over a year later I was 187 pounds. In 12 months of keto, I had lost 165 pounds and completely changed my life for the better. For a solid year my entire life was focused on losing weight. We also...

How Keto and Self-Esteem Are Linked

How Keto and Self-Esteem Are Linked

According to National Today, it’s compliment your mirror day.  Self-esteem is all about how you perceive yourself.  It’s based on things like your inherited traits like your appearance and intelligence, feeling likable, feeling you are unique and worthy of respect,...

Seeing the Changes After Keto

Seeing the Changes After Keto

Losing weight and becoming a medium from an 2XL in clothing has been an amazing journey for me. It’s something I still don’t realize day-to-day. But the other day, some of us girls were trying on shirts and a friend of mine said, “If Wendy takes a medium, I’ll need a...

Keto is a Choice, but it’s Your Choice

Keto is a Choice, but it’s Your Choice

Keto is a choice, but we live in a time where social media and influence from external sources is at an all time high. When you turn on the TV, look at your computer, or read a newspaper (yes, people still do this), you are bombarded with messages about what’s...

Keto: A Mental Health Success Story

Keto: A Mental Health Success Story

COVID-19 hit the world hard.  It also hit me hard.  I suffer from anxiety and occasional bouts of depression.  My work means a lot to me and often keeps me balanced mentally and emotionally.  I support people who are labelled as having an intellectual disability. My...