I recently started a new job. I went from a jeans every day kind of workplace to a dress pants every day kind of workplace. That meant clothes shopping. Now, usually I enjoy clothes shopping, but this one came with some deadlines, which made it a bit more intense. ...
Keto vs Low Carb. People often ask why we do keto and not just low carb? Well, first of all, what is the difference between low carb and keto? On a typical low carb diet, you get about 20% of your calories from carbs. 30% of your calories come from fat and about...
It’s true that keto means a lot of cooking, but does that mean more dirty dishes? Today is #NoDirtyDishes day and it’s a topic near and dear to my heart. When Bill and I moved back to Nova Scotia from Ontario, we lived in the same house as my parents. They had...
There are some proven benefits to eating seasonall, but should you be eating seasonally on keto? Eating seasonally simply means you eat foods that are grown naturally during that time of year for the climate in which you live. So, eating grapes in December is not...
To Post About Keto or Not! That is the question! When we started out with keto, we did not tell anyone outside of our immediate family that we had changed how we were eating. We didn’t post about it on Facebook. We didn’t post pictures on Instagram. We just...
Keto planning is the name of the game. It’s too easy to turn to processed, high carb foods if you don’t have a meal plan in place and the right ingredients on hand. Here are five things we always have in our fridge so we don’t wander off the keto path. 1 - Cooked...
The cycle of stress eating comes as we all have moments in our lives that are hard, but keto can help that stress. It may be loved one is sick or passes away. Maybe you have a boss who is making you miserable. Maybe you are out of money and rent is due. Stress...