I've been on keto for the last 4 1/2 months down 50 lbs. At first, I was strict keto, but the last few months, I've allowed myself a weekly free meal. It helps me not feel so restricted, and I never have trouble getting back on keto or into ketosis. It works for me!
Yeah. I been on and off from Keto as well. And I occasionally have little more carbs for example ill have bread, pasta or something with sugar on the weekend or every two weeks to not restrict myself. And it works too. I guess the fear is that many people out there telk you " this will kick you out of ketosis!!, that too!!" this and that. No problem in a couple of the days your back in Ketosis even sooner. Sometimes you don't even get knocked out of ketosis 😂
Love this. I lost 85 lbs. doing just low carb. I feel like keto is so restrictive. It took me longer to lose the weight, but I just felt it was more doable long term.
I started strict keto July 2022 for metabolic reasons. Within 6 months my numbers were all within accepted ranges, my BP was normal and at 65 I dropped to my high school weight. I now consider myself low carb because I love my veggies. I've had no problem maintaining. One thing I've really enjoyed are your "treat" recipes. They've really helped. Thanks for all you do.
Love these type of videos because it all resignates with exactly what im doing. Keto got me healthy. Low carb for the pass 3 years has given me peace. I feel so good about my low carb journey. I stay between 140 - 145 and it feels amazing. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ 💕 💗 😊
Really excited to watch this video. Your story has a lot of similarities to mine. Keto was not sustainable for me. Once I actually “said it” and made the decision to stop labeling my diet, the pressure came 100% off of me and so did the pounds! I no longer count any carbs or macros and I’ve lost 60 pounds over the last 6 months. I turned my focus to moderation to be able to thoroughly enjoy all foods again. Life is so good❤️
I really really love someone who sees that whole food is the way to go, there’s no crazy secret. Processed food was never meant to be the basis of your diet.
Been keto for going on 6 years. Lost 135lbs my first year and a half and have kept it off. I tried low carb after reaching this goal, and I started to gain, went back to strict keto. Strict keto works for me and I love it. Everyone is different, and this is my different.
We might be hearing a similar story from her in a few months once the carbs and insulin resistance start to creep back in, especially as she ages. Hopefully not!
same, almost at the 2 yr mark since i started keto, lost 90lbs. I quit keto the last 6 months and gained back 29lbs. I just restarted 3 weeks ago and lost 15lbs already. I'll just stay on keto with IF, its not even hard for me to do at this point.
When you transitioned from keto to low carb (upping your carbs) did you gain weight? And, if not how did you transition without gaining weight? If you did gain weight how did you adjust your carbs to go back to your set point? thanks. take care
I'd like a full day of eating video with 100 carbs per day. I'm trying to lose the weight I gained back and trying keto this time around has been so hard for me. I think low carb might be what I need. But I'm also tired of tracking my food.
@MollyP23 Hi Molly. I was in the same situation. Now, I eat low carb, which means any rice, pasta, etc. is only 1/4 cup. I eat a good serving of protein and veggies. If I get a craving for sweets, keto ice cream. I have also tried to be consistent in my exercising - 30 minutes of cardio, strength, and balance. I mix it up so I don't get discouraged. I really am not an exercise enthusiast.🫣 Just be consistent and trust the process. You will succeed! Blessings.😊
Thank you this helps me tremendously, I love your cooking videos keep them coming! I lost 40 lbs on keto but struggle to stay keto I’ve moved more low carb I eat some fruit and sweet potatoes as well but I always sweeten with swerve and try to stay away from sugar but don’t worry if I slip up and eat something with sugar every now and again. You’ve done so good! Your story is inspiring🥰
I do what I call is “what’s proper to do for me diet. Ketovore is what it’s called. I don’t get hung up on what I eat I just pay attention to what the carb load is. Almost 5 years low carb/keto. Down 140lbs. Maintain the same 5-8 lbs for the last 4 years. Just had the best lipid panel of my 60 year Life. Like your content. Keep it up.
Yes Ma'am, eating Low Carb is a Life Style for me - Easy and doable. I Fast and if I know I woll have a little something.... I'll either plan for it or I'll clean it up afterwards with either fasting or increase my fat intake. You look FABULOUS & we Appreciate You. 🧡🍂
I really resonate with what you are saying. I have lost almost 20 lbs in the last few months. I have been doing keto for about almost 2 month now and right now it is a struggle. I see how it is helping me because I am off 2 medicatios, I have lost some weight, and my blood sugars have stabilized. The downside is that I feel so restricted most of the time. There is so much focus on what I can or can not eat that it becomes frustrating and hard to deal with. I am the only one in my family doing this, so the other foods are always in my face. At the same time, I am afraid that if I stop keto already, i will gain the weight back and not lose anymore. I need to lose at least 20 to 30 more lbs. I still get tired and have cravings, which make things even harder. Sorry for the rant...I am glad that you have lost the weight and you look amazing. I am glad you found what works for you.
Low carb works for me also. However I need to incorporate more protein in my diet, it’s hard. I definitely agree with you about the feeling of being ‘restricted’ when we follow a strict diet. When we allow ourselves to have the ‘good’ stuff on occasion and in moderation it definitely helps to stick to the lifestyle.
I love everything that you share. KETO style really changed my relationship with sugar, the carbs ect...watching your videos, you showed us all how to create delicious recipes without sugar. In 1 year I reversed type 2 diabetes , my metabolic bloodwork changed from red flagged (very scary bad) to normal within that year and lost 55 pounds. also doing a daily 18 hour intermittent fast sometimes OMAD if I'm not hungry. I feel like I could stay fasting AND move more into the direction that you have been working on. I appreciate the much needed help and you are a huge part in the choices that I made that were truly life saving without insulin. Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul. I often wonder if you realize the healthy impact that you make on the viewers lives. Well done! I am 61 years old now and my husband and I plan on moving forward trying not to spend every moment with our heads wrapped around "DIET" as well with an emphasis on the protein light training. Your Channel is in my wellness tool box and looking forward the future! Love to you and your family ❤
Well said! Keto was fantastic for weight loss and I stayed on it strictly for 5 years…but it always felt like I was on a diet. Now I enjoy more carbs, but I time them around exercise, and I feel like I am in a happy, sustainable place. Now…how about the low carb Choco Taco?!?!? :)
I am so glad you’re saying these things. I felt the same way on keto. Guilt when I put onions in my food, or having a fruit other than berries. I’m doing the same thing you’re doing now and feel so much better mentally!!’❤
I would love to gain more knowledge on low fat/high protein. And I also think that knowing how you deal with the holidays will be super helpful. Thank you for your honesty, I learn so much from you!
I lost 40 pounds on keto, I’ve been on it for almost 6 years. And for somebody who’s too afraid to try to go a little bit higher carb, I hope you will be honest and let us all know how things are going for you. I completely understand that you are still eating healthy, low carb! Lower calorie! But Because I’m too afraid to try, tell us everything! I’ll watch closely ! I’ve been on three cruises, and each time I stayed as strict keto as possible, but ended up gaining 5 pounds each time, and it took forever to get the 5 back off, So I know it’s probably not going to work for me, but I’m older too. Been dieting my entire life. Always strict too. Best of luck to you!! 🙏🏻 hope you find Balence! Keep doing those keto cooking vids. I love them so much
I am a keto person, 20 total carbs or less most days. Been doing it for 5 years now and went from 240 to 180 and maintaining. I do indulge every now and then.
I have been doing keto since 2017 and your right keto is not flexible, I am considering making a change my weight has been up and down. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I've followed you since day 1 of my journey and you taught me from day one ti be graceful with my lifestyle and that made me feel like I can do it and I have I lost 85 lbs and kept it off now for over a year and I never say am Keto I say am low carb and I average about the same 50-90is but I love it I feel good and there is such a large market now for low carb food so I don't feel restricted its just awesome so thank you for you work and suggestions tour recipes and just being real with your audience!
Great video. I totally agree. Low Carb is much more sustainable. I would love to hear more about your holiday preparedness. I personally believe this is the best time to get your mind straight so you start out the new year feeling good. Thanks Mayra.
Thank you so much for this video. I can see where you are coming from. I just want to eat whole foods and watch my portions and eat low carb, low fat. I am tired of diet mentality.
This video was super helpful & really resonated with me. Agree that it sucks to feel like you're on a diet and that there are "forbidden" foods. I like that you're focus is on healthy, low carb eating, rather than a diet. Also, agree that when you're restricting, you're more likely to fill a craving and then completely backslide -- which creates more feelings of failure & around & around it goes. Please make more videos like this explaining how you're able to continue to maintain your weight with this new outlook. Possibly with suggestions sprinkled in for those who still need to lose weight.
I've been following you for 2 years I waited a 180 pounds. And I've lost 50 pounds and I have not gained 1 pound back in keto. And I love it, I'm so happy.❤
Totally get this. I went Keto for weight loss anti inflammatory issues. Keto totally worked to get my body equilibrium sorted, but I loooove food. And I’m not going to not enjoy my life. Like you, I’m like 80/20 strictly high protein, LCHF, real food diet. I have found that drinking wine is my calorie killer and I choose food, so that keeps my weight in check. Intermittent fasting and no snacking helps. I think I know enough to use the tools to enjoy my life with all the foods in a way that keeps me mindfully aware of what my body needs, when to pull back, when to relax and enjoy life without guilt. Love your content, your honesty, but mostly your fab recipes… keep em coming 🎉❤
Definitely relating with you. Keto for over 4 years. I’m at my goal weight now. Ready to switch to low carb keeping calories at maintenance. Love your channel
Keto is my baseline lifestyle, On a typical day I am more low carb than Keto also going high protein moderate/lower fat. After holidays, events, and vacations, I will default to Keto or Carnivore for a few weeks before I start to add foods back in. I never did this for weight loss but for pain management and inflammation issues.
I have tried to do Keto for a while now, but I can't seem to stick with it for very long, I love eggs for breakfast with sausage,or bacon,or even ham, love pancakes and waffles , I just love breakfast foods. I don't always those maybe 2 or 3 times a year, could you help me try just the low carb like your doing. I would appreciate it. I am a 68 year old nana, and want to stay healthy for my family and myself. My age is 68, but my spirit is 38.
I did keto back in May for about 2 or 3 months. I went from 160 to 135. I was also diagnosed with diabetes and fatty liver a month earlier. So apart from wanting to loose a few pounds my biggest concern was controlling my sugar levels and reducing my fatty liver which my dr told I needed to loose weight for that. I just want to say that I did quit keto and slowly allowed more regular food and carbs without gaining any weight back. But but but I’ve decided to go back to mostly keto friendly foods. Not so much for weight loss but because my morning sugar levels have been higher then I want. I started yesterday with keto and my morning sugar levels were at what I want to be at 85. Yes I’m super happy. Thank you for the low carb recipes that helped me when I first started on keto.
30 pounds down from just eating low carb. I feel low carb is sustainable for me and I can continue it for the rest of my life. Really appreciate the low carb and keto recipes Myra!
Thank you Myra! I absolutely have loved this video. I would definitely love to hear more about the holiday season and how you handle staying on track and maybe showing some recipes for the holidays. Thank you for all you do! You're truly amazing. 😊
Since my journey of low carb ive lost 31 pounds. Im bot really strict but i get around 100 grams of carbs per day. Ive watched you since the beginning. My whole life i was either gaining weight or keeping it at the same high amount. I just want to say thankyou for being part of my journey!!🩷
Myra I get it too, I just say I’m just enjoying life, and not worrying so much about everything I eat. I started to eat rice maybe 2 tbsp. Just to taste it and get it out of my system. I enjoy a small piece of cake at parties but I’m still low carb. And you are right I’m so relaxed now about Keto. I lost 40 lbs. on Keto and I’m 69 years old, I have kept the weight off 3 years. I feel great!
I loved this video. I lost around 30lbs doing Keto but it wasn't sustainable and I gained it back. Now I'm trying to do low carb, which I think I can do long term. Thanks again for all of your videos, they are so helpful!
Do what you do and share with us.I felt the same way on keto seriously stresed.Nobody else was on this restricted diet so that made it harder. I did lose 20 lbs but gained 20 back plus more. I'm a carbaholic. I felt better for a while but, I think the stress of the trying to stay on the diet caused me to get shingles.😮ouch. Keep giving us recipes and be your lovely self.
I love your videos because they can be done in real life. Things are sustainable with alternatives. I would love to see things for holidays since they are coming up.
Keto isn’t sustainable long term for women, quite rightly they need carbs to support their monthly cycle. There are ways to manage the insulin spike without depriving yourself. Rice for example, cooking it with 1tsp of ghee or coconut oil and then refrigerating it. The rice turns into resistant starch and if you heat it up after it’s gone cold it reduces the insulin spike significantly. Having Apple Cider Vinegar 30mins before a heavy meal absorbs carbs as well. Eating greens with your carbs and adding fibre to your meal helps too. Low carb is definitely the way forward. Thanks for sharing Myra ❤
Great message! I wish variety in the diet was celebrated more. And including wild grown fruits, veg, roots and herbs. So important to have variety from the land. Wild game and fresh water fish too. Let’s remeber, KETO is a medical treatment! It is designed to be a medical protocol. To do it forever isn’t needed if a person is lean with healthy insulin sensitive muscle mass. Excercise on a very regular basis and moderating out refined carbs is the lifestyle protocol for the vast majority. Keto is medical let’s try to remember that.
Agreed. Considering switching from Keto to a LowCarb/Flexitarian lifestyle. Trying to wrap my head around half of my 21 meals a week being plant-based. I also miss fruits and veggies. As stated earlier this might work just as well if proteins still exceed carbs.
I have loved all your videos because you exude love , warmth and sincerity. With that being said - I tots agree with you - there is something about replaying in your mind "I'm on a Diet." I have come to the realization that this is now a lifestyle change, and whilst I need to lose weight (am doing a moderate Keto and yes, losing weight) I would love to see more of your videos with different recipes because I am not that creative when it comes to cooking low-carb meals. Thank you for all you've shared with us.
I started strict keto in April of this year for health reasons. It was hard and I wasn't sure if the restrictions were going to work because I love fruit and veggies. I didn't care giving up the flour, pasta, and rice that was not a big deal. I am down 33 pounds and have gone more to a low carb, high protein diet. I love it and it works for me. My A1C went from 10 to 6.3 and it may be even lower now so I am happy with that. You are ery inspirational and I enjoy all you are doing. Keep it up.
What your doing now is technically my version of keto, a healthy keto. I don’t eat potatoes, rice, except at holidays where I have just a few bites. We go out once a month to have pizza and I eat the outside of the crust and just the toppings. That helps me stay healthy and keeps the diabetes, with all it’s health problems, at bay. I do have birthday cake at get togethers. I usually regret it afterwards with a stomach ache 😂😂 I know that I can never go back to poisoning myself with excess carbs. Diabetes is a wicked disease and is relentless. I want to thank you for the last couple of years helping me beat diabetes. ❤
You’ve achieved a great deal it’s amazing. It has a lot to do with mindset. If you think it’s a diet it is. When you start thinking that keto is a way of life then keto does not become restrictive it’s a way of life, just like vegetarianism, veganism. As for Binging that has a lot to do with your relationship with yourself and food. You’ve repaired your metabolic health you can handle the extra carbs now your body has become metabolically flexible which is the long term goal! I lost 30+ kg before keto was mainstream. Reversed NAFLD and prediabetes I feel that Your message is mixed in this video and conflicts with your over all message especially for people new to keto and your channel. Which by the way I love.
I’m right with you ! Bern doing keto for nearly a year …. Lost loads of weight .. but know , do to a serious illness , I’m low carb … it totally works for me too
This is great to hear. I was keto before i got pregnant and its been over a yr and i cant get back into keto and have been stressing out which diet to use because i cant give up my fruits again. Im def gonna try low carb as i still use many of my keto condiments and such. Mentally i still feel bad when i eat something i know has alot of carbs and that stress messes me up
I couldnt ever bring myselft to keto and the macro counting it was too much. When i found your channel here and recipes it was like a light bulb that lit and said .. you can do this! Im gluten intolerant so this kind of lifestyle just is it for me! I thank you for all your content and advice.
My advice is to go hard KETO to lose down to your goal weight. Do your best to limit to 10-20 carbs. It will be hard, you will be hungry, but the harder you go the faster you lose and the sooner you can relax your diet. Carbs make up 45-65% of your daily calories on a non keto/low carb diet. So by reducing carbs you reduce your calories, you will only lose weight by a caloric deficit (you burn more calories than you intake). You have to be disciplined and strict and hold yourself accountable. Once you get down to your goal weight you can transition from keto to reduced carb. I will have somewhat normal sensible meals on Sat/Sun and then go back to reduced carb Mon-Fri and have no problem maintaining my weight over the week. YOU CAN DO IT. Get your mindset right, be disciplined, go hard, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor. It's really satisfying when you can control your mind and show your mind/body who's in charge.
I was keto for 4 years and transitioned to low carb the past year. I feel better and am happier. If i eat carbs, it's sourdough bread (low glycemic) occasionally or healthy carbs. My main focus is like a diabetic diet. Still low carb. Just more veggies and some fruits. No sugar though. I always feel sick if i cheat with sugar or white bread/flour.
Started out low-carb Keto to lose weight but it also feels so much better my joints don't hurt actually have more energy not being up and down with the sugar highs and lows
Thanks for sharing this. I’m so close to goal my BMI is 24.6. I’ve learned I need to switch to high protein and lower fat. Dietary Fat is important so I don’t cut it out entirely,but I’m in the process of figuring it out. Both you and Pernilla Styker are what I’m focusing on.I do notice that if I trim the , the “fat” values decrease on my smart scale. Cutaneous fat goes down right away, visceral fat goes down slowly, but I think it might be because the visceral fat on my scale only measures in pounds, not fractions of a pound. Those are the only two parameters I need to lower to get them into the optimal range. It’s interesting how it’s fine tuning, but I can see f I decrease dietary fat my scale fat decreases. I just didn’t expect it to be that straight forward.
You and I am on the same page with this one. I threw out diet culture a while ago and I'm glad I did, It felt like a burden and a punishment when I restricted, then I would eat whatever I restricted with avengence. Now I just eat mostly low carb and I don't deprive myself when I really want something and it balances itself out. I look forward to hearing you tips around the holidays and your lifestyle!
Keto is too strict for my mental set up, I find that lower carbs is a must but not excluded. I too love salads veggies Mediterranean diet is a great one for my taste and happiness! Color in my foods absolutely. There is joy in variations, discovery is also apart of enjoyment. I love the new idea of the Chaffle but with a little almond flour, not too much egg taste using only the white is better tasting. Thank you for all the great recipes and being a joy to watch every time! Love your energy. I’m in Encino CA
I've tried all sorts of ways of eating. Vegetarian, keto, low carb, vegan, carnivore.....I'm at a healthy weight and what works for me is high protein, whole grains, some fruit, various veggies, all real food. I love to cook and try new recipies. I'll have desserts, small portions. I have what I want, practice intermittant eating 5-6 days a week and am flexible when I choose. I avoid snacking and make good choices for me. I'm very aware lots of protein makes me feel good, and at 70 want to feel good, which if I choose nutrient rich foods and high protein, low carb I feel good. I haven't counted calories over 40 years, am active and have a bmi of 11%. Lift weights.
So i started keto not for weight-loss but for health reasons. I was tired of feeling tired, with no energy, and crappy all the time. I’ve been eating more low carb lately, and I honestly don’t like how I feel lol. I like how keto makes me feel far more and that’s ok! I appreciate your openness and honesty regarding the matter, and I appreciate that you encourage your viewers to do whatever works for them.
I’ve reversed my type 2 diabetes through tracking my calories on an app and eating low carb and mostly whole fresh foods. I was WAY OVEREATING AND EATING JUNKY SUGARY DRINKS AND too much processed FOODS prior to losing 51 pounds. I, too, don’t skip dessert or pizza (use LC wraps, turkey pepperoni for ex) but now I “tweak” recipes to make them healthier. My new favorite “dessert” is pumpkin pie pudding…RECIPE: 113g 2% cottage cheese, 1/2 ripe avocado 🥑, 60g pumpkin purée, 1tsp pumpkin pie spice, 7g SF cheesecake jell-o powder, 2 stevia pkts, 30ml unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Blend in food processor or mixer and chill for at least 30 mins. It’s like a creamy beautiful custard pudding consistency and it’s very filling due to the protein and fat. If I crave chocolate, I just add 2tbs Ghirardelli’s unsweetened cocoa. Love it! 🎃 I agree that what you choose to eat for weight loss or maintenance has to be sustainable, something you get JOY out of, not dread. SAFE weight loss takes months and months. It’s a marathon, not sprint, I realized. :) I also WALK a lot and strength train 2-3Xs per week. Oh yeah, CUT OUT ALCOHOL!! Bad for diabetes.
I'm on a eating regime that I call a lifestyle change. This was tailored to me by my holistic doctor. Lost 65 lbs and maintained it since 2019. Healthier.
I just started back on keto. I am having skin issues so keto really helps with that issue, especially clean keto. Not to mention I need to lose weight. That being said, I will cut myself some slack when necessary. I want to enjoy my life and not be controlled by a diet. So I will try my best. The holidays are not going to be a concern hopefully because they are only 3 days to consider. If I want stuffing on Thanksgiving I’m going to have it as I celebrate with my family. Life is too short to not enjoy these memory making events. Great video! Glad you’re in a good place that works for you.❤
Love the sit down chats AND quick cooking segments. You really break it down and keep it simple. I love you for that! Yes, please… Sit down chats and cooking segments for the holidays! ❤
The sit down chats are chill, love it ❤ I am 60, always struggled with up and downs on the scale lol tried everything, doesn't matter with the change of life, just doing what what I can to preserve this my girlish figure if mine lol do hawt yoga, hawt inferno pilates... hell, it helps my mindset. This bod is what I worked on all my life... I am happy to be 60 and still killin' it! Much love from the Bay are of Cali ❤
I lost 35 pounds on keto last year around August. I can agree with you completely on the restriction mentalilty once I was closer to my goal I started eating the way I use to.. And within a year now I have gained all that weight back.. Just thinking going keto made me eat so much carbs cause I know I am not gonna get to eat it once I am on the "diet". I have started again but this time I am not labelling it as keto or anything.. Its just so much less pressure also for me keto isnt sustainable but low carb seems like. When u were talking I felt it was me.. I felt the same way.. Thanks for your videos
I did Keto for 5 years too, what I learned on Keto were the inflammatory foods and staying away from gluten and other unhealthy foods. I too would say I’m doing low carb and not Keto.
Lately, I’ve been trying to change out the rice with cauliflower, rice, I’ve always wondered on the whole foods diet not plant-based but just Whole Foods why they want us to eliminate things such as beans and rice? In my mind they’re considered whole complete foods. They may have some processing done to them in the sense of the beans in a can have been cooked but I get dry beans a lot of times and I cannot do without rice! My favorite meal on the planet is on stuffed green peppers or on stuffed peppers cause sometimes I do bell peppers as well that are different colored, but between ground, turkey, bell pepper, Diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and rice. It is my absolute go to meal every week!
Yup, I lost a few pounds on my fruit, vegetables and half a burger diet. I eat pretty much what I have always eaten but less of it and have started going on long walks.
I sure envy of your power, i started Keto 5 years ago and lost around 30kg, i can say that in the last 2 years i think i am out of keto (by numbers) but still keep my low carb ( less the 30 i guess), without eating any now allowed food like bread, potato , fruits and other stuff :). as one that was overweight to another i feel like an addict that if ill eat even one bite for example of Pizza or Ice-cream and stuff i ill fall again :( this is why i try to keep the lowcarb\keto without counting and checking the ketons on my body. i must say that i realy love your videos since the beginig of my journy and love to see how Naty grow up. how is Donnie ? long time he didn't joined your video :) thanks, and configure with you great clips.
Thank you for sharing your story with us because it really helped me out with my own struggles at the moment that I'm a beginner and your so INSPIRING AND AWESOME THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
Myra, you have no idea how this is helping me. I have been strict keto for 9lover a year but then suddenly started craving breads, rice and all things baked. I never had those strong cravings before. Now I have been beating myself over the fall and it feels like I can't do that strict keo again. I had lost 22kg but I have gained 6kg back. But I pray I get to a good and peaceful place with food.
Good for you stay positive! you are a blessing! I have been low carb for over a year i can tell i lost weight but still refuse to weigh my self, scales give me too much anxiety and i need to stay happy! is it just me?
I started 2 years ago for health reasons. After about 8 months or so, my numbers are all within acceptable ranges, my BP was slightly above normal and I dropped about 45 pounds. I try to be low carb because it works for me.. I've had fairly good success maintaining. I really enjoy your recipes.; They've really helped. I plan to make your No Bake Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake for Canadian Thanksgiving on October 10 this year. Thanks for all you do. Cheers from P.E.I. Canada.
I have been doing low carb and trying to eat clean for the last 6 mos and I've lost 30 lbs! I tried keto and carnivore and I could not maintain that diet at all. Now I'm trying to eat Whole Foods and checking labels but I do get bored because I'm not a great cook so I feel like I always eat the same things. I also have a huge sweet tooth and lately I'm finding it more difficult to find or make low carb or sugar free choices. It's a process but I know that this way of eating and lifestyle works for me.
I started keto in 2020. I dropped 30 lbs. It felt great. I am low-carb now. I still need to continue to decrease my weight. I am no longer diabetic nor on medication. The outcome is to not be on diabetic medication because I feel it does more harm. There are still foods I do not eat like rice, noodles, or bread. I still do the keto alternatives. The only berries I could do are blueberries, so I had to add other fruits that are low in acid. I like low carb. Recipes are still great and creative. I am always baking low-carb cookies, cakes, etc, and share with others. I am interested in your meal plan, but I have allergies and have to be cautious. I would like to see more recipes with vegetables (no eggplants or cabbage, please).
Would you consider substituting the processed white rice for unprocessed brown. This is a better option for clean whole eating. Also I just read the starch solution and the china study and also eating whole and clean. Went from 216 June 21st to 158 today. You look amazing wish I was that young. Lol late 40's here. But now feel 27😂
Been eating low carb, but sometimes I eat what I want.I lose 25 pounds over 7 mos. I have medical reason why I need to get my weight down, right now I'm at a stand still. I'm seeing an nutritionist, but watching you has helped me more. Thanks for recipes and advice.
I started strict keto for the first year. Then I set my carb count to 35-50 carbs a day. It works for me. 4 years and counting. Maintaining works at this level. 64 and including spin classes and hiking works to keep my cardio healthy. ❤
Me too I feel exactly the same I feel so comfortable with just eating low carbs. It really works for me. I think this is the way along with eating clean and colorful food. Thank you for all of your blessings because it adds to my life. God bless you 😊👍🏽😘🙏🏽👋🏽
I am the same way I able to maintain low carb more than keto. I don't restrict myself if I want something. The difference now is I have the discipline of taking a bite or getting one instead of eating the whole box. I have lost 57lbs so far. I have been living this way for years.
Same here Myra! Every time I put a label on my lifestyle I feel pressure and I fail I’m just eating Whole Foods approach and if I want to indulge I do I just calorie conscious and I do count calories because I will eat more without trying
I've been on keto for the last 4 1/2 months down 50 lbs. At first, I was strict keto, but the last few months, I've allowed myself a weekly free meal. It helps me not feel so restricted, and I never have trouble getting back on keto or into ketosis. It works for me!
Yeah. I been on and off from Keto as well. And I occasionally have little more carbs for example ill have bread, pasta or something with sugar on the weekend or every two weeks to not restrict myself. And it works too. I guess the fear is that many people out there telk you " this will kick you out of ketosis!!, that too!!" this and that. No problem in a couple of the days your back in Ketosis even sooner. Sometimes you don't even get knocked out of ketosis 😂
You never felt any keto flu? Like dizziness nausea cramps or anything?
Love this. I lost 85 lbs. doing just low carb. I feel like keto is so restrictive. It took me longer to lose the weight, but I just felt it was more doable long term.
Yes keto is a little bit more restrictive but as long as you found something that suits you and that is more doable. ❤
Can you tell me what macros you followed.
Congratulations on your weight loss!! That’s terrific! 👊🏻
How long did it take you to lose 85lbs?
@@michelle7514 it took me about 18 months.
I just started keto, but I think I'm going to transition into low-carb once I reach my goal thanks to your video. Thank you!
I started strict keto July 2022 for metabolic reasons. Within 6 months my numbers were all within accepted ranges, my BP was normal and at 65 I dropped to my high school weight. I now consider myself low carb because I love my veggies. I've had no problem maintaining. One thing I've really enjoyed are your "treat" recipes. They've really helped. Thanks for all you do.
How did you transition ? Didi you gain any weight at all? Any tips? I am almost on my desired weight but i am afraid tô ganhando after transitioning😢
Love these type of videos because it all resignates with exactly what im doing. Keto got me healthy. Low carb for the pass 3 years has given me peace. I feel so good about my low carb journey. I stay between 140 - 145 and it feels amazing. Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ 💕 💗 😊
Really excited to watch this video. Your story has a lot of similarities to mine. Keto was not sustainable for me. Once I actually “said it” and made the decision to stop labeling my diet, the pressure came 100% off of me and so did the pounds! I no longer count any carbs or macros and I’ve lost 60 pounds over the last 6 months. I turned my focus to moderation to be able to thoroughly enjoy all foods again. Life is so good❤️
I really really love someone who sees that whole food is the way to go, there’s no crazy secret. Processed food was never meant to be the basis of your diet.
Been keto for going on 6 years. Lost 135lbs my first year and a half and have kept it off. I tried low carb after reaching this goal, and I started to gain, went back to strict keto. Strict keto works for me and I love it. Everyone is different, and this is my different.
We might be hearing a similar story from her in a few months once the carbs and insulin resistance start to creep back in, especially as she ages. Hopefully not!
same, almost at the 2 yr mark since i started keto, lost 90lbs. I quit keto the last 6 months and gained back 29lbs. I just restarted 3 weeks ago and lost 15lbs already. I'll just stay on keto with IF, its not even hard for me to do at this point.
Let me know what videos you will like to see next? More sit down talks or more yummy recipes? ❤️
When you transitioned from keto to low carb (upping your carbs) did you gain weight? And, if not how did you transition without gaining weight? If you did gain weight how did you adjust your carbs to go back to your set point?
thanks. take care
I don't know how to eat low carb and would like to know what to aim for. Love your videos!
I'd like a full day of eating video with 100 carbs per day. I'm trying to lose the weight I gained back and trying keto this time around has been so hard for me. I think low carb might be what I need. But I'm also tired of tracking my food.
More yummy recipes please
@MollyP23 Hi Molly. I was in the same situation. Now, I eat low carb, which means any rice, pasta, etc. is only 1/4 cup. I eat a good serving of protein and veggies. If I get a craving for sweets, keto ice cream. I have also tried to be consistent in my exercising - 30 minutes of cardio, strength, and balance. I mix it up so I don't get discouraged. I really am not an exercise enthusiast.🫣 Just be consistent and trust the process. You will succeed! Blessings.😊
Thank you this helps me tremendously, I love your cooking videos keep them coming!
I lost 40 lbs on keto but struggle to stay keto I’ve moved more low carb I eat some fruit and sweet potatoes as well but I always sweeten with swerve and try to stay away from sugar but don’t worry if I slip up and eat something with sugar every now and again.
You’ve done so good! Your story is inspiring🥰
I do what I call is “what’s proper to do for me diet. Ketovore is what it’s called. I don’t get hung up on what I eat I just pay attention to what the carb load is. Almost 5 years low carb/keto. Down 140lbs. Maintain the same 5-8 lbs for the last 4 years. Just had the best lipid panel of my 60 year Life. Like your content. Keep it up.
Yes Ma'am, eating Low Carb is a Life Style for me - Easy and doable. I Fast and if I know I woll have a little something.... I'll either plan for it or I'll clean it up afterwards with either fasting or increase my fat intake. You look FABULOUS & we Appreciate You. 🧡🍂
I really resonate with what you are saying. I have lost almost 20 lbs in the last few months. I have been doing keto for about almost 2 month now and right now it is a struggle. I see how it is helping me because I am off 2 medicatios, I have lost some weight, and my blood sugars have stabilized. The downside is that I feel so restricted most of the time. There is so much focus on what I can or can not eat that it becomes frustrating and hard to deal with. I am the only one in my family doing this, so the other foods are always in my face. At the same time, I am afraid that if I stop keto already, i will gain the weight back and not lose anymore. I need to lose at least 20 to 30 more lbs. I still get tired and have cravings, which make things even harder. Sorry for the rant...I am glad that you have lost the weight and you look amazing. I am glad you found what works for you.
Low carb works for me also. However I need to incorporate more protein in my diet, it’s hard. I definitely agree with you about the feeling of being ‘restricted’ when we follow a strict diet. When we allow ourselves to have the ‘good’ stuff on occasion and in moderation it definitely helps to stick to the lifestyle.
I love everything that you share. KETO style really changed my relationship with sugar, the carbs ect...watching your videos, you showed us all how to create delicious recipes without sugar. In 1 year I reversed type 2 diabetes , my metabolic bloodwork changed from red flagged (very scary bad) to normal within that year and lost 55 pounds. also doing a daily 18 hour intermittent fast sometimes OMAD if I'm not hungry. I feel like I could stay fasting AND move more into the direction that you have been working on. I appreciate the much needed help and you are a huge part in the choices that I made that were truly life saving without insulin. Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul. I often wonder if you realize the healthy impact that you make on the viewers lives. Well done! I am 61 years old now and my husband and I plan on moving forward trying not to spend every moment with our heads wrapped around "DIET" as well with an emphasis on the protein light training.
Your Channel is in my wellness tool box and looking forward the future! Love to you and your family ❤
Completely agree with you. Clean ingredients is most important for me. Then low carb (not keto usually).
Well said! Keto was fantastic for weight loss and I stayed on it strictly for 5 years…but it always felt like I was on a diet. Now I enjoy more carbs, but I time them around exercise, and I feel like I am in a happy, sustainable place. Now…how about the low carb Choco Taco?!?!? :)
I'm in exactly the same place as you are with dieting Myra! I'm sticking to low carb but not as strict with keto anymore x
I am so glad you’re saying these things. I felt the same way on keto. Guilt when I put onions in my food, or having a fruit other than berries. I’m doing the same thing you’re doing now and feel so much better mentally!!’❤
I would love to gain more knowledge on low fat/high protein. And I also think that knowing how you deal with the holidays will be super helpful. Thank you for your honesty, I learn so much from you!
I’m very interested in how you deal with the holidays!!!
Low carb grocery haul
But I really am doing keto still. Especially with all the videos that you have done that helped.
I lost 40 pounds on keto, I’ve been on it for almost 6 years. And for somebody who’s too afraid to try to go a little bit higher carb, I hope you will be honest and let us all know how things are going for you. I completely understand that you are still eating healthy, low carb! Lower calorie! But Because I’m too afraid to try, tell us everything! I’ll watch closely ! I’ve been on three cruises, and each time I stayed as strict keto as possible, but ended up gaining 5 pounds each time, and it took forever to get the 5 back off, So I know it’s probably not going to work for me, but I’m older too. Been dieting my entire life. Always strict too. Best of luck to you!! 🙏🏻 hope you find Balence! Keep doing those keto cooking vids. I love them so much
I am a keto person, 20 total carbs or less most days. Been doing it for 5 years now and went from 240 to 180 and maintaining. I do indulge every now and then.
I have been doing keto since 2017 and your right keto is not flexible, I am considering making a change my weight has been up and down. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I've followed you since day 1 of my journey and you taught me from day one ti be graceful with my lifestyle and that made me feel like I can do it and I have I lost 85 lbs and kept it off now for over a year and I never say am Keto I say am low carb and I average about the same 50-90is but I love it I feel good and there is such a large market now for low carb food so I don't feel restricted its just awesome so thank you for you work and suggestions tour recipes and just being real with your audience!
Great video. I totally agree. Low Carb is much more sustainable. I would love to hear more about your holiday preparedness. I personally believe this is the best time to get your mind straight so you start out the new year feeling good. Thanks Mayra.
I love the chatty videos. Would love to know all about how you handle the holiday ❤
Thank you so much for this video. I can see where you are coming from. I just want to eat whole foods and watch my portions and eat low carb, low fat. I am tired of diet mentality.
This video was super helpful & really resonated with me. Agree that it sucks to feel like you're on a diet and that there are "forbidden" foods. I like that you're focus is on healthy, low carb eating, rather than a diet. Also, agree that when you're restricting, you're more likely to fill a craving and then completely backslide -- which creates more feelings of failure & around & around it goes.
Please make more videos like this explaining how you're able to continue to maintain your weight with this new outlook. Possibly with suggestions sprinkled in for those who still need to lose weight.
I've been following you for 2 years I waited a 180 pounds. And I've lost 50 pounds and I have not gained 1 pound back in keto. And I love it, I'm so happy.❤
Totally get this. I went Keto for weight loss anti inflammatory issues. Keto totally worked to get my body equilibrium sorted, but I loooove food. And I’m not going to not enjoy my life. Like you, I’m like 80/20 strictly high protein, LCHF, real food diet. I have found that drinking wine is my calorie killer and I choose food, so that keeps my weight in check. Intermittent fasting and no snacking helps. I think I know enough to use the tools to enjoy my life with all the foods in a way that keeps me mindfully aware of what my body needs, when to pull back, when to relax and enjoy life without guilt. Love your content, your honesty, but mostly your fab recipes… keep em coming 🎉❤
Yes low carb alternatives and holiday recipes. Love your videos
Definitely relating with you. Keto for over 4 years. I’m at my goal weight now. Ready to switch to low carb keeping calories at maintenance. Love your channel
Keto is my baseline lifestyle, On a typical day I am more low carb than Keto also going high protein moderate/lower fat. After holidays, events, and vacations, I will default to Keto or Carnivore for a few weeks before I start to add foods back in.
I never did this for weight loss but for pain management and inflammation issues.
I have tried to do Keto for a while now, but I can't seem to stick with it for very long, I love eggs for breakfast with sausage,or bacon,or even ham, love pancakes and waffles , I just love breakfast foods. I don't always those maybe 2 or 3 times a year, could you help me try just the low carb like your doing. I would appreciate it. I am a 68 year old nana, and want to stay healthy for my family and myself. My age is 68, but my spirit is 38.
I did keto back in May for about 2 or 3 months. I went from 160 to 135. I was also diagnosed with diabetes and fatty liver a month earlier. So apart from wanting to loose a few pounds my biggest concern was controlling my sugar levels and reducing my fatty liver which my dr told I needed to loose weight for that. I just want to say that I did quit keto and slowly allowed more regular food and carbs without gaining any weight back. But but but I’ve decided to go back to mostly keto friendly foods. Not so much for weight loss but because my morning sugar levels have been higher then I want. I started yesterday with keto and my morning sugar levels were at what I want to be at 85. Yes I’m super happy. Thank you for the low carb recipes that helped me when I first started on keto.
30 pounds down from just eating low carb. I feel low carb is sustainable for me and I can continue it for the rest of my life. Really appreciate the low carb and keto recipes Myra!
Ive been doing keto/low carb since 2020. Ive lost 70lbs and now im maintaining
Thank you Myra! I absolutely have loved this video. I would definitely love to hear more about the holiday season and how you handle staying on track and maybe showing some recipes for the holidays. Thank you for all you do! You're truly amazing. 😊
Thank you for being so transparent! Love your channel! 🥰😋
Since my journey of low carb ive lost 31 pounds. Im bot really strict but i get around 100 grams of carbs per day. Ive watched you since the beginning. My whole life i was either gaining weight or keeping it at the same high amount. I just want to say thankyou for being part of my journey!!🩷
I love your channel you make me feel better about wat i eat and how i feel about myself and body
Thank you! It makes me happy knowing I made a positive impact in your life ❤
Myra I get it too, I just say I’m just enjoying life, and not worrying so much about everything I eat. I started to eat rice maybe 2 tbsp. Just to taste it and get it out of my system. I enjoy a small piece of cake at parties but I’m still low carb. And you are right I’m so relaxed now about Keto. I lost 40 lbs. on Keto and I’m 69 years old, I have kept the weight off 3 years. I feel great!
I loved this video. I lost around 30lbs doing Keto but it wasn't sustainable and I gained it back. Now I'm trying to do low carb, which I think I can do long term. Thanks again for all of your videos, they are so helpful!
Do what you do and share with us.I felt the same way on keto seriously stresed.Nobody else was on this restricted diet so that made it harder. I did lose 20 lbs but gained 20 back plus more. I'm a carbaholic. I felt better for a while but, I think the stress of the trying to stay on the diet caused me to get shingles.😮ouch. Keep giving us recipes and be your lovely self.
I love your videos because they can be done in real life. Things are sustainable with alternatives. I would love to see things for holidays since they are coming up.
Thank you for the support! I’m definitely working on recipes and advice for the holidays.
Keto isn’t sustainable long term for women, quite rightly they need carbs to support their monthly cycle. There are ways to manage the insulin spike without depriving yourself. Rice for example, cooking it with 1tsp of ghee or coconut oil and then refrigerating it. The rice turns into resistant starch and if you heat it up after it’s gone cold it reduces the insulin spike significantly. Having Apple Cider Vinegar 30mins before a heavy meal absorbs carbs as well. Eating greens with your carbs and adding fibre to your meal helps too. Low carb is definitely the way forward. Thanks for sharing Myra ❤
I really enjoy both the recipes and the inspirational talks.
Great message! I wish variety in the diet was celebrated more. And including wild grown fruits, veg, roots and herbs. So important to have variety from the land. Wild game and fresh water fish too.
Let’s remeber, KETO is a medical treatment! It is designed to be a medical protocol. To do it forever isn’t needed if a person is lean with healthy insulin sensitive muscle mass.
Excercise on a very regular basis and moderating out refined carbs is the lifestyle protocol for the vast majority.
Keto is medical let’s try to remember that.
Agreed. Considering switching from Keto to a LowCarb/Flexitarian lifestyle. Trying to wrap my head around half of my 21 meals a week being plant-based. I also miss fruits and veggies. As stated earlier this might work just as well if proteins still exceed carbs.
I have loved all your videos because you exude love , warmth and sincerity. With that being said - I tots agree with you - there is something about replaying in your mind "I'm on a Diet." I have come to the realization that this is now a lifestyle change, and whilst I need to lose weight (am doing a moderate Keto and yes, losing weight) I would love to see more of your videos with different recipes because I am not that creative when it comes to cooking low-carb meals. Thank you for all you've shared with us.
I started strict keto in April of this year for health reasons. It was hard and I wasn't sure if the restrictions were going to work because I love fruit and veggies. I didn't care giving up the flour, pasta, and rice that was not a big deal. I am down 33 pounds and have gone more to a low carb, high protein diet. I love it and it works for me. My A1C went from 10 to 6.3 and it may be even lower now so I am happy with that. You are ery inspirational and I enjoy all you are doing. Keep it up.
What your doing now is technically my version of keto, a healthy keto.
I don’t eat potatoes, rice, except at holidays where I have just a few bites.
We go out once a month to have pizza and I eat the outside of the crust and just the toppings. That helps me stay healthy and keeps the diabetes, with all it’s health problems, at bay.
I do have birthday cake at get togethers. I usually regret it afterwards with a stomach ache 😂😂
I know that I can never go back to poisoning myself with excess carbs.
Diabetes is a wicked disease and is relentless.
I want to thank you for the last couple of years helping me beat diabetes. ❤
You’ve achieved a great deal it’s amazing.
It has a lot to do with mindset. If you think it’s a diet it is. When you start thinking that keto is a way of life then keto does not become restrictive it’s a way of life, just like vegetarianism, veganism.
As for Binging that has a lot to do with your relationship with yourself and food.
You’ve repaired your metabolic health you can handle the extra carbs now your body has become metabolically flexible which is the long term goal!
I lost 30+ kg before keto was mainstream. Reversed NAFLD and prediabetes
I feel that Your message is mixed in this video and conflicts with your over all message especially for people new to keto and your channel.
Which by the way I love.
I’m right with you ! Bern doing keto for nearly a year …. Lost loads of weight .. but know , do to a serious illness , I’m low carb … it totally works for me too
This is great to hear. I was keto before i got pregnant and its been over a yr and i cant get back into keto and have been stressing out which diet to use because i cant give up my fruits again. Im def gonna try low carb as i still use many of my keto condiments and such. Mentally i still feel bad when i eat something i know has alot of carbs and that stress messes me up
I couldnt ever bring myselft to keto and the macro counting it was too much. When i found your channel here and recipes it was like a light bulb that lit and said .. you can do this! Im gluten intolerant so this kind of lifestyle just is it for me! I thank you for all your content and advice.
Love this! I feel this way and I’m tired of the labels!!!
Thanks for keeping it real! Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for all your advice! I definitely agree that you have to choose something that’s sustainable for your lifestyle 😊
Absolutely!!
My advice is to go hard KETO to lose down to your goal weight. Do your best to limit to 10-20 carbs. It will be hard, you will be hungry, but the harder you go the faster you lose and the sooner you can relax your diet.
Carbs make up 45-65% of your daily calories on a non keto/low carb diet. So by reducing carbs you reduce your calories, you will only lose weight by a caloric deficit (you burn more calories than you intake). You have to be disciplined and strict and hold yourself accountable. Once you get down to your goal weight you can transition from keto to reduced carb. I will have somewhat normal sensible meals on Sat/Sun and then go back to reduced carb Mon-Fri and have no problem maintaining my weight over the week. YOU CAN DO IT. Get your mindset right, be disciplined, go hard, and then enjoy the fruits of your labor. It's really satisfying when you can control your mind and show your mind/body who's in charge.
You could be a hand model- You have the MOST elegant hands!!!
I was keto for 4 years and transitioned to low carb the past year. I feel better and am happier. If i eat carbs, it's sourdough bread (low glycemic) occasionally or healthy carbs. My main focus is like a diabetic diet. Still low carb. Just more veggies and some fruits. No sugar though. I always feel sick if i cheat with sugar or white bread/flour.
Started out low-carb Keto to lose weight but it also feels so much better my joints don't hurt actually have more energy not being up and down with the sugar highs and lows
Makes PERFECT sense... Thank you.
Thanks for sharing this. I’m so close to goal my BMI is 24.6. I’ve learned I need to switch to high protein and lower fat. Dietary Fat is important so I don’t cut it out entirely,but I’m in the process of figuring it out. Both you and Pernilla Styker are what I’m focusing on.I do notice that if I trim the , the “fat” values decrease on my smart scale. Cutaneous fat goes down right away, visceral fat goes down slowly, but I think it might be because the visceral fat on my scale only measures in pounds, not fractions of a pound. Those are the only two parameters I need to lower to get them into the optimal range. It’s interesting how it’s fine tuning, but I can see f I decrease dietary fat my scale fat decreases. I just didn’t expect it to be that straight forward.
You and I am on the same page with this one. I threw out diet culture a while ago and I'm glad I did, It felt like a burden and a punishment when I restricted, then I would eat whatever I restricted with avengence. Now I just eat mostly low carb and I don't deprive myself when I really want something and it balances itself out.
I look forward to hearing you tips around the holidays and your lifestyle!
Keto is too strict for my mental set up, I find that lower carbs is a must but not excluded. I too love salads veggies Mediterranean diet is a great one for my taste and happiness! Color in my foods absolutely. There is joy in variations, discovery is also apart of enjoyment. I love the new idea of the Chaffle but with a little almond flour, not too much egg taste using only the white is better tasting. Thank you for all the great recipes and being a joy to watch every time! Love your energy. I’m in Encino CA
I've tried all sorts of ways of eating. Vegetarian, keto, low carb, vegan, carnivore.....I'm at a healthy weight and what works for me is high protein, whole grains, some fruit, various veggies, all real food. I love to cook and try new recipies. I'll have desserts, small portions. I have what I want, practice intermittant eating 5-6 days a week and am flexible when I choose. I avoid snacking and make good choices for me. I'm very aware lots of protein makes me feel good, and at 70 want to feel good, which if I choose nutrient rich foods and high protein, low carb I feel good. I haven't counted calories over 40 years, am active and have a bmi of 11%. Lift weights.
So i started keto not for weight-loss but for health reasons. I was tired of feeling tired, with no energy, and crappy all the time. I’ve been eating more low carb lately, and I honestly don’t like how I feel lol. I like how keto makes me feel far more and that’s ok! I appreciate your openness and honesty regarding the matter, and I appreciate that you encourage your viewers to do whatever works for them.
Would love a low carb cookbook😊
I’ve reversed my type 2 diabetes through tracking my calories on an app and eating low carb and mostly whole fresh foods.
I was WAY OVEREATING AND EATING JUNKY SUGARY DRINKS AND too much processed FOODS prior to losing 51 pounds.
I, too, don’t skip dessert or pizza (use LC wraps, turkey pepperoni for ex)
but now I “tweak” recipes to make them healthier.
My new favorite “dessert” is pumpkin pie pudding…RECIPE: 113g 2% cottage cheese, 1/2 ripe avocado 🥑, 60g pumpkin purée, 1tsp pumpkin pie spice, 7g SF cheesecake jell-o powder, 2 stevia pkts, 30ml unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Blend in food processor or mixer and chill for at least 30 mins.
It’s like a creamy beautiful custard pudding consistency and it’s very filling due to the protein and fat. If I crave chocolate, I just add 2tbs Ghirardelli’s unsweetened cocoa. Love it! 🎃
I agree that what you choose to eat for weight loss or maintenance has to be sustainable, something you get JOY out of, not dread.
SAFE weight loss takes months and months. It’s a marathon, not sprint, I realized. :)
I also WALK a lot and strength train 2-3Xs per week. Oh yeah, CUT OUT ALCOHOL!! Bad for diabetes.
I'm on a eating regime that I call a lifestyle change. This was tailored to me by my holistic doctor. Lost 65 lbs and maintained it since 2019. Healthier.
I really resonate with your diet now. I am prone to binge when I feel restricted but I'm doing my best to be on low carb. Thanks for sharing this.
I just started back on keto. I am having skin issues so keto really helps with that issue, especially clean keto. Not to mention I need to lose weight. That being said, I will cut myself some slack when necessary. I want to enjoy my life and not be controlled by a diet. So I will try my best. The holidays are not going to be a concern hopefully because they are only 3 days to consider. If I want stuffing on Thanksgiving I’m going to have it as I celebrate with my family. Life is too short to not enjoy these memory making events. Great video! Glad you’re in a good place that works for you.❤
Love the sit down chats AND quick cooking segments. You really break it down and keep it simple. I love you for that! Yes, please… Sit down chats and cooking segments for the holidays! ❤
loved all yalls stories.... thank you
The sit down chats are chill, love it ❤ I am 60, always struggled with up and downs on the scale lol tried everything, doesn't matter with the change of life, just doing what what I can to preserve this my girlish figure if mine lol do hawt yoga, hawt inferno pilates... hell, it helps my mindset. This bod is what I worked on all my life... I am happy to be 60 and still killin' it! Much love from the Bay are of Cali ❤
I lost 35 pounds on keto last year around August. I can agree with you completely on the restriction mentalilty once I was closer to my goal I started eating the way I use to.. And within a year now I have gained all that weight back.. Just thinking going keto made me eat so much carbs cause I know I am not gonna get to eat it once I am on the "diet". I have started again but this time I am not labelling it as keto or anything.. Its just so much less pressure also for me keto isnt sustainable but low carb seems like. When u were talking I felt it was me.. I felt the same way.. Thanks for your videos
Yes, I would love holiday ideas
I did Keto for 5 years too, what I learned on Keto were the inflammatory foods and staying away from gluten and other unhealthy foods. I too would say I’m doing low carb and not Keto.
Lately, I’ve been trying to change out the rice with cauliflower, rice, I’ve always wondered on the whole foods diet not plant-based but just Whole Foods why they want us to eliminate things such as beans and rice? In my mind they’re considered whole complete foods. They may have some processing done to them in the sense of the beans in a can have been cooked but I get dry beans a lot of times and I cannot do without rice! My favorite meal on the planet is on stuffed green peppers or on stuffed peppers cause sometimes I do bell peppers as well that are different colored, but between ground, turkey, bell pepper, Diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and rice. It is my absolute go to meal every week!
Yup, I lost a few pounds on my fruit, vegetables and half a burger diet. I eat pretty much what I have always eaten but less of it and have started going on long walks.
Yes, enjoyed this video. I would like to know more about your mindset & how you pushed through the hard times. Thanks 😊
I sure envy of your power, i started Keto 5 years ago and lost around 30kg, i can say that in the last 2 years i think i am out of keto (by numbers) but still keep my low carb ( less the 30 i guess), without eating any now allowed food like bread, potato , fruits and other stuff :).
as one that was overweight to another i feel like an addict that if ill eat even one bite for example of Pizza or Ice-cream and stuff i ill fall again :( this is why i try to keep the lowcarb\keto without counting and checking the ketons on my body.
i must say that i realy love your videos since the beginig of my journy and love to see how Naty grow up.
how is Donnie ? long time he didn't joined your video :)
thanks, and configure with you great clips.
Thank you for sharing your story with us because it really helped me out with my own struggles at the moment that I'm a beginner and your so INSPIRING AND AWESOME THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS
Myra, you have no idea how this is helping me. I have been strict keto for 9lover a year but then suddenly started craving breads, rice and all things baked. I never had those strong cravings before. Now I have been beating myself over the fall and it feels like I can't do that strict keo again. I had lost 22kg but I have gained 6kg back. But I pray I get to a good and peaceful place with food.
Good for you stay positive! you are a blessing! I have been low carb for over a year i can tell i lost weight but still refuse to weigh my self, scales give me too much anxiety and i need to stay happy! is it just me?
I started 2 years ago for health reasons. After about 8 months or so, my numbers are all within acceptable ranges, my BP was slightly above normal and I dropped about 45 pounds. I try to be low carb because it works for me.. I've had fairly good success maintaining. I really enjoy your recipes.; They've really helped. I plan to make your No Bake Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake for Canadian Thanksgiving on October 10 this year. Thanks for all you do.
Cheers from P.E.I. Canada.
Very interested in any videos advice and of course recipes you may offer❤️
Thank you!!! ❤️ Many recipes and advice videos to come 😊
I have been doing low carb and trying to eat clean for the last 6 mos and I've lost 30 lbs! I tried keto and carnivore and I could not maintain that diet at all. Now I'm trying to eat Whole Foods and checking labels but I do get bored because I'm not a great cook so I feel like I always eat the same things. I also have a huge sweet tooth and lately I'm finding it more difficult to find or make low carb or sugar free choices. It's a process but I know that this way of eating and lifestyle works for me.
I started keto in 2020. I dropped 30 lbs. It felt great.
I am low-carb now. I still need to continue to decrease my weight. I am no longer diabetic nor on medication. The outcome is to not be on diabetic medication because I feel it does more harm.
There are still foods I do not eat like rice, noodles, or bread. I still do the keto alternatives. The only berries I could do are blueberries, so I had to add other fruits that are low in acid.
I like low carb. Recipes are still great and creative.
I am always baking low-carb cookies, cakes, etc, and share with others.
I am interested in your meal plan, but I have allergies and have to be cautious.
I would like to see more recipes with vegetables (no eggplants or cabbage, please).
Would you consider substituting the processed white rice for unprocessed brown. This is a better option for clean whole eating. Also I just read the starch solution and the china study and also eating whole and clean. Went from 216 June 21st to 158 today. You look amazing wish I was that young. Lol late 40's here. But now feel 27😂
Been eating low carb, but sometimes I eat what I want.I lose 25 pounds over 7 mos. I have medical reason why I need to get my weight down, right now I'm at a stand still. I'm seeing an nutritionist, but watching you has helped me more. Thanks for recipes and advice.
I started strict keto for the first year. Then I set my carb count to 35-50 carbs a day. It works for me. 4 years and counting. Maintaining works at this level. 64 and including spin classes and hiking works to keep my cardio healthy. ❤
Me too I feel exactly the same I feel so comfortable with just eating low carbs. It really works for me. I think this is the way along with eating clean and colorful food. Thank you for all of your blessings because it adds to my life. God bless you 😊👍🏽😘🙏🏽👋🏽
I am the same way I able to maintain low carb more than keto. I don't restrict myself if I want something. The difference now is I have the discipline of taking a bite or getting one instead of eating the whole box. I have lost 57lbs so far. I have been living this way for years.
Would love to see some easy and delicious low carb holiday appetizers and treats.
Same here Myra! Every time I put a label on my lifestyle I feel pressure and I fail
I’m just eating Whole Foods approach and if I want to indulge I do I just calorie conscious and I do count calories because I will eat more without trying
❤❤❤ makes so much sense!!!! Deeply appreciated