1-25-2019 The First Week on Keto

If you aren't familiar with the Keto diet, the basic concept is low carbs, high fat. This is great for diabetics or really anyone who wants more energy and to lose weight.
I have tried many diets, and they have all failed. You want to know why?
Because diets only work while you are on them.
The Keto Diet is more like a lifestyle change, at least for me it is. But I have not felt like I was depriving myself of anything, or starving myself. 
You ditch the fake food, the processed food and eat whole, nutritious food. Lots of meat and vegetables. Since I am also dealing with PCOS, I am very strict with my dairy and grain intake. 
For breakfast every day I eat two eggs, either boiled, scrambled, in omelette form, or fried. I usually have bacon, sausage, or some other kind of meat with my eggs. 
If you can't do eggs every day, I found a lot of breakfast recipes on pinterest that don't involve eggs. Unfortunately I haven't tried any yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Lunch is usually light. A salad with hamburger meat or cajun seasoned chicken, or a hamburger with lettuce "bun", a pouch of tuna and 5 saltine crackers, etc.
Snacks are things like nuts, cheese, pepperoni, beef jerky, pork rinds, berries, cucumbers and Ranch, broccoli and cauliflower with Ranch.
Dinner is healthy vegetables and chicken or hamburger meat. 

I have found a bunch of recipes on pinterest for low-carb recipes. As I try them I will share the outcome. 

Every day I did some form of exercise; I followed Leslie Samsone and her Just Walk videos, I used a Total Gym to work on my upper body, and I found easy, beginner cardio workouts. I had one day of rest and I actually had a hard time not exercising. I did notice much lower sugar readings by about the fourth day and I had an insane amount of energy. I did get a really bad, nagging headache that finally went away about five days into the diet. 
You just need to find something you enjoy and do it. Change it up a little bit every day. Doing the same routine every day gets boring.
When I do a 2 mile walk, that's usually all I do.
If I do an easy fifteen minute walk, then I may add a ten minute vigorous cardio session with lots of squats and leg work. Oh boy, I love and hate those squats! 
When my legs get too sore, I focus on upper body and use the Total Gym. I usually do exercises to target my stomach in bed before I go to sleep. 

Take a rest day. If you mess up and eat sweets or overload on carbs, it's ok. The next day is always a new start.