Riddle me this, Riddle me that,

I lose 20 lbs. and remain just as fat?

How is this possible?

In January, I started a new WOE (way of eating). I started the keto diet. You know, low carb, moderate protein, healthy fats.  I had aspirations of losing lots and lots of weight in just a few months, but like so many of my attempted goals, I failed.

Failed! That’s right. I slipped up. I cheated. I fell off the wagon.

No! I didn’t just fall off the wagon, I jumped! I took a belly flop right into a sea of carbs and reveled in its delicacies for days. I crawled back onto the wagon, rolled over to the other side, and took another plunge!

Oh sure, I had excuses for each time I cheated. It’s just this one time, just for the weekend, just for Sunday dinner, just for Mother’s Day, just while I’m on vacation until I allowed myself to swirl deeper and deeper into a carb-bingeing black hole.

The last two three days have been non-stop eating of anything and everything.

Two cups of coffee with lots of flavored creamer

Then a diet soda (of course) with a bag of Cheetos (left over from vacation)

A honey bun (also left over from vacation)

I went out with The Farmer for lunch to McD’s (my favorite) Quarter pounder with cheese, with a bun, with fries, with a diet coke (of course)

Another honey bun

A bag of chips (balancing the sweet and savory)

Another cup of coffee with extra creamer

Another honey bun (not a typo)

Ate supper with daughter #5 – low carb chicken parm, asparagus spears with parmesan and other cheeses (my attempt to balance my day)

Another honey bun

Another cup of coffee with extra creamer

Another diet soda (of course)

And since I stayed up late and didn’t get ready for bed until 11:30, I ate a nutty bar.

Yeah, and then today started off good with bulletproof coffee and a slice of bacon, but then at lunch I ate a bacon sandwich (not so bad) with toast (bad) with a pickle (that’s good) a diet soda (of course) and a nutty bar (oh, that’s bad).

So, as I sit here drinking my 3rd cup of coffee (my 2nd cup with extra creamer), I’m thinking I may need to do something different.

So, I, of course, came up with another plan; get on the computer and do more research (it’s one of my favorite things to do, plus it kills a lot of time and allows me to procrastinate).

Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow, right?

I have read a lot of blogs and watched a lot of YouTube and have learned a lot about the keto WOE. I truly believe this WOE will work for me if I do it the way it’s supposed to be done.

So I found a 28-day Keto Challenge, that may help me keep on track; it gives me 28 days of meal plans, basic info about keto, explaining the diet and its benefits, and info on intermittent fasting (which I actually enjoy).

I’m hoping that a set plan will help me to stay on track. We’ll see. I’m going to be blogging about my process, so follow along and see where I land on this thing if you are interested.

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I can’t wait to start!

Oh! But not today, I will be going out with The Farmer for dinner (we go out every Saturday night). Tomorrow is Sunday, but that’s always an off day, so I guess I’ll start my diet on Monday. Or on Tuesday, since I need to go shopping. Yeah, probably on Tuesday. Wait! I won’t be able to shop until Wednesday. Thursday, for sure (probably). But this weekend is Memorial Weekend! Yikes! You see my dilemma (excuses).

Anyway, here’s my chart for Jan thru May. Bright side, all together I’ve lost 20 19 lbs. Unfortunately, I’ve gained 6 back.

Next goal: (ha!ha!) to stick to my diet for 28 days!

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