Hello, everyone!
I’m 34yrs old and live in Savannah, GA. I have 5 kids, ages 1, 2, 8, 12, and 14. I’m getting married to my fiance in December this year! I mostly lurk on forums, but I thought an intro would be wanted anyway. I’ve never met a carb I didn’t like. There have been days where the only thing I’ve eaten is carbs. They’ve always been my comfort food and I’ve always said I’d rather be fat than give them up.
While I didn’t gain much weight during my pregnancies, after the last two I suffered from moderate post-partum depression. I basically ate my feelings for the last 2.5yrs. I started reading about ketogenics in January of this year. In February, I gave up all sugary and caffeinated sodas. By the end of March, I’d replaced all of my pasta with spiralized veggies and ditched most other sugars and breads. Made it under 50g of carbs per day.
I’ve spent most of April planning and plotting what numbers I’d like to start with. Since I have a pretty non-active lifestyle at moment (30 min daily walk) I’m easing in to both this diet and upping my exercise.
I started toward keto eating this past Monday. I used several calculators, averaged them, and found that right now Carbs- 30g/7% Protein- 107g/24% Fat- 136g/69% and a 20% deficit in overall calories is a great starting point for me. I plan to be under 25g of carbs by the end of June, then I will set a new goal. I have no interest in dropping my carbs any more quickly. So far, so good. I haven’t even been hungry this week.
