I am fascinated by how people make time for healthy habits and routines in their daily lives. I was very struck by how blogger Debras Just Maintaining
https://justmaintaining.wordpress.com/2010/09/ talks about weight maintenance after a major, transformative weight loss requiring a lifelong weekly effort (once you combine food prep and exercise) equivalent to a part-time job. It’s worth noting that I don’t know what she eats, I don’t think it is keto though. At the moment food prep is the most time-consuming part of my “keto routine” - maybe 5 hours a week? (A 3 hr block on the weekend of bulk prep, then maybe 30mins a few nights or mornings per week) Plus an hour grocery shopping, and an hour looking at recipes/pantry/fridge, deciding what to cook and making a shopping list. So maybe 7 hours all up, at most?
My current exercise is not a special workout, it’s just walking the dog which I do anyway for say 30-60min a day most days. I guess I could add another few hours a week (probably way more! Eek) reading about keto online and writing or reading in these forums. Plus maybe an hour total of tracking time per week, when I’m using a tracking app.
So I’m curious to know - How many hours do you spend on the things that help you stay keto? Why and what are they? Do you consider keto something akin to a “hobby”, or is it just a WOE? Do you ever feel like you should be spending less time on any of this? I am really curious to know how others feel about these questions, and your thoughts on the amount of time keto occupies in your thoughts and your schedule, relative to other things in your life. Sometimes I feel like I am bordering on slightly obsessive about certain aspects of this process, but then again I am aware that focus and commitment are essential in order to make it work. Your thoughts??