#52 Kate Jaramillo – Ends Sugar Addiction

SHOW NOTES

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED ON YOUR KETO JOURNEY

• I had been in fitness as an instructor and a trainer for a little over a decade
• And like most of us, I subscribed to eating 6 meals a day, low fat, high carbohydrate, low calories and really watching that
• It sort of work for me
• I never really had a weight problem, but I have always been interested in what is best for my body
• I just really wanted to take my nutrition education further
• I love Dr. Josh Axe and I followed him for quite some time, and when he opened up the Institute of Nutritional Leadership, I studied with him
• He was really the one that introduced me to a Ketogenic diet
• And I just became obsessed about it
• I was not looking to lose weight, I was looking to gain weight
• But I did have a group of clients that I was working with who totally plateaued on their weight loss
• No matter how they cut out calories or how much they exercised, they were still not losing and they were not feeling good
• So I had approached them about trying Keto
• In 8 weeks together, these women lost 20 lbs after being stalled for a while
• For me personally, I was able to break this lifelong addiction that I had to sugar
• Honestly, I did let myself get a little too thin at one point
• Instead of eating a lot more, I was more gentle to my body
• I guest starred teaching spin, which is my first love
• Spin is my favorite workout ever
• I don’t really teach anything now
• I love HIIT and strength workouts
• What happened was, I dropped down to 13% body fat. For some women, that’s fine but for me, it just wasn’t
• When I am around 18%, it’s when I feel and look my best
• It was mentally hard to gain the weight
• My husband thinks that I looked a lot better now that I have gained weight
• When I was over exercising and not sleeping, I had adrenal burn-out and was cranky
• It’s like being pregnant but without the joy of having a baby
• One of our coaches is working at a med spa for years
• She really loves the non-surgical approach to age reversal
• She said that the number one thing to age reversal is strength training
• I have seen many people get lean and get fit and it is amazing
• Different strategies work for different people
• But, I am coming from a different mindset
• I don’t want to continue to crave those types of food
• When I eat foods like that (sugar), I crave more
• I do have my client that I am working with, and I do let them track their macros for a duration of time that we work together
• Truthfully, I do not track my macros anymore
• I only do if I feel like I am getting fluffy
• I also think that it is important to track for a little while to know where you feel best
• There are so many people we have helped uncover hidden food sensitivities simply by counting macros
• I truly do understand that we can’t always buy organic grass-fed food and I totally get that
• But just real whole foods is one of the important pillars
• Eat real food and drink a lot of water – those are two things you can easily start doing now
• The thing with net and total carbs, it really just depends on the person
• If somebody needs Ketosis in therapeutic purposes, we really are looking at total carbs
• If somebody is insulin resistance, I definitely have them looking at total carbs
• If somebody is generally healthy and maybe we can start looking at net carbs as long as it’s good sources of fiber
• I used to eat those quest bars
• And I was wondering why I was still hungry and craving sugar

FAVORITE EXPERIENCE WITH KETO

• The sustained energy
• The sugar addiction thing is probably the biggest
• I grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, so I legit grew up with chocolate milk in my bottle
• I did not go through the Keto flu, but on day 5 of my Keto journey, I was wanting Nutella
• And I realized, I have an addiction for food and I don’t want to be addicted to anything
• So that one moment of clarity was the biggest thing Keto has given me
• During my hormonal times of the month, instead of going for sweets I make sure I have a good quality magnesium on my hand because it is usually chocolate that I want
• Or I am going into my cabinet and making an apple cider vinegar cocktail
• I will put a tbsp. of apple cider vinegar in a pint glass with water and ice, a sprinkle of cream of tartar, a squeeze of lime juice and a little dash of sea salt mixed together

FAVORITE KETO FOODS

• I am totally a bulletproof coffee lover
• I love MCT oil and butter
• Macadamia nuts for on the go
• I love beef
• I love wings and I make them in an air fryer

TOUGH SPOTS

• In the very beginning of my Keto journey, I realized I was super addicted to nutella and all other sugary things
• Now, I can easily say that I can’t have sugary foods

ADVICE

• Keep it simple with real whole foods

BENEFITS

• My blood panels are coming back great
• I never really had with big issues with them
• I was starting to develop skin tags on my body and I did not realize that it was diet related
• Since Keto, they were gone
• My hair and skin have really improved

FAVORITE RECIPE

• Chicken in my instant pot
• I put an uncured bacon slices on the bottom and cover it turmeric, black pepper and a little sea salt

FAVORITE QUOTE

• Live the life you love, love the life you live

FAVORITE BOOK

• You are a Badass

MOST GRATFUL FOR

• My family

FAVORITE MOVIE

• When Harry met Sally

GUILTY PLEASURE

• Keto Nutella

COFFEE OR TEA

• Coffee

FAVORITE VACTION SPOT

• Belgium
• Paris
• Prague
  

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU

• I will be working with other female professionals that have online programs in a private mastermind community

HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU                              

• www.ketoliving101.com
• Instagram: @ketolivingkate
• Facebook page: Keto Living 101

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