#3 Kyla Kecman – Shed 44 Lbs in 6 Months

• Last year I was at my heaviest weight
• I was even heavier than when I was pregnant with my twins.
• I didn’t really know what else I could do about my weight and health.
• We have always been very holistic. We don’t like supplements or other unnatural products
• I found the Ketogenic diet when a friend posted about her weight-loss with Keto on a Facebook group, I didn’t even know her in person
• I was amazed by the people who posted their before and after photos or the people who were saying that they were able to quit their prescription medications.
• I started really researching this way of eating because I was hesitant, I wanted to know everything I could about it
• It had to be something I 100% understood.
• It was February 9 when I finally started on the Keto diet.
• A few weeks in my husband was starting to get jealous of my food, saying that mine “looked so much better” than what I had made the rest of the family.
• And eventually he said that he needed to lose a few pounds and would give Keto a try as well.
• And slowly but surely, that was the beginning of our Ketogenic journey
• That one person that spoke about Keto, on that one Facebook group, changed my life
• Because of that, when someone ask me about Keto, or when I have an opportunity to tell people about this way of eating, I am very happy to do so.
• I kind of started doing low-carb my kids over the summer and then went straight to Keto
• Now, the whole family is on Keto – even the dogs!
• The foods that I have found that I really enjoyed cooking with has been zucchini and cabbage.
• I just cube up a zucchini and sauté it and then add Ralph’s Marinara, add some ground beef or ground sausage, and add  mushrooms and bell pepper to make it spaghetti-ish.
• I mainly use avocado oil, olive oil or coconut oil for sautéing.
• I was never a big cook before Keto.
• I feel like when I started Keto, I started exploring and finding new foods that I haven’t tried before.
• My before picture was taken at the very end of May of last year, that wasn’t even when I was at my heaviest.
• My heaviest was around Christmas, I had found out about Keto but hadn’t tried it yet.
• After I jumped into Keto on February 9th, my weight plateaued on August 1st. My after picture was taken on August 9th.
• And I am not trying to lose anymore weight. I continuing this way of eating for my health overall now.
• I feel so much better. My energy level is back where it should have been all along. I can keep up with my kids – all four of them.
• I can take a photos with my kids and not just always behind them, I don’t feel self-conscious about how I look anymore.
• I can’t express how much better I feel, I am sleeping better, I don’t snore and actually started having dreams again.
• I thought that not dreaming at night was just part of being an adult before.

DAY IN YOUR LIFE OF YOUR FOOD PLAN

• My Keto Calculator  macros are pretty spot on.
• 75% fat, 20% protein and 5% or less carbs
• I shoot for high fat and low carbs.
• The first week or two, I tried so hard to get to 20 grams of carbs and sometimes I was a little bit over.
• And as I went on, I got more and more familiar with Keto foods and I felt ready to try a little harder.
• I like bulletproof coffee, so I will have a bulletproof coffee in the morning. I don’t eat much breakfast unless it’s bacon.
• I will usually just pick at small snacks for lunch, lunch meat and stuff.
• My biggest meal is dinner, because I have to make dinner for my whole family as well.
• This way of eating is so easy.
• I realized I had been depriving myself of everything before starting Keto.
• Now, I can have bacon and cheese!
• All of a sudden, I am starting to enjoy things and love my food again.
• I love having a way of eating that you know is healthy, that is healing your body in so many different ways, is enjoyable and easy.
• This is a lifetime way of eating for me and my family.

TOUGH SPOTS

• I may have a week or 2 of not losing much weight.
• My biggest challenge is listening to my body and realizing what the cause of my actions are.
• Right now, being on maintenance mode, I am really more focused on health than losing weight.
• I just quit nuts for the past week or two because I felt that I am becoming dependent on it as a snack.
• I am trying to become more aware of my habits.

ADVICE

• Use your brain.
• Don’t listen to media.
• Don’t listen to what the food and drug companies are pushing.
• As far as Keto goes, read about it.
• Just learn. The more you learn the more you’re empowered to make healthy choices.
• For me, Ketogenic diet is the answer to taking control of my health.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?

• First, I am sticking with this way of eating.
• I want my kids to eat this way 100%.
• My focus right now is turning my whole family Keto.
• My husband and I have been talking about doing Keto in his clinic just to give people guidance a little extra of encouragement.
• I never track calories anymore.
• I quit tracking my food because I found it really stressful.
• Nobody wants to live their lives tracking every meal.
• My husband did lose weight from when he started Keto.
• When he started he was 198 pounds and now he’s like 175 pounds.
• Me and my husband are planning to start weight lifting.
• You always have an opportunity with each day to pick yourself up and start over.
• Start over as many times as you need to, until you really understand this way of eating.
• You are the only person that can control you.
• Just continue to push forward and eventually you’ll be fat-adapted.

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