When I first started keto I had a mental block when it came to tracking macros.  My entire life before keto had been focused around the almighty calorie, and the thought of tracking macros brought up some pretty wicked PTSD!

The early days of my keto journey was ‘lazy keto’ and looking back on it now, I realize that I was not actually doing keto at all. 
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We all have days when we feel tired, irritable and overwhelmed... but are you feeling like this ALL the time?  Or at certain times of the month (ladies)?  Do you feel anxious often?

It could be adrenal fatigue. Read more...

Did you do really well on keto before but now you are not seeing the same results you had before?

Whether you have gone off your keto game and are trying it again, or you have stayed on the whole time, sometimes keto just isn’t working.

Has this happened to you?

After a very long year, we are getting back into socializing and traveling, yay!  This summer will be cherished and not taken for granted that’s for sure.  As great as this time is, it can be a real challenge to not gain weight.  How can we have a great summer and participate in everything we want to do, but not gain weight?  It can be done!  I’ll give you 3 tips that are really helpful during the summer.

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I have some foods and products that I love having in my life (for health, weight loss, anti-aging and just plain old happiness) and I’m going to share some of them with you!  You guys ask me what things I love so I thought I would let you know some of my faves from time to time.  I have included links for US and CA. Read more about my favorite things... 

The thing that keeps us from moving closer to our goals isn’t as much about falling off of the keto wagon, as it is about what we say to ourselves when we do.  Falling off the wagon itself will certainly slow us down somewhat, but that is not the biggest thing that prevents us from heading in the right direction. Read more...

It’s so easy to get into a rut when it comes to our keto lifestyle.  Too many ‘salad with chicken’ meals can make mealtime very uneventful.  Yes, we’re supposed to ‘eat to live and not live to eat’ but there is nothing wrong with our meals being really enjoyable!  We definitely don’t want boredom to set in and start getting daydreams of foods that aren’t going to support our health and weight loss efforts dancing in our heads.

So Are you ‘Food Bored?’

Not being honest about our carb consumption (or how many ‘one and done’s we’ve had) might make us blame keto for the lack of results. The truth is, carbs matter. What else matters is are we actually tracking? Are we metabolically challenged? Are we menopausal? These things make it much harder to get back into the zone as fast as people not in these categories. Read more.. 

If you’ve been doing keto for longer than about 6 months, do you do the same thing every day? Same macros? Same foods? Eating at the same time most days?

There are a lot of benefits to mixing things up... Read here more about them... 

Woo hoo, winter is FINALLY over and summer is just around the corner, and so is bathing suit season! If you haven’t been on your game, you still have time to turn this thing around and feel amazing in the skin you’re in before summer gets here. I can’t tell you how many times summer would come along (pre-keto), I would try on last year’s clothes and how disappointed I felt in myself when they were all tight.  It’s especially upsetting when you know you could have changed things earlier but chose not to, and now here we are. Yes, the past year has been tough in so many ways.  It has not been easy for any of us.  I can tell you that I have gained weight (for the first time in 4 years) and it’s upsetting.  But you know what would be even worse?  Not doing anything about it. Have a good talk with yourself.  What’s done is done.  The past cannot be rewritten but the future is now.  NOW is the time to take action! There is still a good 6+ weeks left before summer (depending on where you live), still plenty of time to get it together, if you need to get it together. But here’s the thing, you need to... Own it Be real with yourself.  Own what you are doing or not doing. Tip: Look yourself in the mirror and give yourself a pep talk.  Tell her she is worth it! Guessing isn’t Knowing You can wing it all you want, but nothing will give you the same results as tracking.  Tip: If you just can’t track, at least track your carbs. Make a Plan Decide what you’re going to do with your keto plan.  Regular keto?  Intermittent fasting? Make a plan!  Tip: Clean out your cupboards and get rid of (or put out of sight) your trigger foods, things you can’t seem to say no to.  Buy the foods that are going to make you successful.  Plan your menu ahead of time. We’ll be chatting about this on Monday, April 19 at 4:00 pm PST (Coffee with Leta) and I would love it if you joined us! (click here and click on 'get notified') (if you see this after this date/time, you can still watch the replay by clicking here) Want to get notified EVERY time I go live, on Messenger? Click here to receive a Messenger message when I go live in the group!   💗 Leta ~ Intentionally Bare    ❗️ Health information given here is based on public research and is not meant to take the place of your doctor’s advice. Always do your own research before trying something new.