The Nelson Narrative

I started Keto on the 1 st .  As of the 9 th , I had lost 6 pounds.  Then I had to travel for work.  I left on the afternoon of the 9 th , so 2 meals were still at home (or brought from home to work) and I only had dinner to worry about.  Luckily, the restaurant we ate at had some low-carb options.  I had a blackened chicken zucchini noodle thing, but I also had a “skinny” margarita (and not necessarily low-carb). The hotel offered a free breakfast, but I was worried that it would only include bagels, doughnuts, etc.  So I ventured down Friday morning and luckily, there were scrambled eggs and sausage.  So far, so good. Then it was time for the complimentary lunch.  Sandwiches, chips, cookies and an apple.  I ate the sandwich, bread and all, because it would have been hard and messy to try and eat only the meat and veggies.  I did remove the processed “cheese” slice, though.  I ate the chips (Sun Chips), because I want...

Every year I make a New Year's Resolution to lose weight.  This year, I'm going to give Keto a try.  I'm not normally one to jump on the latest fad diet bandwagon--I usually prefer to just eat healthy, eat less and exercise, and that has worked for me in the past--but I am just such a huge carb and sugar addict and I need to do something to get that under control.  I will admit right up front though, that I am probably going to half-ass it and not follow it super strictly, but I'm ok with that.  If I only lose 5 or 6 pounds in a month instead of 25 or 30, I don't really care!  I'll take it!  So really, I'm shooting for a low-carb "Keto-ish" plan, and will just try to do the best I can. So here is what I ate today: Breakfast:  2 scrambled eggs, 3 strips of bacon, coffee with heavy cream (we were out of half and half) Lunch :  Nothing.  Breakfast was at 11:30ish so didn't need lunch Snack 1:  1 or 2 ounces (not sure) of cheddar che...