MY KETO JOURNEY
I lost 40+ lbs in 8 months.
I maintained it for 3+ years.
But it’s SO much more than that…
“I love when people that have been through hell walk out of the flames carrying buckets of water for those still consumed by the fire.”
For as long as I can remember, I was always “the bigger girl”…
As a kid, I was the chubby tomboy with thicker thighs. I always felt highly aware that I was heavier than all my friends, all the time.
Diets and weight loss were a constant conversation in my household. Before I’d graduated high school I had already attempted multiple diets. A combo of a growth spurt, and being active in sports allowed me to “thin out” somewhat, but it never felt like enough.
In my Freshman year of University. I stopped playing sports, I was making all my own (often poor) food choices, and I was partying more. A LOT MORE.
What can I say? I’m a beer gal, and started packing on the pounds gaining the notorious Freshman15 (and then some!)
After completing an Honours Psychology degree…
I wasn’t sure what to do with “the rest of my life”.
I always had a passion for food and cooking, so I decided to pursue further education in nutrition.
I graduated top of my class as a Registered Holistic Nutritionist…
and was using everything I’d learned to follow a “clean eating” diet and lost all the weight…AGAIN.
I quickly realized that I was “ahead of the times”. Whenever I’d talk about “natural nutrition” my family and friends thought I was CRAZY. I worked for a few years at a health food store, but retail just wasn’t my thing.
No one had even heard of foods like “kale” or “quinoa” before - and I felt an immense pressure like I had to somehow convince them it’s healthy. It was so discouraging, and I didn’t have the confidence or patience to educate people that simply didn’t care or want to hear it
It was a never-ending All-Or-Nothing cycle…
I fell into a weird binge/overeat then restrict pattern. My bad old eating habits would collide with my newly acquired nutrition knowledge.
I would binge for a few weeks on whatever processed, junk foods I wanted then do 2-week box cleanses to try and “fix it”.
This lead to severe Imposter Syndrome. How could I possibly give nutrition advice to anyone if I can’t follow it myself? Despite having a deep knowing in my soul that I am meant to help people - I felt like a total fraud, and I gave up.
I’d worked previously as a dog walker, so I gave up my passion and switched careers completely to open a pet care business instead.
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I was unmotivated, unfulfilled, and wanted to stay numb…
For the next 5 years, I was still in the pattern of bingeing on food and alcohol for weeks, then doing box cleanses to make up for it.
I was making just enough money to “get by”, living in a bad apartment situation, and my long-term relationship was constantly on the rocks.
I felt stuck in every area of my life, and my weight climbed to 200lbs…
I was desperate to change something, ANYTHING.
I joined a CrossFit gym, and started working out 4x a week with a trainer. I was definitely getting stronger, but not REALLY seeing any results!
The saying really is true - “you can’t out-train a bad diet”.
I stumbled across the ketogenic diet on social media…
I had learned about it in nutrition school for epileptic children, but had never heard of people using it as a tool for weight loss.
I started “stalking” some accounts online to see what these people were eating to get such fantastic results! After 6 months of doing my own research to make sure this truly was a healthy “diet”, I decided to go ALL-IN on keto.
On July 12, 2018 (that very first “Before” picture above) was my first day of my ketogenic life - and I’ve never looked back!
It has allowed me to heal my relationship with food. To no longer even consider it a “diet” but my TRUE healthy lifestyle.
It felt like such a relief to not only find something that worked, but something I could actually maintain and enjoy!
I lost over 40lbs in 8 months, and have MAINTAINED it for over 3 years…
Now I help women lose weight on keto, without giving up carbs forever!
I teach women how to heal their relationship with food, body image, and create daily keto routines that get RESULTS.
No fancy products. No gimmicks. Just real food, real habits, real healing, real lasting results.
