The Keto Lifestyle, Favorite Recipes & More!
In June 2016, I made a fairly significant lifestyle change, at least for me, a bonafide Carb Queen. I wasn't diagnosed with Celiac or anything, but I'd been considering cutting back on carbs for a long while. Yet the timing never seemed quite right.
But then, when does giving up something you love and deciding to be more disciplined ever seem (or feel) right?!
I was completely and thoroughly convicted . . .
I was sitting at my desk writing one night. It was late, around 1:30AM or so (my best writing hours are after midnight, go figure), and I felt a familiar nudge to really start eating better.
To get in better shape.
To live healthier.
To get out from beneath my addiction to sugar. And to bread.
To truly live with self-discipline in a physical sense. (2 Timothy 1:7)
Yet I thought, "But I'm on another major deadline. Now's really not the time."
Then I heard this still, inaudible voice…
"So, My mighty power within you changes when you're on deadline?"
Ouch!
There I was. Alone in my office. Completely and thoroughly convicted by the Holy Spirit.
Because my verse for 2016 was Ephesians 1:19-20:
"I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms."
You can imagine the painful jab I felt when realization set in.
But, my decision was made.
I stopped eating wheat bread, potatoes, rice, popcorn, white flour, white sugar, honey, etc… And went with a low-carb lifestyle. Keto as some call it. And I have to tell you…
I feel FABULOUS!
And as is often the case when Jesus is doing a work in you, what starts at one level (physical, in this case) transcends to a much deeper (spiritual) level. Since I've gone Keto, He's teaching me discipline in other areas of my life, too. Areas that have needed addressing for a long time. The lessons aren't easy. Growth never is. But oh, how rewarding this journey with Him is!
Basically, a Ketogenic diet is higher in fat, moderate in protein, and very low in carb.
To date, I'm down almost 30 pounds, and truly, I haven't felt this good in years. Nor have I felt deprived. Not even once. The reason?
Because of the Keto lifestyle and the fabulous low carb websites I've found (these gals and guys are amazing). Below are a few of my favorite low-carb gluten free recipes.
