thinking of going keto

Well, I have been living with the diagnosis of lipedema for a while now. I've settled into my 'new normal' weight of *who the heck knows because I'm not getting on a scale but I've stopped getting bigger*

Hanging around with other women with lipedema online, there is one overriding theme, drive, desire - to lose weight.

I get it. Few of us fit into 'normal' and we would like to at least be in the same zip code of it and the only way to do that is to be smaller. Being larger sucks. Sitting in airplane seats is horrific. Going to offices that buy chairs that have arms.. not being able to buy decent clothes because manufacturers and department stores *I'm looking at you Kohl's* have decided that they only need to carry 1/4th (or less) the number of items of clothing for 'plus' women that they do for 'normal' women (man I hate those terms)

I lost weight a few years ago. Did it with Nutrisystem and I ruined my health doing it. I am starting to get back most of what I lost, but I still have a way to go. I am afraid of dieting in that I'm afraid that restricting my intake in any way will set me back.

Keto is changing from a carb based diet to a fat based one: cheese, cream, eggs, avocados, fatty meats, low glycemic vegetables (not roots).

It sounds so enticing because I like most of that stuff (well avocados and I have a weird relationship, same with eggs) I still haven't really figured out what I would have for breakfast. I've been having cream cheese on a slice of provolone and that seems to work for my sensibilities and my time management issues, but I enjoy my banana smoothie made with whole raw milk - but bananas are out.

So right now I'm focusing on becoming fat adapted - eating more fat and fewer carbs. Husband is going out of town in a couple of weeks and I think I'll try keto for a few days then and see how it goes.

as I slowly change over, I find I don't miss a lot of the carb foods I was eating. I went to a fundraiser this past weekend with lots of chocolate, and while it was nice to eat, I didn't stuff myself silly, and I found it very easy to pass up things that weren't jaw-droppingly delicious.

I am facing giving up a well-made jasmine rice, which makes me sad. I could eat that stuff plain. I'm also loving pizza crust.. both just make me happy because I enjoy the taste of them.

I've had to stop taking Mucinex because it was giving me heart palpitations.

I have found a surgeon who should do liposuction on me, but right now it is a waiting game as we go through the process of referral and scheduling.  It would be so nice if I could get that done by this summer, but I'm not holding my breath.