The Road to Health is Paved with Good Intentions

I've known about a ketogenic diet for sometime.  My husband can be a health nut at times.  When I first met him, he was really into weight lifting and had a physic to show it.  Over the course of our marriage, he hasn't been able to maintain that physic as much as he'd like.  He's an amazing husband, father, and provider which is where he put his focus.  I can't say enough about how lucky I am to have him.  About four years ago, he learned about keto and started following it.  I was a little hesitant about the way he was eating because I thought it was a fad diet.  He lost the weight he wanted to, but I didn't think it was possible for him to follow the diet as a lifestyle.  I was right. When we first got married, I was completely dairy free.  I hadn't had more than an accidental amount in years.  Well, being married to someone who can and does eat dairy was challenging and over time, I introduced dairy back into my diet as a regular staple.  I imagine t

Yesterday I decided to do a carb up with dinner and had rice.  I figured since I already ate a few carbs, why not eat a few more?  I then ate a cinnamon brown sugar pop tart.  I then ate a few more.  I didn't have any response to it yesterday, but this morning my right knee is hurting.  It's aching in the middle of the joint and tender muscles all around.  I've been told by a specialist and a physical therapist that when my knee is like this that it's due to inflammation. Perhaps I do have a wheat intolerance.  Or maybe the sugar is what's causing the problem.  I read in The Autoimmune Fix  that no human is able to fully digest wheat.  Although many people are able to digest most of it without any problems, there are many who cannot which can result in Celiac Disease or simply be a wheat intolerance.  When your body has an intolerance, it causes inflammation and will manifest in the weakest link in your body's health chain.  I can already tell you that my knee

Hi.  I'm Tracy.  I'm a stay-at-home mom with 4 amazing children and an even more amazing husband.  I'm happy with my life, but something is missing.  My body doesn't function the way it should.  After doing a lot of research, I've decided to change my life through my eating habits.  I don't want to be that  person who only posts on social media about how amazing their diet is, so that's why I'm here.  I want to chronicle my journey and share it with those who want to hear it.  I'm not trying to convince anyone that their life would be better if they ate the same way I do or that I'm somehow better for my food choices.  Instead, I'm going to share the affect that certain foods have on me because maybe, just maybe, they have the same affect on you. Right now I'm following a Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) diet.  It's similar to a Ketogenic diet, but not as strict with the carb consumption.  Strict Keto tends to be less than 20 grams of carbs