Third Day Check-In: Keto + Fitness Challenge

How are we doing?

On Monday I started this 2-week Keto + Fitness challenge, which you are completely welcome to jump in and join, or simply take note and watch how this all unfolds 🙂

After eating and drinking as I wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas, I wanted to start off 2019 with a fitness bang! This year is going to be all about self-care and self-improvement. I want to learn how to do new things (various skills or hobbies), I want to step up my game when it comes to fitness/health, and most of all, I want to take care of my body and my mind so that I am the best version of me that I can be.

The 2-week challenge is a great way for me test my current endurance and discipline, as well as give me a great jumpstart into the new year. So, since Monday January 7, this is how I’ve been doing so far:

NUTRITION

• I’ve been eating around 1400 – 1600 calories per day (my maintenance amount is 1800), so I’m at a caloric deficit.
• I’ve been eating strict keto with no targeted keto. This means that I had to make sure I increased my fat intake since I’m trying to keep carbs at around 20-30g per day. Prior to this challenge, I did targeted keto, where I would incorporate more grams of carbs into my day but *only* on days I did weightlifting at the gym with my trainer.
• I’ve been drinking more water. I also have green tea 1-2x per day.
• I take only 2 supplements–vitamin B12 and apple cider vinegar capsules.
• I’ve been avoiding cookies, chocolates, etc. not even a bite (though I was tempted!). It’s hard sticking with the “no cheat” part, but I’m holding on for dear life.

EXERCISE/FITNESS

• Gym days are Tuesdays through Fridays, plus I go walking or do core/ab work on Saturday mornings. Sundays and Mondays are rest days.
• At the gym I do weight and strength training, and some cardio (I’d say 90% weights 10% cardio)
• The muscle groups I work are the legs, arms, back, and shoulders.

I’ll more than likely do a second update this weekend (Saturday/Sunday), including a weigh-in. If you’re participating in the challenge, THANK YOU for joining in, and congrats on the start of your journey 🙂 If you are a beginner, remember not to neglect your fat/fatty food intake to make up for the fact that you’re not filling your tummy with carbs. So that means eat that bacon, cook in butter, olive oil, or bacon fat, drink bulletproof coffee, eat almonds, avocado, etc. Eat until you’re satisfied or very satisfied. NEVER starve yourself!

A strict keto regimen is going to be:

• 60-75% of calories from fat
• 15-30% of calories from protein
• 5-10% of calories from carbs.

This is not the same as a high protein or “Atkins type” diet, so make sure you’re keeping within these percentages for your macronutrients.

If you have any questions or just need encouragement, feel free to hit me up at the Hungry Girls Guide to Keto page on Facebook.