A Southern Girl Goes Keto

Hey y’all!

I’m Cathy, a Southern mom of two, passionate about Braves baseball, SEC football, fishing, and warm days on South Carolina beaches.

Two years ago, I looked around at my son’s baseball game. I was 48 years old, 265 pounds, and the largest mom in the stands. My husband (now ex) no longer found me attractive, I struggled with aching knees and low self-esteem. Sitting in the stands, shorts too tight but refusing to buy the next size larger, I knew I had to make a change.

Slowly over the next 2 years, I lost 95 pounds and gained an abundance of confidence I had never possessed.

The secret formula? Less carbs, less eating out, and smaller portions. I know nothing new right?

For me, it all came down to prepping meals ahead of time. Decreasing the desire to run out for lunch, make unhealthy choices, snack on trash.

I’m a hard worker like most of you are. We work our jobs, run the kids around, grocery store, drug store, dry cleaner, forget to take something out to thaw or run the dishwasher, have a chair covered with laundry. Meal prep for the week sounds like too much work but I promise it is the opposite. It brings me peace that one thing in my life is organized, healthy and working towards my goal.

I feel like a badass when I open the refrigerator and see a perfectly arranged stack of prepped lunches. I may be wearing 2 socks that don’t match, but a healthy lunch is ready and when I step on that scale, maybe I lost a pound this week. Pretty awesome.

My goal is to continue to shed the excess weight and share what has worked for me. Ultimately, I would love a community of confident, badass women who enjoy tips and share their journey.

Welcome!

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