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26 Days of Eating Keto (and Why I Had to Stop)

October 19, 2015 By Tekesha 8 Comments

30 days corrected

Waaay back around the time of my last blog post, I thought it might be helpful to post pictures of what I ate for 30 days doing a lazy version of keto (meaning not adhering to strict macros and just generally trying to keep fats high and carbs low). I put a little bit of a plan together, trying to keep my budget down, and set off documenting. For the most part, I ate breakfast and dinner and skipped lunch. If I snacked on anything, it was usually ham and cream cheese rolls or almonds or string cheese. While I was aiming for a 30-day diary, this turned into 26 days of eating keto, as I’ll explain below!

Day 1
B: American Cheese Omelette with extra heavy cream, Sausage
D: Chile Lime Chicken Wings with Ranch dressing
1b omelette and sausage 1d chile lime chicken wings

Day 2
B: Scrambled Eggs with extra heavy cream, Sausage
D: Ribeye Steak, Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce
2b scrambled eggs sausage 2d steak asapragus hollandaise

Day 3
B: Brie Omelette with extra heavy cream, sausage
D: Curry Chicken and Sauteed Cauliflower Rice with Onion, Peas and Butter
3b brie omelette sausage 3d curry chicken cauli rice

Day 4
B: Japanese Rolled Omelette, Bacon, Pesto Chicken Sausage
D: Leftovers
4b japanese omelette bacon chicken sausage

Day 5
B: Bulletproof Coffee
D: Grilled Sausages (Spicy Italian Vino and Formaggio Chicken Sausage; Garden Vegetable Mushroom and Asiago Chicken Sausage, both from Trader Joe’s)
5b bulletproof coffee 5d Grilled sausage

Day 6
B: Fried Cube Steak, Fried Egg, Country Gravy
D: Grilled Lamb with Tzatziki Sauce
6b cube steak sausage gravy and fried egg 6d lamb with sauce

Day 7
B: Scrambled eggs with heavy cream and butter, sausage
D: Cucumber-rolled sushi without rice from Bambu Sushi
7b eggs sausage 7d cucumber sushi

Day 8
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche with Bacon
D: Old Bay Wings
8b broccoli quiche with bacon 8d old bay wings

Day 9
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche (I made a large portion and ate this for a full week)
D: Ranch Salad from McDonalds
9b broccoli quiche 9d ranch salad

Day 10
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: McDonalds Bacon Clubhouse Burger (without the bun)
10d mcdonalds bunless

Day 11
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Leftovers (lamb, sausage and wings)
11d leftovers

Day 12
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Buffalo Chicken Salad (shredded chicken thighs, franks buffalo sauce, mayo, chopped celery, shredded carrots)
12d buffalo chicken salad

Day 13
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Pan-fried ham steak (seasoned with cloves, cinnamon, oregano and nutmeg) with buttery grean beans
13d ham green beans

Day 14
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Spicy Shrimp (just a few, supplemented by Baby Dill Pickles and Ham & Cream Cheese Roll-ups)
14d spicy shrimp

Day 15
B: Deconstructed Quiche (saute of broccoli and sausage, scrambled egg, slice of cheese on top)
D: Thai Sticky Chicken Thighs
15b deconstructed quiche closeup thai sticky chicken thighs

Day 16
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Montreal Steak & Asparagus
quiche montreal steak and asparagus

Day 17
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Leftover Steak & Asparagus, Hollandaise Sauce, and Leftover Spicy Shrimp
steak asparagus shrimp hollandaise

Day 18
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Beef Sliders with Melted Mini Brie Cheese
sliders with brie

Day 19
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Buffalo Wings
buffalo wings

Day 20
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Baked Chicken, Gravy, Peas, Mexican Cauliflower Rice
chicken gravy caulirice peas

Day 21
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Jerk Pork Tenderloin
jerk pork tenderloin

Day 22
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Turkey Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
turkey meatballs in tomato sauce

Day 23
B: Bacon
D: Baby Bella Mushrooms Stuffed with Boursin Cheese and Sauteed with Bacon
bacon boursin mushrooms with bacon

Day 24
B: Scrambled Eggs with Chives, Chopped Jalapenos, and Sausage Links
D: Leftovers (pork, meatballs, mushrooms)
eggs jalapenos chives sausage leftover pork meatballs mushrooms

Day 25
B: Scrambled Eggs
D: Grilled Salmon, Spinach Salad with Greek Dressing, Bacon, Tomato Slices with Fresh Black Pepper
salmon tomatoes bacon spinach salad

Day 26
B: Bacon
D: Pork Chops, Fig Sauce, Steamed Broccoli and Salad
pork fig sauce broccoli salad

 

Right around this time, I found myself getting super exhausted after the slightest task and occassionally pulling over to the side of the road to throw up. Yep!

pregnant

I took about 15 more of these things! Ha! I’ve been lucky so far in that I only had those initial few weeks of morning sickness and my only other symptom has just been getting very tired really easily. The other thing that’s been happening is that I’m having a rough time eating eggs and meat, which knocks out virtually all of the menu above! I’ve never really been a sweets person. If I eat anything with sugar, it’s likely to be in the form of pasta or bread rather than candy. So you can imagine my surprise when I peeled into the nearest gas station on my way home from work and came out with this!

candy haul

I’ve been up to my eyeballs in sweets for weeks now! Luckily, it hasn’t had any effect on my weight or any of my lab work!

Now that I’m in my second trimester, I feel my energy slowly coming back (I can stay awake until 9pm now instead of 7pm… woo hoo!!!), I’m doing a little Zumba and my regular eating habits are slowly making an appearance. I’m not against eating low carb while pregnant (this website is an amazing resource) and I hope to return to it soon. I’ve missed crafting recipes and doing my little photo shoots and I’m hopeful I’ll be able to pick up where I left off soon 🙂

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Comments

  1. Molly says

    October 19, 2015 at 6:04 PM

    Mazel tov!!! That’s so exciting!

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      October 19, 2015 at 6:57 PM

      Thank you, Molly!! 🙂

      Reply
  2. staci says

    October 21, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Congrats on the great news ! And during your time of keto did you lose weight ? Just wondering.

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      October 21, 2015 at 5:34 PM

      Thanks, Staci! I did lose weight (about 15 pounds I think), but gained a lot of it back rather quickly once I started with the crazy amounts of candy. I’m pretty much holding steady at that weight even as I’m progressing through the pregnancy. I read about a lady that gained about 6 pounds during her pregnancy and lost about 40 pounds a couple weeks after giving birth. She was losing body weight and gaining baby weight at the same time and after delivery is when she could actually see any progress. I’m hoping for something similar, but not stressing about it 😀

      Reply
  3. Andrea @ Cooking with Mamma C says

    October 21, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Congratulations, Tekesha! I’m so happy for you. I’ve missed reading your posts and am glad you’re doing well. And I couldn’t believe it when you said you don’t like sweets, but then I saw the candy photo and was like…Ohhh. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      October 21, 2015 at 8:15 PM

      LOL! Thanks, girl! 😀

      Reply
  4. Rachel says

    November 3, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    YAY!! Congratulations!!! I blame my son for my obsession with all things buffalo-sauce now. Boneless buffalo wings were pretty much all I ate during my 3rd trimester. 🙂

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      November 3, 2015 at 7:55 PM

      Thank you, Rach!! I was slowly moving away from the candy and then of course I had to properly stock up for Halloween and, just, forget it. Lol! 😀

      Reply

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