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

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
 

Day 2
B: Scrambled Eggs with extra heavy cream, Sausage
D: Ribeye Steak, Asparagus and Hollandaise Sauce
 

Day 3
B: Brie Omelette with extra heavy cream, sausage
D: Curry Chicken and Sauteed Cauliflower Rice with Onion, Peas and Butter
 

Day 4
B: Japanese Rolled Omelette, Bacon, Pesto Chicken Sausage
D: Leftovers

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)
 

Day 6
B: Fried Cube Steak, Fried Egg, Country Gravy
D: Grilled Lamb with Tzatziki Sauce
 

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

Day 8
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche with Bacon
D: 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
 

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

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

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

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

Day 15
B: Deconstructed Quiche (saute of broccoli and sausage, scrambled egg, slice of cheese on top)
D: Thai Sticky Chicken Thighs
 

Day 16
B: Broccoli, Sausage and Onion Quiche
D: Montreal Steak & Asparagus
 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Day 26
B: Bacon
D: Pork Chops, Fig Sauce, Steamed Broccoli and 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!

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!

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 🙂