Buffy Buffington gets Buffer

WOW!  This morning started out with an awesome leg workout and I feel the DOMS setting in - LOVE IT!  Walking lunges are, without a doubt, the best, most effective compound exercise I do.  I can squat and deadlift till I’m blue in the face, but if I don’t do my walking lunges - no DOMS, which makes me sad.  Now I know, I know, DOMS is not an indicator of an effective workout, but I need it!

My keto diet is going great and I’m feeling like a new woman.  My jeans are fitting me slightly better since starting the diet 4 days ago!  Now, the day they "slip on" with no shimmying - that’ll be something to celebrate!

Heading to the bar w/ my husband tonight.  Cannot wait to get my Grilled Chicken Salad and water!  No alcohol, but I feel so great that I don’t even want it.  Makes me feel crappy and tired anyway!

Hope everyone at BB.com has a great weekend!

Well, after my negative post yesterday, I must set the record straight.  Today, I FEEL GREAT!  My mood is up, I’m enjoying my food choices and I’m excited about what’s to come.  My energy is through the roof right now - not what I expected at all.  I have checked out the keto threads and a lot of people complain about fuzziness, lack of energy, sleep problems, etc.  Maybe I’m just not there yet, but right now I’m feelin’ good and kickin’ ass in the gym.  I started a food diary on The Daily Plate and my fat is up around 65% - that’s probably contributing to my energy levels.  It’s still against everything I believe in, but I’m stickin’ with it, darn it all!   I know you were all missing Sarah Palin, so I had to toss that one in there!

I’m heading to dinner now (it’s a long drive - I’m not 80 yet!) and plan to have a cobb salad with ranch dressing.  How awesome does that sound?

 I am making a pledge right now to all my fellow BB.comers that if and when my feelings about this diet go south, I’ll fess up! 

 Be back soon.  I want to start logging my workouts too, but this is so time consuming!

So I’ve been working so hard for so long.  Working out hard and consistently, on and off with a trainer, lifting heavy, cutting back on cardio, eating clean…blah, blah, blah.  Recently we moved into a new house which is an "entertainer’s dream house", and, boy, have we entertained.  I’ve felt my clothes becoming tighter, so I upped my cardio, but became exhausted quickly due to the time I was spending working out.  Well, the parties are done for now, but the holidays are fast approaching and I know I will continue to struggle with clean eating during this time. 

So, yesterday, I started the keto diet, and I am miserable.  I know that I will lose weight on it, but how long can I keep this diet up?  All the fat I’m consuming goes against EVERYTHING I believe in!!  Plus, my mood is in the crapper.  I think I’m really angry that I’ve felt the need to resort to this stupid diet!  I plan to stick it out as long as I can.  Hopefully, I will see results quickly and that will continue to motivate me to adhere to the diet.  When I eat clean and healthfully, I feel great, but am hungry a lot and was getting tired of the same old chicken breast, spinach, oatmeal, avocado, olive oil, etc.  I’m very afraid that if I fail at the keto, that I’ll quickly gain back weight and, possibly, more than I lost!  Am I crazy?