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I plan to start keeping up with the blog again. So this is me just letting y'all know 😘

Calyn Started School (Keto Day 3)

You guys!!! She did it! Calyn started school yesterday morning and it was a success!!

She started off her morning with some breakfast and FaceTime with Nonna.

Then it was time for the photo ops before we left the house. Grandmother came over to see her off and get a picture with her.

Then of course it was selfie time once we got in the truck!

She was more interested in telling me all of the colors in the crayon box and which animals were on the curtain than smiling for her picture!

And then we dropped her off in her classroom where she was super excited to play with some toys and the other kids! She never even batted an eye when we said we were leaving!

When I got there at 5:00 to pick her up from after care she wasn't ready to leave with me. She wanted to stay at school! I guess that means that she had a great time. They did inform me that she's very strong willed though. Lol, yes we know. I'm so happy that she had a good day and was so happy to be there! She came home reciting Genesis 1:1 and was so proud of herself that she could say all of it. I think choosing Louisiana Christian School was the best decision we could have made for our baby girl!

On another note. Keto day 3 was a bitch! After some research and talking with some people on a Facebook group I came to the conclusion that I had an electrolyte imbalance. I had a headache, my muscles were super tense, I was having some pain near my kidneys, and my muscles kept getting cramps. I was consuming a lot of sodium, but I was also drinking way too much water and was flushing out even more electrolytes, than my body could handle since keto also flushes out your body. I was also not consuming enough potassium. After I picked up Calyn we went pick up some spinach and some tuna pouches and I had me a little spinach salad and I am feeling sooooo much better. That made a huge difference!!! So if you're going to attempt a keto diet then I definitely recommend eating spinach daily to help with that and to only drink if you're thirsty. I am now down 6.2lbs though, so it was worth it!!

Keto on my peeps!

Setting ourselves up for success (Keto-Day 1)

Cody and I spent about 3-4 hours yesterday meal prepping for our first week of keto. We aren't doing "true" keto right now. We don't want to overwhelm ourselves too much in the beginning. We're doing more of a "Lazy Keto" or what a lot of people refer to as "if it fits your macros." We're only checking to make sure that things fit within our daily allotment of carbs, fats, and proteins. Once we get better acclimated then we can attempt to go "true" keto. This is going to be a pretty big adjustment for us, but we are super excited!

These are the things we cooked (I totally forgot to take pictures of everything #bloggingfail):

-Sausage and Kale Soup
-Cheese Stuffed Bacon Cheeseburgers
-Buffalo Chicken Jalapeno Popper Casserole
-Low Carb Zesty Chicken Nuggets
-Keto Bacon Burger Bombs

All of these recipes come from ruled.me! Great website with some great recipes and information. So far today I've had some keto proof coffee and one of the keto bacon burger bombs and it's 2:15PM and I'm not hungry. I've also had around 50oz of water and I plan to get 100oz in before bed tonight. Cody texted me at lunch and said that he couldn't even finish all of it. I know it's only day 1, but I'm super proud of us and hope that we can stick it out!!

Also, on another note, tonight is orientation for Calyn at her new school! She starts on Wednesday!!!!! Where did the time go????? My baby girl is about to start school and it's all that she can talk about. She is SO excited and I'm excited and super sad at the same time! *tear*

This will definitely be a week of major adjustments!