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A Formal Introduction

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Hello, my name is Jessica! I created this blog and just jumped right in. So I figured I would give an introduction.  My name is Jessica. Most know me as Jess. I live in Texas. I am a Training Supervisor for a Telecommunications company. I am on a journey to a new me . I am happily married to the love of my life. My three dogs and cat are my world. I love going on adventures, good food, and laughing. That is pretty much me in a nutshell.  So... Why do this? I briefly touched on it in my first post. I want to serve as an inspiration mostly but, I also want to document the journey I am on to better my life. That being a journey of Keto, my adventures, and my life. I want to engage with others. I want to meet wonderful and inspiring people. I have a lot of plans and hopes for this blog.  Sharing my goals I have always wanted to start a blog. It is on my bucket list. So, why not share my bucket list? I will only share my top 5 because, I could seriously go...

The Keto Commitment

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Officially 5 weeks ago we (my better half and I) embarked on our Keto journey. This is something that is huge for me. I have always been one that ate anything and everything under the sun. Rice, fries, candy, soda, burgers (a lot), and whatever other ridiculous things you can think of. In comes the first realization... I did not treat myself well. How was I supposed to be someone who lived my best life and was happy with who I was if I could not take care of myself? I have always had high goals for myself but, felt I was not able to do it. Simply because of the weight I was lugging around. Not only was it the physical weight stopping from doing the things I wanted but, also the collateral weight. The feelings of guilt, shame, fear, and insecurities. The shame I felt because I want to have a child and how could I do this begin so unhealthy. In comes the second realization... It was an addiction. Plain and simple. I was addicted to that lifestyle. The sugar, the sluggish life, th...