I'm not tracking food anymore

I'm testing out moving away from meticulously weighing and tracking all of my food through Cronometer. In this vlog, I share why I'm making this transition, what I'm doing to hopefully make it successful, and how it goes.

Timestamps:
00:00 Moving away from tracking food on medical keto
02:03 Putting on another continuous ketone monitor (CKM)
03:43 Comparing ketone levels with KetoMojo blood ketone monitor
05:00 Cooking broccoli and beef curry
06:09 My robot button
06:45 TMI and eating leftovers
08:06 Rob is still tracking his food
10:18 Checking ketone levels again on CKM and KetoMojo
11:20 Going for a run
15:40 A rare occurrence of eating out at a mall food court
17:18 Building Teddy's big boy bed!
17:55 Thoughts on this transition and going to play soccer
21:03 Pork chops and spinach salad and another check in
21:24 Playing around and a special surprise for my dad!
23:12 Beef casserole with spinach and avocado and another check in
25:36 Final thoughts on this transition
27:15 And Bahamas concert!

MEDICAL KETO RESOURCES

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HOW TO TEST YOUR KETONES (important for medical keto!)

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[Prudenthermit]

Food tracking would be such a Gigantic trigger for my past eating disorder this is so real

[KenDBerryMD]

I love your story and very much appreciate you sharing it with the world!!!

[cassandrabos]

As a viewer for a while and having a family member with schizophrenia, this is remarkable to witness. You are pioneers. One day I hope this will help so many others.
I did notice some blinking. Not much but some. So proud of you both and how joyful this must feel. I wish much continued success.❤

[ericatucker]

I haven't watched since you started the keto diet and the change in your cadence and the seriously sweet smiles in your face is absolutely amazing. I'm so glad this is working for you.

[leam]

Ok im going to give it a try! I can barely get out of bed at the moment, this is not the life I want.

[neromir]

I'm so so happy to see how well you seem to be doing! Everyone deserves this!

[spacecookie]

In my view it is such an important work you do here. Just to share your Keto-Journey with those millions of people out there, fighting with similar illnesses day by day!!! Its time for a Revolution!

[ScuzzyMcDumplings]

Hey Lauren! Thank you for sharing this. It’s great to be mindful enough to see that something like measuring and tracking is no longer serving as healthy of a purpose as it previously was.

When I went treatment for an eating disorder, they initially had us measure our food when preparing it. But after a few weeks, the goal was to have us eyeball portions, trust ourselves, and adjust if needed. It was empowering. And if you ever want to measure something as a refresher, there’s nothing wrong with it as long as it doesn’t become a habit. Weighing and tracking my food and exercise never ends well for me personally, but different strokes for different folks. Truly.

From my eyes as a weightlifter, you don’t look thin - you look trim and toned, more muscle. And you have a glow about you that’s lovely. I’m glad you’re being mindful of your needs as an individual and are honoring those needs.

And thank you for sharing some moments with your sweet son. Living with MI doesn’t automatically disqualify us from wonderful life experiences and relationships, and it’s always refreshing to see some “normalcy” (I hate that word, but I’ll use it) in families.

[MoreBibleReadingInTheChurches]

Thank you for what you do. You are helping more people than you will ever know.

[TheSlavicGoddessOfSpring]

You're amazing ❤ thank you for sharing everything not just this video but everything on your channel it helps so much to us who have someone we love and need to understand and know how to behave. For all this I'm so grateful to you and I wish you the best ❤

[queenofdramatech]

Congratulations to you making a choice that works for you and congratulations to your dad as well!

[burnice]

I loved how you surprised your dad. Get well soon🤗🤗

[noreensirianni]

Awesome! Congrats to your 3 generations: from big boy bed to fly boy's welcome! We're all a work in progress. Stay strong and keep crawling, walking or running!❤

[mystrose]

keto mojo test strips only last for up to a year after purchase. I wondered because my type 2 diabetes test strips expire pretty fast. Just thought I'd let you know because you might start getting odd readings after 3 months. Happened to me. You're doing great and it's inspiring 😀Feel better!

[jillians]

I saw the title and went "oh no, ohhh what if she gets hurt, aaaa" and then I watched and I was like "apparently she's fine, she's got it all under control -- look at that cute couple, (sigh of relief), happy for them ..."

[a.mie.]

Your son is hilarious 😂, showing off his food and Dino to the camera!

[myrnaedmisten]

This is such a helpful project. I do hope many many are helped and encouraged by all this information. ❤

[WWS]

It's always enjoyable watching you guys.

[catherinel]

As always, thanks for the content. I'm benefitting so much from your videos!