Testimony of the Day
Beauty Counter Testimony: “Maria, I bought the shampoo and conditioner through your links.. I was hoping it would be good AND…. IT IS!!!!! it is fabulous…. a small amount for my hair lathers so nice, the smell is awesome and my hair is happy with it the conditioner is just right too for my long straight hair. awesome stuff, I will definitely order again. thanks…. maria for researching and getting this info to us. I don’t have time for that all the time. thanks again. it feels just like I am shampooing again, except this time with healthy stuff.” – Janet
Click HERE to find the shampoo that I adore!
CHOCOPERFECTION GIVEAWAY!
Today I am giving away a box of ChocoPerfection bars! ChocoPerfection bars uses the sweeteners oligofructose, which is derived from ground-up chicory root, and erythritol, which comes from fermented natural foods. These ingredients don’t effect insulin levels (zero on the glycemic index) or have a laxative effect like malitol. Most “low carb” chocolates use malitol which does increase blood sugar and often causes intestinal discomfort. Here’s to chocolate on a “diet!”
Click HERE to find all “healthified” chocolates.
All you have to do is 3 things:
1. “Like” Keto Adapted on Facebook and share Keto Adapted with your friends and family!
2. “Like” ChocoPerfection on Facebook.
3. Leave a comment below on what your new healthy habit is this month (some ideas are: trying a new recipe, eating less sugar, exercising, trying yoga, cleaning out your pantry, using healthy topical products and make-up)! Bonus points if you post a photo on Keto Adapted Facebook wall!
A winner will be picked April 1st. Good Luck!
AND THE WINNER IS…. TERRY! Congrats!
This month I am trying new keto recipes to keep things interesting. My family ate a lot of canned and frozen veggies when I was a kid, so I was not very keen on them as an adult. I’ve learned that grilling or steaming fresh vegetables makes them flavourful, and they actually have texture. It’s been a revelation to discover I like them after all. Cauliflower especially is such a wonderfully diverse veggie!
My new healthy habit for March is to continue adding variety to my diet, in an effort to nourish myself adequately (since I’m underweight).
Heyo!
I already like you and Chocoperfection on Facebook!
My healthy habit for March: Try and not allow other peoples’ anger affect me too much AND cutting back on stevia.
Liz S.: What specific steps are you taking?
walking more…….. hoping the weather warms up in northern MN! 🙂
I’ve gathered many new recipes to try. I’ve already stopped snacking in the evenings. Finally my husband wants to stop drinking soda and eating bread and M&M’s – SO I will be helping him get healthy. These chocolate bars will be a real help.
New habit for march–eating mindfullg. I always, always, always overeat!
Maria,
Can you share some of your ideas on using Tropical Traditions coconut cream concentrate? I love it in my tea, along with heavy cream.
I actually don’t use it much. There are some ideas on their website that you could easily adapt. 🙂
http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/coconut_cream_concentrate.htm
I need to work on faithfulness! And try not to sabotage myself with unhealthy choices.
I am going to try and move snow of my running workouts outside. I miss the fresh air!
Working on homemade natural beauty products. Shampoo, body wash, etc.
My new healthy habit will be to become more social, find a passion and have my own life outside of my lovely family. Maria, your post about the shampoo gave me an idea: it looks like a great line. I am thinking to join. How do you like being the beauty consultant for this company so far?
This weekend I went through my pantry and got rid of all the old “bad” stuff. This month I’ve promised myself to get in more exercise.
I am researching skin care products and starting to replace my old ones with new and safer products. Thank you for recommending Beauty Counter.
Healthy habit for March: workout in the early morning before taking care of my 95 year old Mother! Thanks
Maria, I’m not sure how else to reach you. I want to purchase a video of your class, as I want to start following your recommendations to the T. Is that what i should do? How do I get an individual intake with you, as i want my husband to do that?
Hot yoga
I am going to walk longer and start doing yoga.
I will be walking more.
My healthy habit for March will be to get back to walking an hour a day! Winter has gotten me off track and Im ready to get back with it!
I Already LOVE not Like Keto Adapted!!! and liked choco perfection!!!
My healthy habit for March will be to continue reaching my healthy keto adapted body!!! 2 weeks and down 7 pounds! I would also like to continue to get the rest of my family healthy and keto adapted!!!!
Maria & Craig THANK YOU!!!!
My new healthy habits are yoga and weight lifting. I am trying very hard to stay off of the dairy for the next 2 months as well. Thank you for all you do!
Get into and stay in ketosis
Getting more sleep!
Getting back on track. I have picked up old bad habits because of an outing that the kids and I take each week. We so.etimes have to pickup something on t h e way and I tend to get what I consider a”treat”. It’s not a treat…. I need a thought pattern change when we get out of the house. I do fine at home.
I am going to concentrate on drinking more water and less diet pop!
Focus on drinking more water!
My new healthy habit for March is to start my day with meditation so I’m not so stressed and spend more quality time with my foam roller/tennis ball! 🙂
Walk more! I only sit on my butt, that needs to change!
I’m focused on minimizing my keto desserts!
Taking better care of myself.
Try to get a bit more protein in (I’m at goal…for several years but seem to see my protein slip a bit in favor of fat..it’s not a ‘bad thing’…)
My healthy habit this month is to try to take all my supplements and continue to follow the meal plans.
This month I am going to try to quit using regularly sweetened chocolate chips in my baking…. Which means I will need to make them, since the good stuff is SO expensive. 🙂
Now that I am using whole foods, Iwant to add non toxic cleaning products to our home as well. Including skin care items.
Not one bite of wheat in the month of March.
A limit of one sugar-alcohol sweetened treat a day!
learning more info on being keto. not knowing if i need to buy meters to know or just rely on my hungry. this is a little overwheliming when you are busy with “LIFE”
I fell off the low carb wagon so this month im changing that and starting again! I need it to get off medicine for diabetes. And also want to keep cooking low carb for my family.
my new healthy habit is making my own toothpaste with coconut oil
Starting a supplement plan, suggested by Maria. They really do help with cravings!
My healthy habit is to work out at least 5 dys a week and run a race each month, starting with the Get Lucky 7k.
My healthy habit is to exercise in the morning before eating! Maria, I have 2 of your kindle books and have been ‘eating them up’ so to speak. I have hope for the first time in years that maybe this thing might work. I’m going all in.
I am working on getting my percentages where they need to be. Thanks for the chance to win!
sleep more, eat less sugar, and go for walks every day!
I have been doing really well with exercising 4-5 times a week since Jan. 1; however, I am hoping that the weather will warm up enough that I can get some walking/jogging in very soon as I know doing the same exercises is not great, but I figure it’s better than nothing. I also plan to continue eating well and losing these last 5 lbs that have been so darn stubborn!
Joined a new healthclub that will hopefully help me to workout even more often.
I am doing a candida cleanse this month with keto!
I am trying to exercise more.
My 5 year old has allergies and we just found out they are even more extensive then we thought. We will continue working to return healing to her tiny tummy. We just found out she also has a corn allergy. Is stevia glycerite the only sweetner that you use that is corn free? I use swerve all of the time in your wonderful recipes.
I still have never tried these, can’t find them locally, would love to win some.
March goal is to get to the three mile run mark!
I just came across your blog today, however I have been low carb /gluten free since August and have dropped 25 lbs. I would like to lose another 5 lbs to get my BMI in the “normal” range but am struggling with it. As soon as the weather warms up a bit I plan to walk more. I think my nightly glasses of red wine aren’t helping either but it’s been hard to give it up. I will also buy your recipe books so I can try out some new recipes.
My goal is to complete 5 workouts per week and plan to do more outside as the weather warms up!
I am going to make your french silk pie recipe!
To start the keto diet.
less late night snacking
Back on track and adding more fat into my diet. I broke over and ate corn chips and it’s a sugar addiction…one chip leads to another. Then the sugar craving goes off the chart. So back to grain free. My exercise will be training my new baby colts.
Walk more! And try more of your recipes!
I’ve been planning and prepping all of my weekday meals on Sunday to stay on track.
Two things actually! 1) Exercise right when I wake up for a minimum of 3x per week with a focus on weight training and 2) No eating 3 hours before bed and have caffeine free tea every night night with tablespoon of the gelatin you recommended.
My new healthy habit is using all natural beauty products.
I want to use more natural products. I love trying new recipes and reminding myself that there is not much you cannot find a healthy alternative for!!!
My March health goal is to get my fat/carb/protien ratios in check. I’m shooting for 80-90% fat I just need to figure out my protein grams!
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I’m going to diligently follow my ketosis-adapted lifestyle on my week long upcoming business trip. No matter how much I’m tempted by all the foods around me. And…I’m taking some fermented cabbage so I can start incorporating fermented foods into my eating. ( I really don’t care for them at the moment.) I’m hoping to change this!
Breaking my sugar addiction. Just cleaned my pantry out of high carb and sweetened foodstuffs. Eating cleaner and HF-LCS to drop 65 lbs and get off diabetes meds. Only 29 days and 23 pounds less!
I very much need to do more weight lifting. It is so easy to jump on the treadmill and do a mindless workout
I’m going to try to exercise more. I’ve found you really have to eat healthy and exercise together if you really want to lose weight!
Drinking more water! 🙂
Increase my water intake and research supplements.
Cutting out diet soda… again. I cut it out last year and then slowly started having it every now and then, until I found myself craving it and drinking it a couple of times a week again. No more.
This month, a couple of friends and I have started an accountability group. We text what we have and are eating that day, and we text what our workout was etc.
Do more walking as an exercise.
I still crave chocolate even after almost a year of low carb eating. I am down 51 pounds, so this could be the treat of chocolate that I am looking for, that will keep me on track… Thank you for the Giveaway!
Trying to incorporate more recipes and making better choices.
This month I want to eat breakfast. Use to do IF 16:8 skpping breakfast, but having BED, I think I restricted my calorie intake too much, and relapsed. So breakfast it is! And I love chocolate 🙂
I’ve been adding 10 minutes of abdominal exercises daily. I know that doesn’t sound like much but it is way better than the NOTHING I was doing. Yes, I tell myself over and over, I DO have 10 minutes and I CAN do 10 minutes — and I sorta embarrass myself into getting it done. EVERY day. So far, so good!
My goal is to drink more water as I do not drink near enough
Continue with me ketogenic lifestyle. I have lost 40 pounds and dropped from 29% body fat to 14.55% body fat. I would like to lose about 4% more. Biggest change is sleeping. I started sleeping 7 to 9 hours a night about 2 weeks ago. I usually get that at least 4 days a week. i would like to shoot for at least 6 days a week this month, if not 7. This is up from about 5 hours at night and a 2 hour nap daily. I feel much better with 8 hours uninterrupted and no nap.
I’ve been following the keto adapted way for a week now and I plan to continue through march. I learn tons daily but I am always looking for more information.
For March, I want to start regular IF to see if it gives me a boost
I want to eat less sugar and more fat, learn more about going keto adapted and get more sleep.
This month I’m learning about being keto adapted. I’m watching your keto seminar that I was not able to attend and taking notes as I go.
Hi Maria! Hope you are doing well! This month I am starting my strength training and also rereading Keto Adapted so I can get the most out of being fat adapted! I will also be going dress shopping for my wedding dress in a few weeks. I love chocolate and would love to try chocoperfection so I can enjoy chocolate on keto still! 🙂
mmm chocolate!
Hi Maria. Lately I have been using essential oils alot. I use them in my morning detox drink with aloe Vera juice, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice or a couple drops of lemon essential oil, frankensence and grapefruit oils (to help balance hormones) and a few drops of stevia. I also found a great recipe for peppermint patties with coconut oil, sugar free honey and peppermint oil frozenin patties then dipped in sf chocolate! !! The most amazing yummy way to get that coconut oil in!!! St. Party’s day is my birthday so I would be SOOOO blessed to win some chocolate bars!!!
Hi Maria, just started reading Keto adapted yesterday & think that I have been eating too much protein. I tend to like protein with protein as in cheese omelette or salmon wrapped in bacon, so I will try & avoid that. My biggest problem is coconut oil. I do like coconut & coconut milk but find the mouth feel of the oil quite nauseating. I have no problem with real butter & nut butters, unsweetened of course. I live in Cambridge, England & some of the ingredients in your recipes are not available here or else I simply cannot identify them here. Am I ok not eating coconut oil? Any advice please, thanks, joanna h
I’m exercising again… slow reps with resistant bands.
Exercising more.
We are working to keep the carbs under control. I too am using a lot of essential oils. doTERRA’s “Slim and Sassy” is helping!
I’m trying to make more meals ahead of time to make my gym nights easier!
In March I am hoping to kick up the exercise. I prefer to exercise outside and being in the midwest makes it difficult to be motivated in the winter months. I am so thankful for this way of eating though – it allows me to back off the exercise and still maintain my weight, while eating lots of great food!
Loved the latest Keto class!! Choco perfection bars are a great addition to my pantry!! Bring it on Maria!
My new healthy habit is to eat more leafy green vegetables and consume more water! Thanks for all you do! I own most of your books! 🙂
I will prepare healthier dinners for my family!
Quit snacking on nuts!
Sorry about that comment. It was an accident. My new health habit for March is getting to bed on time.
Ohhh this chocolate sounds wonderful! This March I am trying to stay away from sugar and eat more fresh veggies. I am also trying to drink more healthy teas — oolong, green and roobios.
My healthy March habit is one I will put into effect everyday going forward – hydrate! I follow your plans and love this way of eating/living but I have a hard time drinking as much as I should.
I already like both Keto adapted and chocoperfection – what’s not to love? And my new healthy habit for March is getting more sleep! In February I introduced IF, which is great and got me through a frustrating plateau. Now I’m just about 5 lbs from my goal weight and am excited to start proving the sustainability of this way of life.
I have my husband on board with no sugar- time for the kids! I have a daughter with asthma, allergies, acid reflux, other stomach problems, ADHD and acne. I would love to see what a sugar/grain free life would do!
I’m going to continue to stop counting calories! I experimented with it over the past couple of weeks and its been ok. I’m really excited about it so I’m going to try and continue to do this huge step for me
No late night snacking!
I used to keep a food diary, but kind of fell off for a while. I’m going to resume the diary to ensure I’m on track with not only fat and carbs but also portions. Stress has had me craving chocolate like a mad woman lately (nursing school!), so this would be a godsend!
More regular exercise!
I put up sticky notes with my first goal month on them. It’s when I go back to the doc and get blood tests. I want my A1c to be in normal range.
I cleaned out our pantry and we are trying to eat less processed foods, sugar and foods that have a commercial!
My husband and I are trying to do hard things this year with something different each month. March is no popcorn. That’s tough.
My new habits for March are to incorporate Pure Barre workouts into my routine and try one new keto recipe per week
My new health habit this month is adding more fat and less bad carbs.
Bought your eBook yesterday 🙂
Thanks! Enjoy! 🙂
My new health habit for march is not trying to cut calories and instead making sure I have quality calories!
Coffee and wine are my weakness. Going to work on the wine this month. Thank you Maria for all your education and wonderful recipes. Just got done watching Keto class webinar. Very good! Little steps, right?
I’ve sadly fallen off the Keto bandwagon and am getting back on. But I’ll highlight drinking 3o ounces of water in the morning and then 3o ounces 30 min after each meal. As well as upping my celtic sea salt in my diet.
Can’t wait to try adding more fat into my diet!!
I am finally cutting out all grains and sugar.. WOOT WOOT!
I don’t have facebook, and refuse to make an account on facebook. So I guess I can’t win. 🙁
You can get 3 entries by doing the 3 things listed. Leaving a comment still gives you and entry.
This month I plan on purchasing more of the supplements that Maria recommends. And to actually take them!!!
My new healthy habit for March has been moderation! I am a very all-or-nothing type and this is a very hard one for me. However, I am finally succeeding. A close second is patience which I think goes hand-in-hand with moderation. If I get too extreme with myself, I go off track completely so I am working on picking myself up and staying the course but not demanding perfection. Wish me luck!
My health habit I’m going to work for is to become fully keto adapted. I am working on food preparation for the next week over this weekend.
I am working on getting back on track and food prep to help with it!
I’ll be focusing on getting my fat and H20 intakes higher everyday this month!
I am going to start exercising more. I think walking will be the best to start with. I am also going to be more prepared with my daily keto foods so that I don’t find myself too hungry to make good choices.
I also shared on my Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/kathy.fields.180/posts/10200508952243707
I’m trying to exercise more! I’m down 32 pounds in 4 months from changing my eating now I need to exercise more to lose the last 25 pounds!
Lowering carbs, particularly sugar and white foods; not eating in between meals, and getting to bed at a reasonable hour.
Healthy keto habits for my baby!
I’m going to start a garden, so that I know with 100% certainty what went into and on my vegetables. Seedlings are planted!
My goal was trying to go 18 hours fasted (with the exception of coffee blended with some fat in the mornings). I did it for a couple of weeks but have quickly realized that 14 hours is about my max. Also upping the fat from around 65% to 70%…just to see. I also bought MCT oil (another first). Will be making Bulletproof Ice cream in a couple days.
Add coconut cream or oil to my coffee in am!
My healthy habit is getting back into exercising. I slacked off and started again this week. I already feel better and have more energy!
going to the gym at least 3 to 5 days a week and portion control 🙂
my habit for this month is i am doing a 30 squat, 30 day plank challenge and a six weeks to toned arms.
My new health habit this month is less sugar. I started the Keto Cleanse which is great, I am not even wanting the carbs or sugar food I was having before.
My new health habit is reading your keto adapted book, and starting to train for a 5k in May.
Stick to my keto plan better and make an effort to exercise more.
This month I read your Keto-Adapted book and am eating the Maria way. Baking and cooking more to help become a fat-burner.
My healthy new habit for March is that I’m trying to at least get my dog a short walk after class at minimum a few times a week – since it’s FINALLY somewhat nice out here in WI! 🙂
This is the month I start the keto way of life, for real and for good.
Trying to cut out sugar
Im trying my best to exercise more but it’s hard to stay motivated especially with school! Gotta keep trying though!
Two new health habits for March, both of them big for me are, (1) no peanut butter–my pb addiction was getting out of control, some days a third of my calories from pb, and (2) walking a half hour a day.
Since I’ve started taking some of the supplements you recommend I now feel I can exercise more without causing injury. So this is my goal in March, to exercise more using baby steps and see how my body responds.
This month I am tryig to keep my carbs below 20g per day. I prepare for ultramarathon in May, so it helps me with my training and I recover faster.
I just finished reading keto adapted and I am adding in supplements you recommend.
I gave up some things that hinder my weight loss progress – chocolate, dairy and nuts/seeds. It was very hard at first, but I noticed my migraines decreased in frequency, so that alone is keeping me going. This week I started adding cardio and weights.
Thank you for all the great information! I love your site and all the recipes!
I am fully enjoying all of the wonderful benefits since I have incorporated exercise into my daily routine!
Totally trying Yoga for the first time this month. What can it hurt?
Walking and meditating more!!
Would love to try this brand. Been keto for about a month. So far doing well even when eating out. Want to continue without cheats.
My habit is to go keto and STICK with it!!!
My health habit for March is eating more Keto.. no more “net carbs” .. & staying under 20-25 “total” carbs a day! These chocolates would be a nice treat! 🙂
Getting back on the right track!
It’s St.Paddy’s day, with two ds. Short for Patrick, not Patricia. Patty is a girls name, Paddy is an Irish nickname coming from the Irish for Patrick, which is Padrig.
Also my healthy habit is just going Keto! Sarted almost 4 weeks back and believe I’ve made the best decision I could have made.
Start cooking with coconut flour and no sugar.
Getting outside and exercising more, working on hydration.
My new habit is to drink water and move more!
My healthy new habit is planning and preparing my meals in advance. It’s been a challenge!!
I have cleaned house of all wheat products along with sugar!
Tracking on myfitnesspal and eating more healthy fat!!!
Keep cleaning out the cupboards making room for a better life
This month we started the 30 day Accelerated Keto plan – 1 week in and I’ve lost 5 lbs., hubby has lost 9!
I really want to run a 5k . I started back up running and I’m up to 2 and a half miles so far . So close !!!
i’m trying to incorporate more veggies into our diet, i’m really bad with veggies. oh and LEARNING TO PERFECT CAULIMASH!
Remembering to get in enough water EVERY day. I tend to do well for a day or so and then get busy and forget to make it a priority. Pouring it into containers in the morning helps.
My goal is to exercise more and eat not only low carb but healthy–no preservatives, chemicals etc
my monthly healthy habit is to definitely just relax…take things as they come, one at a time and not be in such a hurry and stress myself out.
New March healthy habit is daily oil pulling!
My healthy habit for March is increasing healthy fats in my diet… more avocados, coconut oil and grassfed butter!
Nummy ! Love eating keto!
This month I am trying fat-fasting ince a week or so. It has an amazing effect on my blood sugar and reduces my insulin needs!
I’ve already pretty much cut sugar out of my diet, now I am trying to add in the excercise!
excited to let me kiddos get a try of these!
I keep wanting to win these! health habit for March … doing oil pulling. I drink lots of green tea etc and hopefully the oil pulling will take some of the stain off my teeth along with regular brushing. thanks for the opportunity to win these!
My new health habit for March is walking more
Working out more and oil pulling. Thanks y’all!!
This month I’m recommitting to the Keto lifestyle. I hate to say that the last few months I have gone astray and my body is really feeling the difference. I’m not looking forward to the detox, but I am definitely looking forward to the energy I’ll have once I’m back in ketosis.
intermittent fasting….eating cleaner…
My new health habit is to learn to say no!
More exercise.
I am adding an extra day of Jazzercise
My healthy hair tip is using coconut oil. I will put it on, and cover it with a shower cap, leaving it on overnight. I wash it out in the morning 🙂 I also put a little on ky hair before I go to the pool, because they use so much chlorine.
My new health habit is eliminating deadly sugar from my diet! Chocoperfection bars really help with that.
My new habit? Beginning a Keto-adapted lifestyle. Currently on day 5. Going through some physical reactions now, but I can do it.
Be more active
I’m trying some new recipes to add variety to my low carb menu.
I’m going to try this Keto thing out! The food and results seem too good to be true! I’m going to eat healthier and meditate. 🙂
my new habit this month and from now on is taking care of me .. Eating keto and low carb and getting myself back into shape !!
This past month we have been working harder at getting toxic chemicals out of our cleaning routine. Trying to go the more natural route!!
My new heathy habit this month is to be more consistent with my running routine & cutting out sugar. So far so good 🙂
Adding the supplements you recommended in your Keto Webinar to my daily regime 🙂
I need to get back on track and reduce my sugar intake!!
healthy habit of this month is trying to incorporate more LC veggies into my meals, trying to add more fats (healthy ones), and trying to plan ahead for meals and snacks especially for at work so I don’t slip up and eat sugar chocolates , etc that are around the office. I don’t have a problem with staying away from grains, but it’s easy to eat dark chocolate with sugar instead of stevia, etc when it’s on the table in our office space if I don’t have alternatives with me
I have started taking L-Carnitine every morning and Calcium Citrate before bed every night.
Getting back on a low carb diet. I got off track during my first trimester and need to get back as I’m gaining too much weight this pregnancy.