Hi! I’m stuck in my weight-loss and was wondering what I can do to start seeing a change on the scale again. Thanks, Laura

Hi Laura, It’s difficult to give advice without knowing more details about your current diet and exercise regime. But some things that always works is to change up your exercise a little. Our bodies adapt pretty quickly to a routine, so it's good to shake it up a bit every 4-6 weeks. Add heavier weights or more intensive cardio. Another thing that works is going back to basics; drink lots of water, look over your daily calorie count etc. If you are following the LCHF/keto lifestyle make sure you don't over eat diary products (it's easy to put too much cream in your coffee etc) or eat to many nuts and almonds (too many carbs). If you email me with more details, I would be happy to give more advice! ...........................

Hi Madlene! Thanks for a great blog! I love reading your advice and trying the recipe. I was wondering why you don’t post more photos of yourself. Would love to see more of you and your journey. Best, Maggie

Hi Maggie, I’m so happy you like the blog! I have to admit that I hate to be in photos, but I will try :)

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Hi Madlene, I've just fallen "off the LCHF wagon", and I'm wondering what do I do now. I've lost almost 14 pounds so far with a strict LCHF diet, but last weekend I went to a party and lost it completely. I ate every dessert in sight. I feel lost now and don't know what to do next. Help! Thanks, Kim

Hi Kim, We've all been in those situation, and probably will be again. Personally I think it's best to accept lifes ups and downs, and always look ahead. I used to be of the mindset that if I had eaten something "bad" I would just keep on eating. I had ruined the day, so why not continue? But someone once told me a saying which has helped me many times - if you fall down a stairs and get up half way. Would you through yourself the stairs and continue to tumble down? Of course not. The same with eating, why would you continue eating if you caught yourself half way. Also, try to see LCHF/keto as a lifestyle, and not a diet. Life will always be up and down, so go with the flow. So forgive yourself, celebrate your incredible success (you lost 14 pounds!) and keep on going!

Thanks for all emails! Keep on sending them :)

I've been getting a lot of emails with questions about LCHF and my routines lately so I thought I would do a question and answer post to answer you all. Q: How long have you been following the LCHF lifestyle? A: I've been following it for a year and a half. And I've been loving every minute!

Q: Do you ever cheat and eat non-LCHF foods? A: If I get tempted to eat something with sugar or carbs, I just remind myself how bad I will feel afterwards. It’s not worth it. I get really bad stomach aches, get tired and get bloated right away. If I crave a treat I will have some dark chocolate or raspberries. There are so many yummy LCHF foods that there is no need to feel deprived.

Q; How do you stay motivated to exercise? A: There are definitely days when it's tough to go to the gym after coming home from work and putting the kids to bed (I'm not a morning exerciser...), but I try to think that I'm very fortunate who can workout and I know that I will love it once I get there. Another trick I use is that I tell myself that I only have to stay for 10 minutes and if I still don't want to workout after that I can go home. I've never gone home....

Q: How often do you workout and what do you do? A: I do the Stellibell workout challenge 3 times every week. I also try to go to the gym twice a week to lift weights, and I run on Sundays.

Q: Does the rest of your family eat according to LCHF? A: I would say they eat LCFH about 75% of the time. All of our dinners are LCHF, but we add whole wheat pasta for the kids when we are serving vegetables they don’t like. My daughter who is 10 years old likes to bring a LCHF lunch to school; snack is a babybell cheese and cut up pieces of raw peppers. Lunch is usually a protein (chicken or all natural cold-cuts) some raspberries and almonds.

Q: What do you do with your “free” time? A: My number one priority is my family, and since my husband and I work full-time we spend the entire weekends with our children. We try to come up with one activity on Saturdays so that we can be together at home on Sundays and just take it easy. We all need it with our busy schedules. We also take care of all errands and most chores on Saturday so that we can relax together on Sundays.

Keep the questions coming! molander@stellibell.com