Shout-out to the woman at Aldi...


A few years back I first found out about keto and it saved me during a tough time in my life.
After hitting my goal weight I got lazy. I didn’t want to log macros anymore, I thought I could just increase my physical activity, etc etc. We’ve seen this before and it didn’t work for me either. I gained some pounds back, my mind got foggy again, and I accepted this new normal.
I went to Aldi the day after thanksgiving here in the US so I could score a turkey on sale. While there another woman and I casually did laps to find different items and we passed one another a few times.
When she reached for the bacon I casually glanced at her cart and saw the classic keto starting lineup: avocados, pork rinds, sour cream, heavy cream, sausages, etc. Before I could stop myself I said “hey that looks like everything you’d get for the keto...”. Her eyes lit up and she smiled and explained that she was going back to it after her and her husband had stopped a few months back. We chatted a bit and shared some tips that we had both found helpful.
I found myself putting back the carb snacks I had mindlessly grabbed and replaced them with some keto items. On the way out I thanked her for the inspiration and the support I didn’t know I needed. We parted ways and wished one another good luck. I wonder how she’s doing and I have to say a small part of me tries harder knowing that she’s out there too.

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