About Me

My Story: Why I Decided Enough Was Enough

It was my 17th birthday and we did the “girl thing” that many of us do in the Los Angeles Area. My girlfriends hired a limo and we all went to Hollywood where the “stars” are, to celebrate. I remember feeling so beautiful that night and having the time of my life. Honestly, it was the blast and my 20’s were definitely those party years!

It wasn’t until the next morning when we went into a One Hour Photo Shop to develop our photos that I realized that I was so much “bigger” than my friends and family. I looked at my photos and I felt obese and unhealthy.

I was in total shock! I never saw myself or imagined myself as big as I was in those photos. I remember my feelings going from super excited to sad and upset at myself. I remember asking how I allowed myself to get to that point. I couldn’t appreciate the pictures and wanted to burn them...and I did! Looking back, I wish I wouldn’t have, so I could see how far I’ve come.

I was disappointed in the person I allowed myself to get to. I was consuming tons of junk foods and honestly, I was heading towards a very scary and unhealthy path. That night, I wanted to be alone because I was so confused. As I was in my bedroom, I decided once and for all that I needed to make a change. I didn’t know how I was going to do it. I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do. I just knew that I was determined to lose all my weight. I made a promise to myself that I would work on me, and focus on the person I was going to become.

That day, I asked my mom to take me to a gym. I signed up for my gym membership. I was so focused. From that day on, I worked out every single day for the next 365 days, some with double day workouts. I stopped ALL junk food. I ate a low carb, low fat, calorie restricted diet (I didn’t know any better). I didn’t let rain, shine or holidays get in my way. I was so laser focused that I didn’t have time to think about the fact that I couldn’t even think about the events I missed out on.

My starting weight was 315 pounds. One year later I had lost 100 pounds. In three more months I lost another 35 pounds. Within 15 months I lost 135 pounds. I weighed 180 pounds. Over the next year I lost another 15 pounds to achieve 165 pounds (the lowest weight I’ve ever been). All in all I lost 150 pounds. Now, I’m around 185 lbs and the happiest I’ve ever been! I want to help you get there too.

My Weight Loss Journey:

I learned about the keto diet through a friend. At this time, I had been practicing a low carb lifestyle, and to be honest, it wasn’t the healthiest. Low carb was easy and sustainable for me, but restricting calories and eating a low fat diet as well didn’t work for me long term.

I started the keto diet and it changed my life. It was the first “diet” that was sustainable for me, and I loved how versatile it was. It didn’t make me miss the junk foods I used to eat at all!

Now that I look back at my journey, I wish I would have known about the Keto Diet. I would have lost my weight without starving myself. I would have known how to eat and fuel my body properly with the combination of nutritious foods in a keto diet.

After low carb eating and the Keto Diet lifestyle I’ve maintained my weight, within a ten pound fluctuation, for over 17 years.

Let's Get Personal

I grew up in Los Angeles, California (Pico Rivera girl) and was a total “city girl” until I met Donnie. I moved to Laguna Beach, California five years ago. Laguna Beach is a very quaint and charming town. It’s a beautiful beach city with only 25,000 residents but in the summer there are hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world that come to see the art galleries, pageants, festivals, restaurants and enjoy some of the most beautiful, sandy beaches and coves along the California coast.

A big part of my life is all about the Keto Community. I’ve made wonderful friends with many like-minded people who are all about healthful lifestyles in a weight loss journey to better our health. I’m focused on sharing my personal journey along with personal tips and tricks to “anyone who wants to listen” that’s helped me maintain my weight for over fifteen years.

One of my biggest passions is to experiment with baking low carb, sugar free desserts. They taste as delicious as any desserts that includes sugar and starch. I do it with cupcakes, cookies, cakes, loafs of bread, cinnamon rolls, danish, brownies, ice cream and more. I also make delicious sugar free drinks such as shakes, smoothies, teas, coffee drinks, coffee dupes and any traditional sugar loaded drinks that we think we may miss on a keto diet. I always love the reaction I get when I share that I didn’t use sugar!

Donnie and I have been together for six years. We’re engaged and are pretty much attached at the hip and do everything together. We have a big age difference, but over the years we’ve proven that age is just a number. We work out together, hike, bike, love to ski, go to the beach, enjoy dining out together to try new foods. Our favorite thing to do is to hang out at the house and enjoy a good meal, watch a sunset and share family time.

My Mission

I have a personal mission to help people transform their lives by creating sustainable, healthy eating habits.

I’ve stuck to the Keto Lifestyle because it works for me!