Superfood Saturday Keto Granola

I am still on the Keto diet and plan to stay on for at least 30 days.  I used to be 110 lbs and when I hit menopause I got as high as 136. That was only a  couple of pounds away from being overweight on the BMI chart.

I've tried many things over the last two years. I found the change I made right before Christmas to take sugar out of my diet helped me get to 125 lbs. But then I went away for the holidays and did not watch what I ate. I got back up to 131 lbs and many of my clothes were not fitting.

So I was determined to make some changes.  I started getting ready to go on the Dr. Axe Keto diet.
As of this morning I have been on the program for 14 days and have dropped to 125 lbs. My goal weight will be somewhere between 110 to 115 lbs. I want to be ready for racing season. The higher weight had slowed my running times by 3 minutes for a 5 K. Hoping that improves with a lighter weight

Dr. Axe just published his Keto Diet book.  Today's recipe comes from that book. I will be eating it this week with Kefir.   One of the things I like about Dr. Axe's plan is I can have berries and full fat, yogurt, cottage cheese, cheese and Kefir.  His book also has a number of Keto desserts so I will be trying out more of those.

Granola
1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1 cup raw almonds
1 cup raw walnut pieces
1 cup raw pecans
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup ground hemp hearts
1/2 cup flax seeds
1 cup cacao nibs
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup coconut oil melted.
1 tablespoon stevia

Pre-heat oven to 325 F.  In a large bowl mix all the ingredients except the coconut oil and the stevia.    Melt the coconut in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add the stevia an mix well.  Add to the other ingredients in the bowl. Mix well.  Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Grease with coconut oil.
Spread the mixture from the bowl onto the cookie sheet.  Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir. Bake for another 5 minutes or until golden brown.

4 to 6 servings

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Chris Wodke

Founder & Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the Boston Marathon.  In 2012 she finished 2nd at Boston in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs exploded.

She has appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015i, Cozumel in 2016 and Denmark in 2018. In 2018 finishing 5^th in the 60 to 64 age group.

 In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas, Texas.  She has won state championships in cycling and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2^nd in her age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team USA for the World Championship.

She travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a CMT affected athlete and the book “Soup Sundays, A Journey Toward Healthy Eating”.

http://www.henschelhausbooks.com/catalog/memoir-biography/215-running-for-my-life-winning-for-cmt-9781595982827.html

You may visit her author page at:
http://www.amazon.com/Christine-Wodke/e/B00IJ02HX6

Team CMT is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure for CMT. We have 218 members in 39 states. We also have members in Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Vietnam, Turkey, Finland, France, Ireland, Poland, Iran, Norway and Sweden. If you wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS).  It is a disease of the nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual dexterity.

Structural foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold hands and feet.

Additional symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing loss.

Additional Link

Follow CMT affected Paratriathlete Timmy Dixon
http://cmtamputee.wordpress.com/

Follow CMT Author Chris Steinke
https://cmtandmesite.wordpress.com/2017/01/30/what-is-charcot-marie-tooth-disease/

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