Hi everyone! My name is Arlene. I am from the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. I am married and have 2 beautiful children (1 boy & 1 girl). I am on a self love & weight loss journey trying to be the best version of myself and hoping to inspire others to do the same.

I have been following a ketogenic lifestyle since 1/1/2019. In 2019 I dropped 74lbs and reached my weight goal of 135 (even lower than that), however, when 2020 came, I was focusing more on mental health. It didn’t help that this coronavirus global pandemic started either but I ended up gaining back 30lbs and trying to get back down again

When creating my Instagram account, I was trying to find a name that can describe me. I did so amazing on my first month on keto in January of 2019 and lost 17lbs that first month. I was sold that this could be something I can last a while doing other than other “diets” I’ve tried to do such as Whole 30 or going to weight watchers, however, I wasn’t sure how long I would be doing keto so I didn’t want keto in my name.

While thinking about it, I knew that I was always trying to love myself better and I thought Self Love Hawaii would be the perfect name for me. I purchased this domain back in February of 2019, however, I haven’t done anything with it until now in 2020.

On here I plan to share random things whether it’s keto or low carb food and/or recipes i’ve been eating or self love/self care tips. If you have any recommendations on what you want to see, i’m also open to other things. Let me know! Anyway, welcome and feel free to follow me on my journey.