A New Way of Life

  CW: 257.6 (Hr. 84) - when you look at it like that doesn't seem that big of a deal.  Today I feel more awake than the last few days.  My pee strips are putting me at a moderate Ketosis.  I would have thought it would have been faster considering it's just water, coffee, and tea.  And noting else.  I though about getting some of the flavored waters but I read somewhere that some flavors can be triggers.  At least black coffee has become tolerable.  Ain't gonna be my new favorite drink. (Update) At 4:20p cup of broth another one at 8:45p.  I'm ready to start adding in food slowly.  I've learned at lot about myself.  I can exist on water as long as I take supplements.  Food is the color in my world.  I feel a little queasy tonight.  Guess my stomach is going to teach me a lesson.

CW: 259.6 (hr - 33)   I woke up at 9:00a, felt no desire to actually get up and closed my eyes again.  Finally got up about 10:45a, weighed, showered, sat on the couch and went back to sleep.  Finally got dressed, started drinking my water with electrolytes.   (hr - 36)   Had my multi-vitamin.  Really rolling slowly today.  Started watching TV; I can't focus, so at least I can focus on TV.  Not hungry.  Miss eating.  Even stuff at the back of the cabinet looks good.  You know the crap you push all the way to the back because you have better, that stuff, looks good now.  I'm awake, but I don't feel motivated to do anything AT ALL.  I just heard the TV, I need to go vote, and I will...slowly.  I made a cup of coffee (black) hoping for a slight lift to start running errands. The rest of the day went well. One bout of loosy poops, but I haven't had any dizziness, weakness, or anything major....

Woke at 7am.  Didn't have time to weigh, sorry.  I was conscious this morning, but not involved.  It felt zen.  Not very hungry. 8:30a - (2) ACV 9:30a - (3) yeast pills; but then I had to have coffee.  BLACK...dear god it's disgusting. But it's helping to clear the fog a little.  I really need an alternative to the salt.  Blah! {quick amazon search} - so they do have salt pills and electrolytes.  Next time, I'll have to go that direction. The rest of Friday went slowly.  Another cup of black coffee.  Get home...(an energy boost).  Dishes made it into the dishwasher, towels folded, sheets washed and dried.  Reading...in bed by 9:30a. My dreams were vivid and food kept popping up.  I was slicing and eating a banana, walnuts.  I could feel the crunch and taste the sweetness.  I was on the floor telling someone, "I need to clean out the freezer."  I remembered eating a piece of cake from Thursday, and ...

Yesterday was a day of gastronomic debauchery.  A Little Debbie here, a small piece of cake  there...and a pint of Blue Bell Bride's Cake ice cream.  I am smart enough not to buy anything bigger than a pint even when I'm going slightly mad.  It's like my mind told me your going on a water fast, enjoy before you do.  Which in itself actually puts me back a few steps. Sugar at night, hungry in the morning.  Today I'm exhausted and I don't get to blame the 'going without food' excuse.  I'm just flat out tired. _________________________________________________________________________________ CW: 265.2 8:30a - (2) ACV pills 9:30a - (1) multi-vitamin; (3) nutritional yeast pills 9:40a - (uh oh...just heard my stomach...somebody knows somethings up) 10:30a - I'll have my 1/4 tsp of salt and my 12 oz of electrolytes.  Being that it's sweet (from Stevia) I'm going to look forward to those twice a day. {Note to self: DO NOT TAKE THE SALT...

Keto Summary (so far) : Looking back through my own pages I am so excited that I made mention of my Keto program.  And it has truly been a success.  Since January I have lost 45 lbs, dropped 2 clothes sizes.  It no longer hurts to walk the 3 feet to the bathroom anymore. I haven't felt all this supposed energy that is supposed to come.  It's been great buying new clothes and hearing people say wow you look great! I know this is the program that I can do for the rest of my life.  Yes there are some high (super high) carbs mixed in.  But I have way more good days than bad and the scale is still inching its way down.  [Pun] But I have been reading and watching a lot of stuff on line.  And I feel adventurous enough to try a water fast.  Only a few people will be in the know.  Or anyone who stumbles across this blog.  But it's almost more of a personal challenge than anything. So the fun begins on Thursday, October 10th. (10-1...

Once a month blogs.  That's about what I can manage these days. So May is what I would call a 'wash' month.  That's probably the month that for most people they would want to give up...'it's not working, so I'm just going to eat what I want.' And that is exactly what you shouldn't do. When your body stops losing; you need to stop for a moment and think: Am I letting a few more carbs slide back in? Am I having a hard time getting back to my low carb eating? Is there a part of my regimen that I (dread, find difficult to maintain, hate with a purple passion and makes me feel like I am banging my head against a brick veneer wall???)...what can I do to change this and still be low carb? Review H.A.L.T - am I hungry, angry, lonely, tired...and are one of these things effecting me enough to make my loss slow down or stop. Am I getting enough water???? Maybe you are doing everything right, ok...then perhaps your body has taken over and is tryin...

May 8, 2019 - It was interesting looking back at the other programs that 'didn't work.' Now, I know why... On January 1, 2019; I started Keto (the lazy one).  I gave myself the month of January to (empty cabinets - unopened/unexpired food went to the food bank, perishable food went to friends, expired food the trash).  One month 'transition' means that the Irish Chocolate my friend sent for Christmas went to my mouth with no guilt. At the same time everything coming into the house had to be "Keto Approved."  And I work to improve the process (which is a dynamic process) and pay close attention to my body.  Let me explain... I have lost roughly 30lbs in 4 months and 1 week.  I pick foods that are between 2-10 grams per serving.  I do not count calories.  But no food is 'forbidden'.  I will say that after getting into ketosis I notice my cravings are almost gone (until THAT time of month) and I don't 'jones for' the higher carb fo...