All Journeys Start the Same
Consistency succeeds where bursts of activity between long periods of bad habits does not.
So far so good. Just water and salt. Feeling pretty good, though walking is fatiguing. But 450+ pounds, walking is going to wear you out under the best of circumstances. I’m walking easier than this time last week; i did a bunch of stretching over the weekend so my left knee is less stiff so […]
I’m not advertising this site. I’m not pushing ads or optimizing SEO because I’m fine being anonymous. This isn’t literature; it’s a rambling, repetitive journal. I’m almost concerned that this could be found, since it’s several years old and my lengthy journey to better health is still barely past the front yard. Nearly every comment […]
I gained a few pounds over the weekend, which isn’t totally surprising – fast when fasting, feast when feasting. Saturday we had a big plate of sausage, fried Brussels sprouts, and sauerkraut. I also had three tubs of greek yogurt before day’s end, along with four boiled eggs with avocado mayo. The only thing I’m […]
I’ve been feeling pretty energized all day. I maintained a full fast until around 6p, when I had some macadamia nuts. I followed that with gyro meat, kombucha, and kimchi. I feel pretty full at the moment. Blood sugars were in the 70s and 80s most of the day. After the food they jumped to […]
Still quite a bit of swelling in the legs, but down a couple more pounds. I had an early conference call with IDM, but I didn’t get home from work until 11:30pm. Yeah, not a lot of sleep. I didn’t go back to bed, hoping that this will help me turn in early tonight. Good […]
I’ve used the InstaKetones again today, but otherwise sticking to water and salt. Been around 48 hours of near-water fasting (< 100 calories/day) and 4 days total “fasting” (<1000 calories/day). I’m not sure where the calories show up on the instaketones – 48 per serving, even though no fat, carbs, or protein are listed. Probably the […]
Were I only counting pure water fasts, I’m not fasting today. By a more liberal definition of fasting (less than 500 calories in a day, 80% or more of it fat), I’ve finished three days as of 8 pm today. Going by how my body feels and is responding, I am willing to call this […]
I managed a 17 hour fast from Saturday to Sunday, and aside from a bunch of nuts and parmesan crisps around 2pm yesterday, have maintained a partial fast. I’ve had fewer than 200 calories today – a ketone protein bar, a serving of instaketones, and three small squares of 99% cacao. It did have an […]
A lot of things can derail you. Your eating – or non-eating – can be on target, but if you’re stressed out, or you’re not sleeping, you’re not going to see good results. Last night I made the mistake of not going straight to bed after taking my evening meds. My wife came in and […]
Yesterday went pretty well, all told. If you stretch the term (a lot), I did a fat fast. If you don’t, I had a good solid high fat, moderate protein, low-carb day. I drank a lot of water, had some exogenous ketones both liquid and bar, had 100% and 99% and 88% cacao chocolate, and […]