A slogging slow day.

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Just not able to get to things.  But, did, finally, get chores done.  They had food, if they got more.  Waterers were frozen.  Will get them more water tonight.  The hydrant is frozen.  I am hoping to get that fixed in a bit... if possible.  The hot air gun, and extension cord, and a bit of time?  Hopefully.

I also have to reset the med dispenser.  Not low, I see, but out.  I may, if possible, set up two months, with only two weeks with the newest medicine.  In part because that is all I have.  I best check bp daily, for this next week, and keep on them so that the readings are true.  I have been doing well for three or four days, so that should be enough.

Oh, but I did cook.  Chicken drumsticks in the air fryer.  Very very good.  The bottom of the basket was mostly full.  I did 12 minutes on one side, 16 on the other side.  And... just right.  Oh, but I best clean out the basket before using it again.  I think I had six drumsticks?  Yes.  Wanted more.  They are tasty, but... six it was.  Then a fatted coffee.  

Too many carbs, by far.  I'm going to have to sort that out.  Now, granted, all of the carbs from chia are fiber.  Not sure where else the carbs are coming in?  Chicken, without any carbs added, is zero carbs.  And the fatted coffee?  Cream doesn't have any carbs.  Something... just isn't reading right.

Actually, I figured out what was putting so much carbs in.  Well, chia adds 12 grams, but it is all fiber.  That doesn't mean it isn't counted.  Though, probably to a lesser degree.  Perhaps a third to two thirds of those I should actually count.  but I will leave them in, just... because.  Call it given in to good carbs.  It keeps bad carbs out.  A net positive for me.

The problem was monkfruit.  I have eliminated it from my coffee, and halved it in my breakfast... from now on.  I may cut even more.  If I can tolerate it, and see if adding a three instead of two drops of liquid sucralose will work.  Doing as I suggest, plus what I have done, will leave me at 12 carbs for the day.  And well under the calories allotted.  Which I actually need to boost.  A part of the potential problem is that liquid sucralose, while being zero carbs, can trigger an intense insulin response.  But, I was drinking six to eight drops per half gallon, and drinking four to eight of those of tea per day.  So... yea, right.  This would be... a lot less, and not even daily.  Fatted coffees are irregular items.  A few times a week.

Now to tinker with fats and proteins.  Actually, I need to more clearly decide how much of each I need.  To be honest, I think 62 to 68 percent fat is fine.  There are reasons, with the diet, to go higher.  It was initially used for people with seizures?  And they really needed the higher fat, still do if they go that way.  For ketosis, in general, and weight loss specifically, a lower fat percent is fine.  As to protein?  I think you can heat a higher percentage of protein before it is turned into carbs... at least once you get to fat-burning.  Once you are there, you can have bit more protein without a problem.

Amazing, though, how full I feel on how little I am eating.  And, more, I really do need to figure out how to get more calories in.  I am actually low on fats, a bit.  And very low on proteins, as I had them set up.  Not sure if the previous setup is right, going to go back over it.  If I play the diet as if it was a game, I... can do well.  Yea... I'll... do that.

Still, I have finally started back at it.  Medicine is allowing some function, and day cycle.  But not as much function as I had hoped.  Still...  Oh, best get to medicine.  It is getting late.  Hmm, and I need to eat, too.  Chia seed breakfast.  This time with half the monkfruit and erythritol mixed sweetener.  Maybe less?  I may even try it with just three drops of so-and-whositz, liquid sucralose, see if that is tolerable to both taste and blood sugar.  Maybe with a drop of fast acting insulin... 6 cc's or so.  Ugh.   Blood sugar was 122, last time.  Later.