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I got in, to help with a charity breakfast this morning. I picked up items for the event, then helped a bit, with the production line. Since I couldn't really handle the heat, and sun, I just stayed in and cleaned most of the areas we used up. I didn't know what to do with the remaining sausage, and two broken breakfast tacos. So I left those. Then I headed out.
One of the knights was asking about weight loss. I told him my story. I... don't think he will go with it. Though, who knows. I did tell him it was a painful process. Not sure how much pain he can tolerate. Brutal. Truly, wicked awful. Like any other severe withdrawal, especially from a lifelong addiction one didn't even know one had.
It was brutal from me, and I was coming from keto. If... not a solid keto diet... those carbs broke me, I'd always splurge. Coming from standard American diet? Well, and telling someone, who believes, has been raised, and gotten from everyone and doctors that fat is evil? Telling them to eat a third of their food as fat? I'm... not sure... he can flip that corner. Though, we'll see.
Down ninety pounds, in less than a year. He didn't think I'd lost that much, but I really have. It's just that... I have forty more to go? Or so. Ugh. But yes. I won't push someone, just tell them what I did, how I did it. Perhaps offers some advise.
The thing about getting a toxin and heavy metal panel done, I think, is where I should start off. If you are so sick you can't stand, or eat, and you are working, that isn't going to work. But, if you can get your doctor to check, and offer detox for that first? Your... mileage will be much better. Even now I am hoping they can work with me on that. If they could help ease that, even ten or twenty percent easier? That... would really help.
The only way I could be there was to not sleep. So I stayed up all night. I had coffee, and meds, this morning. And will have another coffee shortly. But I won't eat again, otherwise, today. I will take my night meds and vitamins early. If I wake later, I may have half a steak. Hmm... did I turn the griddle on? Ugh... better check. When I get tired, sometimes I... lose track.
After coffee and medicine, I will go on to bed. Though, if the grill is on? I might as well have a piece of steak. Bleh. Later, or goodnight.
Man, you called it, desperate to get anything solid in, teacup of cottage cheese & pepper, little later, a slice of warmed coffee cake with butter. (not an excuse but you were right, carb craving) My go-to is fruit, not this time...
ReplyDeleteNo phat coffee outta cream, green & black tea. In one of those nothing sounds good, phases.
Yep. Went through months, even years, of that. Off and on. Still might head back into that, but not quite yet. I don't mind if nothing sounds good. I can... make do... even within carnivore now. But I hate the other sided effects, nausea and else. That is absolutely miserable. Exhaustion too. I used to get migraines, even on regular solid keto. Not on carnivore, once I truly switched, and after a few months in.
ReplyDeleteAnd, at your stage, you really need to cheat once in a while. Don't let the absolutists (who have been keto for fifteen years, and forgot the beginning) tell you otherwise. They did it too, and had to.
Though, as mentioned, aim for lower carb, slower carbs. But... if you can't eat anything else... you... do have to eat. To be absolutely honest? I'd plan for a cheat day, once every week or every other week. Just... be honest with it.
I started with cheats weekly, then mostly every other week or two. But, that was on keto. Which flopped. On carnivore, I did similar, but my cheats became regular keto cheats. So, adding veggies, having a salad. Much... easier to control cheats.
Twisting your mind around a whole new paradigm. It'll take time. Good hunting.
Oh, by the way? I... blather. *grins*