Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Halloween is Approaching

The last 10 days or so have been a bit of a roller coaster.  Not for weight, though.  So that Wednesday, weighing in at 6 lbs sub, and then to the following Monday, the same thing did happen, and I lost 3 lbs for the week, but came up 3 since Wednesday.  I don't think my weekends are very productive, but I don't eat outside of the time schedule.  I just don't move much.

This week has been similar, but I'm watching each day what I eat, and when, and where, and weigh in each morning to see when the weight starts creeping in.  Last night I was rather convinced while going to bed that the next day, this morning, would warrant a gain, since I hadn't defecated.  And then, after drinking some horrible chamomile tea, my stomach grumbled, and whirled, and I felt a pocket of stuff move from my stomach down through my intestines, and the appear at my sphincter, awaiting clearance.  I thought it was just gas, but it was so much worse than that.

When I weighed-in this morning, I had lost another nearly 2 lbs since the day before.  Having been at around 464 on Monday, I'm now at 457.  If I keep on this pace, then by Monday, I will have dropped down to below 450.  After I get to around 440, meaning the week after, I can switch to my other scale, which does do some BF% measurements with it.  My current one doesn't.  And with all this calculation and estimation, I know that if I'm honest and diligent with it, I could be near sub-400 at Thanksgiving.

I went to a family doctor, and he was a huge advocate for keto.  I told him about the cholesterol, and he suggested I take the protein back to about 15% of my daily calories, and focus on fats.  I told him my nutritionist was wanting me to do keto, and he wanted me to have her reach out to him, as he hadn't found a nutritionist yet to support his keto-craze.  So my next appointment with her will be to get them in touch, and to start on keto.  I actually made an appointment with an "Insulin IQ Coach" at a company to take their 90-day challenge, per the doctor's orders, and after that, my doctor wants to see me again.

So Saturday I start keto again, and on Monday I'll get a plan together with my nutritionist.  And we'll see how this all goes.

I bought paints a few weeks ago, and nervous about using that as a medium for expression.  I've been watching Bob Ross, and have an easel, and all the colors he plays across the screen.  I just gotta do it.  Maybe this weekend.

For now,

-Your Semi-Retarded Friend