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Dropped 1.4 lbs in 4 days. I'm not consciously restricting calories, but I have been taking in fewer calories than I am burning. Just not hungry. Probably due to the combination of the ketogenic diet and the IF. I'm ostensibly using a 16:8 IF regimen. However, this week, I've restricted my eating to the hours of 2pm until 8pm. Thereby following an 18:6 IF. Surprisingly, I haven't been getting overly hungry on this schedule. By the time I start to feel a bit peckish, its closing in on noon, and I can easily hold off till 2 by doing some chores around the property, or use the laptop to do some work, studying, or just messing about. I still reserve the option of starting to eat at noon if I choose (or for business/family luncheons), but I really like the 18:6 schedule.
I bought a Nutri-Bullet a couple of weeks ago. WOW do we like it. My wife has never eaten a vegetable. I mean, not corn, not peas, nothing except pickles and deep-fried potatoes. Since I got the Nutri-Bullet, I make her a breakfast smoothie with 2 cups of spinach, a half cup of broccoli, a cup of unsweetened almond milk, a tablespoon of flaxseed, a couple of strawberries and a small banana. I swear; it tastes like a banana milkshake. Its awesome. This would also be wonderful for getting small kids to eat veggies, as well.
For me, I break my fast at 2pm with a smoothie made of 2 cups of spinach, a cup of broccoli, 2 cups of unsweetened almond milk, 2 Tblsp of flaxseed and a scoop of protein powder. I usually make my smoothie at noon and put it in the freezer. By 2pm its the consistency of ice cream and I eat it with a spoon. It tastes great and is really filling due to all of the fiber and protein in it.
Speaking of my wife, she's doing great on the low-carb, low calorie diet. She's dropped close to 40 lbs and is looking great. Since she started drinking the veggie smoothies, she says that she feels sharper, more alert and has more energy.
Well the weatherman predicted that we would probably have our first 100 degree day tomorrow. So, of course, the air conditioner went out on Saturday morning. Can't call anyone until Monday and we probably won't get a service call until Wednesday. Bad timing, as we just bought a new car, and my wife's other car is in the shop with a $1,000 electrical repair being done. C'est la vie. Its only money. It isn't cancer or a stroke.
I have to attend a summer meeting for my business, and I had a choice of cities in which to attend. So I chose Corpus Christi and reserved an RV spot on the bay for 5 days. So we'll take the travel trailer and the dogs with us and turn the business trip into a bit of a vacation on the coast. We can relax and take the dogs beach running and swimming in the Gulf of Mexico again. It worked out perfectly because this trip coincides with our 33rd wedding anniversary.
Looking forward to starting my yoga and SCUBA classes. They both start next Saturday. Just more fun ways to get healthy and stay fit.
Well, I truly hope that you all enjoy the rest of your weekend, and that the new week brings you health, fulfillment and happiness.
"Show me a thoroughly satisfied man, and I'll show you a failure" --
Thomas A. Edison
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184.0 lb
Lost so far: 146.0 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 13 July 2014:
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1868 kcal
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Fat: 97.80g | Prot: 220.33g | Carb: 25.49g.
Breakfast: Chia Seeds - Black Organic, GNC Vitamin D-3 1000 IU, GNC Fish Oil 1000, GNC CLA, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almond Milk Unsweetened Vanilla, Bob's Red Mill Golden Organic Flaxseed Meal (Corrected Fiber), GNC Pro Performance 100% Whey Isolate - Vanilla Ice Cream, Great Value Broccoli Florets (3 gm protein), Baby Spinach, Coffee, Starbucks Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup. Lunch: County Post Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast. Dinner: Great Value Sliced Non-Smoked Provolone Cheese, Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits, Egg Beaters Egg Beaters - Original, Butter, Pilgrim's Chicken Thighs - boneless skinless, Kirkwood Chicken Leg Quarters. Snacks/Other: Bill's Richer Low Carb Vanilla Ice Cream. more...
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2851 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
7.01 mile walk w/ 60+lb wt - 2 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours. more...
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losing 2.5 lb a week
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