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27 July 2017

Still on OMAD, listening to body. Bouncing up and down around 160. Had a client this week say I'm "absolutely tiny!"
Yeah, I've been MIA for a little while. I've been doing LCHF long enough to know what's 'right' and what's 'wrong', so I haven't felt the need to log foods.
Still doing alternate days of low vs. higher-carbs, and maintenance is spot on.
What's been consuming my time and interest the last 10 days or so is a rabbit hole I went down about 3 years back. It's an interesting story, that involves a (gay male) roommate I had a couple of years ago. He's back on the radar in a revealing way. He's a narcissistic sociopath that robbed me of a vehicle and a lot more. But he also spurred in me into an awareness of WHO I am.
I'm an energy worker, and energetic signatures play a large part in my perceptions of 'reality'. For the last few weeks, I've been consumed in the chaos of the current administration and how it doesn't make any sense. Now, all has been revealed in new, and interesting ways.
Some of you will resonate with this, and some of you will be shaking your heads and thinking, "This chick is off the rails". Either way, you are received with Love.
What if you are all powerful Creators in amnesia? What if we have all been trained to think less of ourselves to stay in bondage? What if creating our reality were as easy as deciding to do just that?
Stay in the question, my friends. Stay in the question. Because once you *decide* on the answer/solution, you close the door to an infinite number of answers/solutions. And what if the other answers are so much better than any answers you could ever have envisioned?
I remain, in 'woo-woo-land',
~Kes

Weigh-in: 158.8 lb

lost so far: 41.2 lb

still to go: 8.8 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(5 comments) gaining 0.4 lb a week

18 July 2017

Oy, what a day! Again.
It was an altogether satisfying, yet tiring day. My Thai client brought me 2 cans of Tom Yum Soup...and I gave her a bag of home-dehydrated cayenne and jalapeño chilies. Fellow foodies, we exchange delicacies every time we meet.
My next client was rescheduled because of an accident. She fell down the stairs at her house, and shattered her shoulder and upper arm. There were more than 20 breaks. My heart hurts for her. We've spent 4 years growing out her hair, and today had to cut off most of it because she can't care for long hair with only one functional arm. Her husband also came in, for the first time. He's blind because of a 'minor' surgery a few years back, when he had a horrible reaction to the anesthesia. I feel like I know him, because the regular client always talks about him. It was nice to finally put a face to the persona. The uncanny thing is, he looks like he could be my father's brother. SO many similar features! After I cut his hair, he gave me a big hug, and it was almost like my dad was hugging me from beyond the grave.
My last client of the day is a lady who's been with me for 13 years.
Keep in mind that in my life, I've moved every 2-3 years with only 2 exceptions. The first was San Diego, California, where I lived for 8 years, and now...South Carolina, where I've been for 16 years. I've never had relationships that have lasted as long as my current ones with my friends and clients. This lady lost her husband last year, and is now moving away, to be closer to her daughter and grandkids. I may never see her again. It was an emotional goodbye. She gave me a card, and a $100 tip....and many tearful hugs.
Emotions are exhausting, even when rewarding.
I'm taking the day off tomorrow. I need the time to process the loves and losses.
I wish you all heart-filling happiness and success in your goals.
Love,
~Kes

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14 July 2017

Oy, what a day! Work did not go as planned...at ALL!
So, I have spotty (at best) cellular service at my house. Add to that the fact that my phone is 3 years old, and things are starting to go wrong with it. Keep that in mind as the story unfolds...
I was heavily booked for the day. When I knew it would be a long one, I did block off an hour for lunch. So, first thing when I walk out of my house, I get notifications of text and voice mail messages, in spite of having the phone beside me all morning. 2 text and 2 voice messages. The first text was from my neighbor...from last evening! My texts are often delayed as much as 24 hours. GRR!
The other 3 messages were from this morning, all from my first client of the day. She had to cancel due to a bad cold. No problem. I prefer people to cancel when they're sick, so they don't come in and spread germs all over the place. But she was down for a cut and color, with her husband booked for a haircut during the 1/2 hour processing time of her service. He still wanted to come in, which was fine. So I had a little extra time to get to work. No biggie. But, the time allotted for her finishing was now added on to my lunch hour, giving me an hour and a half to kill in the middle of my day. After I finished with him, I wasn't hungry. I tossed around ideas of how to kill 1.5 hours, and finally decided to go get a salad with grilled chicken. It was nasty. Maybe because I wasn't hungry, or maybe because it was just bad. I ate about 3 mouths full, and binned it. I asked our manicurist if she had time to give me a pedicure, but she was busy all day, too. So I did some minor housekeeping around the salon, and used up about an hour.
I was in the bathroom, when my boss shouted through the door, asking if I wanted to do a haircut. LOL! I can easily do a cut in half an hour, so I shouted back, "Sure." This is unusual, because in the nearly 6 years I've worked for this lady, she has NEVER given me a walk-in. EVER! I rent my booth, so growing my business is entirely up to me. The only reason she allowed this one was because all the commissioned employees were fully booked.
So I walk to the front of the salon, and the client in question is a woman with long, thick hair, who wants a full shampoo, cut and style. Minimum 45 minutes...and I have 30 minutes before my next appointment. I took her anyway. And it's a good thing I did, because my next appointment showed up 30 minutes late.
She had written the appointment in her calendar, but when she transferred it to her home calendar, she somehow wrote the wrong time. But, if I had taken her, it would have put me late for the one following her, so we re-booked for next week. Great, another hour to kill.
I called the lady who was next, and asked if she could come early, and hallelujah, she could! She was there is 20 minutes, and instead of being there until 7, I got home by 5.
Yeah, I'm still not hungry, I'm sore, and I'm SOOOOOO tired.
Chalk up an unintended fast day, loads of calories expended, and an early night.
I hope my buddies had a better day.
~Kes

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13 July 2017

Boy am I glad to have the day off today! It seems like all my clients just HAD to come in this week. Tuesday and yesterday were long and non-stop. Tomorrow is going to be even longer. Saturday will be shorter, but very grueling, because one of the clients coming in is in a huge wheelchair, and has to be lifted from it into the shampoo chair, and then back. The good news is that this week's income basically triples my bank balance. LOL
I was so tired Tuesday night, I went to bed early and slept 10 full hours! I don't remember the last time I slept that long. And, although yesterday was supposed to be the higher carb day, I was too tired to be hungry.
I discovered another NSV the other day: my back-bewbs are gone! Almost as long as I can remember, I've had those little rolls at the top of my lats. So I was checking my side view in the mirror, and they're just...gone! Not sure when that happened, but good riddance, I say.
I have a to-do list for the day, but I have a feeling a nap is more likely. :P
I wish you all success and happiness today.
~Kes

Weigh-in: 158.0 lb

lost so far: 42.0 lb

still to go: 8.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(9 comments) steady weight

11 July 2017

Happy Tuesday evening, buddies and followers.
My body has come up with an interesting new way of telling me I'm dehydrated. I shake, and get anxiety. Sometimes my hands shake so badly that I can't put on earrings. It took me a couple of weeks to figure out what the cause was. Now, I'm making sure to drink at least one (sugar-free) electrolyte sports drink a day, in addition to being hyper-conscious about drinking water. Especially at work.
As I close in on maintenance, I'm experimenting with higher carbs, as mentioned in earlier journals. One thing that is painfully obvious is that starchy carbs love company. Right now, I'm trying alternating days of very low (under 20 g) carb, with a higher (Under 100 g). Not really a problem, with weight staying within a +/- 2 lb range. But the cravings caused by the higher days are a be-yotch on the lower days!
I'm still doing OMAD on both days, and it certainly makes it a challenge. However, the day after a higher carb day, I have noticed that I feel stronger, more alert and less tired. I'll stick with this until I have enough data to decide if it's a good path. If it's not, I may go to a modified 5-2 plan, with only 2 days a week of higher carbs.
I love experimenting!
Wishing you all a great rest of the week,
~Kes

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