A Day in the Life

Some you know along side low carb / keto, I also started dabbling in fasting. It's not something I recommend without doing due diligence.

Last night I stopped eating by 8 PM (for Game of Thrones). I finished a beer during it but it was a Michelb Ultra (does that even count?)

This morning I had a large cup of coffee with a single tablespoon of cocnut oil.

I've been refilling a 20 oz blender bottle a little more often than once an hour. With each fill, I add a pinch of lite-salt, a sodium potasium blend for electrolytes. In the past I also added stevia blend (or mio) for flavor.

Since 8 PM, I've had 120 Calories, I did a great workout for lunch. I'm kicking but at work with my project.

I have had a few discomforts in the stomach which in the past I'd mistake for hunger.

Later my stomach growled a few times. After about 15 minutes, it too passed.

I'm not down any weight from morning to lunch by a significant amount.

I'm hydrated. My workout was good. I'm in a good mood.

2:23 My stomach is expecting food.

In the past, I had 2 tbsp coconut oil and 1 tbsp ghee. Maybe I didn't have enough to start with.

2:54 Decided to make a Rooibos / Chai tea with ghee and coconut oil. I didn't need it. But, I recommend to others to consume fat to satiety.  I figure best practice to follow that advice until I have mastered it. At least,  before continuing on to something less practical to share with others.

Tried 1 tbsp coconut oil, 1 tbsp ghee. tasted watered down. I edded up adding another tbsp of each for tase. The I used my milk frother/whipper to emulsify it with 2 pinches salt and 2 squirts stevia blend.

It was divine!

Going to up my oil/ghee content on my morning coffee to see if I can get similar taste in morning tomorrow

4:22 doing great. Finalizing day at work. Not hungry.

5:30 Anne Marie asked me to make dinner tonight. Foodie mode engaged. Good bye fasting mode.

Dinner started with a green leaf salad with cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and goat cheese topped with a low carb tomato basil dressing.

It's not all eggs and bacon. This too is #keto. 80% is cutting out the crap processed foods. The rest managing metabolism to naturally lose weight like you're made to do.

A post shared by Hamenopi (@hamenopi) on Aug 14, 2017 at 5:00pm PDT

The main course was a Mississippi roast pulled pork bell pepper boat shelled in sharp cheddar.

Get stuffed with mississipi roast style pulled pork bell pepper boats topped with shredded sharp cheddar.

A post shared by Hamenopi (@hamenopi) on Aug 14, 2017 at 5:50pm PDT

Yep, it was even more delicious than it sounds.

PS. here's my keto score.