Day 6 Ketoin' On

So I had to share some results today. I'm kind of ok with the fluffy bread. One of my coworkers came in today and we had a discussion about Zingers and I didn't even flinch.

I started at 210.4. By Day 2 I was 208.2. Yesterday I was 208.0. I figured something good was coming when I weighed myself last night before bed after eating all day and I was still 208.0.

This morning:  206.6

WOOHOO!!

I know it's all water weight, not very exciting, but weight is weight right now. I like to see the progress.

I printed some soup recipes, as I figure they are easy to make and easy to take. I bought salad stuff for work here, but I will probably take most of that home (I am kind of monopolizing the fridge right now. Not that it should matter-my boss has a fridge in her office, but it's filled with Diet Coke).

I also decided I am definitely going to go skydiving in a couple of weeks. I'm pretty excited about that. Once in a lifetime, right?

Don't cry over fluffy bread

OK, so it's day 5 of Ketomania. So far, so good. I lost 2 lbs total, the pee sticks my husband bought (against my advice) show I am in ketosis, and today I am feeling pretty well. I am starting Magnesium supplements today along with my vitamins, and I packed enough food for work to fill the little fridge (so too bad for my boss. She'll have to use the fridge in her office for stuff other than Diet Coke).

So this weekend was tough. Friday was actually ok-we went out to eat at a local place, Andy's. The waitress was so supportive of our low carb. Gave us extra veggies instead of potatoes, made sure to make our salads without croutons and was super apologetic about not taking the roll off of our dinners (I dunked mine in cocktail sauce so I couldn't eat it).

Saturday was tough. We ended up going for a ride up north, and stopped at a little diner. I ordered a salad with chicken and bacon and cheese that was just terrible. But the worst part was they brought out with 2 of the dinners a big fat fluffy piece of white bread. I had to have Brian move it to the other side of the table so I didn't see it. And all I could think about was that bread. I actually shed tears over that bread.

How messed up is that?

I'm also having problems with my husband and his competitive streak. First I thought it was great that he was doing this with me. But everything for him is a competition. I'm pretty sure he was thrilled I didn't finish grad school, so we weren't on the same "level". Anyway, he bought the stupid ketosis sticks that I told him not to, as they were unreliable. Well, mine said I was in ketosis. His said he wasn't, so he was mopey and pissy all day.

I also made it very clear to him I wasn't going to police him. I don't care what he eats, I care what I eat. This hasn't stopped him from telling me at the grocery store that, "I was the one who got us into this", so it's automatically my fault if we fail.

I made ham roll ups with cream cheese to bring with me for lunch, and he friggin ate them last night, (after telling me he hasn't eaten enough, and he burned so many calories on his walk blah blah blah). So I took all the ham with me and bought new cream cheese. There's tuna left at home--sorry Charlie.

So there is my rant, and crying over fluffy bread. I still endure, on day 5. :)

Lasts

My doctor recommended back in March that I cut carbs out of my diet. She did, lost weight and feels so much better. I thought about it for a while, then hung out with my friend Autumn, who has lost 40 lbs, looks amazing and is doing a ketogenic diet. I didn't know much about it, so she sent me a bunch of links, invites to FB groups and lots of advice.

My husband and I discussed it and he decided he was going to do it along with me, which is pretty cool. We set our start date as July 6th, as it's pay day and we can stock the fridge with keto approved foods. I've spent the past week doing extensive research. The beauty of it is that you don't have to make "froo froo" food, which was what I was worried about. I drive an hour each way to work, and knew this wouldn't be sustainable if I had to spend hours cooking food.

So I have been trying to not think of this week as horrible lasts. 

What if this is the last Mountain Dew I ever have?

What if this is the last toast I eat?

What if I never have another Milk Dud in my life?

I love Sweet Corn. What if I never have sweet corn again?

Honestly, the Ketogenic diet allows me to eat SO MANY foods, this shouldn't be a big deal. I think I could eat a pound of bacon a day and be perfectly happy. So I've been trying to change my mindset:

What if I can finally shop in the Misses section, and not Women's plus?

What if I lose weight and keep it off?

What if I feel better and more healthy?

What if I can buy a swimsuit without a skirt to try to hide my fat?

I'm going to try it. I'm going to take 21 days at a time. 3 weeks. Then I can evaluate and do 21 more days. Or decide this isn't the way for me to go. Let's see where this takes me.