At this writing, I have not had solid food since Sunday night, and that was nothing more than a cup of shredded pork after a day of broth. Today is Wednesday.
As a result of the intense swelling from the excess salt in canned broth I began mixing my own broth using four chicken thighs from the freezer and some herbs and pepper. There's more fat this way (which Dr. Atkins said is key to the biology of Ketosis) and WAY less salt. So much less salt that my ankles aren't even swollen. BONUS! I don't feel at all hungry. It's probably the fat that is keeping down my appetite.
Oh check that...I have eaten an apple every day. Because an apple a day keeps the...size XL clearance rack...away. But other than that, not a morsel that hasn't come out of my travel mug tasting like chunkless soup has passed my lips.
I feel like I'm shrinking today. My face appears slimmer. I can see the faintest hint of cheekbones. I put on a pair of jeans that maybe, ever so slightly, feel looser. Definitely nothing dramatic at this point. Baby steps. But I'm not weighing (partially because I'm afraid of the water retention tipping the scales in the wrong direction). I'm also not the least bit discouraged and I'm definitely winning the mental game. I'm not hungry. I'm not tempted. I haven't so much as looked in the refrigerator, other than to grab a diet coke (one a day). I've even cooked dinner for the spousal unit and offspring two nights running without so much as a taste.
One thing for certain, liquid in results I a lot of liquid out. Sparing the details, my bladder is in overdrive the last few days. I need to install a TV in the bathroom. Sheesh.
I leave on vacation 28 days from tomorrow. I'm positive I can't do this for 28 days...but I'm going to try damn hard to at least go 14. It's a rather arbitrary selection. But I was poking around online yesterday about 'broth diets' and it turns out that I'm not the first to think of this. Dr. Oz, tv diet guru, put together a similar plan. His plan says to do it for two weeks to kick start your lazy metabolism. So of course if this works and I write a book about it, I'll be accused of copying the great Oz.
Whatevs. This is a boring post. It could be that the lack of solids has depleted my creative juices. At any rate...over and out.
As a result of the intense swelling from the excess salt in canned broth I began mixing my own broth using four chicken thighs from the freezer and some herbs and pepper. There's more fat this way (which Dr. Atkins said is key to the biology of Ketosis) and WAY less salt. So much less salt that my ankles aren't even swollen. BONUS! I don't feel at all hungry. It's probably the fat that is keeping down my appetite.
Oh check that...I have eaten an apple every day. Because an apple a day keeps the...size XL clearance rack...away. But other than that, not a morsel that hasn't come out of my travel mug tasting like chunkless soup has passed my lips.
I feel like I'm shrinking today. My face appears slimmer. I can see the faintest hint of cheekbones. I put on a pair of jeans that maybe, ever so slightly, feel looser. Definitely nothing dramatic at this point. Baby steps. But I'm not weighing (partially because I'm afraid of the water retention tipping the scales in the wrong direction). I'm also not the least bit discouraged and I'm definitely winning the mental game. I'm not hungry. I'm not tempted. I haven't so much as looked in the refrigerator, other than to grab a diet coke (one a day). I've even cooked dinner for the spousal unit and offspring two nights running without so much as a taste.
One thing for certain, liquid in results I a lot of liquid out. Sparing the details, my bladder is in overdrive the last few days. I need to install a TV in the bathroom. Sheesh.
I leave on vacation 28 days from tomorrow. I'm positive I can't do this for 28 days...but I'm going to try damn hard to at least go 14. It's a rather arbitrary selection. But I was poking around online yesterday about 'broth diets' and it turns out that I'm not the first to think of this. Dr. Oz, tv diet guru, put together a similar plan. His plan says to do it for two weeks to kick start your lazy metabolism. So of course if this works and I write a book about it, I'll be accused of copying the great Oz.
Whatevs. This is a boring post. It could be that the lack of solids has depleted my creative juices. At any rate...over and out.
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