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Update to Healthy Living 84 – Hit my next goal and more alternate day fasting on keto

This morning, I hit 256.8 pounds, which is 115.4 pounds lost.  257 was my next "mini goal".  It's a number I recall hitting a few times in my life. Freshman year of HS.  In wrestling in 8th grade, I recall... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 82 – the keto off-ramp?

Some people say, "I can't do keto because I can't do it the rest of my life.  It's just not possible.  I read somewhere that any diet you can't do forever you shouldn't ever do to begin with".  Another comment... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 80 – keto recipes on stuffed peppers, pizza, and sauce

As I've mentioned previously, I'm dropping OMAD (one meal a day) for a bit.  Changing it up.  With this, means I now have to care a bit more about lunches again.  Also, I'm trying to add a bigger variety of... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 79 – Keto and Magnesium | breaking my stall

Magnesium might be the greatest thing ever.  And I'm about to tell you why. As I now sit here at 263 pounds and a total of 109 pound weight loss, I wonder why I feel so good.  Why weight loss... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 78 – My favorite and not so favorite Keto foods

"You can't do the keto diet, it's not sustainable".  This is what a lot of people think.  "I can't do it because it's too hard".  "But what about all that saturated fat".  People will get in your head.  We have... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 76 – How to get started with Keto

There is no one source for keto.  Dr. Atkins WAS the source for the "atkins diet". With a "ketogenic diet", this was actually first done about 100 years ago to treat children suffering from seizures that could not be treated... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 75 – Tinfoil hat brigade in force | What I’m learning with the “food history” and why keto is the right choice for me

Hopefully this is not as long as my other posts.  Hit 105 pound weight loss today.  It's slowed a bit the last 5 weeks for me, might be switching things up a little soon, who knows.  For me, I like... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 74 – athletic performance on keto

Shorter post this time... Does athletic performance suffer during keto? Yes and no.   When you start keto, you are draining your body of your glycogen stores.  Mostly, your liver glycogen.  When that is depleted, your body starts turning your... Continue Reading →

Update to Healthy Living 73 – calorie math bogus? Why macros and food quality are important

I have read about half of Jonathan Bailor's book The Calorie Myth, and there's just so much in there that makes sense. With the traditional physics slant on calories, 3500 calories equals 1 pound.  The concept is, calories in, calories... Continue Reading →

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