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Day 13 - Squeaking By

 Well, maybe because I said I was cruising yesterday, but today is harder. I had too much wine last night (probably too high carb) and felt kind of rotten today. Then I had to run a Valentine's Day party for 52 5th graders (not my favorite activity). On top of that, I have a sick kid at home, and my husband wanted to share one of our favorite beers and some dessert tonight, so this was supposed to be a planned carb indulgence. However, with the sick kid and just general tired Tuesday night-ness (and the fact that I'd just as soon skip Valentine's Day anyway), we decided to postpone our mini date night to this weekend. So I had a keto-friendly lunch and dinner and put the beer and the dessert away for a few days. But oh my god. I know those desserts are sitting in the freezer and I want them so badly. Something about just knowing that they are there has me on edge. I could just sneak them and go out and get new ones for when we want them, and no one would know! But where has
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Days 9-12 Cruising

 I feel like I've kind of hit my stride with keto and intermittent fasting right now. It feels pretty effortless and the cravings and hunger are nearly gone now. It's amazing how fast this happened. I'm feeling pretty good, mentally and physically. I'm down to 194 pounds, as of a couple days ago, which is a loss of 7 pounds in 10 days. Love it. I don't want to get cocky, though, which is what I feel like always happens. I always think "great, I've got this, I can stop paying too much attention." But the reality is, that cockiness always comes back to bite me in the butt, and I need to stay nose to the grindstone. Today, for the first time, I really has a moment of thinking "ugh, I can't handle another savory/salty meal right now." I got over it and had a good lunch, but I have to watch that thought carefully. I think the way to handle it is to have some cream and berries on hand for a low-carb non-savory treat to keep me on track. Anyway,
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Day 8 - Less Hunger

 So after I wrote yesterday's post, while feeling sorry for myself about my mental health, I was able to get out and about and do a few things and started feeling better. It was a beautiful day, so once lunch time rolled around I took everything outside into the sun and soaked up some vitamin D. Shortly after my sister dropped by for an impromptu visit, was was lovely. I think these two things really helped lift my spirits. Today is day 8, and it's going ok! I'm not singing from the rooftops, but I'm feeling pretty good. Physically I feel pretty well. No headache, not too tired, I slept well last night, and my cravings aren't terrible. Last night I had a bit of an upset stomach and also was craving something sugary (go figure - brain, can we talk about how little sense it makes to want something sugary when your stomach is upset? thanks). Anyway, I was able to deal with both with some ginger tea after the kids went to bed and then woke up this morning feeling fine.
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Day 7 Physically Better, Mentally Not so Much

 I woke up this morning feeling better again physically after getting a pretty good night's sleep last night, so that's a relief. No sign of a headache at all. I had some ginger tea last night (which is an anti-inflammatory that sometimes helps me with headaches), so perhaps that helped. Or perhaps I'm past the worst of the keto flu.  I also started yesterday drinking lots of fluids with electrolytes in my own version of "keto-ade" and perhaps that is helping? So I think those things are helping with physical symptoms, although I'm still really struggling with hunger. It's only 9 a.m. and I'm already quite hungry. But I have another 3 hours to go before lunch, unfortunately. I have a suspicion that I'm eating too much protein and too many carbs and that is making it so I can't get my hunger response down. Last time I made it through the first week I was sticking religiously to under 20 carbs and 1200 calories per day, which was rough for the fi
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Day 6 - Feeling Better!

 I woke up today without a headache after getting a bit more sleep last night. I had some trouble fall asleep but once I finally did it was fine (other than having to get up 4 times to pee after having a gigantic mug of tea before bed! But I fell back asleep each time pretty quickly). I did feel a tiny bit of a headache mid-morning, but some tylenol took care of it pretty quickly. The only trouble was I was starving by 10 a.m. I didn't make it to 12 before eating, partly because I had to pick up my kids early for a half day and knew I wouldn't be home until 2. So I broke down and had leftover steak, broccoli, and broccoli puree from last night at 11:20. Then was still hungry and had four slices of swiss cheese. That one is dangerous for me to keep around the house because I tend to overeat it. It took an hour for my stomach to finally register that it had eaten, and then I was TOO full. I'll have to work on that. 
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Where I am and Where I Want To Be

 Here are the issues I'm dealing with right now that are affecting my quality of life and making it so I feel like I'm just existing and not thriving at age 44: *Depression *Ahedonia *Migraines *Anxiety *Binge Eating Tendencies *Sugar addiction *Over-reliance on alcohol *Persistent lower back pain *Obesity *Total lack of physical fitness *Joint pain due to lack of strength and flexibility *Screen addiction *Feeling like I'm failing my kids and setting a bad example for them *Worsening vision *Insomnia There are probably others that I don't even know about. A couple come--to a certain extent--with age, but I am confident they are worse than they need to be (like my worsening vision) because of my lifestyle. Here is the tools I want to use regularly to help me become the person I want to be by the end of 2023: *Primal/Keto Eating. Every day. When I slip up, I need to get back on the wagon. *Intermittent Fasting. I want to eat two meals a day to help control my calories. *
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Days 4 & 5 Headaches

 Still grinding through the first week here. I've been pretty low energy and have had a nasty headache. Well, the headache yesterday wasn't too surprising. On Saturday night my husband and I sat down to talk for the first time since he got back from his trip for work, and it was nice to just relax and chill out. I had a glass of scotch, which is zero carb so definitely keto-friendly, but man did it do a number on my head! I'm prone to migraines, and had in fact woken up with a terrible headache on Saturday morning, but I was feeling fine by the evening.  Anyway, I woke up with a raging headache yesterday morning, maybe at least partly from the scotch. I was able to get rid of it with some migraine medication by early afternoon, but it was back this morning on Monday.  I remember last time I went through detox Day 5 was definitely the worst day. I was starving that day and eating didn't even help. I literally felt like I had the flu.  So me having this headache isn't
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