Breakthrough!

Finally got the scale to move after more than a week stuck on 185! And I hit 10,988 steps yesterday which is the first time over 10,000 steps in over a year, I think. Suddenly, I see lots of possibilities.

It was like my brain was paralyzed on one level. Because I couldn't quit this diet, I've got too much invested in shakes, greens, MCT and now even activated charcoal in case I get diarrhea, again. Sometimes you can't leave out the worst parts, that lasted almost a week. I kept reading the FB posts of everyone who had mixed success and quite a few people had lost over 100 pounds and I thought to myself--gee I can do that if I'm just better at counting macros, or drinking enough water, or maybe I was on the wrong diet? I'm going to stick with Speed Keto though.

Stalling would have made me quit before. Been there, done that. But this time is different and I almost can't put my finger on it. I've had stalls of a few days on Michael Thurman, a couple stalls of a week or almost a week since I started Keto, but it's not denting my determination.

I weighed 182 this morning!! I know it's because I hit 10,000 steps. I need to change my goal to 15,000 steps but I'm just going to have to tackle this level first. And I'm not there yet. I cleared a path to my treadmill and it was a little disturbing I couldn't pre-set it for 5 miles at 3.2 mph. I can set it for walking for an hour but when I change mph, the time changes, the distance changes. Frustrating. I think I can get on and set the mph and just walk as long as I want, we'll see but I'm pooped now,

We (Gary came for the first time) to see the car and clean window glass with me. I brought the heavy rubber mat I'd taken to the car wash this week. I had it rolled up in the front seat so it was infringing on FitzGerald's space in the back seat and he thought it was a giant chew toy! I hung it over the front porch railing to dry and when I took Fitz outside for our walk he jetted over to where the mat was hanging and wanted to attack it once more. Gary folded it into the back of the car to take it back to Arcata and Fitz knew it was in the trunk and wouldn't sit still. Brat.

So I have an excuse to be pooped for now. I'll try to walk later, but I'm not getting anywhere near 10,000 steps today.

Rapid Fat Loss Program

They claim you can lose 22 lbs in 28 days. I'm going to try it. 1/4 of my kitchen counter is full of supplements. The facebook group wouldn't add me even after I sent them a photo of the book. They were looking for a code that's in the front part of the book--where I skipped until this morning. The important thing about joining the FB group is that's where you can find the supplements and hopefully discounts.

My weight has stayed the same 184 for a week+ and I have zero patience with stalling. RFL doesn't seem too complicated, HIIT exercise will be new but at this point, I'll try anything.

Still looking for answers....

I've always been curious about what's going on with my body-besides being overweight on and off over my adult life. I participated in genetic testing, I've sent a sample to Thryve to see what my gut health is doing. I had a score of 77% which, I guess means my gut health isn't bad but I was low on 4 bacteria. So I ordered their probiotics. I can say I wasn't too impressed with their website. There is a questionnaire that doesn't respond to answers, that was frustrating.

What's funny is they ask you questions about stress. Honestly, I never feel stress until I get to a questionnaire that doesn't accept my responses.

Someday I'm going to respond positively when my kids take away the computer and my credit cards. I'm very impressionable and a little worried that I bought probiotics because a test said I was low on 4 bacteria. The only way now that I can get off the probiotics is to take their test again sometime. In the back of my mind I'm thinking what if gut bacteria has kept me from losing weight? OK I doubt that.

I downloaded the MyFitnessPal app yesterday after chatting with Kathleen, she really likes it. The first problem I have with the phone app is it won't allow me to add foods on my phone. I tried and they didn't add so I opened the laptop. I like the pie shape that shows the variance between fats, carbs and protein. My pie shape was perfect yesterday but I didn't lose weight and I'm not in ketosis. I thought about fasting today but I've already fasted this week. I have a book coming Speed Keto Rapid Fat Loss Program: The Sirt Diet Goes Keto Paperback – February 24, 2021 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1732883076/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 which will hopefully help.

So Now I'm asking myself, how many books does it take?