Sunday, January 11, 2015

nothing like a cold...

...to promote fasting!  :-)  I haven't had much of an appetite for days -- in fact, the first 48 hours of this, i consumed nothing but coffee, clear broth, a little coconut-milk-based hot chocolate, water, and supplements.  My weight hasn't reduced much, though, as i feel significant slow-down of my metabolism.

My breath-meter for ketones, however, is topping out red.  (i ran out of the pee-strips, which report more precisely.)  Even after a higher-carb dinner last night -- which was primarily rice-crackers with duck-liver pate  and pickled beets -- i'm "in the red" this morning, proving that very-low-calorie diets can be ketogenic, even if there's a high PERCENTAGE of carbohydrate in them.  NOT something i'd want to do regularly, though!

I'm going to try to eat a little more today and see if i can get rid of the light-headedness (which may be related to the inflammation in my sinuses, too) before i have to report for jury duty tomorrow morning, bright and early (EEEEK).  ...Maybe if i sneeze on the judge i'll get sent home?

[evil grin]

8 comments:

  1. OMG, YOU too! After 3 weeks I am finally flu-free. It is some nasty thing going around.

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    1. yes, but it's just a cold, not flu -- no fever, no vomiting or diarrhea. stuffy head, low energy, dizziness. mucus. I confess to using OTC drugs for the symptoms! :-)

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  2. It seems to me no matter where you live there are some rather nasty flu / heavy cold bugs going around. Hope you feel better soon Tess especially with jury duty on the horizon.

    All the best Jan

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    1. yep, i'm up early this morning to have my wake-up coffee-and-reading before having to leave for the courthouse. :-) I feel much more lively, though my ears are a bit clogged now.

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  3. DS noticed my "ketone breath" this evening - I told him sorry, I'll just have to stock up on chewing gum! Need to stay here a while (who knows; once I get past the carb flu symptoms it may be indefinite) - I've got 15 lbs to lose to go on my dream trip: Costa Rica @ end of Feb...

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    1. that sounds like an interesting trip -- good luck with the weight-loss!

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  4. You poor thing. Hope you feel better soon.

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    1. :-) thanks -- i'm not too pitiable an object, i'm happy to say. it's Woo I feel sorry for -- having to work with a lot nastier symptoms ...

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