Week 6

CW 167.7lbs (down 18lbs)

My side boobs are def shrinking, my arms actually hang by my side now.  I can cross my leg again!!!

• Sunday started out so promising but I quickly crashed and burned. I started out with my boiled egg.  It was my hubby’s bday so I made him blueberry muffins and didn’t have a 1.  But my pride definitely proceeded my fall.  My Mother-in-law brought a German chocolate cake from Collin Street Bakery.  I had to have a slice, albeit a small one.  After all, it was his birthday!  Then we ate sushi at Deep Sushi in Deep Elum for dinner.  Yep, I ate all the rice with my Ahi tuna tower and baked volcano roll.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?  I’m completely out of ketosis.  My Mother-in-law asked if I had lost weight.  I don’t want to tell people I’m doing Keto so I just told her that I’m cutting back on carbs. I feel bloated, I’m retaining water, and my wrist is now achy.  I feel just as fat as I did at the very beginning.  I know I’m not, only because I can’t gain 18lbs in 1-1/2 days, right?!?  But seriously!  I can’t believe I feel this bad!  Wow!
• Fell out of ketosis Sunday, still not back in Monday
• Monday I did a 22hr fast. Not on purpose but it was a whirlwind day.  Friend wanted to throw his wife an impromptu surprise birthday so I didn’t eat until after 6.  I ordered the gourmet cheeseburger (didn’t eat the bun) and didn’t eat the bread served.  But…. Everyone was ordering desert (in honor of the bday girl) so I felt strangely obligated.  Yuck!  I actually didn’t like the taste of the caramel cheesecake.  So, I guess I did well only eating a couple of bites.  Ugh!!!  Still not back in ketosis tonight!!  Went to bed with my right hand and wrist killing me.  It was hard to sleep.  Pretty sure my joint pain is caused by carbs!
• Tuesday I didn’t have my boiled egg for breakfast (forgot to peel it night b4). But for lunch I had the flavored tuna w/mayo and an avocado.  Didn’t care for the flavor of the tuna so I didn’t eat much.  But I wasn’t too hungry, the avocado thing works every time.  I’m exhausted though.  I just want to take a nap.  My body is def sluggish.  As I’m typing this in bed, I just want to close my eyes for the night.  But I can’t.  Gotta go to church in a few for a conference.  It only happens once a year so I don’t want to miss it.  Omgosh!  I’m laying here and my belly looks like I’m prego!!  It’s so bloated!  I’m scared to check my ketones.  I was doing so well to fall off so hard.  But I’m not giving up.  I know how great I felt b4 so I know it’s totally worth it!  So I tested my keto before bed and it’s a trace.  I’ll take it!  I def feel off though.  Little more grumpy, tired and poofy around the waist.
• Wednesday I thought I was getting back on track and was feeling confident…until I checked my ketones. Ugh!!  What happened?  I’m out of ketosis again!  I will never cheat again!  To be honest I’m frustrated, but not with keto.  I’m frustrated that I allowed myself to fall off like this.  Feeling better is my #1 goal.  However, since actually seeing myself lose weight, I am extremely dedicated to making this work.
• Thursday I didn’t check my ketosis until the evening. It registered trace again.
• Friday I haven’t pooped! Even after all the carbs Sunday nothing has moved in 6 days!  Which is probably why I feel so bloated in the middle.  So for dinner I ate a big ‘ol salad with grilled chicken.  I’m afraid that if things don’t get moving I’m going to be in big trouble, we’re going out of town tomorrow!  Good news!  Things moved.  A little.  I was happy something came out.  Now to go to bed.  Big day tomorrow.
• Saturday morning: more poop. I didn’t even have to take anything.  The salad did it.  Now to return the bottle of Magnesium Citrate I never opened.  Had my coffee and boiled egg.  Time to head out of town for a wedding. I now feel secure in my 1-1/2hr car ride.  Being from Texas we love our tex-mex.  So that’s what was for lunch.  I knew I had to be super careful about what I ate here because I knew there’ll be carbs at the wedding tonight.  So I ate chili con queso with sour cream and guacamole like a soup.  And man was it delicious!!!  At the wedding they served bbq brisket, potato salad and baked beans (it is Texas after all).  I ate 2T of the beans and potato salad, so I didn’t appear rude.  Although I could have easy eaten double of that.  I gave hubby my bread and slice of wedding cake.  Although I did take 3 bites of the red velvet heaven first of course.  My left thumb joint hurt so bad last night and kept me up for a while.