Thursday, March 31, 2022 I’m planning another 84-hr. fast, beginning tonight after supper and lasting until break-fast/brunch on Monday, April 4. This time, I have set out only my prescription meds (AM and PM) which are all small pills that I can take with water. Speaking of water, I will be sure to drink plenty…
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Fasting: March 2022
84-hr. fast, beginning after supper on Thursday night (March 3) and ending with break-fast on Monday morning (March 7) I’m 30 hours in to my 84-hour fast. I got a little hungry at suppertime, while I was fixing food for Linda and Emily. But I got over it. I’m having coffee with heavy cream in…
Dentist, Fall 2021
September 30, 2021 I always dread going to the dentist, never knowing if they will find more cavities. Also, I knew today would be the time for annual x-rays. Thankfully, the dental insurance pays 100% of the cost of x-rays. The x-ray technician was polite and professional. The dental hygienist (or assistant) who did the…
Fasting Again–This Time a REAL Fast!
Thursday, June 25: Ate a full supper, began fast after supper (approximately 8:00 p.m.). Bedtime blood glucose 127 mg/dL, blood ketones 3.4 mmol/l. I have determined what prescription meds/OTC that I have to have, and everything else I can do without for 3 days. Early AM (1+ hr before anything else) Synthroid levothyroxine AM (breakfast)…
Measuring Ketones, First 10 (actually 8)
Friday, June 19, 2020: I received my new KetoCoach Blood Ketone Monitor starter kit today! I took time to read all the instructions thoroughly and then check the date and time settings on the meter. I figured out how to insert a lancet (30G) into the lancing device. Then I decided to check my ketones…
F&F Fast
Saturday, June 6, 2020: I did not sleep well last night. It was just like that night last week when I failed to take my PM pills. And, when I did sleep, I had troubling dreams. In my dream, Linda was rearranging everything in the bedroom without asking me. Lisa was in the dream, busy…
COVID-19, Week 9
Sunday, May 10: Mother’s Day. I was hungry for Kentucky Fried Chicken, but that’s not going to happen for a while. Linda didn’t feel up to riding her scooter today, so Emily and I went by ourselves in the trike. Yow! My legs were so sore from yesterday’s almost-5-miles ride. I barely made it around…
Lent Without Carbs
The month of February has been really hard. It started on February 1 when Lisa and Aaron wanted to have Alex’s birthday party “with the family” (their words, not mine) on Saturday, February 1, a week before his actual birthday on February 7. So Linda and I complied. We jumped through hoops to find a…