It is now Sabbath, March 21, the end of the first week of the Bay Area/California shelter-in-place. We can’t leave our houses, except for food and health care. However, the “elderly” (persons over 60-65) and those with “compromised health”—and that includes both of us—can’t leave home at all. I took a luxurious hot shower then…
Month: March 2020
Lent Without Carbs, Last Update
Well, it’s the last update, not because Lent is over, but because the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has hijacked the whole world! Lent is probably pretty much a moot point since there will be no Easter (or Passover) as we have known it. No Seder meal. No Ramadan. No Easter church services, no Easter egg hunts, no…
Lent Without Carbs Update 2
Linda is at Batra Vision for her pre-op appointment. She parked too close to a wall on my side, so I couldn’t get out to help her. We did all the grocery shopping and walked Emily in South Shore and even picked up Linda’s prescription at Walgreen’s before we came here. I’ve been doing so…
Lent Without Carbs Update 1
Today is the 9th day I have been on a carnivore diet. Nothing plant-based, except for occasional stevia in my coffee. My daily carb quota has averaged 18 grams total carbs, with protein averaging 45 grams and fat averaging 78 grams per day. I’m struggling with snack addiction but have been drinking lots of seltzer…