If you want to lose weight, you have to focus on what you eat.
More good news on the scale today! I’m down to 292.0, which means I took off another 1.5 lb. That’s pretty good, and here are my weight loss totals by month: April: -3.0 lb May: -3.7 lb June: +2.1 lb July: -8.2 lb August: -4.8 lb September (to date): -6.9 lb I reached my heaviest […]
I started fasting for 16 hours at a time, with an 8 hour eating window (16:8). Actually, I wasn’t technically fasting when I started, because I’d drink a “bulletproof” (fatty) coffee in the morning. This means I’d have coffee with heavy cream or coconut oil — or both — but with Stevia instead of sugar. […]
On April 13, I was the heaviest I’ve been in years, although I’ve been doing IF for over a year. On April 18, I did my first 20 hour fast since last fall. Since that day, I’ve averaged 20 hours of fasting each day and I’ve lost 14 lbs. Today I just ran 3.5 miles […]
Last night some friends were in town, so a whole bunch of us met at our favorite local restaurant and bar. I usually don’t drink alcohol (including beer and wine) — although I have found that I can drink some red wine and stay in ketosis. So, time for an experiment, where n=1. In other […]
I like chocolate. I stopped eating it when I started following a ketogenic diet. But I missed it. I’ve discovered a delicious ketogenic chocolate snack I can have any time I want a quick boost: 4 squares (40g) of Lindt 90% Dark Chocolate 1/3 cup of raw cashews It’s so delicious! Let’s check out the […]
Yesterday I ran the furthest I’ve run in a while, not particularly fast, but a good trail run, lots of hills. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed it. That is what matters to me: I got outside, ran around in the woods. I stopped to give an older gentleman directions, and then met […]
I’ve really gotten into Intermittent Fasting (IF), not as a way to lose weight, but as a way to improve my overall health, and maybe even increase my life expectancy. I started with a 16:8 fasting protocol. That means that I fast for 16 hours and eat within an 8 hour window. Recently I switched […]