I'm obsessed with ketone strips

These are the ones I've been using..

One box of 10 sells for over $50. Yikes, that's $5 a strip!

I've been on a mission to find discounted ones. My best source has been eBay. I just won a bid for 2 boxes for $40. Two dollars a strip! I'm giddy with excitement!

I have enough strips for 42 more days. If I can find more bargains, I'll extend my ketosis experiment. It's been fascinating seeing how my ketones react to the carbs I eat. I'm still in ketosis, today the reading was 1.8.

I may research pharmacies in Canada, I hear the strips are cheaper up there.

Intermittent fasting

I used to do the Eat Stop Eat program that was started by Brad Pilon. In a nutshell, you eat dinner, then eat nothing until the following day's dinner. Although you're fasting for 24 hours, you still get to eat a meal everyday. I would aim to do intermittent fasting once or twice a week.

I haven't done a fasting day for a couple months. Since I'm in nutritional ketosis, I thought it would be a good time to try one again. I ate dinner last night, then skipped breakfast and lunch. I'm not rigid about the 24 hours, I think I got to about 22 before I ate.

no breakfast or lunch for me today

I felt good throughout the day. I never had any hunger pangs. My energy was also consistent.

Yesterday my ketones were 2.3. Today, after a 22 hour fast they were 3.8.

I'm going to sprinkle in a day or two of fasting per week. I like taking a break from thinking about what to eat. When I'm fasting, the choice is simple, either water or black coffee!

Fat Bombs OMG!!!

It's so exciting to discover a new favorite food.

Enter Fat Bombs.

For a week or so I was starting my day drinking bullet proof coffee. It was a good way to get a dose of coconut oil and butter. Although it was tasty, I prefer my coffee black.

I began searching the web for alternative ways to consume butter and coconut oil. That's when I discovered Fat Bombs. Could they really taste as good as they sound?

I'm happy to report that yes they do. They're are lots of recipes out there. I was too lazy to drive to the grocery store so I used what was in the house.

4oz of Kerry Gold butter...

1 cup of natural, unsweetened peanut butter...

1 cup of coconut creme..

1 Bar of Lily's chocolate. Lilly's is sweetened only with stevia.

I melted everything together. When thoroughly melted, I poured the mixture into a muffin tin. I used paper liners, good thing I did or I doubt I could have gotten them out of the molds.

I stuck the muffin tin in the freezer for about 30 min. Then I bit into one.

Here is the OMG part! They are melt in your mouth good! Speaking of melting, the fat bombs need to be stored in the freezer because the coconut and butter will liquefy. I'll be consuming a fat bomb a day (maybe 2). I want to experiment with different recipes, I read a tasty sounding one with lemon and cream cheese.

And now a moment to reflect..

Yesterday my ketones were 2.8, I'm still in nutritional ketosis.

Last year, if you would have told me I'd be eating a LCHF diet, I would have bet a dollar that you were wrong. Then I would have lost another dollar when you said that I would love it!

I have completely overhauled my diet. I went from a high carb, vegetarian (for 25 years) to a high fat carnivore.

This week I completed 2 marathons and 2 half marathons (78.6 miles)in 4 days. Every morning I ate 2 eggs with some ham and cheese, spread with butter. I consumed no food or sport drink during the races. I only drank water and electrolyte tablets and felt fine. If I wasn't the one who did this, I wouldn't believe it was possible.

Now that I'm in nutritional ketosis, I have zero cravings for the carb porn I used to eat on a daily basis. It reminds me of when I was a vegetarian, I didn't consider a hamburger food (what a fool I was!) so I was detached from it. I can look at the bakery case in Starbucks and not even think about consuming any of it. Something I have never been able to do.

I'm amazed at how even my energy is throughout the day. I can't take an afternoon nap even if I wanted to. Actually, I kind of miss that part.

And I'm losing weight! I'm eating a diet that's at least 70% fat and I can fit in all the clothes in my closet. Most of them are too big now.

I have to give a big shout out to Jimmy Moore. I never heard about nutritional ketosis until I read about his experiment. I'm having success because I'm following his footsteps and listening to his podcasts. Thank you Jimmy!

I switched my breakfast

for the last week or so, I've been having a couple hard boiled eggs with ham and cheese, with some butter spread on top. Although it's tasty and doesn't affect my blood sugar, I'm getting a little tired of it.

Today I had 1/2 c of full fat yogurt with a little heavy cream. I topped it with some nuts and a small amount of blueberries.

My fasting glucose was 93, which is on the high side. An hour after breakfast, it's still 93. I'm happy to see I can have this breakfast option without any glucose spikes.

I stepped on the scale this morning, 134 lbs. I'd like to settle into the 120's but I'm in no hurry.

Day of the Dead Racing Series

was held along the Rio Grande River in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

La Llorona Park

The races began in La Llorona park. La Llorona means "crying lady". The legend is that a woman drowned her 2 children in the river to be with her lover. After the deed is done, her lover rejects her. Now she haunts the river at night. I'm glad to know that I won't be the only one crying at the river. My plan was to do 4 marathons in 4 days.

I ended up doing 2 marathons and 2 half marathons.

This was the cool graphic used for the t-shirt and medal

Despite a 40 degree temp change during the day (low 40's in the am, climbing to low 80's in the afternoon) and some nasty blood blisters, I had a terrific time.

My ketones were 2.8 today, solidly in fat burning. I may step on the scale tomorrow to see what's going on. My fasting glucose was 77.

Holy Ketones Batman!

When I began this LCHF ketosis experiment, my ketones were .3.

This afternoon the reading was 4.3!

I'm pretty sure the reason was that I completed 2 marathons and 2 half marathons in 4 days. Before each race I had 2 boiled eggs with ham and cheese and some butter. During the race I avoided all the carb porn and drank water. I also skipped the gator-aide and took electrolyte tablets every couple hours.

Except for some blisters and sunburn, I felt good throughout the races. My energy was stable, I never felt shaky or hungry.

I'll be curious to see how high my ketones stay now that the races are over. On Monday and Tuesday I did the marathons. My ketones were around 1.3. Today was the only day they were so high. My fasting glucose seems to be bouncing between the 70-80 range.

Back later with a more detailed race report.