revvit's Journal, 05 January 2018

Just came back from one week in the hospital. I had been getting exceptionally tired and short of breath. Turns out I have a very weak heart due to an aortic valve problem. They're "tuning me up" to get me ready for valve replacement surgery. So--my daily weigh-in now is about my my water weight for the congestive heart failure relief. I have quite a ways to go, looks like. It's interesting that keto way of eating for the first half of the year did wonders for my blood work numbers. O f course that didn't help the hidden aortic valve problem very much. But when my husband broke his leg in August I was unable to stay on the keto way, an I also had to work much harder every day. several other stressful family events occurred and--voila--my heart said enough already! For now i have to be on the standard heart healthy diet, but when things settle down after surgery i will want to talk to a keto-knowledgeable nutritionist to see if I could do well on a modified low carb diet. After all, I still have to deal with type2 diabetes. I've missed everyone and will try to keep up with how you are all doing.

200.0 lb Lost so far: 20.0 lb.    Still to go: 60.0 lb.    Diet followed N/A.

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916 kcal

Fat: 66.51g | Prot: 32.45g | Carb: 45.86g.   Breakfast: Heavy Cream, Decaffeinated Coffee (made From Ground), Butter, Toasted White Bread, Cheddar Cheese, Kroger Eggs (Large). Lunch: Marukan Rice Vinegar Lite, Olive Oil, Hormel Original Pepperoni Slices, Trader Joe's Green Onions, Chives, Bella Baby Bell Peppers, Tomatoes. Dinner: Great Value Diced Canned Tomatoes, Bob Evans Oven Bake Macaroni & Cheese. more...