Diana 1234's Journal, 08 May 2023

I have never felt so untethered to my digestive system as I do now, on keto. I would recommend anybody increase their fat intake, and I would also recommend reducing the protein intake looking at your diary, as you xform any unused protein into carbohydrates that you can't use in a day and at your size, you probably don't need as much. I find fat satiating. I'm not saying to eat over your calorie limits, just to try and get more cheese, cream, eggs, fatty meats, butter into you. Try it for a few days and see how you feel about hunger. What I never understood in the past, but totally understand now, is that we don't eat from habit for the mouth feel. We only think of food when our brain tells us to. Which it does because of ghrelin. If we have enough fat in our diet our brain doesn't tell us to snack. It's busy thinking about something else entirely. jmho obviously, ymmv, but I'm a convert after 53 years of failed dieting so I definitely believe in what I'm saying. :)  

Funny you should mention that, Kenna. I was just thinking about cutting up a pineapple i have sitting here and making the hot drink from the skin that really does help with coughs. It’s pretty simple, you skin it, toss them in boiling water for about 20 minutes and then strain. Tastes pretty good, too. There are people that use a blender and make it more complicated, i don’t. I just use the big chunks and a sieve. 

Continued prayers! Sounds awful 😞 ugh!! Do you have a humidifier? I use those and add a pinch of sea salt for respiratory infections. Helps the 🫁. 

Lol. Pineapple. The only food that eats you back while you eat it. :D  

Hope you feel better soon!!! Following your posts for the past few years I know how much you love your exercise, it must be tough just sitting around, but give your body time to heal and fully recover. And don’t be so hard on yourself, the hunger from the steroids is real, soon enough you’ll be back to your way of eating and awesome workouts! Once again hope you feel better soon. 👍🏻😊 

So sorry you're ill. My daughter-in-law has the same thing, and is finally recovering, but it took quite a while. Take care of yourself. 

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Katsolo, how are you doing? I hope you are getting better. I may have to try the pineapple thing. Never heard that before 💜 

Two words. Chicken 🐔 Soup. 😘 

Still feeling it big time. Just went for a 2.5 mile walk with the big dogs only. I wheezed my way through the whole thing. Good way to remember how things used to feel before I got my cardio back up there. Cough drops are my friend right now. 

Yearofhealth, I'm answering your question on my thread so not to put out my stuff on your post. You are getting so many positive comments and they are well deserved! I am being causiously optimistic and say I'm may have turned a corner. Today I slept till 5:30am. I have been getting up at about 3am with terrible coughing fits.. I feel almost human! I'm still coughing but not the cough I had before. Even my sinuses feel better! Thanks for your concern!💜💜 

Well that is some cautiously good news. Hope you are trying to keep your head elevated and using humdifier in bedroom. You poor thing. Ive been fearful you were headed for pneumonia. I will probably keep checking on you till you are 100%. And yes, your are right people are kind. I was a little worried the lingerie pic would offend someone somewhere so whew! I had to use my inhaler today for no apparent reason when out walking my lungs seized up. It literally sucks. Pun intended. When that happens I’m always afraid I’m going down the rabbit hole so i self check for a while. But I’m fine. Just the disease poking its ugly unwelcome head up. Xoxo have a gorgeous night with your sweet husband 

Well that is some cautiously good news. Hope you are trying to keep your head elevated and using humdifier in bedroom. You poor thing. Ive been fearful you were headed for pneumonia. I will probably keep checking on you till you are 100%. And yes, your are right people are kind. I was a little worried the lingerie pic would offend someone somewhere so whew! I had to use my inhaler today for no apparent reason when out walking my lungs seized up. It literally sucks. Pun intended. When that happens I’m always afraid I’m going down the rabbit hole so i self check for a while. But I’m fine. Just the disease poking its ugly unwelcome head up. Xoxo have a gorgeous night with your sweet husband