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Think I know what happened this week. A couple of things: first, I had stopped taking my diuretic over a week ago thinking I didn't need it anymore because I was losing so much water being in ketosis. Secondly, I have been doing "intermittent fasting" which means I only eat 8 hrs per day. I noticed in the middle of the week that my weight was up to 245 lbs again and I was feeling "puffy" so I had one of the nurses check my BP and it was up to 157/86! When I was on my diuretic (HCTZ 25 mg) I usually ran 130s/70s. So for the last 3 days I have been back on my HCTZ and I shed a lot of water weight! I guess despite the natural diuresis of being keto, my body still tries to hold on to water. I have been making sure I am getting enough sodium, potassium, and magnesium.
I also realized that though I was keeping my carbs low, I really wasn't eating enough fat so I have been making a conscientious effort to increase it. This is somewhat difficult because I am not naturally a big fan of meat, but I have been eating things like chicken Vienna sausages, which have a lot of fat but don't taste too fatty and last night I had Italian sausages.
If I had kept on my old way of eating, I would have become a diabetic and not only would I have to watch my carbs anyway, but I would have to take insulin or oral meds AND have the terrible secondary effects that diabetes carries (eye, heart, liver, and kidney disease).
I am thankful that I finally saw the light and thankful for all the support I get from this site.
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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239.4 lb
Lost so far: 20.6 lb.
Still to go: 89.4 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 21 November 2015:
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1338 kcal
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Fat: 102.66g | Prot: 63.32g | Carb: 42.57g.
Breakfast: Hard-Boiled Egg, Banquet Brown 'n Serve Turkey Sausage Links, Wyler's Chicken Bouillon Cubes. Lunch: Bar-S Foods Franks, Ken's Steak House Creamy Caesar Dressing, DiGiorno Shaved Parmesan Cheese, Dole Romaine Lettuce. Dinner: premio premio sweet, Parmesan Cheese (Shredded), Cooked Cauliflower (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Heavy Cream, Butter. Snacks/Other: Wyler's Chicken Bouillon Cubes, Reddi-wip Extra Creamy Whipped Cream, Blackberries, Coffee-Mate Sugar Free Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer, Coffee. more...
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losing 4.0 lb a week
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