Diary

6/28
Fasting blood sugar was 80! Very exciting as this is a perfect number. Even better news, I've reduced my insulin amount by 75%. I was taking 40 units and last night I only used 10. Progress....

6/25/16
We went to the movies yesterday.  I had to sneak in some popcorn.  I brought the skinnypop brand, so 4 cups was only 12 carbs. With keto fat and salt is allowed so I drenched themy and it was really good.
Fasting 81.  And the great news, I'm down 1.5lbs. Down to 217.6

6/23/16
I was up a little bit today, 219.4. Not really concerned about it. I lowered my levemir to 20 units last night. I don't want to have any lows so I've got to keep an eye on it. My fasting BS was 79 today, need to back off even more tonight.

This is good though, that's the goal to get off levemir and then eventually get off the pills.

6/22/16
Weighed in at 218.9 today! Down a couple lbs already! Fasting BS was 89 which is perfect. I lowered my levemir to 30 units last night.

6/21/16
Here is what my day looked like ------------------------------------------------------->
Only 47 carbs, lots of calories though. It's tough to keep fat up and cals down.

6/20/16
First real day of keto. For breakfast I had chicken breast with egg substitute. I added sour cream and guacamole for fat. Off to Chipotle for lunch, I had a salad with double carnitas and light dressing. I wasn't hungry for dinner so I went to bed early and skipped dinner (which is ok with this diet).
Calories: 1837    Carbs: 52g  

6/19/16
After a little more research I've learned that I just need to be UNDER 50 carbs, which is much more reasonable. I believe I can do this, I'm starting Monday and let's see how it goes.

6/18/16
Well this was absolutely brutal. I've kept my carbs to 19 for the day but it's been horrible. Cravings left and right, I want carbs so bad. Not sure how they do this.


6/17/2016
My buddy Paul has been on the Keto diet. He has absolutely killed it, he is down 40+ lbs since I challenged him last year. He works out with me at Truhit but hasn't been doing the Herbalife diet. He is losing around 5lbs per week. Well seeing is believing, so I'm going to give keto a try.

From the research I've made this is how it works. The goal is to remove carbs from your diet. Doing this puts your body into Ketosis, which makes it search for food to eat. Since there aren't any carbs for it to eat, it starts to eat your fat. Since I have lots of fat to spare there will be plenty to burn.

I'm going to do a trial diet this weekend to see how it goes. I'm logging all my food in myfitnesspal app. I also use a fitbit to track my steps and activity. I will continue my fitness routine (4 to 5 trips to Truhit per week).