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Sleeping in the doorway.

10 months going on 2

Ryan is 10 months old! He's so busy and so much fun.  He can crawl super fast and has taken his first steps. He still isn't walking more than 4 steps and prefers crawling but he's on his way. He also claps for real now. He used to just shake his arms up and down but a few days ago he started clapping. He also waves...though it's usually delayed.  He's starting something that's totally darling...it's called banging on closed doors screaming for the person inside. Yah...really sweet. Ha.   He also loves to spit out all his food after it's been chewed. It's quite lovely. ;)

We can't believe he'll be 1 year old in less than 2 months. So exciting. :)

Low Carb Lifestyle Week #3

I didn't weigh myself at all the 2nd week of going low carb.  Valentine's weekend I didn't count carbs or worry what I put into my mouth.  It was nice to forget for a bit.  Well...I didn't forget, I was giving myself a small break to enjoy my valentine's treats.  This week I was back on schedule and I weighed myself this morning.  The scale showed I had lost a total of 10 lbs since I started.  My scale isn't the best and doesn't read super accurately but its good enough for now. 

Low Carb Lifestyle Week 3 = - 10 lbs

Low Carb Lifestyle Day #7

Well it's been a week of being on a LCHF diet and I'm feeling good. I've lost 4 lbs and 2 inches off my waist. (granted the first week or so is just water weight) I like seeing the progress.   After a few days I felt really sick and irritable. My muscles ached and I felt horrible. Every day after that it went down a notch and today I haven't felt it at all. I've found new ways to enjoy foods that I had to give up and I have more to come. I've yet to make the "oopsie bread" but am looking forward to how that goes.  I miss chocolate but there's a chocolate mousse I'm dying to make. Just have to get to the store to get my ingredients.   I have found that low carb ice cream is good as well.   I tried spaghetti squash instead of spaghetti noodles last night and I have to say it was a hit. I don't really feel like I'm "Missing out" or having to give up a lot. I still get to eat more than enough delicious food.

Weight loss Week 1 = 4lbs

Low carb lifestyle day #6

Feeling a whole lot better today.  At least so far.  Drinking plenty of water and I was happy with 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast.  My scale made me smile too.  I lost another 1.5 lbs! That's 4 lbs so far.  Now before anyone gets worried about me losing too much too fast, this is pretty much just water weight. 

Weight-loss week #1 = 4 lbs

Low carb flu? What the wha?!

I don't believe I've ever posted 3 blog entries in a single day but as this day has progressed I've been feeling ickier and ickier.  I felt good for about an hour after lunch but then I felt the yuck again.  Off to research.  What I found is I have the low carb flu.  Also called, carb flu, keto flu, induction flu, carb crash...and some others.

Pretty much my body isn't used to not having all these extra carbs and has to work to do a switch-a-roo on how it works.  Carb flu can make people irritable (✔ check), nauseous (✔ check),  tired (✔ check), achy muscles 💪 (✔ check)  and an overwhelming feeling of not feeling 'right'  (✔✔ check check) . . The carb flu can last from a day to 2 weeks.  I'm praying for something on the shorter end.  🔚

Ways to help elevate some of the symptoms is drinking plenty of water, drinking chicken broth or something with high sodium., make sure you get enough fat and electrolytes.  Not everyone will experience this 'fun' early side effect of a low carb diet, but if you do...it sucks.  I'm gonna push through...but I feel like poop 💩. 

Bbq chips sound so good right now.  Or chips and salsa.  *sigh*