The massive learning curve is figuring out what my body needs/wants and what other things might be broken.

8/25/18
Waist ………….….. 59
Neck …………….… 17
Blood Sugar …… 137
Weight …………… 294
BP …………………. 104/66

Not a ton of change other than the blood pressure. I wonder if I did it right. It’s quite good considering how crappy everything else is going.

Well, a while ago, I bought a program from Robb Wolf called Keto Masterclass (I bought it in November, 2017. I didn’t start keto (-ish) until July, 2018. My brain had me convinced I couldn’t stop eating sugar. As usual, one day, I just didn’t feel horrible after eating decent for a day, so I just kept going. And here I am now.

The other day, I got an email from Robb saying he wanted to know how we were doing with the program. Here’s my reply:

Hi Robb,

As I sit here with a bag of Ruffles and Peanut m&m’s typing this email, I can honestly say I’m not doing that well. I bought the program quite a while before I actually started Keto (I use the word Keto very loosely). I’m quite sure I’m doing things wrong. I didn’t read everything in the course in detail (because I already know a lot about this stuff, right? Yeah, maybe not.) I went to the keto gains site and calculated what my macros should be. I used an online calculator to calculate my body fat percentage. It was about 49%. I Don’t know how accurate it is. I remember when I first got the Protein Power program in the late 90s, Dr. Eades had a method for calculating body fat. I couldn’t find the original workbook, so I used a calculator online. Anyway, my protein requirements, according to Keto Gains is 150 grams. To me, that seems like a lot and I never hit that number. Sometimes close, others, not remotely. My fat is supposed to be around 75g. Carbs at 20g. Total caloric intake supposed to be 1500. Never hit those. And I can’t remember what numbers I used to get those ratios, so I can’t duplicate them. I need to recalculate everything. I’m using Cronometer to track everything.

The cravings are still there and sometimes kick my ass (like today). This is often an emotional issue, I think. I get angry and frustrated, sometimes about food, sometimes about life in general. If I get hungry, I crave carbs and it often gets the better of me. I also crave fat and salt. Never crave a chicken breast. I’ve been feeling like shit for years and now, I still do. Minus joint pain from not eating grains. Always tired in the am and exhausted by the time I get home. Brain is mush. I have CRS (can’t remember shit). Can rarely muster enough energy to give a damn. My sleep sucks (don’t have sleep apnea). I can’t sleep laying flat. My heart pounds in my chest, head and ears. So, I prop my self up on pillows. Can’t sleep on my back, so I sleep propped up on pillows on my side. That causes neck/back issues. I suspect other issues are going on with me. Possible SIBO, maybe parasites, and anything else that’s possible. I’m not a hypochondriac. It’s just a hunch based on how I feel all the time. I want to get checked for other things at some point. It’s been suggested I might have ADD (squirrel!). I think that’s why I have so many books by you and some of the other paleo/primal/keto/whole foods gurus that I haven’t read.

On the plus side, I’ve lost about 15 pounds since I started.