Happy birthday to this great man! We love you, babe!
Okay, I have been eating ketogenic for five days now. I have gotten through the carb detox headaches and have settled into a macro plan of 5% carbs (no grains), 20% protein, 75% fat.
The upside is that I like the idea of limiting my body of all of the glucose which will help my minor health conditions.
But there are definitely downsides!
The first is that I am having a hard time getting in enough fats under the strictures of the diet. Who knew it would be hard to eat fats? The real problem is that the fats I want to eat then include a consumption of protein and/or carbs and then throws off my percentages. Still working on that one.
The bigger issue is that for the past couple of nights I have had trouble sleeping, and I have had restless legs.
Sleeping is one of those things that I do well. I go to bed at the same time every night (for the most part) and get up at the same time each morning. I can fit in a 15-30 minute power nap in the afternoon and have no trouble going to sleep at n…
The upside is that I like the idea of limiting my body of all of the glucose which will help my minor health conditions.
But there are definitely downsides!
The first is that I am having a hard time getting in enough fats under the strictures of the diet. Who knew it would be hard to eat fats? The real problem is that the fats I want to eat then include a consumption of protein and/or carbs and then throws off my percentages. Still working on that one.
The bigger issue is that for the past couple of nights I have had trouble sleeping, and I have had restless legs.
Sleeping is one of those things that I do well. I go to bed at the same time every night (for the most part) and get up at the same time each morning. I can fit in a 15-30 minute power nap in the afternoon and have no trouble going to sleep at n…
Happy birthday!
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