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07 January 2024

Fasting Blood Sugar 5.7 mmol/L

Happy New Year Everyone!!

Sorry I haven't been around but my computer basically died and I had to think long and hard as to what password I used for my account. On top of that I've been dealing with an upper respiratory illness since mid December and no it was not Covid, Flu or Pneumonia. Just strictly one of those nasty upper respiratory illnesses that started in my head and went to my throat and then sat at the top of my lungs with a very nasty triggering cough. I could have gone to the Doctor but I would have been told it's a virus and to ride it out by doing exactly what I've been doing. Instead Buckley's and an old tea recipe to sooth symptoms (water, ginger, lemon & honey) have been helpful. I'm all about developing the antibodies ;)

A week ago I started my New Years resolution. I am doing the Carnivore diet for the month of January. I may do it longer since I've read/heard that 90 days is optimal. Problem is my head can't handle that number so I broke it down monthly. Whatever works, right?

Anyways, I did my body measurements & weight in (235 lbs) on 1/1/2024. A week later I have lost 5 pounds. Every Sunday I plan to do my weigh in and then at the end of the month I plan on doing my final weigh in and my body measurements again.

The reasons for doing all this? Sure, loosing more weight is a plus. But I am looking at reducing inflammation, taming my autoimmune conditions as well as I want off of both of my meds or at the very least a reduction of them. Since dealing with this upper respiratory illness I didn't want food for 2-3 weeks and had to come off of my meds because I need to take them with food. It's bad enough to just remember when to do my fasting blood sugar test throughout all this and I know I missed a few days.

Ultimately though, I wanted to give this diet a fair chance and 30 days seems appropriate. And I've tried everything else. So far so good.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
104.3 kg	10.0 kg	13.6 kg	Reasonably Well

(2 comments) Losing 0.1 kg a Week

08 October 2023

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
106.1 kg	8.2 kg	15.4 kg	Reasonably Well

(5 comments) Losing 0.2 kg a Week

21 August 2023

CARBONAUT BREAD IS A NO-NO FOR ME PERSONALLY

Remember a few weeks back with my incident with Carbonaut bread?

Yesterday I tried 1 piece - not the 3 I had previously but 1 small slice. I toasted it, a bit of butter and a bit of peanut butter. And no, I don't react to peanut butter (had it earlier this past week on my Promise bread) and of course I use real butter so no reaction there either.

Results? Same damn reaction as I did when I ate 3 pieces. I went through pure hell yesterday and by 7pm I had to break down and take a pain pill. So, yup, no more Carbonaut bread for me. I threw out the 2/3 a loaf I had left.

But there is something in the Carbonaut Keto Gluten-Free White Bread that my body does not like. My body is reacting as bad to this as it does to wheat. Maybe it's the modified ingredients that are setting me off (Modified resistant tapioca starch and/or potato starch, Modified cellulose) or the High oleic sunflower oil (which is not in my diet). Not sure what Native cornstarch is either.

Here, look for yourself:

Carbonaut Bread ingredients: Modified resistant tapioca starch and/or potato starch, Water, High oleic sunflower oil, Psyllium, Inulin, Yeast, Modified cellulose, Native cornstarch, Rice bran, Xanthan gum, Pea protein and/or fava bean protein, Salt, Natural flavour

Compared to Promise GF:

Water • Rice flour • Tapioca starch • Corn starch • Cellulose • Canola oil • Psyllium seed husk powder • Glycerol • Yeast • Powdered egg white • Potato starch • Quinoa • Sugars (sugar, prune puree) • Chia seed • Poppy seed • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose • Salt • Wholegrain corn flour • Sodium propionate • White vinegar • Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose • Sorbic acid • Rice bran • Methyl cellulose • Sodium carbonate • Xanthan gum • Natural flavour • Folic acid • Thiamine. Contains: Egg.

Well it was worth the effort to try but I'm going back to my tried and trusted Promise GF Quinoa & Chia Loaf bread where my body shows no reaction to it. Besides, I usually only use it for my 1st meal of the day in the form of a sandwich.

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21 August 2023

8/21/2023

*drum roll please*

The Scale Has Moved!!!

2.6 lbs

Hopefully my body has finished it's side line of coasting, eh? lol

Also, BS this morning was 5.8 mmol/L - so that dep't is also doing well.

Enjoy your day everyone!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
107.7 kg	6.6 kg	17.0 kg	Reasonably Well

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14 August 2023

WEGOVY/OZEMPIC & SEDATION/ANESTHESIA COMPLICATIONS

I came across this in one of my many health emails I subscribe to and felt this is worthy to share for those of you who are using Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss and/or diabetes.

https://apnews.com/article/wegovy-ozempic-weight-loss-drugs-surgery-anesthesia-6e2556948334d0c6aa2ee0c7cbacb77d

The American Society of Anesthesiologists have issued a guidance advising patients to skip daily weight-loss medications on the day of surgery and hold off on weekly injections for a week before any sedation procedures. In the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia they call for the drug to be stopped for even longer - about three weeks before sedation.

Why? Because anesthesiologists in both the US and Canada are seeing growing numbers of patients on the weight-loss drugs who have inhaled food/liquid into their lungs while sedated because their stomachs were still full, even after following the standard instructions to stop eating for whatever timeframe they had been prescribed to have the sedation/surgery. It's called Pulmonary Aspiration and it can cause a lot of stuff you really, really don't want to have to go through.

Just keeping it real and giving you the information you may need one day ;)

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