Zma Hoops! 12/15/2023: I Like Tears of Joy!

 Hello Again!


Today marks Day 105 daily hooping and 10 days on the keto diet!  I have stayed true to the course. Aiming for little or no sugar.  Very low carbs, high good fat, and lean protein.


Here is my first meal today. I ate at 11 a.m. I usually fast 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 am. 

First meal:  Caulifower rice with veggies and Indian spices, yogurt chicken, avocado, fried egg and collard greens.

The keto flu - if that what it was - symptoms are gone!  I've noticed that since I am not eating carbs, I am not hungry much throughout the day. This amazes me. I have had a beast of an apetite my whole life!  I am particularly prone to binging on salty crunchy foods like popcorn, crackers, chips. I also love bread, pasta, rice.

For 10 days I have had none of those things!

And I don't miss them much!  The food I am eating keeps me satisfied. And it is oddly consoling.

I have had moment where I want something sweet.  And moments of panic, thinking, "I don't know if I can live without sourdough bread, white rice, beans and potatoes!"

But then I soothe myself, saying, "This is not forever! Soon, you will eat normally, but in moderation, with a slimmer, healthier physique!"

I can live with that. From the research I've done, keto is not for everyone. And for me, not a lifelong way of eating.

When I achieve my weight loss goal, I will gradually incorporate more carbs, especially of the legume, potato and sourdough bread type, back into my diet. I'm already weary of all the meat. I made a lovely yogurt chicken yesterday that was very satisfying.  

My future ideal diet will be mostly plant based with a bit of fish and chicken. 

But I am going to stay away from sugar.  I am shocked to realize how much I was ingesting.  It's a sneaking little bugger - reading ingredients now like a fiend, I am finding it everywhere!

My brain is clearer.  My joints are not as achy. And so far I have maintained my weight loss of 5 pounds in 10 days.  It is refreshing to see my weight steadily descend rather that go up and down as it has most of my weight loss journey!

But now I must be off. Tonight and tomorrow night are  my piano student recitals. I have much to prepare for. But later, at the event, I sit back and enjoy the fruit of my efforts. My students are amazing me with the expression they put into their music. I imagine I will wipe away a tear or two. But these are tears of joy!  

I like tears of joy!


Happy Friday!


Love,


Zita 

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