I think that the keto diet and its restrictions may be driving my husband a wee bit crazy. He doesn't work tonight, but I do, and I left him with some instructions about what foods were safe for him to eat while I was away at work. Well, he pretty much forgot everything I said. He felt just a bit defeated by it, too. I could tell.
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 356.8 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
In lighter news, look at that 1.8-pound drop fro yesterday! Wow! I completed the 72-hour fast with ease, and I'm now working on 96 hours. I got this! It's also getting a lot easier. I'm not feeling as "hungry" today as I was the past day or so.
For my husband, I have decided to make keto snacks ahead of time that will allow him to simply grab and eat without much thought. I'll do all the thinking and the math. Basically, to maintain a good ratio to stay in ketosis, not raise blood sugar, avoid huge insulin spikes, and stay satiated, carbs need to stay below 20g per day, proteins can't make up more than about 20% of the overall caloric intake, and fats need to make up the rest.
So I have to make sure that he is getting only 20% of however man calories he is eating proteins, and then make up the rest with fats. And also make sure he is not consuming more than 20g of carbs. Phew! He messaged me while I was at work to tell me what he ate. He ate far too much protein, and not nearly enough fats. I said, you need to consume much more fat, and he said, "but you told me I could eat this!" Poor thing. Yes. I said he could eat that, but if he did, he would have to combine it with some other things to bring up the fat content. He didn't remember that part.
I have created some well-balanced keto snack recipes, and I plan to make those so that he can have them at hand when he needs to eat something. I think the main stressor right now is the fact that his colonoscopy is coming up on Thursday, and he will have to stop eating solid foods tomorrow, and then fast from Midnight on Thursday morning while taking the stuff that makes him clear out his intestines. It's all very unpleasant, but it is necessary, unfortunately.
I want to make sure that he has as little stress as possible, so I don't mind babying him a bit right now. The fact that I am not eating anything at all right now is at least taking that stress off of me. I just have to worry about feeding him.
Caring for my husband is one of my favorite jobs graph:
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 356.8 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
In lighter news, look at that 1.8-pound drop fro yesterday! Wow! I completed the 72-hour fast with ease, and I'm now working on 96 hours. I got this! It's also getting a lot easier. I'm not feeling as "hungry" today as I was the past day or so.
So I have to make sure that he is getting only 20% of however man calories he is eating proteins, and then make up the rest with fats. And also make sure he is not consuming more than 20g of carbs. Phew! He messaged me while I was at work to tell me what he ate. He ate far too much protein, and not nearly enough fats. I said, you need to consume much more fat, and he said, "but you told me I could eat this!" Poor thing. Yes. I said he could eat that, but if he did, he would have to combine it with some other things to bring up the fat content. He didn't remember that part.
I have created some well-balanced keto snack recipes, and I plan to make those so that he can have them at hand when he needs to eat something. I think the main stressor right now is the fact that his colonoscopy is coming up on Thursday, and he will have to stop eating solid foods tomorrow, and then fast from Midnight on Thursday morning while taking the stuff that makes him clear out his intestines. It's all very unpleasant, but it is necessary, unfortunately.
I want to make sure that he has as little stress as possible, so I don't mind babying him a bit right now. The fact that I am not eating anything at all right now is at least taking that stress off of me. I just have to worry about feeding him.
Caring for my husband is one of my favorite jobs graph:
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