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2018 JUN 25 -- Day 75

I am happier today. My weight is down to 356 lbs. It's not 349 lbs, but it's better progress than I have been seeing for this past couple of weeks since the corned beef incident. This is what I'm calling it now. "The Corned Beef Incident." The only thing that I can fathom is that there were some kind of hidden sugars or carbs in the corned beef that I had no clue were there. I got kicked out of ketosis. And I am now working my way back to where I was.

Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 356 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs

There had to be some kind of carbohydrates for my body to have retained so much water and then gained weight. I should stop talking about this now, but it's so present in my mind. I'm upset about it. I don't want to be, but it's very upsetting and stressful. 

I noticed once that I was tossed out of ketosis by taking in too many artificial sweeteners. I blew up from the water retention, and it took a while to get myself back into ketosis and back to losing the weight. 

My husband is a bit concerned that he doesn't seem to be losing any weight. He is fluctuating within just a few pounds, and he's not all that encouraged because of that. He sees my weight going down and down, but his isn't budging. Now, he is also not fasting like I am. He's not even OMAD. He is eating around midnight, and then again around 6:00 AM. 

I offered that I could help him switch to OMAD or cut back on the amount he is eating. He doesn't really want to do that. He seems to be okay with the weight he is, so I'm going to just continue feeding him the way I am feeding him. His blood glucose level is normal now, so we beat his pre-diabetes. That's amazing! 

My glucose is coming down, too. It has been high which is another reason I believe the corned beef had some hidden sugar in it. My glucose skyrocketed. it has been insane. I have seen 200 ml/dl and 203 ml/dl, and that's terrifying! I am going to try to avoid the pitfalls of hidden sugars, but realistically, I know that I may fail again and accidentally consume sugars that I have no idea are present in my food. If it happens, and I am knocked out of ketosis again, this experience will teach me that it's not the end of the world, and I can get back on track. 

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