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Diet Followed: Banana bread keto chow was solid. It didn’t taste exactly like banana bread, but I couldn’t place the taste. I made the mistake of eating some sugar free candy though and I’m paying for it. Sometimes sugar alcohols just hit my stomach hard.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): I need to start timing sections of my walk. I’m going to have to start going further without my dad or I’m going to complete the loop too quickly.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): Exercise bike. Went slower today because of the stomach ache. 🙃

Water (100oz+): ✅

10 Pages: Finished Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything.

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Diet Followed: Out to eat for the first time on the program, thankfully it was with family and they’re more than happy to accomodate my craziness. Ended up going to a place that had a salad with steak on it which was 👌. Eating my bigger meal near noon kinda threw me though. I like my hardiest meal right before I go into my fast and I couldn’t do that today.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): Mellow walk today. Lots of people out to play disc golf. I’m going to need to start doing two loops soon though as I’m getting faster.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): So close to 8 miles on the bike. I’ll get to 10 yet.

Water (100oz+): Water almost tripped me up today because we went out to eat and I really wanted a soda. Had to chug a bit toward the end of the night.

10 Pages: Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

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Diet Followed: I’m sure if I thought to hard about it these S’mallows are probably not technically “food”, but they were sure satisfying to try today. Also tuna and hot sauce together is pretty tasty.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): I zoned out on my walk today and almost walked back to my old apartment which meant my walk was more like an hour plus today.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): Exercise bike again. Challenging myself to get farther earlier.

Water (100oz+): ✅

10 Pages: Need to start thinking about what my next book will be, only have about 20 pages left of Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything.

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Diet Followed: Apple pie keto chow is always 😋. I was having a hard time getting my calories in lately so I bought a couple pints of Rebel ice cream.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): Walkies again. There were some new faces out there, but I’m starting to recognize regular morning walkers. Also it’s supposed to be 100 tomorrow, so early walk is vital.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): Exercise bike again. Trying to decide between distance and resistance. I turned my resistance way down today and went over 7 miles.

Water (100oz+): ✅

10 Pages: Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

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Unfortunately not official but I’m down -2 lbs today. Looking forward to next Monday’s weigh in damn sure better make that weight loss official.

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Diet Followed: Orange Cream Keto Chow was good. I really like the variety, not just the chocolate, vanilla, and maybe sometimes strawberry that most protein powders offer.

I’m also really snacky today. I didn’t plan my calories well and realized some of the frozen dinners I’d kept for days like this were so far out of the best buy date that I couldn’t make myself eat them. So I’ve been snacking on string cheese, almonds, and some deli meat today between my protein shake and dinner. I’m going on a grocery run with my dad tomorrow, so I might get some bacon and eggs to tide me over before my actual Sunday grocery meal prep day.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): The park was pretty dead today. We talked about walking later in the day (if so, I’d switch my indoor/outdoor workout times), but it will have to wait until the heatwave is over. It’s supposed to be 100 on Thursday. 🥵

Indoor Workout (45+ min): I had planned to intermix some cardio in today, but I think I have a bit of the “keto flu,” so I did the exercise bike instead.

Water (100oz+): ✅

10 Pages: About halfway through Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything.

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Diet Followed: Another new keto chow flavor for me today. I have never loved a protein shake more than this limited edition Chocolate Malt flavor. I love it so much I just bought a bulk pack of it. Dad wants to steal some from me and he doesn’t drink protein shakes. Everything else was pretty standard. I got a big pack of the P3 snack packs that have meat, cheese and nuts in them.

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): Walk around the loop again. Lots of people walking dogs today. How to Sell a Haunted House is finally getting spooky.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): Biked again. Trying to start being conscious of how far I’m biking though to make sure I’m getting a good workout. I went 5.5 miles, which I don’t think is great even with my higher resistance settings. Hope to improve that as I go.

Water (100oz+): Lots of plain water again. Actually had my first diet coke for the week (I used to drink multiple cans per day).

10 Pages: Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything

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Diet Followed: Butterscotch Keto Chow today was the bomb. I also ate the second half of the salmon salad I made yesterday. Weekends are meal prep time, so I got groceries and got cooking. Shockingly, it’s another week of beef + veggies for dinner.

Tomorrow night will be the end of my previous batch, and I’m really excited for the next batch since I found a store that sells the Taco Bell Mild Sauce, which is 0 cal and dumped into ground beef while it cooks tastes amazeballs. Two bottles plus about 2 lbs of ground beef and half a cup of diced yellow onions are about 6 portions for me. Add about a cup of frozen veggies (I usually get the Normandy blend) and dinner for the week is sorted. I got the inspiration from this wiki entry on the keto subreddit (I lived off this meal plan when I first started keto).

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): Usual walkies in the park. Lots more dogs and families and joggers at 8:30am on a weekend vs a weekday. Still listening to How to Sell a Haunted House.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): Exercise bike infront of the tv. I’m watching the KATSEYE documentary/survival show, because I like stupid dramatic reality TV when I’m trying not to be bored out of my mind on a bike (it’s 97 degrees outside today so that was about the level of strenuous I could handle).

Water (100oz+): Lots of plain water today. Splurged and bought a Dutch Bros Soda with the strawberry zero sugar flavoring in it.

10 Pages: Still LOVING Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything. I’m shocked. I hate self help but this just feels real and less “woo”.

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Diet Followed: The cantaloupe Keto Chow was super surprising. It tasted exactly like cantaloupe and was a very light, refreshing flavor. It’s a seasonal flavor, so I bought some “summer flavors” to add variety over the next week. I recalculated my calories based on my activity level and now get a couple hundred more (so actually around 1500 vs the 1200 I was doing). That means I get a proper lunch now, so having a big salad with smoked salmon was *chef kiss*

Outdoor Workout (45+ min): Long loop with Dad again. He paused on a park bench while I went about 15 minutes further.

Indoor Workout (45+ min): I wanted to sit down for a workout today. 😁 Grabbed the exercise bike out of the garage and watched some TV.

Water (100oz+): Considering buying an actual plain water jug since I’m drinking so much more plain water now and it’s hilariously awkward to do that in a Circul water bottle.

10 Pages: Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything. Because I also read other things, the current novel I’m reading is How to Sell a Haunted House.

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