Day 53 Thursday, May 31

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and omega3 eggs
coffee

Lunch:
turkey with gravy
some broccoli
coffee

Dinner:
steak, some A1
coffee

Late Dinner:
Bacon and eggs- feeling Hungry
EXERCISE: none
WEIGHT: 285
BLOOD SUGAR: 96
KETONES:

EVENTS/MOOD/ALERTNESS: Hmmm.. Felt good today, then felt crabby and sad, then feel, I dunno, flat. Want to eat sweets, or get high, or do something. Feel kinda bored. Missing something, but not sure what. Reaction to trace sugars in my diet still, from A1, and ketchup and stuff? Need more veges? Missing grassfed beef?

Day 52, Wednesday May 30

FOOD:

Breakfast:
Eggs, sausage 2 packets ketchup from mcdonalds
coffee

Lunch:
polish sans bun
peas and carrots (a little)

Dinner:
steak, bit of A1

EXERCISE: Walk 1 hour
WEIGHT: 286
BLOOD SUGAR: 101
KETONES: trace

EVENTS/MOOD/ALERTNESS: Feeling okay. Slight headache in evening. Some high fructose corn syrup sneaking in to my diet in the form of ketchup and A1. Need to shop soon- buy more veges and grassfed beef. One cat taking to raw diet, the other doesn't even like wet food now. He's the one who's not feeling well.

Day 51, Tuesday, May 29

FOOD:

Breakfast:
2 italian sausage
1 ear of corn with butter
1.5 cups baked beans
1/2 cup potato salad
1/4 cup green pepper

Lunch:
stuffed green pepper (rice)

Dinner:
1 lb ground grassfed beef

EXERCISE: walk 1 hour, very hot, feel tired and wiped out
WEIGHT: 289
BLOOD SUGAR: 93
KETONES: Trace

EVENTS/MOOD/ALERTNESS: OK I guess. Felt good this morning for having lots of sleep, but here it is 11PM and I'm still up, but tire. I've been reading so much about dopamine lately. Now I'm reading some stuff about serotonin. It's so confusing. It seems like you can attribute every human behavior to a neurotransmitter like dopamine, and then you realize that serotonin is a whole 'nother world, and it seems when you read more that everything is dependent on serotonin. Confusing. Guess I have to hope that exercise, paleo eating, supplements omega3 can help my brain sort it out. I might buy some L-Tryptophan to cover my bases, along with the L-Tyrosine to make dopamine.

Day 50, Monday, May 28

Slept all day long. Hung over.

Day 49, Sunday May 27

FOOD:

Breakfast:
Bacon and eggs, some coffee

Lunch:

Dinner:
2 burgers no bun
3 sausage no bun
some green peppers
potato salad
3 mini cupcakes
baked beans- sweet sauce
14 grapes

6 beers

later that night, hung with other buddy. Drank more beers and stayed up until 6 AM.


EXERCISE:
WEIGHT: 289
BLOOD SUGAR: 93
KETONES:

EVENTS/MOOD/ALERTNESS: Stayed up late last night, but woke up earlier today (cats woke me up and I went back for 45 minutes more, but still around 6 hours of sleep, and I don't feel bad really, fairly alert and well rested.

BBQ at friends house today, but first coffee with this girl I met online. Not super excited, but glad to be getting back into the flow.

So coffee was good. I think she's cool, but not a match. Prob. should email and tell her this.

Went to BBQ, then later met up with other buddy and drank beers and smoked pot until 6 AM. Monday, spent entire day in bed, woke at midnight Tuesday. I'm editing this at 2 AM tuesday.

Day 48, Saturday, May 26

FOOD:

Breakfast:
Bacon and omega3 eggs

Lunch:
Ribs and Fries, cole slaw

Dinner:
Steak and raw veges

EXERCISE:
WEIGHT: 290
BLOOD SUGAR: 99
KETONES: small

EVENTS/MOOD/ALERTNESS: Said goodbye to ex girlfriend who's moving away forever. Felt sad today.

ScienceDaily: Belly Fat May Drive Inflammatory Processes Associated With Disease

ScienceDaily: Belly Fat May Drive Inflammatory Processes Associated With Disease

Science Daily — As scientists learn more about the key role of inflammation in diabetes, heart disease and other disorders, new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that fat in the belly may be an important promoter of that inflammation.

Excess fat is known to be associated with disease, but now the researchers have confirmed that fat cells inside the abdomen are secreting molecules that increase inflammation. It's the first evidence of a potential mechanistic link between abdominal fat and systemic inflammation.

For years, scientists have been aware of a relationship between disease risk and excess belly fat. "Apple-shaped" people, who carry fat in the abdomen, have a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and other problems than "pear-shaped" people, who tend to store fat in the hips and thighs. Too much abdominal fat is associated with a defect in the body's response to insulin.

ScienceDaily: Fructose-sweetened Beverages Increases Risk Of Obesity In Rats

ScienceDaily: Fructose-sweetened Beverages Increases Risk Of Obesity In Rats

In this study, rats receiving fructose-containing beverages presented a pathology similar to metabolic syndrome, which in the short term causes lipid accumulation (hypertriglyceridemia) and fatty liver, and at later stages hypertension, resistance to insulin, diabetes and obesity.

"The fructose in fruit has nothing to do with this study," stresses Professor Laguna. "Fruit is healthy and its consumption is strongly recommended. Our study focuses on liquid fructose intake as an addition to the ordinary diet."

[...]

The fructose used to sweeten beverages alters the lipid metabolism in the liver and, according to the authors, represents a calorie overload to which the body’s metabolism is unable to adapt. Specifically, fructose increases fat synthesis in the liver and reduces its degradation through action on a specific nuclear receptor (PPARa), which controls fatty acid ß-oxidation. “The most novel finding,” says Laguna, “is that this molecular mechanism is related to an impairment in the leptin signal. Leptin is a hormone that plays a key role in the body’s energy control; among its peripheral actions, it accelerates fat oxidation in the liver and reduces its synthesis.”

Day 47 Friday May 25

FOOD:

Breakfast:
steak

Lunch:
salad
meatballs
a few forkfulls of corn, peas, lima beans

Early Dinner:
a few raw veges
grassfed ground beef
5 oz. liver

Late Dinner:
coffee

EXERCISE: walk 1 hour

WEIGHT: 292

BLOOD SUGAR: 102

KETONES: none

EVENTS: feeling like the coffee thing is tough. Not sure why I'm doing it. Guess I hoped I might sleep better. I'm starting to think I may go back on caffeine. A bridge too far? God I feel terrible in the morning. Like I'm drunk, staggering, banging my head on things, almost falling down. Serious dopamine shortage? I may come back to this one. Read a ton of stuff yesterday about the effects of withdrawal, and how serious they can be. Not sure I'm ready for this one right now. Kinda freaky. I know coffee increases dopamine, and people with dopamine deficiency have motor coordination problems. Lack of coffee causing motor discoordination? It's only in the morning at least. I'm going back to coffee for now. Maybe I'll just try to cut down a little.

The veges help my BM's out quite a bit, btw. I feel like I'm fatter the last few days. My stomach looks bigger in the mirror, although my weight is down. Not sure why. Water retention? Psychological?

MOOD: all right

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: lazy day at work, hard to tell.

Day 46 Thursday May 24

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs
No coffee!

Lunch:
salad, some dressing
4 oz. italian beef
a few cooked carrot pieces

Early Dinner:
a few raw veges (good idea to buy precut veggie tray at supermarket and keep it ready for snacking)
hot chicken wings buffalo sauce

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: ??

BLOOD SUGAR: ??

KETONES: slight

EVENTS: took cats to vet, out 300 bucks. One cat has fever. computer died, 800 for new one. Getting back into online dating a little. Still not getting much done at work.

MOOD: all right

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: a little sleepy and yawny at work, as I was yesterday. I stay up too late.

Day 45 Wednesday May 23

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs
No coffee!

Lunch:
2 pcs chicken, some broccoli

Early Dinner:
raw veges

Late Dinner:
1 lb grassfed beef
organic ketchup

EXERCISE: walk 45 min.

WEIGHT: 292

BLOOD SUGAR: 97

EVENTS: not getting much done at work these days. Had a late night boost of energy last night and got laundry done. Omega 3 boost? Sure seems like it gives me one. Not much of a headache today, but a very minor one I guess. Good BM today, guess from the veges yesterday. Find myself thirstier lately. Warmer weather, and/or lack of caffeine?

MOOD: all right

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: still up late, sleeping late. Haven't made any kind of dent in this, even without pot, or caffeine, or grain or whatever. Light/sun during day makes no difference either.

Day 44 Tuesday May 22

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs
No coffee!

Lunch:
1 meatloaf patty
2 sm. cups of coffee- have a headache

Early Dinner:

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 294

BLOOD SUGAR: 103

EVENTS: Headache in afternoon/morning. Trying to taper down on coffee. I drink like 6 cups a day. Find myself thirstier as well. back on awesome carlson's omega3 oil.

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

well...

Doing okay. Getting some positive feedback. Enjoying food, sometimes want a little variety. Some backsliding, but that's okay. I'm looking at long term changes. I see new research all the time. One that just came out said that people who make alot of insulin lose five times as much weight with a low carb diet. Also, omega3 good for eyes, and muscles. Lifted weights twice now and enjoyed it. Falling behind with posting here every day though. Feeling still scattered and sometimes dont' know what to do, but I've been making moves to get back into the dating scene. Hope I don't let the first disappointment or humiliation turn me off the track.

Day 43 Monday May 21

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs

Lunch:
some meat

Early Dinner:
grassfed steak
salad
some caesar dressing (soybean)

Late Dinner:
pizza leftovers (no crust/bread)

EXERCISE:
none

WEIGHT: 296

BLOOD SUGAR: 111

EVENTS: okay day, then crabby later. Little things piss me off. Bad drivers on the road. Problems with computers. Cat not eating- worried.

I had a stomach ache in the afternoon.

MOOD: okay. got shipment of omega3 oils. I was megadosing on it and feeling fine. Going back to doing that.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: still up too late.

Day 42 Sunday May 20

FOOD:

Lunch: buffet. shrip, eggs, corned beef hash, hash browns, chicken, spaghetti, bacon. Not too bad. Minimal amounts of pasta and hash brown.

Late Dinner:
pizza without crust, breaded hot chicken wings. diet pop

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 294

BLOOD SUGAR: ?

EVENTS: buffet with mom

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 41, Saturday May 19

Bacon and eggs
beef with broccoli- chinese
egg drop soup
beers- hung over next day

Day 40 Friday May 18

FOOD:

Breakfast: ??

Lunch:??

Early Dinner:
beer

Late Dinner:??

EXERCISE: walk 60 minutes

WEIGHT: 291

BLOOD SUGAR: 101

EVENTS:

MOOD:
feeling in a better mood

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 39 Thursday May 17

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon
eggs

Lunch:
turkey
peas

Early Dinner:
grassfed ground beef

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE:

WEIGHT: 294

BLOOD SUGAR: 92

EVENTS:

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 38 Wednesday May 16

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon eggs

Lunch:

Early Dinner:

Late Dinner:
chicken wings
buffalo chicken wings

EXERCISE:

WEIGHT: 295

BLOOD SUGAR: 85

KETONES: small

EVENTS:

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 37 Tuesday May 15

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon
eggs

Lunch:
chicken wings

Early Dinner:
steak
salad

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE:

WEIGHT: 296

BLOOD SUGAR: 98

KETONES: none/trace, small in afternoon

EVENTS:

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 36 Monday May 14

FOOD:

Breakfast:
sausage eggs

Lunch:
stuffed pepper, little bit of rice inside with meat

Early Dinner:
3 cheese sticks breaded

Late Dinner:
steak

EXERCISE:
LIFT WEIGHTS.....

WEIGHT: 296

BLOOD SUGAR: 92

EVENTS:

MOOD:

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Fat Burning Omega 3 - Euthenist.org

Fat Burning Omega 3 - Euthenist.org

Eating a diet rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Researchers at the University Of California Irvine (UCI) used genetically engineered mice for their experiments.

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The scientists discovered that a protein, called tau, that leads to the development of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain was slowed by DHA. These tangles are one of two signature brain lesions of Alzheimer’s disease. DHA also reduced the other lesion caused by the protein beta amyloid, which can clump in the brain and form plaques.

This is not the first study to suggest a benefit from the fatty acid. Researchers previously discovered that DHA may have a therapeutic affect. The new research has found that DHA can delay the onset of the Alzheimer’s disease.

“We are greatly excited by these results, which show us that simple changes in diet can positively alter the way the brain works and lead to protection from Alzheimer’s disease pathology,” said Frank LaFerla, professor of neurobiology and behavior and co-author of the study.

Fluoride

Just reading stuff lately on how bad fluoride is. I was always kind of anti- water filtering, but there seems to be alot going on with fluoride. Most of Europe quit doing it. Fluoride calcifies the pineal gland, which is involved with wakefulness, which is something I'm concerned with. Not sure what to do about it. I know fluoride is poisonous for cats, but we give them fluoridated water! Perhaps buy bottled water? Or a reverse osmosis filter?

Day 35 Sunday May 13

FOOD:

Breakfast:
4 omega 3 eggs
5 bacon

Lunch:

Early Dinner:
some lamb chops

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none. too tired/lazy for weights. Thinking Monday is a better day for this, more reliable? Prob not- Sunday more likely to be open, just need an earlier start.

WEIGHT: 298

BLOOD SUGAR: 102
Days 1-6, over 100, Then 2 days under 100. Then one day over, one day under, three days over. Then one day under, and a week without testing. Then out of the next 10 days, only one day over. My chocolate, bbq and french fries day put me over 100. Very interesting. The blood sugar is a better health test for me then weight is, I think.

KETONES: none

EVENTS: visited friends, got sidetracked from working out or doing chores, but glad to reconnect with people.

MOOD: decent

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: not too bad.

Day 34 Saturday May 12

FOOD:

Breakfast:
none- slept late

Lunch:
chorizo and eggs

Early Dinner:
pork chops with some bbq sauce
3 beers

Late Dinner:
Popeyes chicken strips, bbq sauce
buffalo nuggets
cole slaw
diet pop

EXERCISE:
none

WEIGHT: 300

BLOOD SUGAR: 104

KETONES:

EVENTS: Hung out with buddies, had a good time. Sorta early night.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: hmmmm.... not sure.

Day 33 Friday May 11

FOOD:

Breakfast:
?

Lunch:
meat
some more chocolate

Early Dinner:?

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE:

WEIGHT: 300

BLOOD SUGAR: 136 (chocolate day before)

KETONES: none

EVENTS: ??

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 32 Thursday May 10

FOOD:

Breakfast:
?

Lunch:
some meat
big hunk of milk chocolate

Early Dinner:
BBQ ribs
french fries

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 300

BLOOD SUGAR: 95

KETONES:

EVENTS: Paleolithic Armageddon! LOL! Well, chocolate, french fries and BBQ sauce. At least I skipped the bread! Blood sugar goes up tomorrow as a result.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 31 Wednesday May 9

FOOD:

Breakfast:
egg and sausage burritos from mc donalds (no tortilla)

Lunch:
pork chop
1/4 cup mixed veges

Early Dinner:
teriyaki beef
sesame chicken (no rice)

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 297

BLOOD SUGAR:92

KETONES: ?

EVENTS: got a flat, just pissed at the world. Angry not having a girlfriend. It's my own fault, of course. Just feel destined to be alone. I'm a misanthrope and I suck.

MOOD: crabby and shitty I guess.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:
better. didn't stay up so late, more tired in morning

Day 30 Tuesday May 9

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs?

Lunch:
chicken

Early Dinner:
grassfed ground beef

Late Dinner:
hmmm.. nibbled on nitrate free turkey slices, pepperoni chunks, some bbq wings.

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 293

BLOOD SUGAR: 72

KETONES: small

EVENTS: make some phone calls. This girl I used to sorta be interested in has a boyfriend. Talked to ex about her wedding over the weekend. Kinda sucks, although it's what I chose. Just wish I was back in the game too. It's my fault.

MOOD: blah

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 29 Monday May 7

FOOD:

Breakfast: (yeah- 5:30 in the afternoon!)
bacon and eggs

Lunch:

Early Dinner:

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE:

WEIGHT: 293

BLOOD SUGAR: 72

KETONES: small

EVENTS: hung over, called in sick, slept super late. Feel better now though. Angry at myself, but trying not to be.

MOOD: okay

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: okay

blood sugar

series 2 is blood sugar, series 2 is smoothed by weighted average

weight chart

Day 28 Sunday May 6

FOOD:

Breakfast:
chorizo
4 omega3 eggs

Early Dinner:
burger with catsup
2 ribs
9 beers? more? (called in sick next day- hung over and tired)

EXERCISE:
Slow burn (tm) workout at health club
did one set, 10 secs up, 10 secs down, for each body part. Hard! Sore next day!
Will try to do this once a week. Thinking about getting a trainer- there's a place in town for this. For this kind of workout, a trainer would help. Muscles are sore.

WEIGHT: 295

BLOOD SUGAR: 94

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: slept late, taking it easy. Then buddy called and wanted to hang out. Afterwards we went to bar, and I had too many beers. Up too late. Had a good time, after being a hermit all weekend, by why get drunk on sunday night? Dumb. Sometime's I'm my own worst enemy. I guess I felt like I could do whatever I wanted to reward myself for working out. When I hang out with this one friend is when I usually drink. Not to blame him, but I really need to anticipate this and plan better. Plan an escape route!

MOOD: decent. Nice day, enjoyed the workout. Feeling good. Again, feeling more clear headed. Seems like with my procrastination, I still do it, but it's easier for me to determine what's really important. I also don't fret about all the details and ideas that pop in to my head and overwhelm me. I'll try to write it down, or think if it's really important it will come back to me. Want to get more organized using paper than computer. I heard that people with ADD are more visual. I put up more clocks at home, and got this time-timer visual timer. I also bought the invisible clock, and it's a beeper thing that I can set up to vibrate every 10 minutes. It reminds me to look at the time and keep moving- stay on task. It helps. Interesting stuff.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: went to bed earlier, woke up like 10 or something.

Day 27 Saturday May 5

FOOD:

Breakfast:
chorizo sausage
4 omega3 eggs

Lunch:

Early Dinner:

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 297

BLOOD SUGAR: 94

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: Feeling more organized. Did a little money and planning stuff.

MOOD: Ok, a little cheerier. Relaxed.

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: Actually went to bed early last night, a Friday! Just feeling a little tired. Felt good this morning, but still slept later.

Day 26 Friday May 4

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs

Lunch:
fish
carrots, cauliflower mix

Early Dinner:
Grassfed steak-delicious!
salad with white dressing
some berries

Late Dinner:
some pepperoni
some sausage sticks (summer sausage)

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 299

BLOOD SUGAR: 91

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: not too productive. watched a movie at night.

MOOD: decent

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: up late

Day 25 Thursday May 3

FOOD:

Breakfast:
mcdonalds steak
egg patty

Lunch:???

Early Dinner: ???

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 299

BLOOD SUGAR: 106 (higher due to breaded chicken?)

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: don't remember

MOOD: don't remember

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:

Day 24, Wednesday May 2

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs

Lunch:
Fried chicken at work, 2 sm. pcs.

Early Dinner:
popeyes breaded chicken strips
buffalo chicken wings
BBQ and ranch sauce
diet coke
(I notice the fried chicken awakens cravings for more)
I should try getting a cornish hen at the supermarket instead.

Late Dinner:

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 299

BLOOD SUGAR: 78

KETONES: trace

EVENTS:
Just bought and read "slow burn" by the Eades and some trainer guy. Looks good. I always liked weights anyway. This is similar to the bodybuilder Mike Metzer(sp?), who argued for short, intense, heavy, slow movement weightlifting. I'd like to try this again, but I don't have room for free weights. Of couse, if I only work out once a week, I could assembe the bench and move furniture to workout.

Still feeling a little crabby, but a little better. Crabby because I don't have a girlfriend, I guess. Just blah.

MOOD: Blah, but better

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day: more alert. Slept more.

Day 23 Tuesday May 1

FOOD:

Breakfast:
bacon and eggs

Lunch:
none

Early Dinner:

Late Dinner:
grassfed ground beef
salad

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 300

BLOOD SUGAR: 94

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: not too productive at work, got a few things done though. Lazy after work, did a little though.

MOOD: a little blah and crabby

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:
went to be a little earlier. For as little sleep as I get, or for as irregular as it is, I would expect to be more tired. Even when I'm in a blah mood, I feel a little sharper somehow, less groggy.

Day 22 Monday April 30

FOOD:

Breakfast:
2 sausage patties and egg from mcdonalds

Lunch: none

Early Dinner: (not sure)
shrimp
blueberries
strawberries
some fish

Late Dinner:
2 steaks

EXERCISE: none

WEIGHT: 302

BLOOD SUGAR: 78

KETONES: trace

EVENTS: blah and lazy

MOOD: OK, watched a movie

SLEEP/ALERTNESS Prior Day:
stayed up really late, almost late to work