Day 10 Food Log

Black coffee and seltzer water throughout the day.

8:30 PM: 8 oz. smoked pork all dipped in ranch dressing (2-3 oz. ranch dressing estimate.)

12:30 AM (Actually 6/22/2020) I was going to see if I could go without eating for the rest of the evening as I ate the pork with ranch dressing around 8:30. I did not get home until 11:30 and then I joined my wife who was watching a Sammy Davis, Jr., biography of PBS. PBS is good when they are not grinding a political ax, which is to say, most of the time.

I cannot just come home and jump in bed. I need to decompress. Anyway, I microwaved about 12 oz. of smoked chicken (I forgot to weigh it but I am pretty good at guessing the weight by sight.) It was delicious.

I also had approximately 1.5 oz. barbecue pork rinds. Big smile.

By the way, I knew Sammy Davis on the downside of his career and I never understood  why   he was so popular. He was an amazing dancer and did excellent impersonations, sang effortlessly. I am glad to know his life story.

I altered my bedtime regimen slightly. Melatonin, nutmeg, tryptophan. Tonight (technically early AM) I substituted 50 diphenhydramine gel caps for tryptophan.  I also did this last night (June 20-21) with good results.

Day 10 Weight Log

Day 0....June 11, 2020...224 lb.
Day 1...J.une 12, 2020...224 lb.  Ketosis - @ 1 PM.
Day 2....June 13, 2020...221 lb...
Note Severe upper GI problems late June 12 until about 1 AM June 13. Vomiting. Roast beef did not agree with me. Symptoms quelled by house brand antacid.
Ketosis - @ 11 AM.
Ketosis + @ 8:25 PM
Day 3....June 14, 2020...222 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM.
Day 4....June 15, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 7:30 AM.
Day 5....June 16, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:45 AM
Day 6....June 17, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM. Ketosis + @ 11:45 PM
Day 7....June 18, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM
Day 8....June 19, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 12:30 PM
Day 9....June 20, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM
Day 10..June 21, 2020...216 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:00 AM

Day 9 Food Log

Got thrown off by misadventures in meat smoking (more to follow) and some tachycardia. Heat might have also contributed to my loss of appetite. High of 91 and I was outside all day smoking meat.

Black coffee and seltzer throughout the day.

6:30 PM: 5 oz pork roast, estimated 3 oz. roasted chicken, one bowl of salad featuring spring mix, pea sprouts, olives, avocado, Monterey Jack cheese served with oil and vinegar.

Please note that I skipped on the proprietary arginine mix. I wanted to does up around 10:30 PM but I also wanted to see if I could sleep having concluded my last food or food substitute (Arginine is many things, including a food) four or five hours before bedtime. It worked.

I was craving my arginine most of the evening. I drank a lot of water to subdue stomach hunger warnings, fell asleep quickly, and slept through the night. Given the quality of sleep, I have to reevaluate the merits of fasting at least four hours before bedtime.

Day 9 Weight Log

Day 0...June 11, 2020...224 lb.
Day 1...June 12, 2020...224 lb.  Ketosis - @ 1 PM.
Day 2...June 13, 2020...221 lb...
Note Severe upper GI problems late June 12 until about 1 AM June 13. Vomiting. Roast beef did not agree with me. Symptoms quelled by house brand antacid.
Ketosis - @ 11 AM.
Ketosis + @ 8:25 PM
Day 3...June 14, 2020...222 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM.
Day 4...June 15, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 7:30 AM.
Day 5...June 16, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:45 AM
Day 6...June 17, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM. Ketosis + @ 11:45 PM
Day 7...June 18, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM
Day 8...June 19, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 12:30 PM
Day 9...June 20, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM

Week 1 Summary

Start: 224 lb.
End: 219 lb.

To review, I am utilizing a high protein diet that incorporates intermittent fasting and one meal a day (OMAD.)

My weight dropped to 218 and rebounded to 219. That sort of fluctuation does not concern me just yet.

Other issues. Some low-level tachycardia and some insomnia. I will go into more detail later.

For later discussion.

1. Objective and subjective benefits of OMAD.
2. Tachycardia (along with My A-fib Story)
3. Insomnia
4. Eating and time of day. I can only do OMAD if I eat late in the day. There are pitfalls to eating late in the day. Cost/benefit analysis.

Day 8 Food Log

Black coffee and seltzer water throughout the day.

Around 8 PM: Tried a cup o9f coffee with a small amount of gourmet butter: It tasted no different from regular old run of the mill butter coffee.

9:18 PM: 6 teaspoons proprietary arginine mix.

10:00 PM: 6 oz. shredded pork, a slice of Land-O-Lakes cheese, 1/2 Cornish hen, one avocado.

12:55 AM (Actually 6/20/20) teaspoon of cinnamon, teaspoon cocoa, two teaspoons shredded, unsweetened coconut.

Day 8 Weight Log

Day 0...June 11, 2020...224 lb.
Day 1...June 12, 2020...224 lb.  Ketosis - @ 1 PM.
Day 2...June 13, 2020...221 lb...
Note Severe upper GI problems late June 12 until about 1 AM June 13. Vomiting. Roast beef did not agree with me. Symptoms quelled by house brand antacid.
Ketosis - @ 11 AM.
Ketosis + @ 8:25 PM
Day 3...June 14, 2020...222 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:30 AM.
Day 4...June 15, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 7:30 AM.
Day 5...June 16, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 10:45 AM
Day 6...June 17, 2020...218 lb. Ketosis + @ 9:15 AM. Ketosis + @ 11:45 PM
Day 7...June 18, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 8:45 AM
Day 8...June 19, 2020...219 lb. Ketosis + @ 12:30 PM