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For those of us who love Electromix drink packets for electrolyte supplementation on the go, you may have noticed that it vanished recently. I just spoke to the company today and the new supply is shipping to stores on July 6. So, the long wait is almost over!

For reference, Electromix has 0 calories, 0 carbs and no artificial sweeteners.

It contains:

408 mg of potassium

120 mg of magnesium

and, 100mg Calcium, 20mg Manganese, 20 mcg of Chromium)

For those of us who love Electromix drink packets for electrolyte supplementation on the go, you may have noticed that it vanished recently. I just spoke to the company today and the new supply is shipping to stores on July 6. So, the long wait is almost over!

For reference, Electromix has 0 calories, 0 carbs and no artificial sweeteners.

It contains:

408 mg of potassium

120 mg of magnesium

And 100mg Calcium, 20mg Manganese, 20 mcg of Chromium)

Finally caved and bought a Jawbone Up24 to monitor my steps. I am super sedentary at my desk job, so this little thing should help me to get up more often. It has a vibrating function that notices when you've been still for awhile. Already did my first lap around the office complex. Baby steps toward being more active! Any other fitness bracelet folks have any tips? I think simply being more aware/accountable should help.

I'm a fan of warm winter drink treats and this is a wonderfully flavorful one.

You can buy Thai tea leaves at Asian markets or on Amazon/online. It's usually a bag of loose-leaf tea. You brew it like you would coffee - either pour-over or in a Mr. Coffee-type machine. Add either heavy cream or coconut cream and your sweetener of choice (this is one of the very few times that I like using stevia liquid) and drink it up! When it starts getting warm again (or if you happen to be in the Southern Hemisphere), add ice for Thai iced tea.

I love food writing and Kenji at Serious Eats is one of my super favorites. He just posted this recipe for a perfect keto soup for fall: Creamy Cauliflower and Bacon Soup

Of course, after drooling, I thought of you ladies!

So, I've been hovering at the border of onederland for a month. It'll be nice to see the scale change at some point, but I haven't let it bother me too much. My clothes continue to get looser and I've dropped another belt notch, all while "stalling".

I've been at this long enough now to see the pattern my body likes: consistent loss and then a stabilization of weight that occurs even though all non-scale measures point to continued changes in my body's shape and proportion.

Just a little reminder of the importance of Keeping Calm and Ketoing On! Don't let the scale be a tyrant! KCKO!

When I started keto, I promised myself I'd do 100 days as best as I could to see if this was something that would work for me. It was both easier than I thought it would be as well as more emotionally challenging than I thought it would be (if that makes any sense!).

By the end of 100 days, I was a believer and have been forging on in a dedicated fashion. To say that keto has been transformative for me would be an understatement. It's changed my body and health as well as the relationship I have with my body and with eating. I'm turning 41 in less than 2 weeks and this is the first time ever in my life that I have control over my emotional eating habits.

I used to eat to soothe myself.

Old Navy is having a $19 jeans sale (with an extra 30% off if you order online!). I went to the store yesterday after work to get another pair to wear while I'm this size since I feel so much better when I'm wearing properly fitting clothes instead of old baggy stuff.

I was so upset because I couldn't find my size in the cut I wanted. Then, while in the dressing room, I realized I was looking for my old size! When I went back out to check the sizes again, I found tons of my new size.

Shazam! KCKO!

I know that this isn't the best way to do this, but I need a best guess match for foundation. The foundation I'm currently using is Revlon Colorstay Whipped in Buff. The foundation that I want to buy, but with no opportunity to do a real, in-person color match is Lancôme Teint Idole Ultra 24H. My skin has neutral undertones. If I have to return it, it won't be the biggest tragedy. I'm just looking for a best guess and I'll gamble on it. Thanks, MUAs!

I know it's very important to meet my protein goal, and I'm looking for advice on how to meet it. I'm not exercising, so I know that "helps" with not needing as much protein, but I'm getting ready to start exercising again.

My usual day meal looks like this:

Breakfast: bulletproof coffee with heavy cream and coconut oil

Lunch is usually either buffalo wings + ranch or a meat with veggies (the meat usually gives me ~30g protein regardless of my choice)

Favorite snack is 1/4 c macadamias, though I think I'll switch to hardboiled eggs despite them being only 6g of protein vs 2g from the nuts

Dinner is spotty. Often, I'm just not hungry so I have no dinner. Or, all I want is a crispy s

I just had my 6-month cleaning today and the dentist was so happy! She said that my mouth looked great and that there was hardly anything to clean. I've noticed that on keto my mouth is waaaaaay less gamey and I don't wake up with morning breath and little socks on my teeth. I think that the plaque bacteria have no sugar to eat, so they don't make a big mess anymore. Glad to have it confirmed by the Doc.

I'm also buddies with the Office Manager at my Dentist's and she did a major double take and was full of compliments when I walked in - she even asked me to do a little spin for her. It felt great to have someone who only sees me every 6 months notice the difference. It's official, I love

Hey-hey keto ladies! It's hard to believe that 5 months has already passed. The good news is that I've found my keto happy place where things are working well for me and the modifications I'm making to my diet are second-nature now. I even weathered a long 4th of July weekend with foodie friends who were visiting from Canada. Modifications in place, no cheats, and I stayed in keto during their whole visit and didn't feel deprived. It does get so much easier if you can just get through the more challenging initial stages.

As of this morning, I've passed the 45 lb loss mark and I can finally see onederland ahead. I haven't seen onederland in 10 years. It kind of doesn't seem real yet.

Anyw

My keto supportive Dr. asked me to get some blood work done so we could see how that part of it is going. I did my blood draw yesterday and all of my results (cholesterol, CBC, TSH, fasting glucose, etc) came back as personal bests since my chart with her started (2008). All cholesterol is normal and so is fasting glucose. No more borderline high values anymore. Thanks, keto. My body is happy with you inside and out!

Edited to add that Hb A1C was also very good. Not a shock that keto would stabilize blood glucose, but the A1C result was great to see since it reflects long-term sugar stability.

Last night I finally got around to going through all my clothes to donate/trash everything that's too big to fit me now. It was so great to get rid of a giant stack of pants that are 3-4 sizes too big now. I even found a pair of old goal pants that never fit me and they buttoned right up with no problem.

Wearing old clothes that are too big was kind of demoralizing for me because it was so hard to see how much my body has changed under all of the bagginess. Now I am putting more effort into wearing things that actually fit and it keeps me determined to KCKO.

I went to the Dr. yesterday for an xray and when my current vitals were being entered into my chart, my new weight caused the computer to pop-up an extra window that essentially said, "are you sure that's the correct weight, it's waaaaay less than last time"

The doctor was super happy to hear I'm on a high-fat, very low carb diet. She told me to keep it up and I didn't have to hear any nonsense about how it was unhealthy, etc.

Edit: Thanks everyone! While the scale changes are great to see, I think that the NSV's are way more meaningful to me now.