Started off with a 113 blood glucose. (Yes!) Weighed in at 349.2 pounds That's 4 pounds since day 6. Picking up more energy.
My portions have been getting smaller, because I become more satiated while eating. We've done a little heavy whipping cream in our coffee and boy am I loving that! So decadent.
I've started to track my numbers again in MyNetDiary. I have used a lot of different calorie/macro trackers in the last 7 years. This one I always go back too, because there are no advertisements and I get to track my glucose levels. You can also track medications, but that feature needs a redesign. The reason I went back to it, is I wanted to see just how many fewer calories I'm consuming. Which yesterday, I came in about a 100 under budget. I also set the carb goal to 20 a day and the other goals adjusted to fit. Pretty cool feature.
I wonder why some of these tracker apps don't share information about Keto diets. I paid for premium on this app which to me is worth it for all the great extra features you get and it's cheaper than MyFitnessPal. That site/app still throws a ton of ads in front of you for Under Armour (who bought them) and the Premium membership is too high for what you get. The database on MyNetDiary is better as well. So if you're looking to check out a great tracking app/site, give it a try.
I didn't like any of the others I tried. Spark People and Noom Weight Loss are good apps, but their database is lacking and I'm not a big fan of Noom's way of eating. I've always kept the free account versions of all of these, just to get the newsletters, because there are always great tips.
Well, that's my app rant. Just wanted to drop a post, because I'm excited as more weight melts away and my blood sugars are starting to stabilize.
The reason you see my blog name as Firebird Rising (someone asked me). The Phoenix has always had great meaning to me. When I was younger, my best friend used to write awesome superhero stories. (I always loved them Scott) We chose our names. I can't remember his, but I love the name Vagas. A football player had that as his last name. I thought it was cool. So my superhero name became Vagas Firebird. It has stuck with me as a name online for years. I love images and the story of the Phoenix and the chance to rebuild out of the ashes daily from the choices that might burn us down from the day before. The picture is from The Phoenix card which comes from the Hidden Realms Oracle deck by Colette Baron-Reid. Beautiful deck. Pictures and messages are amazing, if you're into that sort of thing.
So everyone have a peaceful and less stressful week. I'll check back in next week at this time.
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