[Boomer]

It sounds a lot like you’re on the Keto diet or maybe a hybrid of it with that low of a per day carb intake.

Did you find yourself going into Ketosis? I’ve done it and it feels like I have an allergy or a cold for a number of days until my body transitioned into being a fat burner rather than a carb/sugar burner.

I shied away from the Keto diet but I think it would be okay for a while then back to a more conventional pyramid of foods which would mean out of ketosis and back into carb burning. I believe there’s a balance to be found somewhere in there. The thing about Keto is it’s a high fat diet but it turns your body into a fat burner so logic tells me the high fat diet is to give the body instant burnable energy while also burning the stored energy (fat). The brown belly fat is the worst they say so the more of that we can get rid of the better.

Good for you PJ!!

[PJ-Comix]

Well, I don't get into terminology whether it's Keto or Atkins or whatever. Plus I don't like the word "diet" because it sounds too restrictive. All I do is simply avoid the carbs. I don't eliminate them entirely. Just enough to take off the pounds. I have noticed some changes. For example I only wake up once per night vs at least 4 or 5 times per night before so I have more energy. Also, even with taking blood pressure pills, my BP was in the 140/90 range. The other day I took my BP test and it was down to only 105/75. Perhaps I might be able to eventually not have to take BP pills.

I am also planning on taking up skin diving again since before I was like a blimp trying to go underwater. A few pounds more and I will be buying an inflatable kayak and go spearfishing among the small mangrove islands off the Florida Keys. I would love to take up kite surfing. Before I was definitely much too heavy for that so that is also a possibility.