I crashed.
*Sigh*
Woke up to a dirty kitchen. "Someone" didn't clean up after themselves last night. Not a good start. There isn't much that makes me madder than waking up to dishes in the sink, and a dirty stove. At least that "somebody" did remedy the situation, though, when she saw how ticked I was.
Stepped on the scale. Big mistake. I had known yesterday that my weight was stalling. Today I actually gained a pound. This is not supposed to happen on Keto. I should be losing. If I had cheated, or maybe even just not given it my all, or made such an effort over the past week, maybe I wouldn't have been so upset. But I have not cheated. And I have really made a superb effort to stick to the diet plan I have made. I did say that this was more about reducing inflammation than losing weight, however, I guess when put to the test my true feelings were exposed. And to top it off, by noon I was hurting worse than I have in months. I read the news, another big mistake. There is not much good to rejoice about out there. Then the mechanic called about our car. I was hoping it would be cheaper than the 2K the mechanic in New Orleans quoted us to fix it. Well, it wasn't 2K...it was 3!!!
I got a message from Sue that the girls were in the local paper. I could not find it. I just finally got so irritated and upset that I crashed. I broke down in tears and took off my spandex pants and threw them in the corner, and went to bed. The Mr. came and put his arms around me. He even said a prayer over me, which was amazing. After awhile I got up. Stopped crying. Took some pain medication. And then I literally put my big girl pants back on.
I went outside and got the mail, and there they were. My girls were in the physical paper. Not the online edition. I was smiling when I got back upstairs. I sat down and looked at all the pictures of the little girls and young ladies in the Fannin County Fair pageant, and then I picked up my Bible and was greatly comforted when I read this from the Psalms. David just had a way of summing things up.
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful. The Lord preserves the simple. I was brought low and He helped and saved me. Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For you have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling. I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. I believed (trusted in, relied on, and clung to my God) and therefore have I spoken (even when I said) I am greatly afflicted. Psalm 116 vs. 5 thru 10.
I might not have said I was greatly afflicted, but I did certainly feel pressed upon. After the storm, however, with a clearer head, I can see that maybe things are not as bad as I made them out to be. The kitchen is cleaned up. (On a side note, I am LOVING my new pink kitchen, which also might be why it was so upsetting to see it left dirty overnight). We have the money to pay for the car. I have a great husband. I found the pictures of the girls in the paper. Tomorrow is another day. My weight might improve. And the pain reliever has kicked in. Truly the Lord HAS been bountiful with me. He has blessed me beyond measure. So I had a bad day. (You're welcome for the earworm). I put away my long face, stopped feeling sorry for myself and decided to be pleasant. It was an immediate improvement.
Also breakfast was kick-butt. I made the same keto "bread" that I made yesterday, and topped it with poached eggs, a little grated cheddar cheese and hollandaise sauce, with a slice of sausage on the side.
I think tomorrow, maybe Keto Flapjacks, with homemade sugar free peach jelly, instead of syrup.
Truthfully, I kind of want to speed up time, because that sounds good now.
I guess if I want to have that for breakfast, I had better get busy making that homemade jam. I haven't tried peach before, just strawberry, blueberry, and cherry. This should be interesting.
Tomorrow will be better. But even if it isn't I will remain grateful for all that God had done for me, and try not to let circumstance spoil my day.
UPDATE: I was in the kitchen, prepping some peppers for stuffed avocados, or chicken fajitas, for those of my household that hate avocados (crazy, right?) and trying to find something to listen to. A video popped up about Keto, so I clicked. It said "What happens to your body when you go into Ketosis". Hmmm...I clicked it and listened to about 99 minutes of jargon, but I did glean something. Apparently after a few days, you may hit a small stall, 3 or 4 pounds in. He also said that a few days in, if you are you are used to having sugar, that the sudden lack of it could cause a crash. This would explain what happened to the Mr., yesterday at Target. His blood sugar is usually on the high side, almost prediabetic. I guess we need to be careful and take it slow with him. Don't want any more episodes like that. The over arching message was basically hang in there, it gets better.
Also I made the peach jam, and it is lovely. I peeled and diced up the three large peaches and threw them into a pot with a little water and about a quarter to a half cup of sugar free, soy free, Italian Wedding Cake coffee syrup, and a package of blueberries. I let them cook until they were soft and then used a little hand blender to take out some of the chunkiness. I added a package of gelatin and cooked until it started to get thick, and then put it into some canning jars. I gave the Mr. a teaspoon full, when it was cool, and I got the big thumbs up. It is really.really.REALLY good!
Tomorrow Keto Pancakes.
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