Inflexible in Current Events

Ketosis is kicking my ass a bit. This is evidence that I am not as metabolically flexible as I thought. I fasted for 37 hours to get into ketosis. Now I’m trying to sustain it for a few days. A whole week of possible. I want the benefits of ketones.

The body burns either carbs or fat. This depends on insulin levels. With the way we eat throughout the day, we have constant spikes of insulin. In extreme cases this could lead to insulin resistance but I’m not concerned about that. I do want to practice intermittent fasting to help regulate a few things.

I am experiencing what is known as keto flu. When my tongue started to feel like it was swelling a bit, that is when I remembered about the symptoms of ketosis. The fatigue, the brain fog, and sore muscles are what I am experiencing. Yesterday it was worse.

The challenge for me is that I don’t count macros. Getting enough fat in my diet for fuel is the only thing that intimidates me. I only eat plants which adds to that challenge. When I take my grandmother shopping later I am going to get avocados and avocado oil. I’m going to be pretty reliant on oil.

I have the three wise men that came when Christ was born at the front of my mind. They represent these three glands: the pineal, the pituitary and the thalamus. Melatonin, serotonin and dopamine. My porn addiction is ruining my dopamine levels. I know this. It’s no-nut November so I will just have to do better.

Structure, structure, structure. That’s what I need. That’s what I feel I need anyway. I should be more adaptable and flexible. I applied for a new position at work, one that isn’t a temp position. I’m currently working a temp position that expires in January. This has shook me up pretty severely. Goodbye Mon-Fri and hello shift work. There are a lot of positives with this that I need to focus on.

I’m forcing myself to focus on my studies and my projects. So far, so good. I’m allowing myself to rest and relax. To have my lazy evenings where I just Netflix and chill, as they say. I’ve been keeping my hands off myself!

I started to write my first post for my website but I need to research some more. The post is about how we are in the dumb ages. Nobody knows how to use their god-given power of discernment. Media and $cience are dogmas. They are not to be questioned let alone challenged. Propaganda about fighting misinformation is on the rise and people are going along with it. Misinformation is dangerous, I can agree with that. People are making more and more choices based on less and less information. The con-19 vaccines is the best example. There was zero information and people are still taking it without question. That was a medical inquisition and the next one is going to be the big one. Our countries signed treaties to give the UN and the WHO consolidated control over everything during the next inquisition. There are no rights where we are heading. People won’t understand what they are giving up until they have nothing. Until they are sharing a bank account with a government that will turn it off and on.

Anyway, time to take my grandmother shopping. Then I’m meeting up with Alex and Bruce at the gym. I was already there this morning but I’ll go again and work on something else.