Thread by @screenack

A day in the life of one ketonian.

I hope to offer one insight into what my typical workday looks like; eating low-carb and paying the bills. YMMV and I’m confident Twitter is always kind about shared opinions.

✅ The night before: pack gym bag and clothes for the next day.

4:15 AM:
✅ Wake up
✅ Pray the Rosary
✅ Walk and feed Holly (rough on cold mornings!)
✅ Pack lunch (leftovers: pork tenderloin, turkey patties, and portobello w/blue cheese and spinach
✅ 25-minute drive to the YMCA in Durham

5:30 AM:
✅ Tues. and Thurs. are my HIIT routine days
✅ Start with an easy single “7 minute” cycle
✅ Then a three-cycle of 4/5 difficulty exercises
✅ Then an easy “7 minute”
✅ Close with a stretch cool down

I use this app, and I highly recommend it:
7minuteworkout.jnj.com

At the gym, I drank:
✅ 24 oz coffee with MCT Oil, cinnamon, and sweetener.

Note: I don’t need the coffee, any more than Linus “needs” his blanket. It’s only for enjoyment.

Adding MCT Oil is my experimenting with exogenous ketones. I don’t “need” it, either.

Arrive at work: 7:30 AM

✅ Enjoy another 24 oz of coffee w/heavy whipping cream, cinnamon, and one packet of stevia. My beverage lasts until about 9:30 AM.
✅ We have a shared walking treadmill desk. I usually use it for an hour.
✅ Use BrowserStack to address a support ticket.

Sheesh, I didn’t know what I was committing to. This is a nice wake-up call to what is my routine.

✅10 AM: Green Match Tea with 2 tbsps. butter, splash of HWC, and packet of Splenda.

I feel my normal self today, though my-oh-my it is CHILLY today. Go figure for winter season.

Mmmm… a savory lunch.

12:30 PM Meat medley
✅ 6 oz turkey patties
✅ 8 oz pork tenderloin (seasoned with @creativketocook’s Memphis Style BBQ Rub)
✅ Portobello Mushroom stuffed with spinach and bleu cheese
✅ 2 tbsp. of butter (since the turkey is so damn dry)
✅ 1 tbsp. salt

@creativketocook 10 AM addendum

I meant to include a photo of my green-matcha tea from this morning. I use an immersion blender to make it nice-ᴎ-frothy. It doesn’t make a huge difference, but it’s always fun to use power tools for any reason.

@creativketocook 2:00 - 3:30 treadmill desk.

A “dear reader” demographic reflex test;

“These ____ were made for walkin,’ and walkin’s what they’ll do…”

I was going to incorporate CICO into the next lyrical line, but it’s time to go home. I’ve used up my creative mojo until 4:30.

@creativketocook Home by 5:00. On the drive home:

✅ 3.25 oz. pork rinds
✅ 1 oz. white cheese dip
✅ 12 oz. Food Lion Orange Vanilla seltzer

And, at home:

✅ 12 oz Food Lion diet ginger ale
✅ 2 oz. Apple Cider Vinegar (I like the added “bite” to my beverage)

@creativketocook Gym bag and clothes packed, ready for tomorrow.

@creativketocook 7:30 PM Dinner:

✅ one-quarter iceberg wedge with homemade ranch dressing
✅ 6 oz hamburger patty with jalapeno cheddar cheese
✅ Delicious rendered tallow from the cooked burgers, about 3 oz. Dipped the burger and lettuce in the tallow.

Satiety achieved.

@creativketocook 8 PM Dessert (and I’m DONE)

✅ 2 tbsps heavy whipping cream, whipped up, of course
✅ 2 x 1" squares homemade baked coconut butter and pecan bars

@creativketocook Well, a day of logging my food was a hoot. I used to scrupulously log my meals. Doing so initially has value — such as learning true carb content — but is onerous in no time.

With the exception of MCT oil, an experiment, everything I ate was from the grocer. No “KETO” products.

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