Bossman150

After 5 weeks my clothes are already fitting better and in the case of my m pants a little loose.  I am back to 2x shirts and I feel a ton better.  As of this morning I am down 24lbs. 
The only thing that is not quite right yet is my energy level.  Before I started this BBB&E I was riding 50-75miles a week on my bike.  In the 5 weeks since I can only manage one 16 mile ride a week and it's rough to even do that.  I am a little bummed about that with fall coming up and that being my favorite time of the year to ride.
 
On a side note, I brought home an amazing 11 week old Golden retriever yesterday!  I lost my most recent dog last February and I could not wait any longer.  I wanted a lively but yet slightly lower energy dog since I have had 3 GSPs and my last one was a lab.  He is very well behaved and surprisingly has had no accidents so far.
I would add a Pic if I could figure out how.

I don't ever want to give up my coffee.  It's my only vice and I absolutely love every aspect of it.  It's not a caffeine thing I just love the taste and smell.  

I cant drink black coffee!!  It's the one thing I refuse to give up.  It's my one vice now and I need it.  I have been trying to drink it black but it just doesn't do it for me.  The last couple days I have put in just a splash of heavy cream and it is wonderful!  
Sigh I really wanted to do BBB&E for 90 days but guess I will have to modify to have a teaspoon of cream 1-2 times a day.

I use to be a bad diabetic before I lost a lot of weight.  I was diabetic for almost 20 years and the last 7 or so I was using crazy amounts of bothe fast and long acting insulin, sometimes as much as 350 units a day.
I would try lowering protein and raising fat.  Use Loseit or another app to track what you eat and keep your fat to protein ratio at least 70/30.  Don't eat after dinner and make sure dinner is at least 3-4 hours before bed.  Metformin is made to help with dawn syndrome which it sounds like is your issue.

Your body is probably still adapting to burning ketones for energy rather than glucose. It can take several months for the transition to complete. I’ve heard of some cases take 4 months but those are rare.
You can also look at your fat intake. Since you now get your fuel from fat you need plenty of it. Mineral deficiency’s, especially sodium, can also affect our energy.

I miss my GSP. She was a great bird dog. I had her retrieving ducks at six months old and she loved to quail hunt. I sure could have used her on my last pheasant hunt.


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I use to be a bad diabetic before I lost a lot of weight.  I was diabetic for almost 20 years and the last 7 or so I was using crazy amounts of bothe fast and long acting insulin, sometimes as much as 350 units a day.
I would try lowering protein and raising fat.  Use Loseit or another app to track what you eat and keep your fat to protein ratio at least 70/30.  Don't eat after dinner and make sure dinner is at least 3-4 hours before bed.  Metformin is made to help with dawn syndrome which it sounds like is your issue.

Pickles!!! Don't tease me lol that's one of the hardest things for me I am giving up.  I am not giving up my pickled eggs however....

Congrats on the progress.
I hit some energy issues early on but for me it was fats and electrolytes. The weight was falling really fast as I was on a pound a day stretch for a hair over 30 days. My guess is as became more and more fat adaptive I needed more electrolytes, maybe more fat and not as much lean protein. Since I didn't read any instructions early on I stumbled through the first month or so. 
I'm much heavier on the fats now and I use the electrolyte solution to salt my food, sometimes sort of heavy. Since, my energy levels have been far above where they were pre-carnivore. 
Congrats on the new pup. We lost our English Bulldog after 16.5 years just this past week. I had a recliner, not sure of the brand, but it was called the beast. She would jump into the recliner, wedge herself in and the three of us, me, her and the recliner, would totally ruin a Saturday. Good times. At some point the innocence and energy of a new puppy will be a good thing for us too...
Best of luck and congrats.
Scott

Aww.  I bet he's cute!! 

After 5 weeks my clothes are already fitting better and in the case of my m pants a little loose.  I am back to 2x shirts and I feel a ton better.  As of this morning I am down 24lbs. 
The only thing that is not quite right yet is my energy level.  Before I started this BBB&E I was riding 50-75miles a week on my bike.  In the 5 weeks since I can only manage one 16 mile ride a week and it's rough to even do that.  I am a little bummed about that with fall coming up and that being my favorite time of the year to ride.
 
On a side note, I brought home an amazing 11 week old Golden retriever yesterday!  I lost my most recent dog last February and I could not wait any longer.  I wanted a lively but yet slightly lower energy dog since I have had 3 GSPs and my last one was a lab.  He is very well behaved and surprisingly has had no accidents so far.
I would add a Pic if I could figure out how.

You're making excellent progress 🙂
That initial drastic weight drop is always exciting that first week (the water weight), but then it does slow down and become more realistic. Weight loss isn't linear. Somedays will even go up, leaving you scratching your head, lol.
My video on "Seeing is believing" shows my Carb Manager chart over there last several years of my weight loss journey. Down, down, up, down, stall, down, up, up, drastic down, stall again, lol.

4lbs the second week, about 13lbs for a two week total.

Week 2 I was down 4 pounds.  A little disappointed but down is down.  Still feel great and loving what I get to eat so I am happy!

At the end of day 13, no cravings or sugar withdrawal symptoms so I think I am one of the lucky few to get through the first phase of kicking sugar addiction with no side effects.  No diarrhea for 5 days either just normal bms every other day.  I am keeping track of calories just as a side effect of tracking my fat to protein ratios which have stayed about 70/30 and I think that's OK.  Surprisingly I have only gone over 2200 Cals 1 day and it was just a couple hundred over.  I'm not really trying to keep to that number but eating till I'm full and only eating 1-2 times a day it's just working out that way.
I made my family breaded pork steak, mashed potatoes and gravy with sweet corn.  It's one of my favorite meals and I won't lie it looked really good but it was not all that hard to pass it up.  I just ate un breaded pork steak fried in bacon grease and it was really good, nice and fatty.  I'm not really supposed to eat it as I am really trying to stick to bbb&e but I don't think it will hurt me much.  What was harder though was not opening a can of sauerkraut to go with them!

I made it through the first week!  No cheats, cravings or withdrawal symptoms and I feel pretty good.  I dropped 9 pounds and I know a good bit was water but that's fine.  I am back below 300 and I really hope to never see over 300 again!!
My goal is 220lbs so 9 down and 75 to go.

I cant drink black coffee!!  It's the one thing I refuse to give up.  It's my one vice now and I need it.  I have been trying to drink it black but it just doesn't do it for me.  The last couple days I have put in just a splash of heavy cream and it is wonderful!  
Sigh I really wanted to do BBB&E for 90 days but guess I will have to modify to have a teaspoon of cream 1-2 times a day.

I cant drink black coffee!!  It's the one thing I refuse to give up.  It's my one vice now and I need it.  I have been trying to drink it black but it just doesn't do it for me.  The last couple days I have put in just a splash of heavy cream and it is wonderful!  
Sigh I really wanted to do BBB&E for 90 days but guess I will have to modify to have a teaspoon of cream 1-2 times a day.

Yeah it's just good Ole yellow mustard.  It's the only kind I like.  I think I will keep it for now unless I don't see progress or a stall down the road.
Thanks

Pickles!!! Don't tease me lol that's one of the hardest things for me I am giving up.  I am not giving up my pickled eggs however....

I know most seasonings and sauces are no go, what about mustard?  

I have been eating Nathan's beef skinless hotdogs as additions to meals or even as the main meat/fat for a small meal like my lunch today I had 4 of them with 3 of my homemade pickled eggs.  The ingredient list does not look too bad, I know there is a very small percent of not good stuff but I am hoping they are OK as they are very easy to cook and taste awesome.
Anybody else eat hotdogs and what brand if so?

I made it through the first week!  No cheats, cravings or withdrawal symptoms and I feel pretty good.  I dropped 9 pounds and I know a good bit was water but that's fine.  I am back below 300 and I really hope to never see over 300 again!!
My goal is 220lbs so 9 down and 75 to go.

I used to use LoseIt and even paid the annual premium so that it would track things like "net carbs". 
But then I discovered Carb Manager, and it does everything I need it to without paying the annual premium, and the data in the database is more accurate, and easier to edit should you find a mistake.

4lbs the second week, about 13lbs for a two week total.

Get that negativity out of your mind right now (said in my best grandfatherly voice while wagging my finger.)
Seriously, don’t have an attitude like that. Losing one pound or four pounds is a victory to be cherished.
If we are going to be honest that was probably water weight but that’s a good thing because it means the diet is working because as your body is transitioning it will shed water in greater amounts. Hence the reason to be drinking water and keeping your electrolytes up.
You much have a positive mindset about this or you will really struggle when you hit your first stall.
Try to focus on the fact that this is not a diet in the traditional sense of dieting for weight loss but rather it’s a way of eating as a lifestyle designed to become metabolically healthy. As we become healthier our bodies will lose weight to become optimal.
Just eat plenty of animal fats and animal protein along with just water and salt and let the body do what it’s designed to do. It will all come in time.


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