The end of day 6

Good LORD, yesterday ended poorly.

It started well. I did 70 weighted reps of my situps and squats, with 100 reps total of all my strength exercises. Breakfast was a 200-calorie protein shake and coffee, with a keto chow shake after I got to work. I ran to work with a 6.5 kg pack. Work was going well...right up until it didn't. For better or for worse, I didn't start running home until 1930, and it was probably the worst run I've ever had while still finishing. My shoulders felt terrible, my pace was 39 second per kilometer short of my average, and I felt absolutely shattered by the time I got home. I ended up nearly collapsing on the floor. I thought that perhaps being on only day 5 of keto, coupled with a long work day and being at a significant caloric deficit for the day, was the cause. I had my keto chow for dinner and a small piece of dark chocolate for dessert. Still, this morning, my blood ketones were at 3.9; that's after a night's sleep, not immediately after exercise.

Anyway, I felt fine today. I finished off the last of my heavy cream supply with breakfast, so lunch and dinner were both made with light cream. My weight loss seems slow and steady, which is how it should be. By the time I work through the keto chow I have, I should be ready to go in for another scan.

I think I'm going to order a tent kit from Ray Jardine. He seems to have this lightweight backpacking thing sorted out.