My quote feature isn't working right now for whatever reason, but I'm glad your potty break on the way down was "uneventful". Seems that's how you'd want a potty break to be
And I would have most definitely sworn my head off at that truck driver; I think my kids would've been disappointed in me if I didn't lol.
Yeah, in retrospect, I guess that was a bit comical...I was simply trying to say the first stop was quick and we were back on the road quickly, but the second stop, well...not so much.
I've heard of the keto diet but have never looked up the details; your post has me curious so I'm going to check it out. I'm glad it's working for you!
I had an issue with gout a couple months ago. My insurance in their infinite idiocy decided not to allow the medication the Dr prescribed without a pre-authorization. Don't get me started on how BCBS won't get any more of my money. Pay through the nose for insurance, but when you actually NEED something, no way. Sorry...small rant there. I did research on how to treat gout naturally and I came across an article about keto and gout. I didn't know what keto was, so started researching. I'm not an actual Dr, but I am a science nut. When I found out the science behind it, it made perfect sense, so I researched and researched some more. For me, most diets aren't sustainable because they want you to eat fish and chicken and nothing with flavor. I don't like fish and there's only so much chicken I can eat before if becomes disgusting. The difference with keto is it encourages good fats (turns out butter is good for you vs. the bane everyone tries to say...it's a natural fat). Olive oil, coconut oil, oils in nuts, all good. I love most kind of nuts (probably why I'm so nutty --- beat ya
@pkondz), so that's good and I can have butter on veggies and olive oil/vinegar on salad. There are some good videos on
youtube that can explain it way better than me, but the gist is, when you limit the carbs and give your body more protein and fats, the body will switch from burning carbs for quick energy and then craving more carbs to burning fat to give you energy. This keeps the blood sugar/insulin levels steady through the day and feels great compared to what I call the yay/nay cycle with carbs.
Initially, for gout, the keto diet is bad because it increase the body's acidity, but after about two weeks, it settles out. Since one of the primary causes of gout is obesity, I figured I'd take the short term pain to get the long term result.
Facebook I find is a great way to get/stay in touch with people from the past. I was never a bid FB fan and until I started using it for business, only really used it to keep in touch with college friends. I used to get annoyed with the people who would tell you every single minute of their day "just did 8 loads of laundry!" "Running to the gym and then getting my coffee on before hitting the grocery store and bathing the dog!"
That's one of the things I don't like about FB...I don't care if you just fed the dog and are watching soaps. The other is as an IT person, the fb "privacy" policy is laughable (more like non-existent). Once it's on fb, it's out there forever. Even if you "remove" it, it's still out there. I've also known people who were fired and/or not hired because of things on fb. Yeah, I admit, it's good for finding old friends, but the cons outweigh the pros for me.
If this is a day the family joins us and there's enough of us, might give the kitchen sink a try. What I really need is my oldest sister there...she's skinny as a rail, but can eat her weight in ice cream. I call FOUL!
