Day 23, Frances Boggs (06.05.1912-18.01.2017)

My Grandmother passed away today, she was 104, a very loving, kind person who had a very strong spirit. She has been saying good bye to us all for 20 years but she stayed strong, most of the time with her health, but her health deteriorated in the last year.  In her lifetime the world completely changed, in many many ways and it is amazing to think what she witnessed yet she managed to embrace the changes and stayed up to date. We will all miss her greatly.

I was positive that I managed to fast yesterday, it was a little hard towards the end, but OK. I love the feeling the day after I fast my stomach feel relaxed and peaceful, is that how people normally feel? I did think my ketones would have been a bit higher, but they were still good.

Glucose:    4.6
Ketone:     2.7
Breakfast: Broth, butter, prawn cocktail, pea bean salad (obviously!!)
Lunch:      Slow roast pork belly, lettuce warps, guacamole, cheese
Dinner:     Chicken, cauliflower mash, fried cabbage, seeds, cheese, yogurt, cream, MCT, blueberries
Ride:         42k commute, fair pace.

I had got my cycling kit ready last night and had mentally committed to riding this morning. I managed to judge the no. of layers perfectly and was very comfortable in the -2degC morning. I rode a solid pace but again ran out of steam after 45 mins and had to back of for the last 15 mins, not a bad effort on a 33 hour fast.

I ate properly today, getting hungry at times but having to wait until meetings finished for lunch. On my way home I got sucked into chasing some of the roadies. Suddenly I hit something in the road, I pushed the bike away from me and was lucky to save myself from spilling all over the road. Despite my double layered puncture protected tyres my front goes flat instantly. The hole in the tube was so big my quick fix gunk would not do the trick, changed the tube and back on my way. Not surprisingly my road home felt easier with some food in me.

I have read of people mixing yogurt with double cream, i gave it a try with some MCT mixed in too and a few blueberries. It was nice, lets see how my bloods are tomorrow.