Friday Harbor 4th

For those of you around here, you're well aware of the 80-90 degree heat we've been enjoying. It makes for spotty sleep (Seattle builders aren't keen on AC), but my bones are in heaven. Although the inside of our place is an oven (poor airflow at night), oddly, it has caused me to become crafty and curious - it's too hot to sit. Not caring that I have little to no experience I hemmed address, fixed a hole in another dress, and added straps to a third. I also have my sprout condo in full effect (I can grow three large layers of the guys at once - it's a true farm). Finally, this morning I tried my hand at sun cooking tea bags - or whatever it's called. Iced green tea is my favorite beverage treat (other than wine of course). Sunning the tea is fun to watch, not like watching painy dry. (I mean, come on, it's in the sun - what's not to like?)

This week has already been fabulous, for many reasons; the sunshine, my health, my ketone/glucose (I hit 6.9 ketones one day!) - jeez, what's not to like! Soon, we will be headed up to Friday Harbor for the 4th of July. To head home to my favorite place in the world, to laugh and boat and walk and BBQ, hang with family and friends, I truly can not ask for a better gift.

When I head north toward Anacortes, as soon as we set the car to cruise control we get goofy, we car dance, and our stress melts away. And each time we go, we run into old friends, hordes and hordes of them, and we share hugs, and stories, and my soul fills with gratitude and giddiness. I am so grateful to be an island girl! 

This week is just going to be fabulous, full of love, laughter, and of course some serious shenanigans. Being amongst some of our closest friends and family will rejuvenate our souls in a way we have needed in a big way. San Juan Island is my safe place, my cocoon. 

I just can't wait!!

Blasting Ketones

Best day EVER (on Seyfried's plan). Because I got my Newcastle Disease Virus shot on Wednesday, and flew home that evening, I decided to start a basic fast to use the weakness of my tumor cells against them.

When you implement a caloric restriction it weakens cancer cells, because they don't get enough food. It makes them tired and cranky, and weak, and it makes it hard for them to repair themselves. So my plan was to stay within the ketogenic principals, and drink lots of water, and eat as little possible for the days after the shot to potentiate the effects of the NDV. So yesterday I ate 270 calories, and today I only ate 282. I'm not strong enough to endure a water-only fast, so this is the next best thing for me. 

In the past few weeks I have been hovering in the 80-90 range for my fasting glucose (boooo). I've been so stressed about the pathology and all things tumor related that I have been seeing a massive physiological response. Since starting my fast I have remained between 55-65 and today I had my highest ketone reading of 5.1. YESSSSS!! 

Staying in Seyried's range is incredibly hard for me. I wish I was better at it, and I continue to try, but I am a food eater, and it's hard to eat a big meal and keep your blood glucose down. Tiny meals seem to be best, but coming as a burrito eating contest winner, it is hard for me to always be hungry. 

Anyway, I'm excited to think that I'm helping kill the tumor with my diet. 5.1 is thrilling! I can't wait to see what I get tomorrow.