Author Archives: Bruce

In Canada, Monday is Thanksgiving. Not to be outdone, Caroline is working on a major project. It’ll be turkey with a keto-friendly gravy, keto-friendly stuffing (dressing), some really interesting-sounding keto-friendly dinner rolls, and cauliflower mash, all homemade. We’ll also be having my former roommate, Rod, over for dinner as well. All I can say is […]

I hadn’t realized how hard the holidays are going to be for me this year. Our church is preparing a Thanksgiving dinner to go, wit all the delicious stuff – potatoes, stuffing, buns – that I can’t have. I feel awful that this bothers me so much, because Caroline is trying so hard to make […]

We’re closing in on the two-week mark with Keto. I’m proud to say I haven’t cheated once. Has it been hard? You bet. You’ve probably read my previous post to this blog by now. In some ways this is easier for Caroline. She has noticed incredibly dramatic improvements on her blood sugar level. This is […]

Today has just plain stunk.It’s been an expensive day, I had to read a book I really disliked, I’ve been wanting McDonald’s and bagels and toast so badly, and the thought that this whole stupid keto thing isn’t just temporary, but I’ve lost so many of the foods I love for the rest of my […]

One of the interesting things about the keto diet is what is actually allowed in it. Bacon, eggs, and cheese all fall into this category, and they do go some way toward compensating for the things I’ve had to give up. I’ve grown up all my life being told that bacon is just about the […]

Well, here I am again. I know it’s been way too long. Why? Partly out of embarrassment … things just weren’t working for me, and I felt feel, extremely ashamed of myself. I had been talking so big about how things were really going to work this time, blah blah blah. I felt like an […]

I have an extremely good friend. This person has just recently undergone bariatric surgery. The results for this person have been remarkable, in only two short months, from major reductions in clothing size to no longer being a type-II diabetic. I care about this friend very much and want very much to be kept informed […]

Hi everyone, It’s been a month now since I’ve updated you all. It’s been a very busy month, with the move and the holidays, along with a huge workload. The holidays were something of a setback. No, I didn’t eat anywhere near what I’d been eating before this weight loss journey began, but I still […]

There are a lot of feelings to cover in today’s blog entry, and not all of them are warm and fuzzy, so tighten your seatbelts. First, I do want to thank everyone for your encouragement. Since I started doing this public blog on the subject, I have not received one hurtful or mocking comment from […]

Well, it’s been an eventful week. One thing it shows me is that I have a lousy track record when it comes to optimism. I always expect the worst, like a dog you read about in those books who cringes at the back of a cage expecting to be beaten. In this case it was […]

Well, Lisa, my dietician, and I had another phone meeting today. It’s always such a joy to talk to her – she is a very fair person, she acknowledges what I’ve done, and she makes doing more of it seem so much more doable. I’m very grateful for having her expertise available to me. I […]

This thing has affected me in so many ways. Today I’ve been expecting a UPS package delivery. I’m deafblind, so it’s not always easy for me to hear the knock on the door. The birds were being particularly noisy when the UPS driver attempted to deliver, and I missed my package. This should not bother […]

Friday night, as you no doubt guessed, was a tad bleak for me. Okay, that’s kind of like saying that the Pacific ocean is a bit on the damp side. But I made it through that, thanks in no small part to the thoughtful comments received right here in this blog, and even more thanks […]

What have I gotten myself into? I knew this process wouldn’t be immediate, but I didn’t know I’d have to wait this long. I just found out that I’m going to have to drop a hundred pounds before I get the bariatric surgery. I can’t imagine doing something like that unless it takes years and […]

They said it would happen. I’d hoped it would happen when I was alone, not when I was with Caroline. They told me I would be grumpy, and today I have been, big-time, and Caroline had to put up with it all. It’s hard trying to live a restrictive-diet life in a nonrestricted world. Food […]