A bourbon Old Fashioned, barkeep. I need something long, and languid, and sippable. I'll be sitting bundled up in a coat next to a bonfire, so it'll be perfect. Started my job search, because I have lost faith in my company. Product stagnation. Management foibles. And while I did get an excellent review and a raise, I did not get any support for my advancement plan, and don't see anywhere for me to go in this company. Stagnation. So I am fishing around. Brushing up the resume. Polishing the LinkedIn. Medical Got a checkup from the doctor (first time I've seen her in, like, 7 years), and it turns out I have tragically low testosterone, and very high calcium. Turns out the two things (and my weird Keratoconus in my right eye) may all be related to the same wussy parathyroid problem, so I have thyroid supplements I am taking now to try and address all these minor issues all at once. The best one is the low testosterone. People look at me - big manly dude, with a shaggy beard, 50-inch chest, and all that business - and say, "Ehh... WHAT?" I'm actually so low, I am off the bottom of the scale they use to measure it. Makes me laugh, honestly. Doc says that if the thyroid doesn't help, they'll put me on testosterone supplements, and I'll lose weight and either gain/lose all my hair. I'm good with all those outcomes, so looking forward to getting my body chemistry back in balance. As far as the Keto diet goes, I have hit the 3 month plateau, after losing 30 pounds. Got another 30 or so to lose before my birthday in October, so I'm doing well there. Hopeful, and committed to the Fit-And-50 goal! --- Finally, my Chevy Volt continues to blow my mind. I love this car.
I was told to eat more red meat and saturated fats, and minimize carbs. (yay bacon and eggs and venison sausage dinners.) My T went from lowish normal to above normal. The other issues are starting to move in the right direction as well. I've gone cold turkey on all sodas, artificial sweeteners, everything but coffee and a touch of half and half. I went three weeks at 1800 Kcal, for a body that should intake 2700-3000 and it FUCKING SUCKED. AND! I did not lose weight but got thinner, but lost mostly muscle. Also, I think I lost grey matter and dropped a few dozen IQ points. Back to eating what I should. I'm still not losing weight and the next step is to get my old fat decrepit walking corpse to the gym and lift weights again. The doc I have is now reading a ton of crap on insulin responses and how they interact with men's endocrine feed-backs. Why is my blood pressure low? Why am I not losing weight? Why can I eat animal fats by the damned pound and have a total cholesterol under 200? Shit like that. It's kinda fun to be the enigma for a change. This growing old crap is nonsense, ain't it. Beats the alternative tho'. Then you hit the whoosh and notice that you feel better, sleep better, are less moody and start writing sappy shit on small social media websites. Grats on moving in the right direction.As far as the Keto diet goes, I have hit the 3 month plateau, after losing 30 pounds.