Egg Fast Day 3

I spent about 2 hours in the kitchen tonight. I had planned to make Snickerdoodle Crepes for my breakfast for the next two days, but I'm all cooked out. Instead, I made cream cheese pancakes, which will be a good substitute, even if a little less flavorful, and I'll make the crepes on Thursday to eat this weekend. One large pack of chicken wings became basic baked chicken wings for my mom, daughter and husband, and Classic Buffalo Wings for me. I also packed up four servings of No Chop Chili and made cheddar crisps to go with that. I cut the thin deli style cheddar into four pieces, placed the squares on parchment paper, and baked them at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 18 minutes. This crisped them wonderfully without burning them, and they really do taste like Cheez Its. The only thing I have left to make tonight is the Buffalo Omelette, which I now will call Buffalo Burritos.

I don't know if I'll be posting again until next week. I tend to get beyond tired and antisocial after a few shifts. I don't know what changed, but while I was in school for three years, life happened. I lost touch with friends, spent more and more time alone, and that became a way of life. I do most of my socializing at work now and I am more than happy to just network with immediate family while at home. After several 12 to 13 hour shifts of smiling, pouring compassion out, and hours of total nursing, I am pretty burnt out. Enough of that though!

I have four days of transition planned from the egg fast, after which I plan to do three days of Atkins Induction. After that, if I feel good about it, and if the scale doesn't move in the wrong direction, I'll move up to Phase 2 again. I'm not seeing a massive loss on the scale, but my clothes do fit differently, and I am noticing that I have to hitch my jeans up every few minutes. I'd wear a belt, but my jeans have tiny little loops. I don't own a tiny little belt. Heck, I don't own belts. My days are more about comfort while wearing my tshirt out or pajamas. They don't even have to match.

The hubby asked me tonight if I'd be doing the egg fast again. The simple answer is yes. I was surprised not to be totally sick of eggs by now, and I figure if I get to a standstill on my weight for more than three weeks, it will be time to think of the fast again. The biggest surprise is I haven't had gas. I have a coworker that eats huge amounts of protein, since he body builds, and he eats a lot of eggs. His gas is horrific. He has no sense of smell either. We've learned the art of keeping a straight face around strong or strange odors, though, so no huge issue. I am just super glad not to be gassy! The only boiled eggs I have eaten are the deviled eggs, and even those didn't give me gas. Chalk that off as a win. Regardless, any time I choose to do this fast again will require three straight days off for the first few days of the fast, mostly because I hate cooking on work days.

What I ate/will eat today:
Breakfast: keto custard, BPC
S: string cheese
L: three fried eggs, BPC (yes, I know I am only supposed to have one cup!)
S: cheddar "chips"
D: buffalo omelette "burritos"
Not nearly enough water.

In any case, the only thing I have not eaten yet is the Buffalo burritos, and I don't plan to make those until later. As it is likely most of the household will be asleep, I won't be using my magic bullet, but I bought the cutest little whisk set ever for just such an occasion. Time to throw my laundry in the dryer, and then put my feet up and play some Starbound, my newest Steam obsession.