About Me

Since 1988, the Silverstein Ranch has been occupied by owners Jeff and Cyd Silverstein. In 1988, first ranch-hand Harlyn Jacob came on board. In 1992, the family decided to recruit Sadie Beth, and a few years later, Levy, our Golden Retriever made his way into our lives and our hearts. Although Amanda doesnt live at the Ranch... she and Peter (Harder) are busy cultivating their own brood. Mandy, as we have always called her, and Peter have blessed us with Zach (age 7), Faith (age 5), Ian (age 2), and one 'en route'. Mandy et al come to visit us about once a month. They live in Altona, which is about an hour out of town. So... there you have it. I thought it would be good to have a little space to call our own.. where we could share our lives with the people who care to read about us. So... welcome. Relax, take yer shoes off.. and 'set a spell' :)

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Journey 3,409 - Day 2

I slept well. Maybe it was the renewed resolve. Despite the fact that my hip is very sore, I feel amazingly well this morning. Woke up at 5:30 am; actually got out of bed, made coffee and cleaned the kitchen!

Yesterday was a bit trying. I had my leftover fish with a relish mayo sauce I made. I bought 2 fantastic jars of mayo at Vita Health: one was natural, and the other was a Saracha variety. Delicious! As a snack, I had a few garlic stuffed olives. And for dinner, I made lamb chops and asparagus with butter and shaved Parmesan in my Nu Wave. They turned out very nice. I cooked some hard boiled eggs in the Nu Wave, then made deviled eggs with a combination of Saracha mayo, pickle relish (Bubbi's all natural)and a bit of paprika. I felt very satisfied. However.. my body didn't seem to like the change. I experienced some pretty severe intestinal cramping. It lasted about an hour or so, then subsided. \

So onward I go!

 Today, I plan to have an omelet for breakfast. Perhaps with some Parmesan, or some goat cheese. I may even through in some asparagus. I doubt I will be hungry for lunch, but if I am, I will snack on almonds and olives. I bought some hemp protein powder and hope to experiment with it at some point in the next day or so.

I have decided that I am not going to proceed with the full blown Ketogenic diet; rather, I am going to explore the Keto-adaptive plan. I will post more about it as I go. In my readings, I discovered posts by Maria Emmerich. Her before and after pictures are absolutely amazing! She has a lot of very interesting things to say about the Keto way of life. I will be downloading her book later today, and sharing insights as I go. The one thing that is making me smile as I sit down to type, is the fact that I SO am enjoying my coffee with cream!!:) I do have to remember to drink more water!

 By the way, for those of you who may be interested in Ketosis and nutrition, check out this site http://www.ketogenic-diet-resource.com. Lots of great information. In a nutshell, eating this way switches the body's energy source from glucose to fat stores. The sited benefits are many, aside from the obvious weight loss: decrease in blood sugar, slowing the aging process, and addressing health issues such as achy joints, fatty liver, and heart burn (all things I suffer with). On a sad note, I woke up this morning, stepped on the scale, and was horrified to see that the needle hadn't changed since yesterday!!!:) Patience, Cyd... patience. They say all great things are worth waiting for.
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