Hello all!

Things are going well here. Made some fish on the grill last night and it was lovely! The weather report had called for rain from 5pm to 8pm but then it changed and it was sunny and pretty!

New WOE is good. Still liking it a lot. Going to see what fun recipes I can find for next week!

@KateNkognito hope all went well with the A/C repair. These types of things always break down in the middle of a heat wave, so she lucked out!! We are using window units now in our new place and it has been an adjustment. The old condo we had was central air. I tend to run on the cool side, so heavy duty air conditioning means where's my parka. My guy - not so much. LOL

@mamainthekitchen thanks for your thoughts on the Mediterranean Diet. I totally know what you mean about carbs and how they can make you hungry and they create cravings. I have been there, done that myself. That was one of the reasons I had gained and needed to find Keto almost two years ago. We were eating A LOT of carbs and not the right ones and no sort of balance with protein and fat.
We found some info online that refers to a version of the Mediterranean Diet as The Satiating Diet. A blurb is cut and pasted below, for anyone interested. Here is the link: https://www.verywellfit.com/satiating-diet-4691353
My takeaway - we are focusing on eating the best quality carbs and sticking to the macro breakdown suggested below. So far feeling good and not overly hungry or carb bloated. Went through some old carb heavy recipes I had and made some edits so they fit better with the macros. i.e., more protein and less carb where needed. In another paragraph they suggest combining carbs and protein whenever and as often as possible.

The satiating diet is mainly made up of whole foods that research suggests may play a role in reducing appetite and/or improving satiety. This includes healthy fats, lean proteins, and fiber-rich foods, using the following macronutrient breakdown:
20 - 25% protein
30 - 35% fat
45 - 50% carbohydrates

@melaniecheeks good plan with the naughty foods! Yep, we've all been there. Sigh... You got this.

See you all soon!!

Hello and Happy Friday all!

Hope you all are having a great day! TGIF.

Even though the scale wasn't happy to see me this morning, I had a good week and am feeling good! We plan on continuing with our Mediterranean WOE. Going to come up with some nice stuff to make for next week. This is definitely a work in progress. Still have to work on meeting macros and eating less fat and eating more carbs. Calories have not been an issue. Been nailing those fine.

Hoping for nice weather this weekend. Weather report looks a little cloudy and cooler than the last few days. We will see how it goes. Would be nice to at least have one beach day sigh...

@mamainthekitchen your son has Type 1 diabetes, correct? Sending hugs.

@KateNkognito I hope you made it to bed time without gnawing off a limb. LOL Yep, I have been there too!