Author: Ashlin

  • House work

    We refinanced our house not too long ago for more than what we owed so we could do some upgrades to the property.  First we installed a new central air unit and furnace.  This week we are getting a new roof put on (complete with Energy Star efficiency!) and now we are looking to get…

  • The aftermath

    11.1.16 – Oh man.  I ate SO MUCH CANDY on Halloween.  I started the day all virtuous like and then a coworker brought a bunch of candy goodies and chocolate fountains and it all went to shit from there.  I decided to give myself the day and I reveled in the absolute gluttony of it…

  • Busy October

    Mom and Jim came earlier in the month to celebrate all the October birthdays.  That includes Mom, Jim, Jesse, Kate, and myself.  We have the month packed!  Jesse was only able to be around for one night because he had hunting scheduled already (he got skunked unfortunately) so we celebrated without him.  Mom, Velvet and…

  • Keto log #3

    10.18.16 – I’m still ketoing on but have had a couple of what you might call “cheat” days.  I didn’t go all out and binge or anything, but I had a Café Rio salad with rice and beans one day, and then wings with BBQ sauce a few days later.  Surprisingly, the rice and beans…

  • Keto log #2

    9.15.16 – I broke this morning, I weighed myself.  I logged in at 261, so with my starting total of 274, that’s 13 lbs in 19 days.  Not too shabby, eh?  At first I was bummed it wasn’t more, but then I thought that if a healthy rate of loss is 2 lbs a week,…