Monthly Archives: July 2018

Laptop Challenges and Triumphs

This new laptop has some challenges Was a pain getting Can’t fit a 9mm hard drive (has to be 7mm and smaller) I thought it had bluetooth While docked the USB3 didn’t seem to work (granted I didn’t wait long … Continue reading

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Finally Got New Laptop

Got my new Dell E7440.  Hoping it will last me two years, so this should be working summer of 2020. Running Windows 10 on it. RAM makes it fast. SSD not a bad touch as well. We’ll see how this … Continue reading

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Keto Working

I think this Keto Diet is working. Weight not going down, but I am hopeful. Hoping my weight will be low 280’s in mid August. Did walk cedar river today, getting easier Weight: 295.4  

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Organizing Stuff Again

Need to get my stuff organized so I can be more productive. One of the things I was struggling with was losing a hard drive I was going to use in my new laptop. Finally found it, but I realized … Continue reading

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New Laptops

Daughter and I got some new laptops in today. I got a Dell Latitude E7440 and she got a gen 1 Surface Tablet. The surface is going good.  I am tempted to rebuild it from scratch though.  It is Gen … Continue reading

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Sudden Rain Running

Still working the Keto diet, but did go running today. Cedar river, 2 miles. But this time decided to go little bit past, there was a cool pier. But when we headed back it started raining. Want to note met … Continue reading

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Impressive Weight Loss

OK, I know most of this is water weight, but still feels great considering June 13 I was 303.0 lbs. Couple things about this keto diet Everyone is different, some get in to Ketosis in 1 day others in 3 … Continue reading

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Fourth of July 2018

Happy Fourth Of July Still researching the Keto diet stuff, there is a lot going on.  Purchased some strips that I pee on to see if I am producing keytones. Also figured out why some of the sensors were not … Continue reading

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Back on the road

Tried running today, luckily family was with me. The walked and still beat me. My body is certainly not in good shape. Back is getting better. Weight: 299.4

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Ketosis is the Goal

Starting this new diet, trying it for 2 months. The goal is to get in to a state of ketosis where all your glycogen stores are used up. Got to admit, theory sounds easy but practice is hard. First off, … Continue reading

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