Hi gang! Here is my first post, I am a bit shy about posting, but I am getting over my social media phobia right here and now. 😁 About me: My family consists of my husband, my two sons (18 and 20), and me. I have lived in Northern NJ all my life, and I am still in the home I grew up in. It brings me peace to be with my small family and hope to be a grandma one day. I went to private school and a local public college for Accounting and Finance, but I had a career as a consulting engineer in IT for many wears before I had children. Fast-forward, the past twenty years I have volunteered for the local emergency medical service in town, and now raise my two show dogs. They are Welsh springer spaniels. Hopefully you can see the puppy picture below. He is 3 now and was ranked #34 in AKC for conformation this year. 🤩 He already sired his first litter and we are working on his next. My WHY?: I am doing this to lose weight. My liver enzymes are creeping up and so is my A1C, and I'm putting an end to that! I know I can choose to use Zepbound for moderate OSA (i now sleep wearing my sexy cpap😵‍💫), but I want to get onboard with a keto lifestyle before I have to decide to take any medications. I have a Christian belief and (especially for Catholics) fasting has a special significance. My best and my worst days are already been given to His glory and my strength, and will to succeed will come entirely from Him! Thank you Jesus!!💕 My Stamp and goal: I am an emerging level 4. In the end, I hope to someday live at "OMAD" to be eaten at 11 am most days and will make use Sardine fast on Catholic Ember days as well as Ash Wednesdays and Good Fridays. On Thursday, I synchronized my Database with the group but as of yet, I have not received my ketoMojo meter so I have not reported my DBR yet but upon starting, my glucose was about 110 and my keytones were very minimal. I'm already seeing an improvement with my first day of sardines! 🤗 My Matter of Sleep: 🫣🤔😒 I'll try to work on it. My score is consistently dismal at best. I enjoy sleep and feel rested with just a little of it, but I have never been a good sleeper (and being a first responder didn't help that at all!) As a matter of fact, when I started riding the rig through the night, I believed I found where all of my people have been all these years. (internal chuckle😉) It also doesn't help that I don't miss a full night's sleep because I usually feel like I have consistent daytime energy. My best sleep is in the early morning hours and I love starting my sleep late (4am) and waking up late (8am). Losing a significant amount of weight will help me become faster though, which is necessary to be a first-responder, and I hope to someday be an "early to bed/early to riser" just like my husband.

Yay! one can in the belly!! This time it went mashed up and in the airfryer (thank you to Beth for that inspo!) Maybe better, but then the mustard came out, and viola! No pork rind. 😉 I did have it with a tall, cool, glass of water with a healthy squeeze of fresh lime and a little splash of acv for a refreshing chaser. Now im waiting to see my six-pack abs again! lol 😆

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iwZa1MaMnk&list=PL4Llwc8xrYQW_wvRlSLrtPL9ViNu5uSol&index=11&t=61s She also has a yogurt cake I just saw, but don't know about this. This one has collagen powders in it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajb8hFn91hI Happy Birthday!!!!!

🐟THE SARDINES HAVE BEGUN! It's time to see what our bodies will do, so let's strengthen our commitment, and embrace the challenge! Remember, this is about more than sardines; it's about discipline, metabolic health, and discovering what you're capable of! What time did you join the sardine adventure? I started with my first bite at 8:30am. Drop your 🐟 time below!

I slept really well last night. 7.5 hrs up once so 6.5. I’ll take it!