Health Journey 2026 - Day 6

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Hello everyone, how are you all doing? I have shared that today was my "cheat" day. I am still including it in this series because it is part of the journey and I want to share it all. Show what eating carbs does versus meat. The scale did go down again, even after having the food truck food yesterday. I did keep my calories low though with only having the one carby meal, and no dessert. So, what did I eat today? Meal 1 - I did have a protein shake because I thought I wouldn't get too much today Meal 2 - KFC - Famous bowl (potatoes, gravy, a little shredded cheese and chicken nuggets) Dessert - Chocolate Mousse (so rich, but so good) Dessert 2 (hours later) - Chocolate chip cookie Macros - 1,793 calories, 85 fat, 60 protein, 180 carbs I can definitely eat more when carbs are involved. That's why this will be *hopefully* only a 2x a month thing in the future, eventually I hope to not even want to have carbs at all. I know my husband said today after having carbs again, said he doesn't want to have a lot of carbs anytime soon. My blood sugar did spike to over 200 after the meal/dessert. Luckily I have taken enough insulin that it has come back down. Now, before we had the KFC meal we were shopping, and for once in the longest time, I did not have any back pain! My legs and feet did get tired and sore...but no back pain is so different. I don't know if that is because I got rid of a lot of inflammation in the first 4-5 days or water weight. But I will take it. After having the carby meal, and the dessert I did notice that my knees kind of hurt which I know is from the inflammation. Still not as bad as I was in pain a week ago though. But now that my back is feeling better some, I can start working out soon. How long at a time will depend on my legs and feet though. We'll see. I am sure that the scale will go up some tomorrow cause I am sure I will be holding some water weight from today, and extra calories. But hoping by the next weigh in, I will weigh less than the last. What do you think of all of that?