The ultimate CKD shopping guide

As I have talked about before, I am on what is known as a CKD diet.  It’s somewhat strict when it comes to the foods that you can consume, and the whole thing can go wrong if you take in too much sugar/carbs.  So in the process of researching it, I found lots of meal plans that people had put together for an average day, which was very helpful.  But in reality, we don’t always want to eat the same exact thing every day, and even if we did, we need to buy the right types and quantities to last until the next shopping trip.  Enter this guide, a virtual walk thru the grocery store.  Some facts about this guide:

  • I live in California and shop at Safeway, but this guide should work at any grocery store
  • I went early Sunday morning.  It’s a calm time in the store, but if you want fish, its a bad time to shop
  • Click or mouseover the links to the food names and you will get a little popup with more info
  • Bookmark this page!  I’ll keep it updated with new shopping suggestions.

So lets get started with…

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Starting a new diet – CKD aka Cyclical Ketogenic Diet

This was my ketostix result five days into my CKD

This was my ketostix result five days into my CKD

I have come back and re-visited this post with some more details. I started this diet a week ago, and have much more that I can share at this time than I initially could at the time I originally posted it. Some learnings I have so far:

  • CKD is not easy for those who have a busy lifestyles, especially…
  • If you do not have constant access to food, CKD gets even harder.
  • CKD takes planning and execution of your plan. Without both, you can not succeed.
  • CKD does seem to get easier as you continue on it, but only if you don’t mind eating the same foods every day.

My basic routine that I have been on for the past 5 months has been to exercise soon after I wake up. I do this on an empty stomach minus the pre-workout supplement(read: drink) that I take. After I work out, I have a protein shake and begin making breakfast as I watch CNBC to see what is going on in the world of finance and markets that day. Here is where the first change of CKD hits me. A typical breakfast for me would be a rotation of:
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Asparagus Pee

In addition to some delicious swordfish, last night I ate asparagus. Note just some asparagus, I ate a TON of asparagus. Not only did my pee before bed smell, but my pee at work the next day, that I took moments ago, smelled.

It’s really a magical vegetable.