JennieG, are you still doing PT? Did you tell us how you broke it (maybe in another thread?) As a seven-year-old I broke my leg (I think it was the right, but I can hardly visualize the cast any more) and wore the cast for three months, followed by more informal PT (my parents bought me a tricycle for the exercise). I walked with a limp for a long time and years later when I met my now-ex he told me I had an odd gait, probably leftover. Here's hoping your dexterity returns much sooner!

Down another pound this morning, and I'm understanding the science behind the type of calories at a more granular level. In a nutshell, even if you eat the same number of calories (I stick to ~ 1200/day) if fewer of them are carbohydrates your body processes foods differently. The carbs initiate an insulin response and those calories are parked for future use. If you eat more protein or fat it is used without the insulin and you burn more adipose. Most sugars and highly processed carbs, particularly from wheat, turbo-charges the insulin effect. Insulin is not your friend when trying to lose weight and stay healthy. Some of those rapidly digestible carbs (of whatever source, if they don't have a lot of fiber and liquid along with them) set us up for diabetes. I'm in the Taubes chapter about the myth of obesity, examining how it exists in the world and who is most impacted. Damn scary stuff.

My fingernails seem to be stronger as time passes on this low-carb eating; ironic that last week I sold those aspic molds, since I have a pound jar of dry gelatin that I was taking every day to help strengthen my nails (it wasn't working very well). I could have made aspic.