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Well, it is my last weigh-in for 2018 and even though it shows a small uptick, that's over the holidays and quite frankly, I'm very pleased with it. You see, this weigh-in not only represents how I handled the holidays, but it also sums up my year.
In January of this year, I weighed 240 lbs. To start my "new year of 2018" I agreed to stick faithfully to the diet my doctor gave me to control my blood sugar. I tried, I really did, and I was pretty good. In three months, I managed to lose 5 lbs, but I added a new medication for my Type II diabetes (making it 3 now), and this one was a weekly injection. Awesome. My A1C was over 10. Something was clearly not working.
I decided I had to find a better way and the diet from my doctor wasn't helpful. I found FatSecret and started my journey into what would work for me. Meanwhile, I began reading "The Obesity Code". Within a very short time, I decided to give Keto/IF a try.
And the wonders and miracles began. I won't bore you with a timeline, but in the nine months following my joining FatSecret (on March 6, 2018), I have shed 75 pounds, 6 clothing sizes (24W down to size 10), and most importantly, ALL of my prescription medications. My A1C hovers in the 4.8 - 5.0 region now without medication of any sort. And my cardiologist has all but dismissed me. After my heart attack in 2014 and my physical condition following, I've been on ~3 month visits. At my last one, he applauded my WOE choices and said he'd see me in a year!
I have energy, clarity of mind, and a much more thorough understanding of my physical needs vs. wants. I have a brand new relationship with food where *I* am in charge and no longer a slave to my misguided cravings. And finally, I have a new lease on life. I had reached a point at the beginning of the year when I was trying to convince myself that I was okay and that 60 wasn't too young to die (that is, if I could hold out another 5 years...). It was terrible and depressing. I was living in a fog and didn't have enough energy to live my own life. I was always sick, exhausted, in pain, and miserable. And I thought I was okay. I took a huge handful of pills morning and night to "improve my health" and was happy if I could just maintain status quo. I was not living, I was existing.
Now, I sometimes pace the house or dance in the kitchen (because I live in Maine and it's winter) just to burn off some of my extra energy before going to bed at night. I run and play with my 4 grandchildren. And I'm getting my life back. Because at 56, I'm still only halfway!
Happy 2019 everyone!
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160.0 lb
Lost so far: 75.0 lb.
Still to go: 15.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 31 December 2018:
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1000 kcal
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Fat: 79.11g | Prot: 36.81g | Carb: 26.86g.
Breakfast: So Delicious Coconut Milk Unsweetened, Truvia Sweetener (Packet), Land O'Lakes Mini Moos Half & Half Creamers, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Stevia Sweetener, Green Mountain Coffee Breakfast Blend K-Cup. Dinner: Jell-O Sugar Free Lime Gelatin, American Value Green Beans (Canned), Boiled Potato, Beef Chuck (Arm Pot Roast, Trimmed to 1/8" Fat, Choice Grade) . Snacks/Other: Fat Bomb - Buttercream, Folgers Classic Roast Instant Coffee, MCT Oil, Stevia Sweetener, Land O'Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter. more...
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gaining 0.1 lb a week
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