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17 September 2019

36 hours deep into a fast. My first fast in months. I can't believe I went all summer without one - I have been frustrated and stuck for so long at the same weight - this is the best way to start over. That, and a busted tooth (and a warning from the dentist to be careful with foods since I can get a crown until a week from now). Funny how mouth pain and limited food choices makes it really easy to choose not to eat!

I have been tempted recently and not doing what I should. I actually considered stopping for french fries the other day. This is a side effect of eating chips and salsa, queso, and guacamole on several occasions in the past month. And drinking, too. I have been drinking 1-2 times a week as my summer devolved into (not managing) the stress of facing layoffs caused by an industry downturn. I knew I wasn't going to get laid off, but several people I know did get laid off and that makes me feel bad. Funny how my excuses lead to me justifying my derailing. Sigh. Old habits die hard.

So, fresh start. I finally ordered a ketone meter so that I can get some real time data to gauge how I am doing. I have clung to the premise that eating the proper macros should deliver the proper ketone levels, but 4 months of plateau tells me I am getting something wrong. Based on my result, I may have to start measuring and recording again. I don't really want to - but I will do what I must. I am obviously not doing something right...

05 August 2019

29 July 2019

It is hard for me to say I am in "maintenance mode" when I am disappointed at the rate that the scale numbers go down.

I am part of a program through my work that has set an arbitrary number of 153.1 pounds for me to attain by this Saturday. I have been on the program for 12 weeks and have been plateaued for nearly that long. I won't reach that weight without fasting for the next 6 days, so it is a no-go. I have only been able to fast for 3 days at a time without feeling weak. I cling to the premise that scales lie and the numbers don't mean that much; but so many health/insurance providers rely on that scale metric as the end all/be all for health. Pooh!

I am feeling healthy and so happy that I don't really have to think about what to eat or when to eat. I eat when I am hungry. I eat things made at home and don't eat anything out of a box. I have come so far from the food focused person I used to be - but this program insists on daily weigh ins, food journals, and everything else I am trying to let go of as I adopt this way of eating as my day-to-day lifestyle. And this program goes through December! I will not let them dissuade me, though. I have come too far for a program based of the SAD to derail me with their misinformed propaganda.

Onward and downward - at whatever pace my body decides!!
Weigh-in: 156.5 lb lost so far: 42.1 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (7 comments) losing 0.0 lb a week

06 June 2019

Hello FS!

I am happy that my weight is still going down. I continue to follow a LC/HF lifestyle and now can say I have been doing it for 17 months. I think that puts me firmly in the "this is my way of life" now category. People ask how I could possibly give up the bread, fruits, potatoes, etc. and not be tempted, and I just shake my head - those foods made me feel so terrible! Aches and pains I never could get rid of. Constant heartburn. I even got eczema!

But, no more! I am gradually creeping up on my ideal weight. I eat delicious food every day (unless I am fasting). I am off all prescription medications. I work out 4-6 times per week with plenty of energy and the knowledge that my body is stronger than it has been in years.

Why did it take me so long to figure this out? I consider myself an intelligent person, but I bought into all the BS about "diets". If I had only known that I needed to change the way my body processes food (keeping my insulin down), it would have saved me years and years of starvation as I tried to count every calorie that went into my mouth. Water under the bridge.

I wish everyone success in their personal journey - I just felt it was time to share a little more of my story. 247 lbs > 204 lbs with calorie restriction and constant hunger (2014-2018). 200 lbs > 157 eating HCLF (2/2018 - present). 1/3 of me gone and it will never be back!!
Weigh-in: 156.7 lb lost so far: 41.9 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
   (11 comments) losing 0.5 lb a week

20 May 2019

Weigh-in: 158.0 lb lost so far: 40.6 lb still to go: 0 lb Diet followed reasonably well
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