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24 September 2017
Going into my 9th week of Brain Warrior Way. I am amazed that I have not had any craving or urges for my favorite foods (ice cream and hamburgers). The idea of so much sugar going into my blood and creating havoc to my brain is a real turn off for me. Hubby is really enjoying the food "90% of the time" -- admittedly, I'm messed up on some of the recipes.
Made my first set of homemade coconut wraps. Too much work! Two coconuts made only 3 wraps. They were good, but not good enough for that much work! I'll stick to my flaxseed wraps.
Weigh-in:
236.0 lb
lost so far:
13.0 lb
still to go:
70.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 1.6 lb a week
15 September 2017
Last night hubby decided it was time to celebrate (couldn't tell me what for though -- maybe just eating out?) Anyway, he made a surprise reservation at a pasta buffet. It was not a bad buffet set up; I managed to stay away from the pasta and bread. They had lots of raw vegetables and seafood, which they cook right in front of you, so I could watch what they were putting into my meal and make sure it only had the stuff I specified.
Unfortunately, on the table with prepared meals, they had salmon. I really had to think about helping myself to that one. It smelled super-delicious but had an unknown aioli sauce on it. I usually stay away from sauces, but I couldn't resist the smell of that fresh salmon!
I would have been 236 but I gained 2 pounds from last night. It'll probably be off tomorrow because I walked 6 miles today following my husband, who has dementia, to help him with handling his first day on his mobility scooter. Turns out that he cannot drive a scooter either :(
The good thing is that I'm still down from my last weight! So I'm not upset about the pasta buffet -- but I told hubby "don't ever book that again!" (Hopefully he will remember)
Weigh-in:
238.0 lb
lost so far:
11.0 lb
still to go:
72.0 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 0.3 lb a week
04 September 2017
I had one slice of my own baked sprouted spelt flour bread last week, with an ounce of cheddar cheese, which is not really a recommended on this brain warrior lifestyle, but I still lost weight. I still have no cravings for my "former" favorite foods (burgers and ice cream), which is really amazing.
I've been on this brain warrior rampage for over 5 weeks now. My husband's dementia does not seem to be getting any better, which is very disappointing for me, but he has lost 9 lbs, with only 28 more to go. This gives him less pain, and hopefully, not being in constant pain will somehow heal parts of his brain that is not damaged permanently. No mental health professional will tell me what he has, aside from the fact that it's not Alzheimer's.
As a caregiver, I feel calmer and less exasperated with him. I have lost the severe depression that I have been swallowed up by over the last two years. I even feel contented and, even happy, in spite of the sadness of hubby's mental state.
I have also been reading "The Omni Diet" and "The Daniel Plan", which are all books written by the same family (Amen) who wrote "The Brain Warrior Way". These books are all the same diet with the same theme: Look after your brain and your brain will look after your body.
To make the food interested and tasty, it can be expensive, but is easily modified to any budget. EG: instead of goji berry powder, use blueberries or strawberries. Most Paleo recipes found online will work.
The BASIC idea is to stop letting those additives and preservatives reach your blood. The recipes in these books really help to do that, because they are so satisfying and filling.
This is the most satiating diet I've ever been on, it kills the cravings and I don't dwell on what to eat all the time, like I used to. I don't have to count calories and I love the snacks. But best of all, it has put my brain in a place which I can live with!
This is certainly a different concept from dieting. Who ever thinks of eating for your brain? To get a better understanding of this concept, I had to read Dr. Hyman's "The Blood Sugar Solution" and Dr. Amen's "Change Your Brain Change Your Life".
Why doesn't Mental Health professionals, the psychiatrists and psychologists recommend the nutritional way to take care of the brain, instead of prescribing anti-depressants and other stuff that don't even work?
Thank you Dr. Amen and Tana!! I love you guys!
Weigh-in:
238.5 lb
lost so far:
10.5 lb
still to go:
72.5 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 2.7 lb a week
14 August 2017
Hubby wants bread badly, and none of that almond or coconut flour loaves that I've been making. So I bought some yeast and spelt flour and made 6 loaves for him. I had one slice per day, but I think I can give that bread up. I prefer the almond flour bread anyway. So back to eating for a happy brain. Melted dark chocolate on my Pumpkin protein bar for my afternoon snack. It was like having a chocolate bar! The highball of my week was that I didn't have to lie down on the bed to zip up my freshly-washed jeans!
Weigh-in:
246.5 lb
lost so far:
2.5 lb
still to go:
80.5 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 1.2 lb a week
08 August 2017
It's amazing that I haven't craved coffee for the past two weeks on this Omni diet. I used to have at least 4 cups every morning. I CAN have coffee but only a small cup, which is not even worth making. The first two days, I did have headaches from the caffeine withdrawal, but that's all gone now. it just blows my mind how I don't crave anything at all. Hubby has a few chocolate bars and some chips in his "stash" but they don't bother me, like they used to when I dieted before. The chips actually repulse me now, knowing how much damage the bad fat, the additives and preservatives can do to my brain. The chocolate bars... well, I better read the label again (I'm sure that I will find something that repulses me.)
I've always dieted, with the idea of losing weight. Not anymore. I am now dieting with the idea of taking care of my brain. The weight loss is just a bonus, my brain's way of rewarding me for being kind to it. It's actually much easier this way.
As for my husband's dementia, the progress towards health, for him, is very slow. His brain might be too badly damaged to be repaired, but it does seem to me that he's a little less confused (maybe it's my hopeful mind). However, his body isn't burning up as much as it used to, so I think his 20 years of inflammation is subsiding. He still complains of being cold though. His shirts are getting loose, but his weight is not up or down, on the scale.
Weigh-in:
247.5 lb
lost so far:
1.5 lb
still to go:
81.5 lb
Diet followed 100%
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losing 1.5 lb a week
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