Day 1 of a planned 2 days of eating!
Blood sugar 87 mg/dL
I just realized I DID lose weight over the previous years on FatSecret.com:
💥 232 pounds in December 2010 to 210 pounds in December 2017 = 22 pounds (3.1 pounds a year).
I then started ‘no solid food fasting’ and went from:
💥 210 pounds in March 2018 to 163 pounds in August 2018 = 47 pounds (9.4 pounds a month/2.3 pounds a week)
So, my problem apparently is I-have-no-patience!
2 pounds is about as fast as my body can lose ‘actual fat’ per week (3,500 calories to lose a pound). When you lose 40 pounds over 'months', we are now dealing in ‘actual fat’ rather than the usual ‘water weight’.
The thing about Fat Secret, is when viewing *your profile* in the web browser, you can click on your “Calendar” then click on “View Diet Calendar Overview”
When I look at 4 months “fully inside” that period I see:
Daily Average:
April 2018: 551kcal (Fat: 25.63g, Protein: 23.44g, Carbs: 60.27g)
May 2018: 551kcal (Fat: 25.63g, Protein: 23.44g, Carbs: 60.27g)
June 2018: 585kcal (Fat: 28.99g, Protein: 33.04g, Carbs: 46.91g)
July 2018: 797kcal (Fat: 50.53g, Protein: 59.97g, Carbs: 28.35g)
This tells me that *this is what it takes for me to lose weight fast*
Since then my numbers look like this:
Daily Average:
August: 1446kcal (Fat: 73.07g, Protein: 127.94g, Carbs: 64.82g)
September: 1406kcal (Fat: 76.46g, Protein: 121.36g, Carbs: 48.38g)
October: 1454kcal (Fat: 75.18g, Protein: 130.73g, Carbs: 58.22g)
November: 1658kcal (Fat: 76.17g, Protein: 150.47g, Carbs: 84.83g)
December: 1658kcal (Fat: 76.17g, Protein: 150.47g, Carbs: 84.83g)
Oh and let’s see, I did:
💥 172 pounds in September 2018 to 172 pounds in December 2019 = 0 pounds
So, now I know my ‘weight maintenance’
Too bad I was actually ‘trying to lose weight’ Haha!
Notes:
It looks like the calories make the difference, but, when I ‘carb up’ I gain weight no matter what the calories are. Also, my high protein, in recent months, needs to be added to my carbs because my body will burn high protein like carbs. I take in more than the recommended 20 carbs a day on average, but I usually gain weight on the days I go above 40 carbs. Also I work out with weights and run a lot.
Yesterday, I did go to the 🏋🏾 gym and 🏃🏾 run! My lifting strength was actually just fine this time. I think the Frosted Flakes I ate the night before helped 😊
For the next two days @PrincessValerie and I are 🚗 Travelling and 🍕 Eating.
Diet re-starts on Tuesday.
@Anaserk has inspired me to try another ‘water fast’ (for me this is black coffee and decaf green tea only, no protein drinks or heavy cream). While my motivation will be for ‘spiritual cleansing’, it shouldn’t hurt the diet…
😎 Life is Good! Have a great day everyone!
