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Wanna lose pounds? Get yo' sleep!
I Am Still amazed how many pounds I lose after I get a good and long night of sleep! 14 hours / 4 pounds last night. I realize that much of it could be normal water loss, not metabolic, but history has shown that if I am due a loss b/c of charted calorie deficiencies, that the weight falls during long sleep intervals. I think Nimm posted a link to an article discussing such.
Long sleep periods are also good for brain repair after brain radiation/chemo. Double bonus!
I've also switched to a diet that is similar to the modified Atkins diet that John's Hopkins developed for epilepsy control. It consists of a high-fat/moderate protein/low carb ratio. Research has shown that such a diet can help reduce tumor size when combined with radiation& chemotherapy. It also reduces seizures in most patients. I'm hoping this diet will allow reduction of my four anti-seizure medications. Iam experiencin a nearly full-body rash now, likely due to one or more of these drugs.
plus it seems to reduce hunger pangs. Triple bonus!
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264.6 lb
Lost so far: 7.4 lb.
Still to go: 39.6 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 16 February 2013:
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1854 kcal
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Fat: 136.03g | Prot: 126.53g | Carb: 42.06g.
Lunch: Chicken Breast Meat (Broilers or Fryers, Roasted, Cooked), Chicken Dark Meat and Skin (Broilers or Fryers, Roasted, Cooked), walnuts usda, avacado usda. Dinner: Chicken Dark Meat and Skin (Broilers or Fryers, Roasted, Cooked), phyllo, onion, feta cheese, spinach, chicken breast, Satsuma Mandarin Orange. Snacks/Other: Fully Cooked Turkey Sausage Links, Singles Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slices, Braunschweiger Liverwurst, nut brazil, AvéULTRA, almond milk, Wild alaskan salmon oil. more...
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3178 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Housework - 15 minutes, Desk Work - 4 hours, Resting - 8 hours, Sleeping - 11 hours and 45 minutes. more...
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losing 26.6 lb a week
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