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31 December 2018

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!

Weigh-in: 160.0 lb

lost so far: 75.0 lb

still to go: 15.0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(12 comments) gaining 0.1 lb a week

13 December 2018

For 9 months now, I have been following Keto and Intermittent Fasting as my way of eating. It works well for me and I have fine-tuned my nutritional needs to an art form. I know now what certain foods do to my body, how much I can tolerate, and how I can recover. As I stated in a recent post, over this time frame, I've learned to cope with and participate in weddings, birthdays, holidays and pot luck dinners without sabotaging my health or sacrificing fun times with family and friends. Yesterday was one of those "life moment" days that made me realize that THIS is why I've gone through this period of weight loss, learning, and healing.

Yesterday, I had a holiday luncheon with a group of coworkers. Our department has been fragmented over the past year and we are all working in various satellite offices rather than together like we have been for the past 10 years. So this lunch was pretty special. We haven't seen each other but maybe 3 times during the year and we really like one another so we all missed our friends. We had a big (company paid) spread, and a gift giving time.

Also yesterday, and just as special, was my father's 80th birthday. All he wanted for his birthday was to go out to dinner with his wife and children. I am so blessed to still have both my parents, healthy and alive. My brother and I took Mom and Dad to his favorite restaurant and had a lovely evening.

So I started thinking ahead and planning for these two celebrations. And that's when I realized that, for the first time in my life, I am prepared to enjoy this celebratory occasion to it's fullest, without guilt or fear. I can always get back on track the next day. And if for some reason, I am not granted "the next day", then it won't matter what I ate the day before, but it WILL matter that I had fun and good memories with family and friends.

So, with that said, I blew the top off of it yesterday and I don't even care! I fasted for 24 hours from Sunday night to Monday night, then ate breakfast and lunch on Tuesday (regular Keto meals) and fasted again from Tuesday lunch to Wednesday lunch when I pulled out all the stops. I ate chili and cake and candy and fudge and burgers and ice cream--with hot fudge! By my calculations, I had around 1800 calories and 160g of carbs. Yep, blew it up.

But you know what? I didn't suddenly morph back into my old 235 lb self and I don't feel that I've damaged anything permanently. I got dressed this morning in my same size 12 pants with no extra strain. I might have acquired a lb or two back, momentarily, but I know how to make them go away again. And life was lived to the fullest yesterday. I laughed until I cried, I loved, I celebrated, and dang it, I ate FUN food. I'll do it again sometime, but not right away. After all, this is real life. True celebrations don't happen every day so you should embrace them when they do.

Happy holiday season to all!

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12 December 2018

Weigh-in: 159.8 lb

lost so far: 75.2 lb

still to go: 14.8 lb

Diet followed 100%

add comment losing 2.0 lb a week

03 December 2018

My bar is green! I am within site of my goal. I feel very weird about this. (And loving it, of course!)

Hi everyone. Sorry, I've been silent for awhile.

I'm thinking, now that I'm close, that the goal number is somewhat irrelevant. It was seriously a number I pulled out of my head when I started this journey and the website demanded that I input one. In truth? I had no idea what I was planning to do, nor did I have any expectations of success (after 20+ years of abject failure). But I took the plunge, started tracking my food, and reading posts. Within about a week, I was convinced that low-carb was the right choice for me.

And the weight started coming off. I mean really coming off. Not just the 10-15 pounds I was able to lose on just about any diet I started (because we all know it was just fluid-weight). When I hit 20lbs, it got real. Then 30 lbs, then 40...

And now, I have lost over 70lbs and I am a completely different person. No, I am NOT the "same me inside". Before I lost this weight, the "me" inside was no better than the me outside. I was depressed, defeated, and dejected. And let's throw in disgusted. I hated who I had become and felt powerless to be anything else. Now, I am so much healthier, more alert, more involved in my life. It's a beautiful thing!

And now that I am nearing the "goal", here's my plan going forward.

Business as usual.

I don't have any plans to change my eating habits or exercise routine at this time. I've adjusted to the fact that I am planning to follow this WOE for the rest of my life. Within the past 9 months, I've encountered holidays, birthdays, celebrations, weddings, pot luck dinners, and other significant life events. I have found my inner strength to enjoy each and every occasion without adding pounds to my stature. I have discovered that I can tolerate small amounts of carbs any time I need them, and I can tolerate even large portions once in a while (like the night I went Mexi-loco and ate chips and cheese dip, chimichangas, rice, beans, and beer).

I can live this life and enjoy it! I might stop losing weight somewhere near my goal, or I might not. I'm letting my body call the shots this time. I will continue my WOE, which right now is offering up a beautiful downward sloping graph depicting steady weight loss. When my body reaches it's perfect weight, it will know and we will have arrived. As it is, I eat plenty of food each day (unless I'm fasting) and celebrate every occasion I want to celebrate. I have no need to change what I'm eating now for the sake of a number. I am happy with who I am today, and can't wait to see who I will be tomorrow.

Happy Monday!

Weigh-in: 162.4 lb

lost so far: 72.6 lb

still to go: 17.4 lb

Diet followed 100%

(11 comments) losing 0.6 lb a week

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