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07 July 2023

My weight seems to hover around 66.5kg all week until the Friday when it comes back down to this so I may be kidding myself and should actually be looking at the average, but as long as I can keep my calories for the week at bay and stay under 66kg on my Friday morning weigh-in that's fine for now.

The doctor called me yesterday to discuss the results of my blood test and said everything is fine, but potassium is high - so he's referred me for another blood test, which I've booked for a week away. Didn't get to discuss starting HRT at all as he says we need to get these things stabilised first. It's a bit frustrating because all he said was to cut out my daily banana and drink lots of water before my next blood test.

After I spoke to him I looked online for foods high in potassium and it's just about everything I love and eat all the time - beetroot, sweet potato, potatoes, spinach, bran flakes, soya milk, yoghurt and chunks, beans, lentils, nuts, dried fruit and chocolate. So now I'm not too sure if I should be avoiding all these foods for the next week because that's what I would normally eat.

Hubby says just cut out the bananas as the doc said, but I didn't remind the gp that I'm vegetarian so didn't realise to mention to him that just about everything I normally eat is high in potassium. But, I think I'll just consciously try to cut some of those things out for a while instead of avoiding everything - and hope it goes back to a normal level.

There is so much conflicting information on the net so I'm trying not to go down a rabbit hole of doubt and worry that I'm heading for some kind of kidney failure or heart disease. I'll just try to eat a few less of the things that are obviously high, but for now I'm not cutting out absolutely everything.

I'm still feeling quite tired - in my limbs and just mentally and physically even though I've only been walking my usual amount. Should hit my target of 6,500 average daily steps again this week and I've done it for the past two so that's good. Just not much energy for a dumbbell workout. I think I did one last Saturday that felt fine, but of course I had to have an almost 2 hour nap later that afternoon to counter it. I'm napping most days just to get through the day. Being a freelancer I can accommodate for it, but my lack of energy and motivation is a worry. I'm getting some work done, but my to-do list is constant and never-ending even when I do tick some things off daily.

Anyhoo, that's what's been up with me lately. In other news I've got some new specs for the first time in my life - turns out I'm near-sighted in one eye and far-sighted in the other, which is why my eyes have been feeling quite strained lately. Still getting used to them.

Hubby and I are planning to go to a free music/food festival half an hour away tomorrow. We'll take our camping chairs and it's in a big park so there will be some walking done as well. Then we're doing a Meetup walk with some friends on Sunday in a local park we walk to from home. I'm hoping the weather won't scupper our plans because tomorrow there is 85% chance of rain - but my fingers are crossed for a summer miracle. Naps are scheduled for both days too.

This diary is mostly for my own reference to look back on in future so not sure who would have made it this far. Last Friday I wrote a long update along with my weigh-in and something happened and I had to refresh my browser and lost it all - so didn't have time to type it all again. But such is life sometimes.

Yesterday the FS legend, TJV1959, did a wonderful post on his forms of self mental health therapy and I need to find some time to sit down and list these for myself and try to make them part of my daily routine too. Thank you for sharing, Tim! I'm not sure if you'll read this, but I'm so glad you're doing well and I'll try to comment on one of your posts soon.

Hope you're all doing well too! And have a lovely weekend, friends! xxx

Weigh-in: 145.1 lb

lost so far: 44.5 lb

still to go: 0 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(12 comments) gaining 0.2 lb a week

05 July 2023

Just before I chop up my sweet potato and meatless meatballs and mix it all together...

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30 June 2023

Weigh-in: 144.8 lb

lost so far: 44.8 lb

still to go: 0 lb

Diet followed 100%

(2 comments) losing 2.0 lb a week

23 June 2023

Had a bit of a health scare this week with my blood pressure being dangerously high. I've been put straight on to some medication to lower it and will speak to someone on Tuesday again to discuss the results of blood tests I went for yesterday.

Gotta say I'm not very happy about it because I have a healthy weight range, exercise regularly and eat really healthily 80% of the time, which I thought was enough to escape the family history of diabetes and blood pressure issues most of my overweight family struggle with.

Hoping to have some answers and clarity soon so I can get back to feeling a bit more normal again. Anxiety and lethargy have been bad for months now, but I put it down to perimenopause - so thought I'd be starting HRT. I'm not keen on taking blood pressure meds for the rest of my life.

So, this week I'm happy with just the maintain. Haven't been doing IF, but still trying to walk fairly often. Step count for the week so far is 30,000 so if we do two good walks over the weekend I could hit my new target of 45,500.

We're hoping to visit a National Trust estate over the weekend to walk the grounds and see the house. Got a family pass in the newspaper a while ago. We'll take a nice picnic along as well and I'm looking forward to it - if the weather plays along.

Hope you all have a good weekend! xxx

Weigh-in: 146.8 lb

lost so far: 42.8 lb

still to go: 1.3 lb

Diet followed reasonably well

(38 comments) steady weight

20 June 2023

Last week was an improvement on the week before as far as walking goes. The week before I set a target of 7,000 steps a day and missed it by quite a bit. This last week I lowered the bar to 6,500 steps a day and hit it on quite a few days - it helps me to see those ticks...

I also forgot my phone at home on Wednesday so missed an extra 4,400 steps walking to Lidl, which would have given me a really nice total. But, I'm happy with the progress made.

All other goals are on track except for daily average calories still being too high, my IF eating window was just too big on most days and I only did one strength workout - on Saturday morning - which was:

Sydney Cummings Houdyshell - 40 Minute Full Body At-Home Sculpt Workout | STF 2023 - Day 16

Followed by:
Well With Hels - WAKE UP WELL 🌞 Mindful morning movement routine ☕️ My Mindful Movement

This week I'll keep at it and it helps that I have to walk around 3-4 buildings at work for the next two weeks, so it adds at least 40 minutes a day, including some stairs too. And hubby is off work this weekend so hopefully we'll do some nice walks then too.

Hope you're all having a Terrific Tuesday!

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