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04 oktober 2014

Another new low today after a good week with hitting my lower protein targets. Additionally, though not intentionally, I managed fewer calories, though that wasn't my goal. I just haven't been as hungry.

While reading Keto Clarity, the author Jimmy Moore, an expert on Ketogenic diets, said that 1-2 meals a day becomes commonplace and IF (intermittent fasting) becomes easy and effortless and makes ketosis (fat burning) far easier for the body.

I thought, "Yeah right. The day I don't eat 3-4 times will be the day die." But I have to eat those words, pun intended. When I have a meal with high ft content, it's unbelievably filling and satisfying, unlike any other way of eating I've ever experienced. It's hard to explain. Yesterday, I ate at 1PM because that's when I got hungry, and I didn't think about food again until 7PM, when I had 2 oz cheddar cheese, then I went to bed at 8:30 because I was tired.

One premise of the book is "Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty." I take it one step further: "Rest when you're tired." LOL. I listened to this premise, and not I'm at 1+ a snack meals per day, and not because I'm trying to be, just because it works out that way.

It's resulting in fewer calories and slightly better weight loss. Here are my weekly weight averages for the last month ((I weight every day of the week, then add up the days and divide by 7, thus allowing for a bad day without freaking out):

Week ending: 09/06/14 - 197.25
Week ending: 09/13/14 - 196.25
Week ending: 09/20/14 - 194.50
Week ending: 09/27/14 - 193.75
Week ending: 10/04/14 - 192.25

If my math is correct, that's an average of exactly 1.25 pounds a week, and my average daily calorie intake for September was 1740/day. I wasn't even killing myself at the gym, either. Just 3 times a week, plus daily dog walks.

I'm going to keep doing this until I reach my first goal of 180, then immediately jump into my second going of 150, no stopping. At this rate, I should reach my goal of 150 by July 1st, 2015.

This is the first time I have been able to accurately project for well over 6 months and it feel pretty good. I'm so close to my first goal of 180 (losing 100 pounds), that the last 30 shouldn't really be that bad.

I'll leave you with this amusing remark. When people ask me how much weight I've lost, I tell them this: "88 pounds. That's equal to a 12 year old girl. But don't put out an Amber Alert, because I don't want her back!"

Gewicht:	Tot nu toe verloren:	Nog te gaan:	Dieet gevolgd:
86,9 kg	40,1 kg	19,3 kg	100%

(7 reacties) Gewichtsafname van 1,6 kg per week

03 oktober 2014

New low! Very good week. I'm quite pleased with my low carb, high fat eating plan. I'm down to approximately 2 meals a day. The book "Keto Clarity" claimed that I would be able to eat less often and it was right.

My numbers have been all over the place this week. Blood glucose was 98 one day and 138 the next day in spite of low carb and zero sugar. My insulin resistance in really rearing its ugly head. My doctor told me raise my Metformin gradually until my numbers stabilize between 70-99 daily.

Busy weekend. I hope I find some down time so I don't feel burned out by Sunday night! Have a good one everyone.

Gewicht:	Tot nu toe verloren:	Nog te gaan:	Dieet gevolgd:
87,1 kg	39,9 kg	19,5 kg	100%

(28 reacties) Gewichtsafname van 0,8 kg per week

29 september 2014

Relaxing weekend. Read the book "Keto Clarity" over the weekend. It was very eye opening. I realized that my dismal ketosis numbers may be the result of eating too much protein for my body's tolerance. They recommended no more than .5g per pound of body weight.

For simplicity, if we say I weigh 200 pounds, that would be 100g protein/day. I've been averaging about 110-150/day except on the rare very low calorie day. I think I'm going to aim for 100g for a while to see if it improves my ketosis. For a week now, it's been 0.2, which is well below the bare minimum of 0.5, despite keeping my carbs in the 10-15g/day.

It turns out that your liver will turn excess protein into glucose using the amino acids in the protein. It's kind of scientific, but I know that on days I don't work out, this could be raising my blood sugar and keeping me out of ketosis.

Additionally, I realized that the fact that I had my gall bladder removed could make it challenging for me to reach ketosis ever, and that I shouldn't be discouraged if I can't get there. But since I'm losing about a pound a week on this plan, I think I will just be content with that and not stress too much over the numbers.

It's just that there are amazing overall health benefits from eating a ketogenic diet and I'd like to realize some of those while I'm at it. But what the hell, I'll take the weight loss and leave the rest if that's the worst that happens! Have a great week, everyone!

Gewicht:	Tot nu toe verloren:	Nog te gaan:	Dieet gevolgd:
87,5 kg	39,5 kg	20,0 kg	100%

(14 reacties) Gewichtsafname van 0,4 kg per week

25 september 2014

Weight is down, blood sugar is up. BS was 98 yesterday, 118 today. I guess the new medication is still taking effect.

I will try to be patient on the blood sugar thing. I went so long without knowing I had a problem, I shouldn't stress over it too much, I suppose.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Gewicht:	Tot nu toe verloren:	Nog te gaan:	Dieet gevolgd:
87,8 kg	39,2 kg	20,2 kg	100%

(3 reacties) Gewichtsafname van 1,6 kg per week

24 september 2014

Day 33 of eating a Ketogenic Diet, and I'm getting the hang of it. The Atkins bars are nice if I really need something sweet. They have their version of M&M's with peanuts, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Payday Bars, three of my all time favorites, all with 2-3g net carbs each.

I have maybe one every 10 days because I'm so trained away from sweets, I don't really miss or want that anymore, but it's nice to know it's there. Plus, for days when I need a few extra calories, it's a quick way to grab something on the go.

Scale showed 193 before dinner last night - wow! 194 this morning, though, so that's what I'm recording.

Blood sugar was 98 this morning, so I'm finally getting some relief from those high numbers as the Metformin may be starting to kick in after being on it one week. I thought it would be like an aspirin and work right away, but it's one of those drugs that needs to accumulate in your system.

Have a great rest of the week, everyone!

Gewicht:	Tot nu toe verloren:	Nog te gaan:	Dieet gevolgd:
88,0 kg	39,0 kg	20,4 kg	100%

(8 reacties) Gewichtsafname van 0,8 kg per week

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