Today marks the end of the second week since I started trying this crazy new diet method. That's an accomplishment in an of itself. Usually, the thing I try makes no difference whatsoever on my weight by this point, and I get angry/bored/perturbed/stressed/sad and stop giving it any effort.
While I did have a major up-blip, I appear to be back on track. While yesterday had my weight back up to what it was back at Day 6, today I'm at Day 8's weight, and I'm sure it will drop even more tonight while I refuse to eat. That's right! As a sort of punishment of sorts for what I did to myself on Thursday night, I'm not eating at all while I'm at work tonight. I didn't make all that progress for nothing! I need to teach myself a lesson! LOL
On Day 8 I was at 407.8 lbs. As of my last weigh-in around 7:00 PM CDT right before I left for work tonight, I was 0.2 lbs down from Day 8. The scale number is heading in the right direction, so I'm happy about that! Over-indulging for a day didn't prove to be an insurmountable obstacle toward my ultimate goal.
This is fantastic! I am in control of my weight! I also really want to see 405 lbs or less on the scale sooner rather than later, so my moratorium on food is in effect right now. It's 10:40 PM on September 2nd, and I am at work. I have a lunch with me, but I'm shunning it! Shun!! Shun the non-believer... oh, wait, that's a different thing.
Anyhow, here we are:
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 407.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 399 lbs
I feel hungry. This is good. This tells me that my weight is below my current set point, and if I stay hungry, it will continue to drop lower. This means that the next time I take oil and eat, I won't need as much food to get full as my set-point will be lower causing my hunger need to be less as well.
I'm hungry, but I hope I'm not hangry. My hubby don't like it when I'm hangry! LOL
This is a lot to remember. While I'm trying to hold this in my head, I won't have a chance to think about how hungry I am, though, right? Heh.
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It seems to be working. It's 2:20 AM CDT now, and I haven't touched my lunch at all.
Take that, fat! I think I like this as my new catch phrase.
One of the principles of the Shangri-la Diet (or method) is to be able to lose weight by the fact that in taking a good portion of your days' calories in flavorless fat, you are getting enough calories to make you feel less hungry or not hungry at all. Another principle, though, is that if your set-point is higher than your weight, you will feel hungry because your body wants calories -- enough to get you back up to your set-point. A lot of people stop feeling hungry completely because their set-point drops well below their weight, and they stop feeling hungry; forgetting to eat often occurs.
My set-point is clearly still higher than my current weight. I feel hungry. It's not gnawing at me, nor is it too incessant. I can ignore this with relative ease, but it is there. I need my set-point to drop lower than my weight, and then I can start enjoying the freedom of not needing to eat.
I wonder if not eating at all is healthy, though. Will I get sick if I were to do that too often or for too long? I guess there's really only one way to find out. I'm going to have to do it.
I'm also experimenting with calorie-less flavor. According to Seth's book and the forum posts I've read on the topic, this should help me lower my set-point even further because I'm getting a whole lot of flavor with no calories at all. I don't fully understand this principle.
But I love looking at this graph; I am reassured by it:
While i'm not at my short-term goal of 399, and I have a very long way to go yet before I'm at a healthy, normal, acceptable weight, I have gotten lower than I can recall being for a very long time. What's more, I can see how the Shangri-La Diet method is affecting my weight over time. I understand what's happening in my body, and I know I'm in control of my own body now. These are huge victories!
I'm going to be 40 in April of next year. My whole life I have only ever been able to gain weight and not lose any significant amount -- and then keep it off. Even in my more active days, I could not lose. On Weight Watchers, no. Using Slim Fast, no. Nothing worked. For once, I have hope. I can dream of a day when I can go to a restaurant and not feel stared at and judged for simply existing and having the audacity to eat anything at all. I can envision my husband being able to lift me.
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It's now 4:18 AM CDT. I am more hungry now than I was before. Does this mean my weight is dropping even more? It should. That's great! I still haven't eaten, and it's now past the point of no-return. Basically, since I need a one-hour flavor-free window before taking my oil, and I get home between 5:00 AM and 5:20 AM, it is too late to eat anything. I have to wait until after the one-hour flavor-free window which follows the oil has passed at around 6:00 AM before I can eat, if I am going to eat.
To make matters worse, someone near me just cooked a delicious food in the microwave. It's wafting my way! It smells so good, it's making my stomach roll and growl with hunger. LOL.
Down, girl! No food for you just yet!
While I did have a major up-blip, I appear to be back on track. While yesterday had my weight back up to what it was back at Day 6, today I'm at Day 8's weight, and I'm sure it will drop even more tonight while I refuse to eat. That's right! As a sort of punishment of sorts for what I did to myself on Thursday night, I'm not eating at all while I'm at work tonight. I didn't make all that progress for nothing! I need to teach myself a lesson! LOL
On Day 8 I was at 407.8 lbs. As of my last weigh-in around 7:00 PM CDT right before I left for work tonight, I was 0.2 lbs down from Day 8. The scale number is heading in the right direction, so I'm happy about that! Over-indulging for a day didn't prove to be an insurmountable obstacle toward my ultimate goal.
This is fantastic! I am in control of my weight! I also really want to see 405 lbs or less on the scale sooner rather than later, so my moratorium on food is in effect right now. It's 10:40 PM on September 2nd, and I am at work. I have a lunch with me, but I'm shunning it! Shun!! Shun the non-believer... oh, wait, that's a different thing.
Anyhow, here we are:
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 407.6 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 399 lbs
I'm hungry, but I hope I'm not hangry. My hubby don't like it when I'm hangry! LOL
This is a lot to remember. While I'm trying to hold this in my head, I won't have a chance to think about how hungry I am, though, right? Heh.
●●●
It seems to be working. It's 2:20 AM CDT now, and I haven't touched my lunch at all.
Take that, fat! I think I like this as my new catch phrase.
One of the principles of the Shangri-la Diet (or method) is to be able to lose weight by the fact that in taking a good portion of your days' calories in flavorless fat, you are getting enough calories to make you feel less hungry or not hungry at all. Another principle, though, is that if your set-point is higher than your weight, you will feel hungry because your body wants calories -- enough to get you back up to your set-point. A lot of people stop feeling hungry completely because their set-point drops well below their weight, and they stop feeling hungry; forgetting to eat often occurs.
My set-point is clearly still higher than my current weight. I feel hungry. It's not gnawing at me, nor is it too incessant. I can ignore this with relative ease, but it is there. I need my set-point to drop lower than my weight, and then I can start enjoying the freedom of not needing to eat.
I wonder if not eating at all is healthy, though. Will I get sick if I were to do that too often or for too long? I guess there's really only one way to find out. I'm going to have to do it.
I'm also experimenting with calorie-less flavor. According to Seth's book and the forum posts I've read on the topic, this should help me lower my set-point even further because I'm getting a whole lot of flavor with no calories at all. I don't fully understand this principle.
But I love looking at this graph; I am reassured by it:
While i'm not at my short-term goal of 399, and I have a very long way to go yet before I'm at a healthy, normal, acceptable weight, I have gotten lower than I can recall being for a very long time. What's more, I can see how the Shangri-La Diet method is affecting my weight over time. I understand what's happening in my body, and I know I'm in control of my own body now. These are huge victories!
I'm going to be 40 in April of next year. My whole life I have only ever been able to gain weight and not lose any significant amount -- and then keep it off. Even in my more active days, I could not lose. On Weight Watchers, no. Using Slim Fast, no. Nothing worked. For once, I have hope. I can dream of a day when I can go to a restaurant and not feel stared at and judged for simply existing and having the audacity to eat anything at all. I can envision my husband being able to lift me.
●●●
It's now 4:18 AM CDT. I am more hungry now than I was before. Does this mean my weight is dropping even more? It should. That's great! I still haven't eaten, and it's now past the point of no-return. Basically, since I need a one-hour flavor-free window before taking my oil, and I get home between 5:00 AM and 5:20 AM, it is too late to eat anything. I have to wait until after the one-hour flavor-free window which follows the oil has passed at around 6:00 AM before I can eat, if I am going to eat.
To make matters worse, someone near me just cooked a delicious food in the microwave. It's wafting my way! It smells so good, it's making my stomach roll and growl with hunger. LOL.
Down, girl! No food for you just yet!
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