This is Day 7, and I have one more salad to eat after work this morning. My husband will pack it in the cooler when he comes to pick me up from work, and we are starting our road trip from here. I'll have to eat that giant salad directly from the gallon-sized zippy while in the car. I can do that. No problem. I won't be able to weigh in for the next week, though. I may not even be able to blog. I'll try.
Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 379.6 lbs ⇧
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lb
I have a slight up-blip, but I chalk that up to things like a bit of constipation and maybe lean-muscle building. I'm not going to panic. I'm still in the 379-lb zone. I'm good.
I love how I feel when I know I'm being successful. I get tummy-flies. That's what I call the feeling of butterflies in the stomach. I am super excited. Also, I am really energized every day now. I actually feel like exercising. I have never felt like exercising would be anything but an absolute chore that I'd never enjoy in any way. But now I actually think I could enjoy some. I don't know what's going on with my brain. I like this.
Even with Shangri-La success, and it was major success, I never felt this good and this energized. I had the tummy-flies, but the rest wasn't there. I don't know if this is some kind of placebo effect because I think this is how I should be feeling. If it is, I don't care. I like it. I'm going to ride this train as far as I can go!
Another interesting point that Dr. Berg brought up is that weight loss is not natural for the body. The purpose of the body is to survive and thrive, so it wants to prevent starvation. This is why he said that we should not focus on weight loss, but improving health. With a healthy body, weight loss will come. That makes so much more sense to me than everything I've heard in the past.
Another note about this road trip that I'm about to go on, I have to think a lot about how I'm going to eat. I considered stopping IF just for the trip, but sticking to keto so that we can eat out with family, but my husband made an excellent point that reversed my thinking on that.
When his mother first met me, she commented to him that he must love large women to want to be with me. Hurtful, but not entirely unexpected. She commented to me that I might benefit from a tapeworm. A bit rude, but I'm all about maintaining relationships, so I let that slide. My husband pointed out that we let his mother know about my efforts to lose weight and how successful I've been thus far, so the best thing I can do it strictly adhere to my diet plan to show how dedicated I am. This will likely make her admire my efforts more than judge my appearance. It's a solid point.
So I will have to somehow prep and eat my salads while on vacation. I can do this! As soon as we stop at a place with a grocery store, I will stock up on salad supplies for the week to come and prep my gallon-sized zippies with my keto salads. I will adhere to my schedule, too. We will be crossing time zones, so I have to been aware of when it is 6:30 AM CDT the whole time, and make sure I consume my salad within an hour or two. I can do this!
Planning a road trip graph:
Starting weight: 415 lbsCurrent weight: 379.6 lbs ⇧
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 359 lb
I have a slight up-blip, but I chalk that up to things like a bit of constipation and maybe lean-muscle building. I'm not going to panic. I'm still in the 379-lb zone. I'm good.
I love how I feel when I know I'm being successful. I get tummy-flies. That's what I call the feeling of butterflies in the stomach. I am super excited. Also, I am really energized every day now. I actually feel like exercising. I have never felt like exercising would be anything but an absolute chore that I'd never enjoy in any way. But now I actually think I could enjoy some. I don't know what's going on with my brain. I like this.
Even with Shangri-La success, and it was major success, I never felt this good and this energized. I had the tummy-flies, but the rest wasn't there. I don't know if this is some kind of placebo effect because I think this is how I should be feeling. If it is, I don't care. I like it. I'm going to ride this train as far as I can go!
Another interesting point that Dr. Berg brought up is that weight loss is not natural for the body. The purpose of the body is to survive and thrive, so it wants to prevent starvation. This is why he said that we should not focus on weight loss, but improving health. With a healthy body, weight loss will come. That makes so much more sense to me than everything I've heard in the past.
Another note about this road trip that I'm about to go on, I have to think a lot about how I'm going to eat. I considered stopping IF just for the trip, but sticking to keto so that we can eat out with family, but my husband made an excellent point that reversed my thinking on that.
When his mother first met me, she commented to him that he must love large women to want to be with me. Hurtful, but not entirely unexpected. She commented to me that I might benefit from a tapeworm. A bit rude, but I'm all about maintaining relationships, so I let that slide. My husband pointed out that we let his mother know about my efforts to lose weight and how successful I've been thus far, so the best thing I can do it strictly adhere to my diet plan to show how dedicated I am. This will likely make her admire my efforts more than judge my appearance. It's a solid point.
So I will have to somehow prep and eat my salads while on vacation. I can do this! As soon as we stop at a place with a grocery store, I will stock up on salad supplies for the week to come and prep my gallon-sized zippies with my keto salads. I will adhere to my schedule, too. We will be crossing time zones, so I have to been aware of when it is 6:30 AM CDT the whole time, and make sure I consume my salad within an hour or two. I can do this!
Planning a road trip graph:
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