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2018 JUN 6 -- Day 56

Just as I had expected, my weight has gone way up after eating today. I indulged in two meals -- breakfast and lunch -- for a whopping 1640 total calories. I did this on the advice of Megan Ramos. I am a bit skeptical that eating so much will help me lose weight in the long run, but we shall see.

Starting weight: 415 lbs
Current weight: 354.2 lbs  
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs

Now, I am not supposed to gain everything back that I had lost on my 5-day fast. If I do, that's a sign that I am dehydrated and not getting enough water while I am fasting. I was at 258.8 lbs when I started. I dropped to 252 lbs.

According to Dr. Fung, I should expect a loss of around a half-a-pound per day. For a 5-day fast, that is a net loss of about 2.5 lbs. With current numbers, my net is 4.6 lbs. We will see what happens to my weight tomorrow.

My husband is trying to get me accepted as a patient under his doctor. She is very open-minded about keto, and I hope she will be just as open-minded about fasting. I would like to get a lipid panel and check my electrolyte levels among other things.

I know I have to do very uncomfortable things, too, like have a pap smear and a mammogram. I am not looking forward to these things.

I go to Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) for all of my health needs. I mention this because I am still quite upset with the last conversation I had with a member of their staff. It was likely a nurse.

What had happened was that I had gone to have my eyes checked so I could update my glasses prescription. I did not do this at the clinic; I went to an eye doctor at Barton Creek Mall.

She checked my eyes, and then she wanted to know the name of my GP. I gave her the name of the last doctor I had seen at ARC, and that was it. I left happy, new prescription in hand.

A few days later, I got a call. Somone from ARC was very insistent that I schedule an appointment right away to be screened for diabetes. It was as if it were an emergency.

I know how my blood glucose is doing. I know wgat effect these drugs have on the body. I am aware of what the advice of the doctor would be: take these drugs, lose the weight.

I am losing the weight quite successfully, but it will take time. I am closely monitoring my blood glucose. I politely declined the offer to set up an appointment with a doctor. In my view doctors can be combative and cause undue stress. Undue stress can cause weight gain.

I was met with a lot of pushback. It was a hard-sell to get me in there. She argued that my life was at risk, and I needed to schedule a visit. All of this because an optometrist saw that I am fat and made assumptions.

The issue wasn't that I didn't understand the potential risks involved, it was that she was very rude and condescending. She was haranguing me. It was unpleasant. It made me upset.

If the nurses (or whoever she was) were this rude and condescending, how would the doctors react to my plan to churn things around through diet? No thanks! I ended the call. Maybe she thinks I died; I don't know.

I am going to try one more time with ARC because my husband had a good experience with an open-minded doctor, but I still have my doubts. I wish it were easier to find doctors who support my keto and fasting WOE and who are in-network.

Will I finally find a good doctor? graph:


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