Today is a good day! I am back down from yesterday's huge gain of 2 lbs, and I weight even less today than the day before yesterday! Yay! I find it interesting to see how my weight changes from day to day and based on what I'm eating or not eating. When I get to my goal weight of 145 lbs, I can be confident that if I eat wrong for a day or so, I can get myself right back on track to take off any weight I may put on from it. That's comforting. I know how to lose weight now. This is a wonderful feeling to have.
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 350.4 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
Something that I haven't really discussed in a while is my stress levels. I measure my stress everyday using the Samsung Health app on my phone. I measure it just after I do my blood glucose and take my weight measurement. The stress test gives me my pulse rate and oxygen saturation. With oxygen, I stay within the range of 97% to 100%.
My pulse used to be in the higher 80s, but now it's averaging about 75 to 78 beats per minute. This is really great. My way of eating seems to be really improving my overall health and state of being, and I'm still morbidly obese at this point. I can't wait to see how much more I can improve over time.
My blood glucose levels are still far too high, though. They are generally in the 140 mg/dl range. This is really odd since I fast quite a bit. There is no food going in. There are very, very few carbohydrates going in. I've also cut out a lot of protein, too. I should not be seeing to much gluconeogenesis as there is not much protein in my diet from which my liver can create glucose.
I'm watching a documentary called Fit to Fat and Back. In it, this underwear model and personal trainer who is very cut and lean decides to gain about 80 lbs. Toward this goal, he starts to eat junk. He eats things such as pizza, hamburgers, a lot of carbohydrates, sugars, and these are combined with fats and salt. It's the dreaded weight-gain combo that has plagued the world.
What is interesting is that within 6 months, he succeed in meeting his weight gain goal. He attempted to immediately turn it around, and he started cheating on his diet and feeling demotivated. He was sneaking food and lying to himself and others about what he has been doing. He created his food addiction, and it's really taken hold of him. This is a great example of why it is impossible for people -- like me -- who are extremely insulin resistant. Any carbohydrates and sugars cause huge amounts of weight gain. And the food itself is addictive, so it is very difficult to stop eating it.
I am lucky in that I have very strong willpower. I was able to cut the carbohydrates altogether very quickly once I found out what was causing the trouble. Others are not as lucky as I am. I feel for them. And honestly, I wish I had known about this sooner so I could have reversed the gain before I was over 400 lbs. But it is coming off. I can't complain. I'll just keep going until it's all gone. Then I can work on simply maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle. That will be amazing.
I can't wait to get to where I'm going graph:
Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 350.4 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs
Something that I haven't really discussed in a while is my stress levels. I measure my stress everyday using the Samsung Health app on my phone. I measure it just after I do my blood glucose and take my weight measurement. The stress test gives me my pulse rate and oxygen saturation. With oxygen, I stay within the range of 97% to 100%.
My pulse used to be in the higher 80s, but now it's averaging about 75 to 78 beats per minute. This is really great. My way of eating seems to be really improving my overall health and state of being, and I'm still morbidly obese at this point. I can't wait to see how much more I can improve over time.
My blood glucose levels are still far too high, though. They are generally in the 140 mg/dl range. This is really odd since I fast quite a bit. There is no food going in. There are very, very few carbohydrates going in. I've also cut out a lot of protein, too. I should not be seeing to much gluconeogenesis as there is not much protein in my diet from which my liver can create glucose.
I'm watching a documentary called Fit to Fat and Back. In it, this underwear model and personal trainer who is very cut and lean decides to gain about 80 lbs. Toward this goal, he starts to eat junk. He eats things such as pizza, hamburgers, a lot of carbohydrates, sugars, and these are combined with fats and salt. It's the dreaded weight-gain combo that has plagued the world.
I am lucky in that I have very strong willpower. I was able to cut the carbohydrates altogether very quickly once I found out what was causing the trouble. Others are not as lucky as I am. I feel for them. And honestly, I wish I had known about this sooner so I could have reversed the gain before I was over 400 lbs. But it is coming off. I can't complain. I'll just keep going until it's all gone. Then I can work on simply maintaining a healthy weight and lifestyle. That will be amazing.
I can't wait to get to where I'm going graph:
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