2018 JUL 29 -- Day 109

Down a pound. That's more like it! It's still not the lowest number I've seen, but I'll get back there. I have no doubt about that. I love that I can confidently say that. Before I knew the cause for my obesity, I would wonder if I'd ever lose a pound, and if I had, I would doubt I'd ever lose another before gaining 10. This is refreshing.

Starting weight: 401 lbs
Current weight: 339 lbs ⇩
Long-term Goal: 145 lbs
Short-term Goal: 325 lbs

I have been reading more and more of Dr. Fung's book, The Obesity Code. I thought I had heard all he had to say on the topic from the YouTube videos and his IDM (Intensive Dietary Management) website, but no. There is a plethora of details in this book that I haven't yet heard. For example, I now know why artificial sweeteners kick me in the tuchus.

I also learned more about the "Dawn Phenomenon" which is a cause of higher blood glucose readings in the mornings -- or just after you wake up. It's all becoming crystal clear to me now! I am getting more and more motivated to continue every day even though I don't feel at my best right now.

I was considering switching up my diet as I have been doing the 5 days fasting/2 days eating regimen for several weeks. I might try going back to OMAD or 2MAD for a bit, then change it back. I don't know yet. What I'm doing is still working, but it's not working quite as well as it once had.

My weight is going down in general, but not as quickly as I want it to. It was going pretty quickly at the begging of the diet and at the beginning of the new fasting regimen, so switching it up may actually be a good idea.

I'll have to think about this a bit more and see how I feel about it.

I an considering making a change to my diet to kick things into high gear again graph:

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2018 AUG 2 -- Day 113

My weight is down to 340.6 lbs again today, but that's what it has been every other day for the past 5 days. This is not encouraging. I like that it's gone down instead of up, but it's still not as far down as I'd hoped. I'm not feeling great about my progress at the moment. I'm beginning to doubt I can succeed with my ultimate weight loss goal at all. Am I losing inches, maybe? I don't know. I don't feel like I have, but I'm too afraid to measure myself. What if I haven't lost inches or if I have gained inches? I would be so discouraged! Starting weight: 401 lbs Current weight: 340.6 lbs ⇩ Long-term Goal: 145 lbs Short-term Goal: 325 lbs My blood glucose readings were in the 120s when I first started measuring, but now they are staying in the 150 to 160 range. Every now and then they get into the 190s or 200s. That's fairly frightening. Why is my blood glucose so high? I read that there is possibly glucose in my fat cells th...

2018 JUL 28 -- Day 108

I have lost a little bit of weight from yesterday to today, but I'm still not too happy. I am about three pounds heavier than where I should be right now. I know it's because food inevitably causes weight gain, and breaking my fast two days a week will invariably make my weight bounce back a bit. While I have to accept it, I don't have to like it. Starting weight: 401 lbs Current weight: 339 lbs ⇩ Long-term Goal: 145 lbs Short-term Goal: 325 lbs I was feeling a bit yuck from a combination of my fight with the porcelain fairy and the stress I've been under. I decided that eating would be a good idea today, so I had a salad with a nice, fat-infused Italian dressing I had made and some feta cheese and a few cherry tomatoes. It was really tasty. I also ate about an ounce or two of pork rinds. You'd be surprised at how many rinds are in a single ounce. They are a bit difficult to weight, though. I had quite a handful of them. Likely, it was two h...

2018 JUL 30 -- Day 110

I gained 3 lbs. I hate that I gained 3 lbs. I made the decision to change my eating regime and start eating when I feel hungry. I ate with my husband when we got home from work yesterday. We had taco salads. It was good, but I am now 3 lbs heavier than I was yesterday. This doesn't make me feel good. Starting weight: 415 lbs Current weight: 341 lbs ⇧ Long-term Goal: 145 lbs Short-term Goal: 325 lbs I had about the same amount of actual salad that he had, but while he had an Italian Romaine blend of lettuce, I had a spring mix with baby spinach. I also drank almost my entire 7-cup bottle of water -- maybe 5 cups of it. I know that fiber retains water, so I'm hoping that when I eliminate the salad as waste, I will lose this 3 lbs and then some. We shall see and only time will tell. I feel good, though. I feel better than I have in several days. That's telling. Have I been severely dehydrated, maybe? I don't know. Have I been missing out ...

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