I am a bit discouraged with my weight loss. Actually, I’m a lot discouraged. I have actually gained some weight this week. Not a ton, for sure, a few 10ths of a pound, which keeps me bouncing around the same couple of numbers for weeks! I have been trying some new things with my diet, and am blogging all of my meals and food consumption, and I don’t see the reason! Frustrating.Do I feel good? Yeah, I feel great! Lots of energy! Do I have the horrible cravings of days gone by? No, though I’d dive headfirst into a brownie, given the chance, I really don’t think about it all that much. And as for NSV (Non Scale Victories), I bought 3 new pairs of pants this week in a misses size 16 (as opposed to a woman’s size 16 – big difference), I “feel” smaller. I think I even walk differently – less like a fat lady and more like a regular person.
So that’s where I am. Frustrated at the scale and yet thinking that something’s changed – like maybe the scale isn’t mirroring exactly the changes that are going on inside.
On the home front, since I last checked in my young daughter has been diagnosed with Coeliac Disease which has required a gluten-free diet. My old daughter has been diagnosed with insulin resistance, prescribed Metformin, and has extremely high triglycerides – not good for the ripe old age of 20! So, these two diagnoses in the course of 2 weeks, along with my own low-carb lifestyle prompted a full-fledged kitchen cleaning this week. So now there is only one box of GF cereal in the house, no crackers, no pasta, no bread crumbs, no bread (but GF wraps and Flat-Out wraps) and I’ve even dumped the hot chocolates and mocha’s (so sad!). The only “cheat” food that’s left are the tortilla chips which both my young daughter (who does not have a weight problem) and my husband enjoy and since they’re GF, they can stay. My husband has not balked at any of these changes, which I have really appreciated. He is my cheerleader in this journey.
Thanks for stopping by, and any input appreciated in the comments below!
I am sorry for your frustration, but I can empathize with you. I had stalled in my weight loss for some 3 months after a steady weight loss of 80 pounds over an 18 month period. A great accomplishment, though. Still, I had lots of fat and flab that needed to be gone. What had once worked in the beginning no longer worked. So I've been reading Jimmy Moore's Blog and decided to try my own experiment. Here it is:
ReplyDeleteI will eat only when hungry.
I will have one double short Americano (12oz) with whipping cream in the morning around 7am.
I will eat breakfast at 10am if hungry, later if necessary.
Breakfast will consist of only 4 pasture raised eggs, 4 slices of bacon and 3 tablespoons of extra virgin coconut oil.
I Will eat dinner at 5pm consisting of only 10 to 12oz of pasture raised beef or pork. Usually Prime Rib, T-bone, Pork Butt Steak. or Pork Belly. The fattest cuts are the key.
I will drink water throughout the day.
I will fast 17 to 18 hours a day and fast for 24 hours at least once a week.
I admit there are a lot of confounding variables here but I think the coconut oil has kicked my metabolism into high gear. Also note the zero carb count. I should also note that I am not hungry at anytime during my 17 hour fast. I am slightly hungry in last couple hours of the 24 hour fast.
I have finally started losing weight again. This is my second week and have lost an additional 8lbs so far. I would like to lose another 10 to 15 lbs of fat.
If you try this experiment yourself and find you are hungry during your fast then you are not eating enough fat.
I hope this helps.
Michael,
ReplyDeletethanks so much for the comment and encouragement. My carb count has dramatically reduced, also. Though I am not zero carb, for sure. However, from before, maybe 50-60 carbs, I would think this would be significant enough to make a change. Anyway, I have to hope that time will ultimately show the fruit of my labor! I find the intermittent fasting to be very difficult during the week but on the weekends, when I sleep in, it's much easier. Thanks again for checking in!!
Dr. Mike Eades says that 40 grams maybe too much for most people who are insulin resistant. Try 40 grams a day for one week. You should notice a difference. If not you may need to go lower like say 5grams per meal. Try a glucose monitor. test your fasting blood sugars every morning. You want your fasting blood sugars to be in the mid to low 80s. If you blood sugars are in the 90s or 100s you wont burn fat, you'll store it. You may need to experiment a little to find the right balance.
ReplyDeleteMichael, Thanks again! Yes, my fasting blood glucose is usually around 76. I definitely need to experiment more. Today I listened to Robb Wolf's latest podcast and he had a guest on who thought that if you're doing low/no carb without results, you might need to add some to get things going. So many opinions it's hard to know what's what! But onward! What else can we do but keep trying!?
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