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12 weeks (85 days) check in 31.2 lbs gone 10 y
weight loss, Atkins, Eating clean
Thought I’d just check in with my journal here. Almost 3 months I have been working on losing weight and being healthy. I feel so good!!!
I have lost over 40” on my body and gone down three (3) dress sizes. Over 30 lbs and still going strong. So far, this year I have lost over half the weight I want to lose to be healthy. A total of 50.4 lbs.
I am so pleased. I use another website to get support from other women who are diligent about their diet & exercise routine. I am staying on plan through Thanksgiving and have no desire to stray off course right now.
Start weight: 218.8
T ... read more 5 Weeks completed 10 y
5 weeks of intense weight loss through IF & Low carb, no sugar eating.
Doing great. Appetite is very under control. I enjoy my homemade recipes and eating only whole foods. No junk. No sugar. Tonight I had parmesan chicken nuggets and mashed cauliflower. And for dessert I had a chocolate mousse with whipped cream. Al homemade and no sugar.
I eat between 500-900 calories a day, under 10 carbs and 75% of the is fat.
I weigh in 192.2
Start Weight on 9/3/2014 218.8
26.6 lbs GONE
Woot. Woot. Keep on going..... visit the page 31 days finished - 23.2 lbs gone 10 y
Intermittent Fasting
Very happy to report that I am now eating daily and have not only maintained my weight loss but lost even more. I see a big difference in my clothes now.
I am using a low carb/low calorie/no sugar diet with intermittent fasting. I have a 4-5 hour window to eat. I really enjoy this because my stomach shrunk on the fast so I don’t need much to fill me up. Some days I am crazy hungry and fill up on cabbage soup.
It really is worth all the work to have 23 lbs gone in such a short amount of time. It’s just a great kick start to all the weight I have left to lose.
Start Weight: 218.8
... read more Day 19 - 18 lbs gone 10 y
Almost finished week 3 and moving into week 4
Well I did get a little frustrated because the weight loss slowed down but I reviewed my weight loss on my previous long fast and there I saw the same pattern.
So I am not doing anything wrong it’s just my body holding onto weight it doesn’t need. It also shows how quickly I get obsessed by numbers on the scale.
Right now I am doing some days on just lemon or lime water and other days I sip on veggie juice and sometimes when I really crave salt some pickle juice. It tastes so good!
I am still in ketosis but not as deeply as I was 1 week ago. Which is actually nice beause that dr ... read more 2 weeks - 14 days completed 10 y
16.8 lbs in 12 days
Today is my 15th day on my weight loss journey. I really want to see myself under 200 lbs which is why I am going so hard & fast on this.
I didn’t weigh yesterday or today beause I ate about two ups of cooked vegetables that were delicious on those days. Nothing else. I am trying to keep my metabolism guessing what I am going to do next so it won’t slow down to a halt.
Today was a water & lemon juice day only. Hopefully the scale won’t be too hard on me tomorrow. But I really should wait for another day or 2 to weigh. I know I am already getting a little obsessive about it. Somethin ... read more Day 10 completed - Almost 15 lbs done 10 y
Day 11 - start juicing/fasting
I am experiencing what I believe to be a healing crisis. I woke up with a terrible upper back ache and have been on the heating pad and in the tub often today.
I fully expected this to happen but it’s still not fun. My pink cloud is popped for a moment. But I’ll get through it and feel better soon.
I’m on day 11- I broke the water fast with some miso broth and I am now sipping on veggie juice.
I suspect my body wants/needs salt so I am giving it some. I don’t plan on eating solid food at all but as I said before I take my fasting one day at a time. I am now juice fasting to main ... read more 8 days completed 10 y
13 and half pounds gone!
Okay so week one was tough due to hunger pangs (not real hunger), nausea, slight headaches, joint pain and no energy. But I slept through most of it anyway.
The last three days have been amazing emotionally and spiritually. My mind is clearer. I feel more connected to others. My dreams have been lovely. I suffer from having the same nightmare every night and somehow when I dream now I feel a serenity there and long forgotten good memories about my family - the way green icing tasted.
I wake up not hungry but wanting to be outside. I’m smiling. Sort of feels like that ”pink cloud” p ... read more Day 5 completed - 10 lbs down 10 y
Weigh in from water fasting
I’ll update more tomorrow I hope. I’m doing well. I am completing Day 6 tonight.
Day 1 weight in: 218.8
Day 5 weigh in: 208.8
Total pounds lost in 5 days is 10 lbs visit the page Day 4 completed 10 y
Today is my 5th day (not completed) and I am doing very well. Woke up with no hunger, no nasty taste in my mouth and energy
Yesterday was the worst with the nasty tongue and no energy. I also had severe joint pain in my wrists and elbows. Just part of detoxing. I slept 16 hours.
This morning my roommate made a big breakfast fry up and the smell made me seriously nauseous. I felt bad for gagging and told her it’s just beause my sense of smell is heightened and my tummy is empty. Soon food smells shouldn’t get to me.
Also if the nausea continues I will drink some veggie broth tomorrow. But I always take my fasts one day at a time.
Day 1 weight in: 218.8
Day 4 weigh in: 210.4
Total pounds lost i ... read more Days 1-3 completed 10 y
juiy journal, blog about fasting, Juice fasting, water fasting
I completed day 3 and now I am on my third day of my fast. So far it has been water with lemon juice and deaf tea. I also take a mood stabilizer and there is no way I will stop taking it. I am not a purist obviously. I don’t drink caffeine though.
My detox symptoms are: growling of tummy. Still a bit hungry in the afternoons. Highly emotional - weeping at times and being more irritable. My arm broke out in sores on day 2 but are gone now. That was odd.
I am doing this fast for a few reasons. I am at a sort of crossroads in my life. I need the mental clarity to figure out my next mov ... read more Day 6 16 y
Broke the fast but still losing
Ok so I’m down 8.5 pounds but I haven’t been fasting. I’ve been drinking a soy protein smoothie for breakfast, miso broth for lunch and night time I either have another smoothie or some cabbage or spinach with vinegar. I also have added 1/4 of an advocado on a couple days so my hair and skin doesn’t dry out like it did before. SO... it’s not fasting. I don’t know why I can’t seem to stick with a pure fast for more than a few days but I’m still pleased with the weight loss and I have energy to exercise every day. Can’t really complain.
SW 164
CW 155.5
read more Day 1 16 y
Fin Again, Begin Again
I started my juice/water fast today. I’ve had a lot of “stuff” keep my weight loss on hold for awhile (6 months) but now I’m ready to get the 10 lbs I gained OFF and the other 20-30 lbs along with it. At the end of my juice fast I weighed 154 and now I weigh 164. I’m so annoyed with myself but I know in about 15 days I’ll be feeling and looking lighter and hopefully I’ll make a real lifestyle change this time around. It could be worse. I could weigh 180 lbs and be starting at square one again.
Now that I’ve been settled into my new job and ... read more Day 11 - Post Fast 17 y
Random Thoughts
I still haven’t eaten but it’s only noon here. I really wanted to do only one day of water fasting but I wonder if my new goal should be to fast when I gain weight and continue until I have lost whatever amount I gained. Today I weigh 153.5, which is a 1.5 lbs weight gain since completing my fast 10 days ago. Of course I realize the body fluctuates a bit but my real goal is to nip things in the bud when they happen. We all know a couple pounds doesn’t really nake that much difference but when you keep ignoring it, isn’t it amazing how months later you’re staring at the 20+ pounds ... read more Day 10 - Post Fast 17 y
36 Hour Water Fast?
I felt really bloated all day yesterday after my hearty breakfast. With two pairs of my jeans now out of comission (too big!) I’ve been happily wearing my size 12 jeans that I bought a year and half ago. I was the heaviest I’d been in a long time when I bought them so it’s amusing that they are my current favorite pair again. Anyway, those felt snug all day yesterday and I vowed that if I gained weight I would do a water fast to flex my dicipline muscles again. I did gain weight: 2.5 lbs! So I water fasted all day yesterday. It was challenging, espeically in the evening when I prepared ... read more Day 9 - Post Fast 17 y
Maintaining
I’ve maintained the weight loss. Although I do fluctuate back and forth by 1/2 a lb. I can live with that while my body continues adjusting to eating again. The supermarket is challenging on my new plan but after being on Atkins for so long (on & off) I pretty much have the idea of what I’m trying to do: reduced calorie diet, little to no sugar or processed food, moderate whole grains & beans and controlled amount of fat to add flavor and fill me up. My big challenge is getting up to 1200 calories a day. Last night I noticed my appetite was to the point of ravenous. Uh-oh. I didn’t like ... read more Day 7 - Post Fast 17 y
Craving Crab
The last two days have been fun experimenting with food and cravings. I had about 3 oz. of salmon the other night that didn’t sit well with me. Felt hard on my stomach but was really good. Last night my boyfriend took me and a friend out to eat at Bodega Bay. It was overcast and beautiful at the coast. I had been craving dungenss crab. I ate about 4 crab legs and had two pieces of sourdough bread, some butter and a salad with bleu cheese dressing. OMG! It was so good. I also had a few bites of chocolate mousse. I tracked my calories in my calorie log and my total for the entire decadant ... read more Day 4 - Post Fast 17 y
Cabbage & Potatoes
Today I had what felt like my first real "meal." I ate it around 4:00 this afternoon. A boiled meal of 1/4 of a head of cabbage and one small yellow potatoe. It was as delicious as I had hoped. I even licked the bowl! At 8:30 I had the same meal because my stomach felt fine and I was actually hungry again. I tracked my calories today to see how I’m doing on my 4th day post-fast and it came to approximately 500 calories. That sounded reasonable to me for my 4th day. For breakfast I had 1/2 a grapefruit and 1/2 cup of fresh pineapple and mango. With my eve ... read more Day 3 - Post Fast 17 y
Not my smartest day....
Okay so I made my first mistake today with food. I went to Whole Foods and bought some cabbage, small yellow potatoes and wandered around the place. I picked up some coconut oil that I am supposed to cook with according to Fuhrman but ended up putting the pricey little bottle down. It looked weird and I’m not really cooking right now. Besides, I’ve always cooked with olive oil and I’m not sure if I want to change that. I also bought some vinegars and raw goat milk. We are not suppossed to have any dairy so I’m unsure why I picked this up. Actually, who am I kidding? I know w ... read more |