I'm still plugging along the Keto path. I think. I can't say that I am really losing all that much, but it seems more downward than upwards and that's a positive thing because I was only upwards. I've still avoided bread, popcorn, potatoes, pasta and the like. I did mess up a little bit on a recent trip my husband and I took where I had some corn tortilla chips with salsa. That was a bit of guilt, but I don't think it hurt too much and overall I have been very much vigilant about my food choices. Probably my biggest failing has been nuts and cheese. Nuts in particular. Also beef jerky. But, I allow it anyway and figure it's just the choice I make that is somewhat better than the heavy carb things I was eating before. I started around 193 in March, and here at the end of April I am around 180. I'd still like to be comfortably into the 170's before my 18 month doctor appointment on May 29th. I still think it's doable. I wish it was more than doable and I could lose another 10 pounds by then, but realistically I don't think that's going to happen.
My son and his family have moved in with us temporarily and this is only the 3rd or 4th day they have been here, but I do find that I am not as apt to snack in the evening because they are here. I have been eating my dinner as planned and then not going back to rummage around the fridge or pantry. Since that is my danger time, it's got to be a positive thing. I guess time will tell if that continues or not. But for now, I think its good.
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Monday, April 9, 2018
No Popcorn since March 4th!
As another day goes by, I am reminded of how lucky I am. I had an amazing opportunity to battle against a life-long fight with obesity. Since I was a small child, I lived with the chubbiness and then grew into a teenager with all sorts of emotional and social feelings of inadequacy because I carried extra weight. As an adult this spiraled into a serious problem with obesity that affected me in so many ways, not to mention my health. I had tried so many times to lose weight. Strict diets and exercise plans that made me feel deprived and a failure because I could stick with them to my goal. And accomplishing goals is really overrated. I probably do not have anyone that would agree with me on this, but because goals have end dates, why would that mean you hit a goal and magically attain perfect? Nope, doesn't happen!
A Ketogenic diet is really working for me! I get plenty to eat, I never feel hungry or deprived and for the most part have not craved any carb-laden foods. Popcorn and candy. Those were my 2 carb-demons, but none since March 4th! It could be the 5th. Im actually not sure, but I was pretty official on my switch over on March 6th because that was my official date to start.
I think I am finally fat adaptive now. I am not really sure how someone knows this, to be honest. I only know that after the initial drop in water weight, there wasn't really any loss of weight, but more of a maintenance of that water weight drop. But last week and the week before, a slight decrease at the scale was detected! Yay! It can't be all about the numbers, however. My clothes are slightly more comfortable and less tight, and that's even better. I do, however, want to reach at least the lowest weight after surgery, which is still, 15 more pounds. Then I will have to decide what my real goal weight will be and start maintenance. Possibly, another 5 - 8 pounds, but we will see. My guess however, is I will be deep into summer before I find that range. (or later, I don't care...)
One thing I do have occurring is a follow up appointment with my WLS surgeons office at the end of May. I want to be able to NOT be up around 190 where I was when they saw me in November. I think I can make it at least into the 170's. Here is hoping!!
A Ketogenic diet is really working for me! I get plenty to eat, I never feel hungry or deprived and for the most part have not craved any carb-laden foods. Popcorn and candy. Those were my 2 carb-demons, but none since March 4th! It could be the 5th. Im actually not sure, but I was pretty official on my switch over on March 6th because that was my official date to start.
I think I am finally fat adaptive now. I am not really sure how someone knows this, to be honest. I only know that after the initial drop in water weight, there wasn't really any loss of weight, but more of a maintenance of that water weight drop. But last week and the week before, a slight decrease at the scale was detected! Yay! It can't be all about the numbers, however. My clothes are slightly more comfortable and less tight, and that's even better. I do, however, want to reach at least the lowest weight after surgery, which is still, 15 more pounds. Then I will have to decide what my real goal weight will be and start maintenance. Possibly, another 5 - 8 pounds, but we will see. My guess however, is I will be deep into summer before I find that range. (or later, I don't care...)
One thing I do have occurring is a follow up appointment with my WLS surgeons office at the end of May. I want to be able to NOT be up around 190 where I was when they saw me in November. I think I can make it at least into the 170's. Here is hoping!!
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
A month on Keto and remembering the warrior
I have been doing the Ketogenic diet for about a month now. It's been pretty easy overall. There are some things about restricting myself on certain foods that is never easy, but as far as eating plans go, this one does leave me satisfied. There isn't the dramatic weigh loss, but I feel like its a slow and steady sort of loss. And quite honestly, I don't have lots and lots of weight to lose. I have enough though and my main objective is to lose all the regain. I think I will get there. I notice though, as I still seem to have the need to weigh every morning, that it fluctuates up and down, but ultimately lower than where I started. So, I feel pretty good about that.
This week I haven't used the treadmill very much and haven't walked that much either. Last week I really overdid it and walked a lot! My right hip has been aching a lot since then so I think the break has been good for me.
I thought it was time to share a picture. It's not terribly indicative about progress, but the photo on the left was taken right before my surgery, and the one on the right was taken this past weekend. It's just a face close-up, but I think it shows some changes overall. I still have a round face, but that's the natural size of my face. My neck looks wrinkly, but there was a lot of fat in my double chin, plus I am 55 years old so that's going to happen.
I need to remember how far I have come. I have done a lot to make myself healthier and I don't miss the size of the previous me. But, there are a few things I want to consider and say. I don't want to put the old me in a box of the old me and the new me. Old me was brave. She decided to make a difference and break free from the prison of her fat. She went through some very dramatic and traumatic things in order to make that happen. She dealt with carrying around 100 extra pounds of weight at one time and she suffered a lot from diabetes and high blood pressure. She hid her body away from others and suffered from agoraphobia because of her embarrassment being around people she thought might be critical of her. She is the one that had to make the decision to change her world and her life after many, many years and layers of fat. She had to shake it loose. And, she did. She did this for us so that she and I could have a healthier and hopefully longer life. She has given us a chance to live again. To walk, run, lose medications, find clothes that fit, climb hills, breathe easy, bend over, cross her legs when sitting, be in public situations comfortably....feel "normal".
She is a warrior and she is me. And I will never forget this because where I am now, despite any few pounds of regain or frustrations from time to time that I am not perfect in my attempts, this place now is a good place to be. I am comfortable in my skin, loose and lumpy as it may be, and with time and effort, it will become what I want it to be. But, honestly, even if I stayed right here and never lost another pound, I could live with that too.
This week I haven't used the treadmill very much and haven't walked that much either. Last week I really overdid it and walked a lot! My right hip has been aching a lot since then so I think the break has been good for me.
I thought it was time to share a picture. It's not terribly indicative about progress, but the photo on the left was taken right before my surgery, and the one on the right was taken this past weekend. It's just a face close-up, but I think it shows some changes overall. I still have a round face, but that's the natural size of my face. My neck looks wrinkly, but there was a lot of fat in my double chin, plus I am 55 years old so that's going to happen.
I need to remember how far I have come. I have done a lot to make myself healthier and I don't miss the size of the previous me. But, there are a few things I want to consider and say. I don't want to put the old me in a box of the old me and the new me. Old me was brave. She decided to make a difference and break free from the prison of her fat. She went through some very dramatic and traumatic things in order to make that happen. She dealt with carrying around 100 extra pounds of weight at one time and she suffered a lot from diabetes and high blood pressure. She hid her body away from others and suffered from agoraphobia because of her embarrassment being around people she thought might be critical of her. She is the one that had to make the decision to change her world and her life after many, many years and layers of fat. She had to shake it loose. And, she did. She did this for us so that she and I could have a healthier and hopefully longer life. She has given us a chance to live again. To walk, run, lose medications, find clothes that fit, climb hills, breathe easy, bend over, cross her legs when sitting, be in public situations comfortably....feel "normal".
She is a warrior and she is me. And I will never forget this because where I am now, despite any few pounds of regain or frustrations from time to time that I am not perfect in my attempts, this place now is a good place to be. I am comfortable in my skin, loose and lumpy as it may be, and with time and effort, it will become what I want it to be. But, honestly, even if I stayed right here and never lost another pound, I could live with that too.
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