Well, school has started and with it comes a slow down in weight loss, an increase in comfort fooding, an increase in stress levels, and fewer trips to the gym. I've still lost another couple lbs and am down 17.4 lbs, but the slow down is a little bit frustrating. At the same time, though, the slow down isn't frustrating, because I know that my change in habits has been the culprit.
All the same, I'd like to get back on track. Mind you, I have been doing pretty well at not eating sugars or too many extra carbs, but I haven't been tracking, so I know I haven't been doing as well as I was. I'd say tracking is the answer, but that gets harder during the school year. Still, I should try to climb back on that bandwagon.
Leif is out of town this week, so getting to the gym will be limited to the mid-day break I have. I'm going to try to go 3 times. Not sure if I'll make it, but that's my aim.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
9 week IR
About 9 weeks ago I was diagnosed with Insulin Resistance. I weighed 150.4 lbs. My doctor put me on Metformin and a low carb diet. The day after I was diagnosed, I wrote a post detailing my goals of losing 9 lbs in the next 9 weeks.
So... here we are 9 weeks later. My goal was to reach 141.4 lbs. I now weigh 134.6. I've lost 15.8 lbs!!
My bmi is 26.3, which is overweight, but not obese. The upper limit of a healthy bmi for me is 127.6 lbs. So my new goal is to lose 7 lbs, hopefully by the end of October.
I have an appointment with the endocrinologist this week on Wednesday, so I'll find out how my numbers look then.
Hooray for progress and new goals!!
So... here we are 9 weeks later. My goal was to reach 141.4 lbs. I now weigh 134.6. I've lost 15.8 lbs!!
My bmi is 26.3, which is overweight, but not obese. The upper limit of a healthy bmi for me is 127.6 lbs. So my new goal is to lose 7 lbs, hopefully by the end of October.
I have an appointment with the endocrinologist this week on Wednesday, so I'll find out how my numbers look then.
Hooray for progress and new goals!!
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Back on Track
Today was a much more balanced eating day. Hooray! I ended the day with 1,211 calories, 61g fat, 81g carb, 99g protein, 31g fiber.
I didn't feel well today, mostly sluggish and headachy. I ended up taking a nap this afternoon. I still don't feel like I've recovered from the high fat diet of the weekend, so perhaps that contributed to my malaise.
I didn't feel well today, mostly sluggish and headachy. I ended up taking a nap this afternoon. I still don't feel like I've recovered from the high fat diet of the weekend, so perhaps that contributed to my malaise.
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Weekend Eating
My eating this weekend has been sketchy. I've kept my calories low (today was the highest at a little over 1200) and my carbs low, but not a whole lot in the way of veggies or scheduled mealtimes with well thought out meals. I'm looking forward to returning to normal tomorrow.
That said, I did eat out successfully last night (at Sweet Chili's) and avoid carbiness. I also experimented with some recipes today (sugar free avocado pudding) and that was fun.
Normalcy tomorrow, though, will be nice!
That said, I did eat out successfully last night (at Sweet Chili's) and avoid carbiness. I also experimented with some recipes today (sugar free avocado pudding) and that was fun.
Normalcy tomorrow, though, will be nice!
Monday, July 27, 2015
Weigh In
When I weighed on my home scale a couple days ago, it said my weight was 150.4. I started using that as my official start weight on SparkPeople. This morning I got up (before 6 -- weird) and weighed and it said 148.8. Woohoo! I don't know if that is the result of the low carb IR plan, or just normal fluctuation, but it's exciting.
I haven't been exercising much the past few days, but am hoping to start incorporating that in this next week.
It's a new day, and a new week, and it's going to be a great one!
I haven't been exercising much the past few days, but am hoping to start incorporating that in this next week.
It's a new day, and a new week, and it's going to be a great one!
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Day 4
Ended today at 1,136 calories, 80g carbs. Trying to get my daily fiber up isn't going as well as I'd like. Still haven't heard from the pharmacy as to whether my Metformin prescription is done, so I'll call tomorrow.
I forgot to weigh in this morning before I ate anything, but I weighed in after breakfast, and it said I'd lost a little already. Tomorrow I'll do an official weigh.
I've been adding in a round or two of Babybel cheddar each day, mostly because it's a good protein snack with no carbs. I'm going to try string cheese this week. I am seeming to do fine on it, so we'll see. Maybe my dairy issues were related to the sugars after all. Then again, I've been having headaches the last few days, but I think that's more carb and sugar withdrawl than anything. I'll keep up my cheese experiment and see how it goes for a week.
In addition to my fiber intake being low (I tried really hard to get more fiber today and still only got 19g), my daily fat content seems high. Now, I realize that I am eating more "good" fats, but I'm still going over what Spark People recommends. So... That's what I'm working toward. More fiber, less fat.
My fiber intake these last four days has been... 15, 20, 11, 19
My fat intake these last four days has been...... 61, 62, 71, 65
I'd love to get my daily dietary habits fine tuned before school starts.
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