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28 May 2020

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
90.9 kg	12.2 kg	16.1 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Losing 0.3 kg a Week

21 May 2020

I don't know what to do at this point. Spent the entire week experimenting to get to that magic carb.fat.protein ratio. I've tried new things. (added a cup of quinoa to dinner) I'm eating things I don't like because they're good for me. (added a cup of sweet potato to my breakfast) I've substituted. (mashed avocado for butter on toast) Still no movement on the scale. It's hard to hit the genopalate ratio, but I've done it. I've counted calories. (with the exception of Sunday's margaritas, all under 1500, mostly under 1200) I have even exercised!! ...and still ZERO movement on the scale!! SO FRUSTRATING!! Started bleeding again (day 3), but still feeling the breast tenderness and moodiness of PMS. I'm sure hormones must have something to do with it, but what the hell do I DO about it?!? They say stress causes weight gain? Well THIS is stressful! Calculating every bite... logging every detail... fluctuating hormones... I'm really, really, really struggling. If I'm fighting this hard to NOT GAIN, what the hell else to I do??!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
91.2 kg	11.9 kg	16.3 kg	Reasonably Well

(14 comments) steady weight

14 May 2020

Well, no change this week. I guess I can be happy for that. Hormones are still wigging out. Been having PMS symptoms despite having a period at the end of April. (Can I just be done with this already!??) Anyhow... this week I remembered my Genopalate results gave a percentage of Carbs/Fats/Proteins which might be beneficial according to my DNA, so I picked a week from my food log and entered it into the fatsecret food diary. Of course I noticed right away that it really wasn't the best week to use... Our anniversary week included lots of "celebratory foods." Anyhow... I noticed that even when we were eating well and under calories, the carb/fat/protein ratio was not great. Maybe this is why I'm having such trouble? Not because I'm eating too much, or even that they're not "good" foods, but because the fat ratio is too high? I spent the last two days trying to eat the recommended carbs & protein and keep the fat low, but haven't been able to hit that magic number, yet. (I also noticed the RDI for calories was set at 1800, so I adjusted that to 1200.) I start my mornings with a free-range organic egg (from the neighbors if possible) buttered toast, and a coffee with a little maple syrup and almond milk. Right off the bat, the fat is at 47% and I'm trying to counter it all day. I eat an egg every day for the lutein because I'm in the early stages of macular degeneration. I typically don't break fast until late morning, so I rarely eat lunch. Dinner is anywhere between 4 & 6pm and it's usually a salad with home-made balsamic vinaigrette. Sometimes it's a pureed vegetable soup or protein and veggies. BUT it's not enough to counter the fat ratio. (Okay, I can lose the feta on the salad.) Although I do snack at night sometimes: popcorn (*sigh* butter), almonds (more fat), this week it was tortilla chips (which, surprisingly, helped the ratio), I try not to because of reflux. Yesterday, we did a little better with the ratio, but I had to eat an additional cup of brown rice at night (Guess I need more of that at dinner) after I'd eaten a chia pudding with fruit. (Not hungry, just working the ratio) The fat percentage was better, but I still didn't reach my goal (and I was under cal). Really struggling to find the balance. (...btw, I hate the food diary. I love the info, but it takes up too much time entering recipes or trying to find the foods and the measurements. I haven't used others, but I suspect they're all a PITA.) Menus are welcome! LOL!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
91.2 kg	11.9 kg	16.3 kg	Reasonably Well

(3 comments) steady weight

07 May 2020

Not even stepping on the scale this week. Period over, but PMS symptoms still persist. Doesn't look like this is coming off any time soon. Can we just his menopause, please?! This fluctuating is killing me!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
91.2 kg	11.9 kg	16.3 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Gaining 0.2 kg a Week

30 April 2020

SO FRUSTRATING!! But I think I know what's happening... not that there is anything I can do about it. 74 days.... I went 74 days without a period. During that time I was slowly losing. All of a sudden something shifted and I started gaining for no apparent reason. During the Easter weekend, I spotted for two days and suffered with PMS symptoms until 2 days ago. Yep. Just in time for our 25th wedding anniversary, which is today. How the hell do I fight this?! This is exactly what happened last time! Is this my new normal... To work hard for months just to have it blown out of the water because of a hormone shift? WHY isn't there more credible research about (peri)menopause??! ALL WOMEN GO THROUGH IT. Why do we have to accept junk science and just deal with all this BS? I'm fat, cranky, and my boobs hurt. This does not bode well for an anniversary celebration.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
91.0 kg	12.1 kg	16.1 kg	Reasonably Well

(2 comments) Gaining 0.4 kg a Week

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