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230.4 today. Down another 1.4lb & a big number for me as 2 years ago that was where I stalled for days & days and gave up. But its a much different me today, better equipped for the next leg. I am:
-Better educated rather than floundering in the "low fat, high processed" mythology
-Immersed deep in the keto lifestyle
-Using fasting as a regular tool
-Not working allowing me to focus on this aspect of my life almost exclusively
-Doing it during a season of the yr where I'm easily motivated to walk & do other things outside
It appears yesterday my Canadian Govt CERB benefit will be going through giving me the security of knowing money won't be an issue for 4 months. When I did my last fast, worry about getting laid off, my daughters wedding which was to happen July 1st & how will I make ends meet was giving me stress as well as the unknowns of a much longer fast than before. All that is alleviated in this next round of fasting (Wedding moved to a year from now. Bit of a told you so for Dad as I thought it should have been next year anyway. Surprisingly its the son in law to be who says he thinks its too long. I suspect my lovely daughter feels the same way but is not voicing it. Easier to put on him:) Plus she's 27, he's 34 & I think he's feeling the clock more so to get married?) In any case glad its moved because I put a lot of pressure on myself to come up with money for a nice wedding present & to lose a bunch of weight before the wedding. Its my one positive of CV 19 I guess.
Otherwise, a 1.4 lb drop again today, has given me a bit of a rebel feeling today. (Or maybe the luxury of doing things off established pattern today). I weighed early..I did my keto blood test early (2.9 vs 3.2 last week. No surprise. Level of hydration seems to make a fair difference. I'm still nicely in keto) & I ate early todsy. Thats relative as I was 21 hours since last feed. Biggest issue doing that is am I going to wake up wanting to eat tomorrow at 2am? Ahhh, I have a secret weapon. I held back 2 slices of bacon from my breakfast so I can have them after I go back to bed for 2-3 hours. I'm also trying to shake things up a bit from pattern. Plus I know today like yesterday, is going to be another very physical day working on my daughters furniture refinishing project. I hope to break 230. But I'm not going to worry about it. What will be will be.
Tomorrow is my last "regular feed" before I take a few days to really lower the calories to get ready for the fast starting Monday. I purposely will be at 10g of carbs or under today to Monday & the fast start. I'm feeling I will be ready, yet preparing myself for 3 rough days. Will it be an easier entry into the fast than last time? I just don't know as I haven't been here before. And last fast I came out of a largely high carb eating situation into the fast. I have me water, my electrolyte solution & zero aids otherwise) no laxatives, no t3s, no sleep aids.
I've been reflecting on why I'm doing another fast so soon.
-I want to get used to being able to fast, comfortably whenever I like. If for no other reason, the benefits of cleansing.
-I need to know if I can fast comfortably or if my body can't do this. Going into it better educated, prepared and without all the "solutions" I threw in for my digestive system will give me my best chance. I may well find I can only do it x days. But I would rather do 5 days in comfort than 20 in daily pain. This will help guide my fasting plans going forward.
-I feel like I didn't finish the last fast on my own terms as I was bound & determined to hit 30 days. So part of the reason I've chosen 5 day legs.
Last bit of journalling today hopefully will make you chuckle. I wanted to wear an old pair of jeans for working on my daughters chairs & found some 42 waisted jeans (At 282 I wore a tight 46). I of course should have grabbed a belt but I was in a rush & thought I'll just be working in my daughters backyard if I have to pull them up once in awhile cause you see, I have no butt at the best of times & suspect along with my face, my butt is one of the first things to lose weight! Anyway, I'm 5 minutes into scooting around in my daughters backyard & my jeans are falling down to my knees. So no belt..dummy. So being a McGyver type, I grab 2 spare bungie cords & improvised a belt. Didn't work very well, even though I thought it was pretty clever!!!
btw for those who say focus on measurements not weight..I know from history that I will be a 38 on verge of 36 waist once I hit 220. I still have a brand new pair of 36 jeans that I never quite got into in 2014. I am curious if I get to my target 200 what my waist size will be. I vaguely remember 33 from when I don't recall. Even more faintly I recall 31. To get to 36 or below would be fun because my son who no one would call overweight wears a 36 I believe.
Happy thursday! On the way to the weekend soon!
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104.5 kg
Lost so far: 23.4 kg.
Still to go: 13.8 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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1525 kcal
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Fat: 143.00g | Prot: 55.64g | Carbs: 9.35g.
Dinner: Egg, Lucerne 33% M.F. Whipping Cream, Coffee, Great Value Tex Mex Shredded Cheese, Mitchell's Heritage Thick Sliced Bacon. Snacks/Other: Mitchell's Heritage Thick Sliced Bacon. more...
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Losing 4.4 kg a Week
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