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Back down to my best recent weight with 56 hours left on my 120 hour (5 day) fast. Today I reflect on the tools I use to help motivate me to lose or maintain weight. Fasting, keto sticks & blood monitor, a new better smart watch & my scale as much as its a love hate relationship with it. I say that by way of this example...Last night I really wanted to refeed. So I made a deal with myself that if I lost any weight today I would push through another day. And so it happened & so it must be!
I love my Fitbit Versa 2! I find myself checking the stats, especially my steps & distance, often. GREAT reward for my weight loss.
Just entering ketosis again according to the sticks. Timing is about right. Cheat bbq meal on Sunday that I am determined NOT to cheat on by the macros. Combination of daughters in laws to be visiting/kids mothers birthday (my ex) so as far as I'm concerned not a celebration worthy of losing my progress, if you know what I mean. One of the reasons I love recording my food here in advance is it helps me avoid the dangers & make better choices with time to think it through. For example, my daughter plans to make potato salad for the bbq. I love potato salad. How badly do I want it? 22 g of carbs per cup badly? I would like to have a 4oz glass of zinfandel with sparkling water to sip on. 9g of carbs. Worth it? Maybe. Angel Food cake? Def not worth it (not a fan. give me chocolate or lemon thx). So probably will be a great steak, salad (bring my own no carb dressing) and veggie if reasonably carb friendly. And maybe that glass of wine. I'm not much of a drinker so I don't know why I crave it much beyond the social environment I'll be in. I have 4 days to reflect on that!
Lastly, in my prior fasting experiences I have been a couch slug or working enough to get a bit of exercise. As I'm not working, I intend to make that much more effort to get a daily long walk in. Yesterday was excellent with 52 minutes of activity/4 plus miles & 2800+ calories expended. Plus I helped my daughter move her stuff to her new school for fall (Honest to God..like moving a small apt. So many totes of stuff!) So I'll try to keep that activity level going. Usually if I'm low energy I have a heavy feeling. I am not feeling that at this point in the fast. Otherwise some mild stomach discomfort but nothing major. I theorize given it hasn't been a huge amount of time since my last fast, the detox effect shouldn't be as extreme. Ask me tomorrow!:)
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100.7 kg
Lost so far: 27.2 kg.
Still to go: 10.0 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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917 kcal
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Fat: 72.15g | Prot: 50.93g | Carbs: 9.87g.
Lunch: Keto Taco Pie. Dinner: Gay Lea Sour Cream 14%. Snacks/Other: Lucerne 33% M.F. Whipping Cream, Coffee. more...
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Losing 9.5 kg a Week
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