My weight loss saga - Jim
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Well, 111 lbs in 31 weeks is still commendable
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Incredible! Sounds like you know yourself and nobody's going to knock you down! Love it!1
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Very awesome!0
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WK.......... Weight.........Week Chg......Total.....To Reach Goal
28.............250.................-3...........-102..............70
29.............248.................-2...........-104..............68
30.............243.................-5...........-109..............63
31.............241.................-2...........-111..............61
32.............240.5...........-0.5...........-111.5...........60.5
33.............236..............-4.5...........-116..............56
I started to really see a slowdown in April. Before yesterday I had only lost 3 lbs in 3 weeks.
That wouldn't be so bad if I was closer to my goal, but at this point I'm not ready to see it.
During the same period in March I had dropped 10 pounds.
I decided that I was in a rut and needed to shake things up, so yesterday I began a water fast.
I have no plan as to how long I will do it, I'm just going to listen to the signals from my body and go from there.
So tracking the fast now, here are day 1's result.
My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
Feel good this morning, not hungry. Got that empty feeling.
Slept so well, the night was full of detailed vivid dreams2 -
Congratulations on all of your hard work and dedication and losses so far! I know you're a bit bummed over your slow April, but to many of us, myself included, we would love that kind of steady progress! Best to you on your fast. Please keep us posted on how you're feeling from time to time :-)0
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Off course you're right, we all are at different stages, have different goals, bodies, ages, etc. I wouldn't say I was bummed, I just didn't like going from a consistent trend of 11-12 lbs per month directly to 4. It was not a gradual taper. If I was within 20 pounds of goal it might have been a different matter.wsandy8512 wrote: »Congratulations on all of your hard work and dedication and losses so far! I know you're a bit bummed over your slow April, but to many of us, myself included, we would love that kind of steady progress! Best to you on your fast. Please keep us posted on how you're feeling from time to time :-)
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Also don't forget that there will be stalls, You are doing great!!!
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WK.......... Weight.........Week Chg......Total.....To Reach Goal
28.............250.................-3...........-102..............70
29.............248.................-2...........-104..............68
30.............243.................-5...........-109..............63
31.............241.................-2...........-111..............61
32.............240.5...........-0.5...........-111.5...........60.5
33.............236..............-4.5...........-116..............56
I started to really see a slowdown in April. Before yesterday I had only lost 3 lbs in 3 weeks.
That wouldn't be so bad if I was closer to my goal, but at this point I'm not ready to see it.
During the same period in March I had dropped 10 pounds.
I decided that I was in a rut and needed to shake things up, so yesterday I began a water fast.
I have no plan as to how long I will do it, I'm just going to listen to the signals from my body and go from there.
So tracking the fast now, here are day 1's result.
My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
Feel good this morning, not hungry. Got that empty feeling.
Slept so well, the night was full of detailed vivid dreams
Don't get bummed. You are still losing. And don't water-fast too long since your goal is still primarily weight loss. You need normalcy for the times ahead when you won't be fasting. You've now got to start thinking ahead to those days.
And give yourself credit. I remember around the same weight dropping to .8 lbs to a lb and a 1.5-loss for quite a while. It won't always be in larger chunks. Be happy.
I love reading these journals, gang. Reminds me of how that felt for me the first time those numbers popped up!0 -
You're doing so well! April seems to be a slow month for most of us. Let's make up for it in May. You are doing so, so well!!!0
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You are an inspiration0
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My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
Feel good this morning, not hungry. Got that empty feeling.
Slept so well, the night was full of detailed vivid dreams
Wondering how you are doing today. That first-day result was stellar! So encouraging. I love the report of sleeping well, vivid dreams. That's what happens to me too.
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My plateau-busting fastamflautist wrote: »My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
Feel good this morning, not hungry. Got that empty feeling.
Slept so well, the night was full of detailed vivid dreams
Wondering how you are doing today. That first-day result was stellar! So encouraging. I love the report of sleeping well, vivid dreams. That's what happens to me too.
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
..2..........234.........-2...............-5
Doing fine. In the morning I have a little black coffee but other than that it's water.
There is so much more time to kill when you're not thinking about food, preparing meals, planning and shopping for food. The workday will fly by and when I get home I think I will go for a leisurely walk to occupy the time that I would normally be eating.
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Super. You inspire me.0
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My plateau-busting fastamflautist wrote: »My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
Feel good this morning, not hungry. Got that empty feeling.
Slept so well, the night was full of detailed vivid dreams
Wondering how you are doing today. That first-day result was stellar! So encouraging. I love the report of sleeping well, vivid dreams. That's what happens to me too.
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
..2..........234.........-2...............-5
Doing fine. In the morning I have a little black coffee but other than that it's water.
There is so much more time to kill when you're not thinking about food, preparing meals, planning and shopping for food. The workday will fly by and when I get home I think I will go for a leisurely walk to occupy the time that I would normally be eating.
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Wow thats great progress 0
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You really are an inspiration0
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Thanks everyone for the positive reactions and remarks about inspiration. One day at a time.2
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My plateau-busting fast
Day.........WT.......Change.......Total
..1..........236.........-3...............-3
..2..........234.........-2...............-5
..3..........232.........-2...............-7
Many people report that the toughest day of a fast is either day 2, day 3, or day 4.
For me it's day 1, just building up the inertia to miss that first meal is the hardest part for me.
Yesterday and this morning I feel good, have good energy, and no hunger.
Still undecided as to how far I want to go with this.
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You're doing really well, and the best part is that you don't have to go any longer than what you feel you need to. :-)0
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You're doing fantastic!0
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7 pounds in 3 days?! Awesome!!! 0
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What? 3rd day of fasting? I admire this no end.0
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Thanks, yeah it looks good but keep in mind once I start eating again I'll probably pick up about 3 pounds over 1-2 weeks.brendagaudette wrote: »7 pounds in 3 days?! Awesome!!!
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Today is my fourth day.amflautist wrote: »What? 3rd day of fasting? I admire this no end.
This is my third extended fast. I did a 14 day fast last October and a 4 day fast in January.
I have a theory that periodic extended fasts are helpful for someone like me who is trying to lose a lot of weight that has been carried for years, in addition to the IF type of fasting with OMAD. I think that to reach that decades old waste-fat as Joe calls it, you need to penetrate deeper into the fasted state. In other words to force your body to utilize it. I'm thinking that a 24 hour fast is good for a nice consistent long term weight reduction, but that it isn't enough time in the fasted state to get to the really old stuff.
Just my theory of course, I really don't know for sure. I just know I'm going in the right direction and feeling good.
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Just to clarify. Fourth day means 4th day of water only? So a 4-day water-only fast might have Monday and Saturday as the bookend days where one actually ate food?
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amflautist wrote: »Just to clarify. Fourth day means 4th day of water only? So a 4-day water-only fast might have Monday and Saturday as the bookend days where one actually ate food?
Yes, the last time I ate was Friday night, so today is the fourth day on water.0 -
I wanna do that! So I conquered the 1-day water fast. Next going to try 2 days.0
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My most difficult day has always been day-3.
But man, Jim, you have taken to this like a friggin' fish to water!0 -
ohhh you're motivating me to fast! Great work!0
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Have never tried this. Don't know if I will. Longest I've gone is 36 hours as a young skinny guy and that was difficult. If I took a break from exercising I could try it but don't think I could do both.0
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