DAY 42 - 2016 WEIGHT LOSS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE CHALLENGE

Christmas Eve 2015

Today is Day 42

Weight goal - 145.8 or lower
Actual weight - 143.8

Blood glucose goal - 89 or lower
Actual blood glucose - 86

Today is a Feast Day!



For me, that means a ketogenic diet - high fat, moderate protein and very low carb.  Each day, I will weigh in, check my fasting blood glucose, find out if I will feast or fast that day, update my chart and post it here on the big blog. I'm posting it to motivate myself not to give up, and if I think that anyone is looking at this, it will help to keep me accountable.

I did better with my feasting yesterday, with BPC and cheese and salami for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch and lobster (yes, real lobster!) and Brussels sprouts for dinner.  After dinner I whipped up some cream to add to pumpkin and spices for dessert.  Even after eating all this, I somehow managed to lose a pound.

However, I am still sick.  I thought I was getting better, but now I feel worse again with this stupid cold.  And now Bill has it, too.  Sorry, Sweetie!

41 DAYS DOWN AND 50 DAYS TO GO

32 FEAST DAYS AND 10 FAST DAYS - FASTING 24% OF THE DAYS

10.2 POUNDS GONE AND 7.8 POUNDS TO GO

57% OF THE WAY TO MY GOAL AFTER 46% OF THE DAYS

AVERAGE WEIGHT SO FAR - 147.8     AVERAGE BLOOD GLUCOSE SO FAR - 87

I made a few charts to track my progress.  The orange lines are my goals. The blue lines are my actual results.  The last chart is a little heat map to show at a glance how often I have actually had to fast to achieve the results I am after.

This is a personal challenge just for me, but if anyone reading would like to join me, please talk to your doctor and make sure that it will not conflict with your current medical condition or medications.  If you are taking the challenge, please be sure to let me know how you are doing!  Thanks for reading!

To find out more about this challenge - the rules and how it started - click here.