Tuesday, March 22, 2016

DAY 82 - 2016 WEIGHT LOSS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE CHALLENGE

Christmas Eve 2015

Today is Day 82

Weight goal - 137.8 or lower
Actual weight - 138.4 - NEW LOW

Blood glucose goal - 78 or lower
Actual blood glucose - 66

Today is a Special 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.

And why is today a Special Feast Day, you might ask.  Well, although my FBG is way below my goal after fasting for two days (60 total hours with only non-caloric liquids), my weight is still above my goal.  Shouldn't I be fasting today?

The short answer is yes, I should be fasting.

The only slightly less short answer is, I refuse to fast three days in a row!  I think I need some nourishment.  Plus, I went shopping for special food yesterday and I want to eat something.

If I am over either goal tomorrow morning, I will fast then, and I am willing to fast two days if need be.  As for today, I am eating like a queen! 

81 DAYS DOWN AND 10 DAYS TO GO

52 FEAST DAYS AND 30 FAST DAYS - FASTING 37% OF THE DAYS

15.6 POUNDS GONE AND 2.4 POUNDS TO GO

87% OF THE WAY TO MY GOAL AFTER 90% OF THE DAYS

7-DAY AVERAGE WEIGHT - 139.8

7-DAY AVERAGE FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE - 81

I made a few charts to track my progress.  The grey lines are my long term goals. The blue lines are my actual results.  The red lines are my 7-day averages. 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. Click on any chart or photo to enlarge it.


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.

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