NOVEMBER 29, 2009 - WEEK 37 RESULTS - THANKSGIVING

This week I gained 2.6 pounds.

Beginning weight – 140.4 pounds

Ending weight – 143.0 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1658 Calories

122.4g Fat (66.4%)

108.1g Protein

31.2g Carbs

16g Fiber

15.2g net carbs, of which 6.8g came from veggies

Thanksgiving was a few days ago, so it's not surprising that I gained some weight. I did pretty good, but I did eat a few non-low-carb treats...

NOVEMBER 22, 2009 - WEEK 36 RESULTS

This week I gained 0.4 pounds.

Beginning weight 140.0 pounds

Ending weight - 140.4 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1668 Calories

121.1g Fat (65.3%)

103.1g Protein

41.4g Carbs

23.6g Fiber

17.8g net carbs, of which 8.7g came from veggies

NOVEMBER 15, 2009 - WEEK 35 RESULTS

This week I lost 1.2 pounds

Beginning weight - 141.2

Ending weight - 140.0 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1694 Calories

119.5g Fat (63.5%)

114.3g Protein

40.2g Carbs

23.3g Fiber

17g net carbs, of which 8g came from veggies

NOVEMBER 8, 2009 - WEEK 34 RESULTS

This week I lost 0.8 pounds.
Beginning weight – 142.0 pounds
Ending weight – 141.2 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1586 Calories
115.3g Fat (65.4%)
108.3g Protein
28.8g Carbs
14.7g Fiber
14.1g net carbs, of which 10.2g came from veggies

NOVEMBER 1, 2009 - WEEK 33 RESULTS

This week I gained 0.8 pounds.
Beginning weight – 141.2 pounds
Ending weight – 142.0 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1537 Calories
103.8g Fat (60.8%)
103.1g Protein
47.6g Carbs
23.7g Fiber
23.9g net carbs, of which 16.9g came from veggies

OCTOBER 25, 2009 - WEEK 32 RESULTS

This week I gained 1.2 pounds.
Beginning weight – 141.0 pounds
Ending weight – 142.2 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1567 Calories
101.6g Fat (58.3%)
103.3g Protein
60g Carbs
27.7g Fiber
32.3g net carbs, of which 15.9g came from veggies

OCTOBER 18, 2009 - WEEK 31 RESULTS

This week I lost 0.2 pounds.

Beginning weight – 141.2 pounds

Ending weight – 141.0 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week
:

1499 Calories

100.2g Fat (60.2%)

100.4g Protein

48.7g Carbs

23.6g Fiber

25.2g net carbs, of which 17.3g came from veggies

OCTOBER 15, 2009 - AND IN MY SPARE TIME...

A few weeks ago we were in the village next to ours, taking a walk, when we noticed that some of the houses had signs in the lawn that they had won an award in 2009 for beautification. I though how neat it was and wouldn't it be fun to have that honor.

A week later, someone knocked on our door and told us that our village has that program, too, and that our house had won one of the awards given out in 2009!

We are so delighted and honored! I had worked very hard this spring and summer, planting annuals and perennials, and hanging baskets and such. Tonight, we met with the other award winners and received our certificate and lawn sign from our mayor.

There are around 5,000 homes in our village, and only 63 were given the award this year.

But you know the most important part? I'm wearing size 6 slacks in this photo!

I have to admit that it was pretty sweet walking up in front of a crowd of people, knowing that I looked normal weight! In the past, I would have been embarrassed, wondering if people thought I looked fat. I know, I know! Everyone is not thinking about me and my weight!

OCTOBER 11, 2009 - WEEK 30 RESULTS

This week I gained 0.4 pounds.

Beginning weight – 140.8 pounds

Ending weight – 141.2 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1405 Calories

96.5g Fat (61.8%)

90.7g Protein

43.4g Carbs

19.3g Fiber

24.1g net carbs, of which 16.8g came from veggies

OCTOBER 9, 2009 - I BOUGHT SIZE 6 CLOTHES!

This photo was taken at my grandson's baptism.

A few days before, I was dressed in business attire for a meeting, and my slacks were so loose, the hems were dragging on the ground and getting wet from the rain! So I stopped at Kohl's on the way home to buy some slacks.

The slacks I was wearing were size 10, but when I bought them several months ago, I should have gotten size 12, because they were very tight. And now they are falling off!

Anyway, I tried on a size 8 slack, and it was too big!!!! The size 6 was a little too small, though, so I got the size 8.

I did, however, buy 2 skirts that are size 6! WOO HOO!

The last time I was a size 6, I was in grade school!

OCTOBER 4, 2009 - WEEK 29 RESULTS

This week I lost 2.6 pounds.
Beginning weight – 143.4 pounds
Ending weight – 140.8 pounds

Here is an average of my daily food intake for this past week:

1415 Calories
97.3g Fat (61.9%)
95.6g Protein
39.2g Carbs
21.3g Fiber
17.9g net carbs, of which 14.2g came from veggies

On September 13, 2009, I had decided to go back to what worked before – 1,400 calories, 66% fat and 10 net carbs. I lost a little, I gained a little. Over the next few months, I experimented with increasing and decreasing calories, net carbs and fat percentages. But I was on a true plateau, and no matter what I did, I could not lose weight. I stayed around 143 pounds for 8 months, which is 13 pounds over my goal, and 20 pounds over what the doctor wanted me to lose.

What I did not know was that the testosterone cream was not working for me, and my testosterone level had gone way down again. And the further it went down, the more muscle I was losing and the more fat I was gaining. So even though my weight was staying the same, I was getting fatter. My testosterone was so low that I could no longer lift weights and I gave up in October 2009.