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Blood pressure results signal success
Despite my slight weight gain blip, it’s great to see that my blood pressure is doing just fine! I accidentally let myself run out of one of my blood pressure medications this week. It was a simple enough error, and a knock-on effect from the reduction in my BP meds I spoke about previously. I…
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The birthday blip! “Life gets in the way”
Last week was not only my birthday, but also that of my partner. We had planned a quiet celebration dinner at a local steakhouse, and I had further plans at the weekend with friends and family. I knew going into that week that I was not going to lose weight, and had budgeted for it…
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Back on track with another 2.8lbs week!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted, which usually means I haven’t made much progress. That is both true and not. During the flu bug and blood pressure issues I reported, I was unable to exercise or fast. I did try to get back to fasting, but a natural side effect of a fast is…
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Self-medicating – managing the downturns
In my last post, I was riding high on hitting the 10% clinical weight loss milestone and finishing my first 36-hour fast since the flu. I thought I was back on track. But as it turns out, the ‘Machine’ had one more lesson for me this weekend. While my flu was gone, the fainting spells…
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A week off due to illness, but now firmly back on track
After my flu bug and mysterious fainting spells were resolved, I’ve been gradually recovering. That meant not only letting my flu bug run it’s course but nore importantly, giving my blood pressure a chance to adapt to the lower dose of my main BP medication. As I previously reported, the ‘mysterious’ fainting was actually a…
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The 10% Milestone: Why being “too healthy” is not for the faint-hearted! 😏
So – I finally got to see my GP this evening. I’ll admit, I was feeling a bit down in the dumps after those recent fainting spells, but it turns out the news is actually all good! I’ve mentioned before that a major clinical target for diabetics is to lose 10% of their body weight.…
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Stop! Fast! Lessons in electrolytes and limits
Well—that escalated quickly! I thought I was just fighting a scratchy throat, but this evening took a serious turn. After a series of coughing fits, I actually fainted on the sofa during a particularly strong cough! For some context, my type 2 diabetes was originally “announced” two years ago by serious hypertension. At its worst,…
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Tough swim!
So last night I did my usual swim, but it felt nothing like usual. The difference was stark and not in a good way. This is my first week on the Alternate Day Fasting (ADF) protocol—basically three 36-hour fasts back-to-back. Fast Monday, eat Tuesday, fast Wednesday, eat Thursday, fast Friday, eat Saturday. Because of the…
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The road to health is paved with chocolate mousse!
I’ve mentioned before that I have a major sweet tooth. One of my biggest worries when I started this journey was losing out on my favourite treats. In the past, a Gü Red Velvet mousse was my go-to indulgence. When I was first diagnosed as diabetic, I went looking for better options. The best I…
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Diabetic Taco Saturday!🌮😋
As I’ve been doing so well with my weight loss I decided to treat myself with tacos this evening, but I found a way to keep them completely diabetic friendly, and I have to say I was very impressed with myself! They were utterly delicious. The taco shells were always going to be the “worst”…
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