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The suspense is killing me!
I just had an email notification from MonitorMyHealth, where I sent my blood on Monday for a new HbA1c test – they have confirmed receipt of my sample, which now means it’s just a matter of time before I get my results! Hopefully by tomorrow I will know for sure how successful I’ve been in…
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The sweet smell of success!
Or not so sweet, I guess it depends on your point of view! What am I talking about? The smell of ketosis! When you fast and / or follow a ketogenic diet, your body switches from burning glucose as its main fuel source to burning fat. The Fat-Bank Audit Think of your body like a…
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Getting along swimmingly!
After yesterday’s fiasco, where I got to the swimming pool only to find I’d left my swim bag at home, I was back to the pool this evening, making sure not to forget anything this time! This was my first swim since last Monday night, just over a week, so I had fully intended to…
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After a mild plateau – I finally broke through – under 230lbs!
Persistence pays off. I’m currently somewhat stressed about my recent “job restructuring” – as an example of how it’s affecting me I packed my swim stuff last night, went to the swimming pool for my regular Monday evening swim, and realised once I arrived that I’d left my swim bag at home! 馃槀 Easily done,…
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Life gets in the way…with a baseball bat sometimes (at least it feels that way!)
I often half-joke about how life gets in the way of your best intentions, whether it’s sabotaging your diet or making it challenging to fast or exercise. In a recent blog, I also joked about how weight loss is like banking. When you are flush, you make deposits in your savings account (store fat), and…
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What got you here won’t get you there
An important lesson I’ve learnt in life, that applies most especially to weight loss, is “what got you here won’t necessarily get you there”. This week my weight loss stalled for the first time since I began. I have seen my weight go up on occasions, like last week’s business trip to Paris where I…
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The ups and downs of the long haul
Two days ago, I posted about my blood pressure vacillating. I’d seen some odd ups and downs – nothing to panic about necessarily, but still not great. Yesterday my BP was up again – my average reading was 144/93 with a 63bpm heart rate. Still concerning, but again not “panic stations”. Today, it’s back down…
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Blood pressure blues – but only temporary
The last two days I’ve had some weird and slightly worrying blood pressure readings. Tuesday: Wednesday: This is in contrast to my last readings, taken after my BP seemed to stabilise after I adjusted my medication. Two weeks ago: A jump of 10 points on systolic pressure isn’t awful in and of itself, but a…
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Blipped back! Business trip banished!
Just to prove my point from my Saturday weigh-in post business trip – where I apparently put on 6.1lbs in just a few days – today I weighed in and have “lost” 6lbs!! This just highlights the comment I made, that kind of rapid weight gain during an extended period of ketogenic dieting, exercise, and…
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Easy come, easy go – business trip blips, and how to reframe a 6lb weight gain as a success!
So, after my last post in which I saw my biggest weekly weight loss since starting this program in December, I had a business trip to Paris which I also mentioned. I came back from the trip feeling really positive about myself. I had avoided all of the obvious temptations completely. Not a single slip,…
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