Thread: Another journey...a decade later (a journal)

On a side... I have been using Califia Farms - Unsweetened Better Half Coffee Creamer, 32 Oz | Half and Half | Coconut Cream and Almond Milk | Dairy Free | Whole30 | Plant Based | Keto | Sugar Free | Shelf Stable (snagged that off the Amazon description! lol) And... I have also been combining my veggies :O mixing my Kumato tomatoes and onions together with my spring mix for a salad, and even topped with balsamic. I am only eating one meal a day tho, as I really am not hungry. I have to 'remember' to eat!!! Guess I am not hard-core on original protocol, but so far I like the numbers. KK... gotta get to the 'office' now. Laters!

Originally Posted by sdwis

When you eat one meal a day, how many protein ounces are you eating at that time?

I have a 1/4 lb of 90% lean beef... I do have some wild (Alaskan) pollock being delivered later today, so will switch it up tomorrow. I can't do chicken...unless it is dark meat.

Down .6

I remember during times when losses were less than the average and even stalled, inch loss would be noticeable.... although I did not do measurements this time. I also remember being more floored at the inch loss (over total weight loss) last time. For me it was sooooo hard to imagine I had 'lost' 65" of 'me'... I mean I am only 5'3" (63") No need to measure this round... I don't need the data point this time for me to know it works! I also remember the 'sloshy fat' right before a large loss (swoosh)...I am already developing that 'jiggle'. I remember when I first had it (much later on my first journey), I was like... OMG...I'm melting! LOL Something to be said for experience!!! I already notice a change in my ankles and calves... less puffy/swollen, and I see the change in my side-view also. That is the 'clean' food... no doubt! And a nice #nsv Happy losing, all!

Originally Posted by mrsstrong

You only eat 4oz of protein a day? That is not enough to sustain a healthy body/physiology. The protocol calls for twice that for a reason! It is the bare minimum protein requirement of most people to maintain muscle mass.

Thank you, and yes, I am aware of the protocol... but I also do IF... this is not my first go round. You are appreciated tho.

Zero loss this morning.... but zero gain also! The only diff was I had fish instead of beef yesterday. Not a concern either way.... I have traveled down this road before, and I can feel a difference in my old joints! Inflammation has reduced, for sure, and I am sleeping better (once I can actually get to sleep... but that is for another journal) Rock your day, all!

Originally Posted by justbe

Zero loss this morning.... but zero gain also! The only diff was I had fish instead of beef yesterday. Not a concern either way.... I have traveled down this road before, and I can feel a difference in my old joints! Inflammation has reduced, for sure, and I am sleeping better (once I can actually get to sleep... but that is for another journal) Rock your day, all!

Are you in a plateau now? Try to do cheat meals every 1.5-2 weeks so that the body leaves the comfort zone and then responds adequately to your usual diet and stress.

Originally Posted by JSom

Are you in a plateau now? Try to do cheat meals every 1.5-2 weeks so that the body leaves the comfort zone and then responds adequately to your usual diet and stress.

I wouldn't consider being in a plateau unless I am a few days with no loss. I agree on the cheat meals. Last time I did a second round and did an extended 90 day stretch. I had worked in a cheat day once a week, and I did very well, and the skin tightened nice. I had peeps asking if I started working out! Anyone that really knows me realizes that is a NO! lol I was taking a sup stack, I can't find my last journal to remember what all it was, but it did included DIM... I am post menopause now however... body has changed.

I realized my journal from a decade ago was in a different platform that is is closed as of 2018... alas.... At least I can stop searching here for it! LOL