DAY 31 - 2016 WEIGHT LOSS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE CHALLENGE

Christmas Eve 2015

Today is Day 31

Weight goal - 148 or lower
Actual weight - 146.6

Blood glucose goal - 89 or lower
Actual blood glucose - 83

Today is a 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.

Well, I fasted yesterday.  All I had was several glasses of water, one cup of coffee and two cups of beef broth.  And the bathroom scale says that I GAINED 2.6 pounds.  I did notice yesterday that I was not in the bathroom very often, and when I woke up this morning I was bloated and didn't feel the need to urinate.  I did anyway, but it was very little.

So, the explanation is that, for some unknown reason, I am retaining 2.6 pounds of fluid.  I am going to a family party later today, and I really wanted to feel slim.  Oh, well.  Onward and downward!

30 DAYS DOWN AND 61 DAYS TO GO

24 FEAST DAYS AND 7 FAST DAYS - FASTING 23% OF THE DAYS

7.4 POUNDS GONE AND 10.6 POUNDS TO GO

41% OF THE WAY TO MY GOAL AFTER 34% OF THE DAYS

AVERAGE WEIGHT SO FAR - 148.7     AVERAGE BLOOD GLUCOSE SO FAR - 88

I made a few charts to track my progress.  The orange lines are my goals. The blue lines are my actual results.  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.

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.