I am down in the 160's now!  I weighed in at 169.6 this morning!  Yay!!  I haven't seen that number on my scale in 4 years!  I am telling ya, the intermittent fasting is the key for ME, and I am loving it.  I see Dr. Acosta in 3 weeks, so hopefully, I can get to the mid 160's by then.  I truly need to ramp up my exercising. 

Not too much to report.  I am still trying to eat as close to Primal as I can, but I do have slip-ups or unplanned eating during the week.  On the weekends, I do indulge in some non-primal foods.  So, the best explanation for my body finally shedding some weight is the fasting. 

Looks like the wedding date is set for August 22nd, and we might be making a trip to Las Vegas with some friends in late July.  So, I have many reasons to keep losing those extra pounds!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

I will see Dr. Acosta in just 4 weeks!  I plan on continuing my IF and primal eating, so I hope and expect that he will be happy with my progress.  I was down to 171 this morning!  Soooooooo close to being in the 160's!  It IS Memorial Day weekend, but that doesn't mean I have to totally blow it.  I normally eat pretty much whatever I choose to eat on the weekends, and it hasn't hurt me too badly.  I just need to keep it a bit on the lighter side or make sure I limit it to two days instead of the 3 day weekend.  ha ha

My period started last Sunday, and it's been a complete bitch of a period.  I can't complain too much.  This time last year, I was worried because my periods weren't coming and I was in a constant state of PMS.  My diabetic doc put me on Metformin to try and regulate my hormones, and it really did the trick.  Love her!  So, my  periods come on time every month once again. 

My fiance almost has my engagement ring paid off.  I can't wait to have it sized and wear it!  We are planning on a simple justice of the peace ceremony in August, and then a reception at our house that weekend.  That will be here before we know it, so I better start planning! 

I hope everyone takes some time remember the reason WHY we are celebrating/honoring Memorial Day.  I will be thinking about my grandfather, who fought in WWII.  I just lost him a couple of weeks ago.  His generation is/was such an amazing group of people.  I don't know if we will ever experience anything like it again in this country. 

Please have a safe and wonderful weekend!!

I haven't updated in a few weeks, as life has been busy.  My grandfather passed away, and I traveled to Texas, then to Arkansas for his final resting spot.  He was such a brilliant man.  He has several patents in the oilfield and was able to revolutionize the way drilling was done in the early 70's.  I will miss him.  He had a long productive life, all anyone can ask for. 

When I found out that my grandfather was going to be placed in hospice, and during the week long trip, I ate horribly.  I also get very constipated when I travel.  So, I was up on the scale a bit before I left, at 175.6, but up even more when I got back home, at 182.3!!  Yikes!!  Almost a 10 pound gain from my last post!

I am happy to report that I started my IF and Primal eating this week and I am already down to 173.2!  Yay!!  I am sooooooo hoping to see the 160's by next week.  If I could get down to the low 160's for my appointment with Dr. Acosta on June 21st, I will be ecstatic!

Even though IF seems to be working for me, very well, I realize it's not for everyone.  I can't even imagine doing this without having my sleeve or some other type of WLS as a tool.  I do get hungry with my sleeve, unfortunately.  However, I know my hunger is much lower than it would be without it. So, if anyone has regain or slow weight loss, it might be worth looking in to.

My eating has been pretty good this week.  I even made a homemade pizza with cauliflower crust.  I have to say it was DELICIOUS but a pain in the butt to make.  Not sure we will have it very often!  ha ha

Hope everyone is FINALLY getting some spring and warm weather....have a great rest of the week!

I think I am on week 4 or 5 of doing the intermittent fasting (IF).  My eating window is between 3pm and 9pm Monday through Friday.  I eat whenever I want on the weekends, and pretty much have been eating very lax on the weekends, too. 

What I have noticed is that my sleeve seems to have shrunk a bit, my blood sugar numbers are great and I am actually seeing a drop on the scale again!  I have lost about 7 pounds this month, and for ME that is stupendous!! 

I weighed in at 173.4 this morning! 

I want to be down in the low 160's by June 21st, when I see Dr. Acosta again.  I think that is totally doable! 

I have also been trying to stick to primal eating, and during the week, I do pretty well.  I have a few snacks or hiccups that don't exactly fit in to primal eating, especially on the weekends, but for the most part I am doing well.  I really think the weight loss has more to do with IF, but unless I stopped doing it, I wouldn't know for sure.  I don't want to stop. 

I have been lax about getting my exercise in.  I need to get back in to the habit.  I think that will accelerate the weight loss even more.  After almost a year of not working hard at my weight loss, this feels wonderful!

We are having friends over for dinner tomorrow.  I plan on grilling up some fish for fish tacos.  Yum!!  Hope everyone has a great and safe weekend!

I typed up a very long (and of course brilliant) blog on Friday, but alas, when I went to post, it gave me an error and I lost the entire blog!    Needless to say, I was too disgusted that day to re-write the entire thing. 

Okay, on to my updates. 

I decided to dump the eating disorder therapist.  I really wasn't feeling a connection with her, and knew I needed to just move on.  I know that I still have issues with food, so, if I feel the need to try therapy once again, I will just try out another therapist. 

For about 3-4 weeks now I have been doing my best to stick to "primal eating".  This way of eating is mainly just taking in meats, veggies and small amounts of fruit.  I am sure  many have heard of "Paleo" diet or eating, it's pretty much the same concept, but with dairy being allowed and a bit more fruit.  I am just not willing to give up half and half in my coffee and a bit of cheese here and there.  ha ha

I tend to eat primal most of the week, with kind of letting loose on the weekends.  I could definitely tell that I felt better, staying away from processed carbs is always good for me.  However, I wasn't seeing a big loss on the scale. I did notice several "primal" followers on a blog were talking about intermittent fasting.  Hmmmmm

My son (he is 21) started intermittent fasting (IF) last summer.  There are many ways to go about it, and he decided to give himself an eating window of 6-8 hours.  The other 16-18 hours in a day were fasting.  I was skeptical when he told me he was embarking on this.  It just sounded a bit unhealthy.  However, he proved me wrong.  He didn't have a lot of weight to lose, but he did lose quite a bit. 

Seeing that other people were trying this with success, I decided to give it a whirl.  I honestly didn't think I could do it.  I decided to give it a whirl 2 weeks ago.  I started on a Monday, of course.  ha ha  I brought a couple of snacks with me to work, JUST IN CASE.  My plan was to not eat anything until 3pm, and my eating window would close at 9pm. 

The first day wasn't too bad.  I made it.  So, I decided to incorporate this IF Monday through Friday, and not have an eating window on the weekends.  The first 2 weeks have been very successful.  I am still tweaking it, as I know I am not getting enough protein in, but my calories are way down. 

The surprising thing for me has been my blood sugar.  I take Metformin, and I worried that going that long without eating might make my blood sugar drop too low.  However, every time I check my blood sugar, it's been great.  Sometimes it's in the high 70's, but mostly it's been in the 80's and 90's.  After eating dinner, my blood sugar is either just below or just a tad above 100.  So, that's been a great benefit! 

I am down to 174.6, which is my lowest weight with the sleeve! 

I have been letting myself have crap on the weekends, which sees the scale go up a couple of pounds, but they have been disappearing pretty quickly, usually by Tuesday.  It's pretty much water weight from carbs, etc. 

This last weekend, I noticed that my blood sugar numbers were STILL very good, even after eating some crap.  So, I am thinking my body likes the IF.  It makes life easier, as I don't have to have worry about breakfast and packing a lunch, etc.  I just come to work and drink coffee and water. 

A big part of this journey is finding what works for YOU.  Doing IF has even seemed to have shrunk my sleeve a little bit.  So, for now, I am going to say this is working for ME,  I will stick with it while it's working.  It's great seeing the scale go down again!  Hope everyone has a great week!