Day 38 of ME

Well...no change on scale or tape measure.  :-(

Kind of surprised.  BUT...I am giving it the full 10 weeks.

Metabolic Effect posted winners and runners up of the 10 week challenge yesterday, and the photos were impressive.  Just 10 weeks.  I can do this.

Fat loss is more important than weight loss.

I am really going to have to change the ingrained idea that the scale tells all.

My weight is the same, but my fat percentage is down lower than it ever was, even when I was 10 pounds lighter a few years ago.  

% is down about 1.5% from last week and nearly 5% from when I started.  

REFOCUS:  Fat loss is more important than weight loss.  This approach is very different from all others I've done and is healthier, more doable, doesn't leave me starving, and targets FAT, not muscle.  As I get older, muscle loss is not an option.  I must preserve that, and other diets do not help with this.  I must change my thinking on the number on the scale.  

Joe says my butt is smaller, and he usually doesn't notice, so I'll be happy with this for now.  :-)

Day 31 of ME

Still going strong.  Not hungry like I always am on diets.  Lots of energy.
Weight up 1 pound, but they encourage you not to look at this number.
Inches down another 1 1/2 total, so this is the right direction.
AND....I took my shorts out that I could not wear last summer...and they are LOOSE!!!
YAY!!!
Total of 17 inches lost.  I don't want to see those inches again.
It will be hard not to follow the number on the scale, esp. since I set a weight goal initially.
Not sure how to adjust this to have some kind of goal.
Maybe fat percentage should be about 30%?

10 weeks total, and we will re-assess goals, progress, and whether or not this will work for me.
6 weeks to go.

Day 24 - Still kicking!

Day 24 of ME.
Still liking it.   I think cravings have truly subsided.  I wouldn't have believed it had it not been happening to me.  I had heard of this phenomenon, but did NOT believe it for a minute.  Chocolate is still on the top of the list, and cravings for that continue, but other things seems to have diminished.  How does that happen?

Weight down another 2-3 pounds... total inches at 16.
Supposed to be FAT loss, not weight loss, so if the scale doesn't cooperate, but the fat percentage and tape measure do, I won't be concerned.

Feeling very good.  More alert, less lethargic, less obsessing about food.
I still can't imagine that NOT counting calories might actually work, but I'm still in the 10 week trial period, and I will wait until then to make my formal assessment of the program.

So...that will be around May 2.   This day will "tell all".

Day 17 of ME

So far, still very doable.
Much better than starving to death all the time and counting every blasted calorie.
I like it...so far.
We shall see how this goes.
Down about 3 pounds in 2 weeks on the plan...plus 5 more inches.

Eating for "fat loss" is a very interesting concept, unlike most other diet approaches.
Fat always remains, even when I lose weight, so I'm really hoping this is the way out of that rut.
Sick of lumps and bumps and rolls.  A fat loss (as opposed to weight loss) approach should solve that.

Day 11 of New Plan

As I look back at all my diet notes and woes, I realize that the same problem always comes up.
I am starving, eating even less, unable to function, sick of counting and measuring and depriving myself...and watching the scale sit still or even go up.

I realized then that the "same old, same old" is NOT going to work.  Count calories.  Count points.  Count carbs.  Count fat.   Count whatever....it DOESN'T WORK.  Something is missing in the approach.  Something is not right and is not going to work, especially as I get older.

So, I changed gears.  Trying something VERY different.  Out of the norm of any other things I've tried.
So far, I am still alive.  And, I haven't actually been very hungry.  (THAT part alone is a miracle, since I am always hungry, usually even before I get up from the table...)  And I've felt pretty good too.  That is nice.  And, when I am hungry, I can actually EAT.

I think I am down about 2-3 pounds in 11 days.  Hopefully the trend will continue.
I can certainly "do" this eating approach much more easily than I was able to tolerate starving to death all the time.   It is healthy, workable, palatable, nutritious, and has the ultimate goal of FAT loss, not WEIGHT loss.   Weight is an issue, but FAT is more so a problem.  I am tired of looking at my big tummy, lumpy hips, etc. that were not always there.  And, with diligence and perseverance, I hope to kiss them goodbye.