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So the last year has been frustrating. Stop losing weight, or even gain a few ounces. Get a blood draw. Wait for the results. Have the doctor call and tell me my thyroid is too low, and he's reducing the thyroid suppressing medications. Wait 6 weeks for the medication levels to stabilize in my system, get a new blood draw, wait for the results...

Every couple of months, my thyroid levels would be low and they would again decrease my meds - oh so gradually!! Well finally, I stopped taking meds in early December :victory:

I didn't record any weight gains in my tracker because I REFUSED to believe they were permanent gains. I was not willing to admit defeat. I knew that with this way of eating, I could regain control once I could wrest it back from my meds.

Over the Christmas holidays, I did go up a few pounds. I weigh every day, so it's hard to tell, exactly, but my average...

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I started off on this weightloss journey around Mar. 17, not fasting, but using the 17 day diet, which I'd successfully used to lose 30 lbs last year. I started to gain it all back as I went into stress mode eating during my mother's sad final illness which involved over 6 months of angst, worry, sleeplessness and bad eating. Then, after she passed away, I went into comfort eating mode mourning her. Over the holidays and after, I didn't deny myself anything and even binged occasionally, which is not normal for me. Weight just poured on, and I gained back about 25 of the 30lbs I'd lost, and very quickly. But... at least I recognized what was happening and now have found the will to take myself in hand.

By Mar. 30, I'd shed 10 pounds in 2 weeks !!! I knew that rate of loss wouldn't last, but wow... I hit the plateau wall big time. :frown: My...

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Today was soooo much better than Monday. Didn't eat till nearly 1pm, sugar snap peas, bovril and a quorn hotdog. New discovery Quorn meals and snacks. :shock: Whole meals with minimal calories! Definitely gonna get these when fasting at work for the microwave, or going to family over the Easter break to stay! Gym last night and this morning. :grin:
Am worried about fitting in exercise next week with kids off school and going to Yvette's.

Today no yuk mid afternoon feeling, but didn't drink as much as I could have. Must drink more next fast. Throat fells a bit sore too :frown: other than that I haven't felt deprived at all today. In bed now with herbal sleep tea, need a rest. Was so good, baked creme egg cupcakes...

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Yesterday being the one of the first dry,mild-warm days and with nothing planned for the day,I thought it about time to give both front and back gardens the attention they desperately needed. :bugeyes: I'm not really one for trying to upstage or keep up with the Joneses.....But our frontage was beginning to look rather unkept. Weeding/pruning/mowing and mulching (all thats needed now is some colourful seasonal planting) and kerbside appeal has returned :grin: The threat of rain in the afternoon wasn't seeming likely so now was a good as time as any to tackle the back. :neutral: Not huge by any means.....a small patio area for which we have slabs and paving bricks to relay....(DID THAT-but need to level...

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Ok so that's the first week done and I have to say it was surprisingly painless :grin:

So after much deliberation I have decided to hold off on the scales until tomorrow. Reason well I have decided to keep my fasting days to Monday's but to keep Wednesdays and Thursday's flexible to go with the flow of my life.

So I'm out to lunch today so had my fast day yesterday, that however would have meant I would have done 4:3 this past week and then next week it would have looked as if I had only had 1 fast day! Ok so I know this would average out but psychologically I don't think it would lay well with me as I want to see how 5:2 works for me.

So until tomorrow with the results of my first week fingers crossed for a half decent result. :crossed:

Also the January Cancer Research Dryathlon...

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