Skip to main content

Two weeks in 25/03/2018

Okay, I'm two weeks in and two kilos down.

This is good

What is not good is that I haven't managed a single fast day yet.

I am weak.

Although not in all respects.

After some research and some genuine dissecting of my life and how I feel I have decided to go gluten-free. I have not made this decision lightly or stupidly, in the hope that it will somehow make me lose weight, like some people.

I have been feeling depressed (initially attributed to PPD, post-partum depression), I have been feeling perpetually bloated and uncomfortable, even though I've been trying to reduce portion sizes and calorie counting I have not managed to lose an ounce. I have also been extremely tired, even though my hubby has been taking night-time baby care so that we could wean him off all night boob-feasting

If they all have a common cause, then the prime suspect is my thyroid and it's hormonal function.

Hence rejecting gluten, in addition to increasing iron, selenium (Brazil nuts are my friends) and crunchy green veg.

I do not claim to be allergic, just perhaps a little intolerant of glutenous foods.

This means:
No bread
No pasta
No biscuits or cakes
No crackers

Unfortunately, bread and pasta are staples in this house and I have an on/off relationship with rice.

The result is that after two weeks I have not felt bloated, I have lost 3.5 cm from my waist and bust, 2.5 cm from my neck, and 1 cm from my hips.

Over the next two weeks I shall attempt ONE fast day per week, while maintaining the gluten-free approach, and we'll see how the weight-loss goes. I know that the recommended is two fast days but I will see how far one fast takes me and then increase to two when I hit a plateau.

At least I have somewhere to go when I do hit the inevitable stop in weight-loss, I can go from 1 day - 2 days - 3 days without ending up hitting a plateau at three days and seriously considering a 4 day fast week.

2 kilos down 24 to go (we'll see how I feel at that point, if I want to go further)

Tatty-bye for now.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hot Weather:Activity Ratio - It's terrible

No matter how determined you might be, when the weather gets too hot, motivation to move goes way down (unless you have a strange fetish for being drenched in your own sweat). Hot weather has thoroughly beaten us here in Cyprus. While we're used to the usual Mediterranean climate, this year has been weird. Winter, winter, (can't be bothered with Spring) mild winter... Crap, it's May already. Here have SUMMER! And BOOM! Straight from low 20s to high 30s (that's degrees Celcius) in just a couple of days. I won't lie, it has drenched me in my own cooling fluid for nearly a week, and my motivation to move has been somewhere subterranean. Just as I had gotten into a routine of walking and quick bursts of high-intensity activity, I now have no desire to move at all. Don't Beat Yourself Up I have a half-baked theory that we shouldn't try to push ourselves too hard in extreme temperatures. I'm heavy, and like many others who struggle with their weight, it ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Sunday 18th January

I’ve had a naughty but perhaps not so naughty weekend, we had a Domino’s meal for dinner on Saturday night and I also shared a bottle of wine with my hubby on Friday, however on neither day did I exceed my TDEE (yay!). This week I’m replacing normal milk with almond milk (400ml = 100kcal) on my fast days, as an experiment into whether I will do as well on the fasting if I manage to eat, rather than just drink, the daily <500kcal. Tomorrow is a fast day so it will be a good day to try it. I’ve had soup today, it might not sound exciting but there is something really comforting about chicken soup with crusty wholegrain bread, especially when it’s cold outside. I have also discovered quinoa and bulgur wheat (yes, yes I know all about “wheat belly” but I can’t give it up completely and bulgur wheat is classed as a whole grain). A wonderful dish, that my neighbour taught me how to make, is pougouri pilaf . It can be eaten as it’s made or you can add meat or ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Running – Oh My GOD!

I’m not a runner, I have monumentally knackered knees, a VERY large bosom and I suffer from perpetual fear of ridicule. I’m fat, you know this if you’ve been reading my posts, and I hate exercising where people can see me, I feel ridiculous. That feeling that you are completely surrounded by fit, thin people, all of whom are judging you for allowing yourself to be so unfit and overweight. In practice I’m sure this isn’t true (almost sure).  I’m going to start running on Monday. Okay scratch that I’m going to start walking with brief periods of running thrown in to get me started. It’s not much but it’s a start and I’m pretty sure my knees are never going to get strong enough to run unless I start to run. My main issue is bounce, I have a single sports bra that stops the bounce but it’s not all that comfortable because I feel like a trussed up turkey. The problem is that I feel like I’ve been tied and bound in all the sports bras I’ve ever tried. I’ve tried running ...
Post a Comment
Read more