Accountability 6-4-22
High weight sometime last winter: 218.0
Current weight: 186.0
I'm pretty excited about that!! I lost some weight between January and the start of the 12-day Program on 5/13/11 via partial compliance to the Starch Solution, and frankly, due to the "orthodontic diet" that happened as a result of getting braces on my teeth!
I started the 12-Day program at 196.4 so as of today, I've lost around 10 pounds in a bit over 3 weeks. Of course I have zero expectation that this pace will continue, but I will take the positive progress and not look a gift horse in the mouth! I haven't been super hungry and haven't really been eating a lot. I need to make sure I'm not forgoing food when I'm hungry, with the subcounsious goal of losing weight "fast." That would backfire on me.
I have taken Armour (or NatureThroid) thyroid medication since 2008. Working with Dr. Lim, I fully tapered off of all thyroid medication. We are going to test again in a few months, and see if I really need to be on it. If so, I will make the switch to synthetic thyroid medication per Dr. McDougall's recommendations which he has published in various places. I am AMAZED that I have been feeling great, losing weight, not feeling exhausted or "crashy." I wonder what's up with that? Perhaps I never should have been put on thyroid medication? I guess that will get sorted out all in good time. I'm just grateful to be feeling so good!
Excercise: I'VE BEEN WALKING!! I got up to a mile each of the last two days. Progress, not perfection. Today I am going to walk a mile, and also start on Jack Dixon's recommended functional exercises. I need to review the materials and dig up the recommended videos. My goal will be to start with 1 exercise, and add a new one each day until I am doing his basic recommended routine. Including those planks!
Food: Simple, delicious, on-plan. I've had a few mild "stinkin' thinkin' type thoughts while in grocery stores this past week. I immediately re-direct my thoughts to a baked potato with ketchup. MIRACLE FOOD!
100% compliance continues.
During the 12-day program I cut salt way way way back. I started having leg cramps at night. Nobody program-wise (Dr. Lim, Support Specialist) was willing to attribute the cramps to the salt. However, when I add some salt back in I don't have the cramps. If I go back to extremely low/no added salt, the cramps are back. So I've been sprinkling my food with salt and not worrying about it. I would be interested to know if others have had this experience.
The 12-day program is absolutely the best investment I have made in myself, probably ever. I'm so glad I did it. I would encourage others to do it. Not sure what else to say about that. Dr. McDougall is one of the largest personalities I have ever encountered. He is just FIRE and I feel so blessed to have experienced his wisdom and presence live - even over zoom. I have also never attended anything over zoom that felt so personalized, and like being there. What a great job this team has done! I'm guessing Heather is the FORCE behind the Zoom success - a large presence like her Dad in a slightly different way. Mary is also a force to be reckoned with! How could she NOT be, married to Dr. McDougall all these years? She keeps up with him and keeps him on his toes!
OK - enough rambling for now. I need to do some food prep today - nothing too fancy. Cut some veg, make a pot of veg soup, cut some other vegetables so they are ready to steam as needed. Simple and delicious!