Fitbit, fitbod

It's been a while since I posted again, where does the time go?!  I'm still living the LCHF life and still loving it.  My latest HbA1c was even better than the last one at 33 and that was with half medication!  My diabetic nurse is amazed but very pleased 😀.  All in all I am now on a 3 month trial of no diabetic meds at all, so we'll see in October how my body has reacted.

As another update, I now weigh 11 st 10 so have lost 1st 2lbs.  My vital statistics are 42 bust, 38.5 waist and 38 hips which is a total loss of 9".

It was my birthday a couple of days ago and I got this little beauty from my family.

Fitbit Flex

Struggle

The last few weeks have been a bit of a struggle.  The rest of the family are still carb reliant so planning and cooking meals is very stressful.  I ran out of food that I could eat last week so went hungry 😢.  Hopefully I will have enough this week.  I have slipped a little on occasion, but never totally binged!  I've sampled a couple of the biscuits Bekah makes and had a polo or two from Lizzy.  As long as I can keep these episodes to the absolute minimum I will be happy; after all, I am surrounded by temptation lol.

As an update, as of this morning, I have now lost 12lbs and 7inches.  I have come to accept that for me it will be a slow road - slow and steady wins the race!  I need to keep in mind that the reason I started LCHF was to get my blood sugar under control which I have done, weight loss is just an added bonus!

Vindication!

Last Thursday, I had the results of my last HbA1c test and I am delighted to report that it has plummeted from 72 in January to 39 now.  My diabetic nurse is over the moon as of course am I.  My diabetic medication has been halved and I've also managed to get my statin changed for one with less side effects.  My blood pressure has also reduced and I've lost another 5lbs according to her scales.  She said that it is extremely rare that they reduce patients meds 😀.  I came out of the surgery almost dancing with joy!!  It's a vindication of the new way I'm eating, which of course I will have to stick to for the rest of my life if I want to keep my blood glucose levels low.  I'd begun to get quite grumpy and resentful when others were eating things I can't eat around me, but these results help both me and my family accept the way it has to be.

That was a quick month!

Well, Kezia's 20th birthday has been and gone, as has Sian and Atul's wedding and tomorrow is my wonderful husband Adam's 50th birthday.  I still haven't reached the magic 12 stone, but have lost a little more weight, making 9lbs so far and I've lost 5.5" from my vital statistics. I'm still enjoying the food I'm eating - it's amazing to think I've not eaten bread, pasta, rice or potatoes this year and I've only eaten one single crisp (and that was because my blood sugar was really low!)

I thought I'd post some pictures of the wedding, so here goes

Phew!

I am pleased to say I have lost the weight I gained last week plus an extra .25lb. If I was doing this with a slimming club, I'd now have my half stone award 😁.  That means if I want to be down to 12St by Sian's wedding (and I do!) I need to lose 4.5lb in 3 weeks.  Should be possible, but we have two meals out next week, one on our daughter Kezia's 20th birthday, and one because we are meeting up with my beloved brother, Kevin. I am going to have to be super strict for the rest of the week to try and limit the damage!

As an aside, I tested my fasting blood sugar this morning and I was down to 4.5, which is the lowest it's been since I started testing.  Super excited!  I can't overstate how wonderful it feels to be finally taking control of my health.  Thanks Diet Doctor and The real meal revolution

New hairdo

I have had my hair cut today for the first time in 2 years!  It was done by Kayla at the local college graduate academy and I absolutely love it!!!  It looks so much thicker and healthier, I almost cried when it was finished.  Having not only fine hair, but not a lot of it either, I really appreciate having someone cut it so well.  Must make sure I don't leave it so long next time!

Spoke too soon!

Managed to gain a lb this week 😢.  We did have a takeaway which, even when picking what seemed to fit the plan, still almost certainly had no-nos in.  I was a bit upset on weigh day, hence leaving it until today to post but am feeling positive again tonight.
I spent some time this afternoon reading some more about lchf and realized I'm probably eating too much protein.  I'm also going to give up sugar free squash and revert back to sparkling water.  I don't know why I began drinking squash again, I'd been happily drinking plain sparkling water for over a year but suddenly began flavouring it with squash! It's amazing how easily bad habits creep back!