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<blockquote data-quote="Neohdiver" data-source="post: 1143120" data-attributes="member: 258692"><p>Week 6 begins! Three more to go, and it looks as if I'll be able to finish the 8 weeks.</p><p></p><p>1.1 lbs until I have a "normal" BMI. (Normal is in quotes because, even though I choose to use BMI as a measure for me - it fits well - it is not a good measure for everyone. In addition, even though I prefer to be within the range designated as normal, for much of my life I haven't been. I've always beem fit (most years since 1994 I've participated in a 2-day, 150 mile bike ride, for example), and until last October I've had no weight-associated health concerns, so I reject the idea that what is designated as normal is actually normal, or essential to health. . . . stepping down off of my soapbox, now. . .)</p><p></p><p>Last week was challenging - the stress shows in 1-2 days of higher than anticipated BG readings: Informing students who depend on me for the next 3 months that I will be at less than full speed during that time; I managed to have too many balls in the air, dropped one, and got my fingers smacked, etc.</p><p></p><p>This week I have a full set of doctor's visits (plastic surgeon, radiation oncologist, and an "All you ever wanted to know about breast cancer" session), on top of more student meetings, a strategizing session to plan for my absence/less than full presence, and job interviews with 4 candidates to be my new assistant. I'm also making my breast cancer diagnosis more widely known in real life - which has it's own set of challenges. Congratulations on your weight loss . . . wait . . . it isn't because of the cancer, is it? Not to mention the dreaded "cancer face," and other weird responses when cancer enters the conversation (thanks to my friend <a href="https://petersontoscano.com/a-ridiculously-serious-look-at-cancer/" target="_blank">Peterson Toscano</a> for that very timely reference.) That, and a few hundred papers that all have to be graded in the next 2 weeks. No pressure!!! I will not be surprised if my BG is a bit higher again this week.</p><p></p><p>I'm fine (physically and emotionally) - except when I'm not. And "not fine" seems to appear at random, just to poke fun at me and mess with my progress toward diabetic remission by giving me stress-out BG elevations.</p><p></p><p>The diet? easy-peasy. I wish I had more time to prepare foods - so I am not eating as much variety as I would like. But I have discovered that even off-season pomegranate kernels in yogurt are 1000 times better than the frozen kind I had been using. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The numbers so far:</p><p></p><p>Week 1 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l, T: 5.28 mmol/l W: 5.06 Th: 5.39 (highest in months) F: 4.44 S: 4.39 Sun: 4.44</p><p>Week 1 - Starting weight: 150.2 lbs - Ending weight: 147 lbs</p><p>Week 1 - High for the week: 7.72, Low for the Week: 4.06, Average for the week: 5.5</p><p></p><p>Week 2 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.83 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 5.11 mmol/l Th: 4.79 mmol/l F: 4.83 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.6 mmol/l</p><p>Week 2 - Starting weight: 147 lbs - Ending weight: 144.8 lbs</p><p>Week 2 - High for the week: 6.83 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.5 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.27 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Week 3 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.61 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 4.67 mmol/l Th: 4.9 mmol/l F: 4.5 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.66 mmol/l</p><p>Week 3 - Starting weight: 144.8 lbs - Ending weight: 142</p><p>Week 3 - High for the week: 7.22 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.9 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.5 mmol/l.</p><p>Note: High stress precipitated by early stages of cancer diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>Week 4 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l, T: 4.83 mmol/l W: 4.61 mmol/l Th: 4.67 mmol/l F: 4.67 mmol/l S: 4.67 mmol/l Sun: 4.33 mmol/l</p><p>Week 4 - Starting weight: 142 lbs - Ending weight: 140.8 (2 lbs from a normal BMI!!!)</p><p>Week 4 - High for the week: 8.39 mmol/l (in the wake of incompetent administrative stress) Low for the Week: 4.33 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.27 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Note: Formal breast cancer diagnosis came on Monday, before my fasting BG reading. Might be why it was a bit higher!</p><p></p><p>Week 5 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.89 mmol/l, T: 5.06 mmol/l W: 4.83 mmol/l Th: 3.83 mmol/l F: 4.83 mmol/l S: 5.39 mmol/l Sun: 4.61 mmol/l</p><p>Week 5 - Starting weight: 140.8 lbs - Ending weight:140.0</p><p>Week 5 - High for the week: 7.05 mmol/l (High stress day) Low for the Week: 3.83 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.44 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Week 6 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.83 mmol/l, T: 4.17 mmol/l W: 4.56 mmol/l Th: 4.5 mmol/l F: 4.89 mmol/l S: 4.72 mmol/l Sun: 4.44 mmol/l</p><p>Week 6 - Starting weight: 140.0 lbs - Ending weight: 138.0</p><p>Week 6 - High for the week: 7.22 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.94 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.28 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Weight loss on Low Carb/Moderate Protein (179 days): 47.1 lbs Average BG 6.0</p><p></p><p>Weight loss on 800 Calorie Mediterranean Style food with 16:8 intermittent fasting (42 days): 12.2 lbs Average BG 5.39 mmol/l (lower, even after the breast cancer diagnosis - which came in bits and pieces starting the middle of week 3, to the first day of week 4, with added stress associated with too little time to wrap up affairs before surgery mid to late May)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neohdiver, post: 1143120, member: 258692"] Week 6 begins! Three more to go, and it looks as if I'll be able to finish the 8 weeks. 1.1 lbs until I have a "normal" BMI. (Normal is in quotes because, even though I choose to use BMI as a measure for me - it fits well - it is not a good measure for everyone. In addition, even though I prefer to be within the range designated as normal, for much of my life I haven't been. I've always beem fit (most years since 1994 I've participated in a 2-day, 150 mile bike ride, for example), and until last October I've had no weight-associated health concerns, so I reject the idea that what is designated as normal is actually normal, or essential to health. . . . stepping down off of my soapbox, now. . .) Last week was challenging - the stress shows in 1-2 days of higher than anticipated BG readings: Informing students who depend on me for the next 3 months that I will be at less than full speed during that time; I managed to have too many balls in the air, dropped one, and got my fingers smacked, etc. This week I have a full set of doctor's visits (plastic surgeon, radiation oncologist, and an "All you ever wanted to know about breast cancer" session), on top of more student meetings, a strategizing session to plan for my absence/less than full presence, and job interviews with 4 candidates to be my new assistant. I'm also making my breast cancer diagnosis more widely known in real life - which has it's own set of challenges. Congratulations on your weight loss . . . wait . . . it isn't because of the cancer, is it? Not to mention the dreaded "cancer face," and other weird responses when cancer enters the conversation (thanks to my friend [URL='https://petersontoscano.com/a-ridiculously-serious-look-at-cancer/']Peterson Toscano[/URL] for that very timely reference.) That, and a few hundred papers that all have to be graded in the next 2 weeks. No pressure!!! I will not be surprised if my BG is a bit higher again this week. I'm fine (physically and emotionally) - except when I'm not. And "not fine" seems to appear at random, just to poke fun at me and mess with my progress toward diabetic remission by giving me stress-out BG elevations. The diet? easy-peasy. I wish I had more time to prepare foods - so I am not eating as much variety as I would like. But I have discovered that even off-season pomegranate kernels in yogurt are 1000 times better than the frozen kind I had been using. :) The numbers so far: Week 1 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l, T: 5.28 mmol/l W: 5.06 Th: 5.39 (highest in months) F: 4.44 S: 4.39 Sun: 4.44 Week 1 - Starting weight: 150.2 lbs - Ending weight: 147 lbs Week 1 - High for the week: 7.72, Low for the Week: 4.06, Average for the week: 5.5 Week 2 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.83 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 5.11 mmol/l Th: 4.79 mmol/l F: 4.83 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.6 mmol/l Week 2 - Starting weight: 147 lbs - Ending weight: 144.8 lbs Week 2 - High for the week: 6.83 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.5 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.27 mmol/l. Week 3 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.61 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 4.67 mmol/l Th: 4.9 mmol/l F: 4.5 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.66 mmol/l Week 3 - Starting weight: 144.8 lbs - Ending weight: 142 Week 3 - High for the week: 7.22 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.9 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.5 mmol/l. Note: High stress precipitated by early stages of cancer diagnosis. Week 4 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l, T: 4.83 mmol/l W: 4.61 mmol/l Th: 4.67 mmol/l F: 4.67 mmol/l S: 4.67 mmol/l Sun: 4.33 mmol/l Week 4 - Starting weight: 142 lbs - Ending weight: 140.8 (2 lbs from a normal BMI!!!) Week 4 - High for the week: 8.39 mmol/l (in the wake of incompetent administrative stress) Low for the Week: 4.33 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.27 mmol/l. Note: Formal breast cancer diagnosis came on Monday, before my fasting BG reading. Might be why it was a bit higher! Week 5 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.89 mmol/l, T: 5.06 mmol/l W: 4.83 mmol/l Th: 3.83 mmol/l F: 4.83 mmol/l S: 5.39 mmol/l Sun: 4.61 mmol/l Week 5 - Starting weight: 140.8 lbs - Ending weight:140.0 Week 5 - High for the week: 7.05 mmol/l (High stress day) Low for the Week: 3.83 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.44 mmol/l. Week 6 - Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.83 mmol/l, T: 4.17 mmol/l W: 4.56 mmol/l Th: 4.5 mmol/l F: 4.89 mmol/l S: 4.72 mmol/l Sun: 4.44 mmol/l Week 6 - Starting weight: 140.0 lbs - Ending weight: 138.0 Week 6 - High for the week: 7.22 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.94 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.28 mmol/l. Weight loss on Low Carb/Moderate Protein (179 days): 47.1 lbs Average BG 6.0 Weight loss on 800 Calorie Mediterranean Style food with 16:8 intermittent fasting (42 days): 12.2 lbs Average BG 5.39 mmol/l (lower, even after the breast cancer diagnosis - which came in bits and pieces starting the middle of week 3, to the first day of week 4, with added stress associated with too little time to wrap up affairs before surgery mid to late May) [/QUOTE]
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