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 Starting weight:  285.2
 Weight Last Entry:  235.2    Weight Today:  235.6  bmi:  44.52 
 Change today::  +0.4 lbs.         Loss-so-far:   -49.6 lbs.    
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I am seriously frustrated!!!!!!!!

I was so excited about finally reaching the 50-lb milestone and then *poof* I gained again!  By Tuesday I was up to 236-point-something and then the last two days I came down again.  Arghh.

I’ve been doing some major low-carb cooking the past few days, trying to make sure that I have induction-type food on hand so that I’m not tempted to over-snack.  For a person who hates cooking, these were major feats for me, ha!  Here’s what I made.

• - Fake mashed potatoes using cauliflower, butter, and heavy cream in the blender.  They were okay but a little too soupy.  I actually liked them better when they were hand-mashed and lumpy.
• - Beef stroghanoff to have over the fake potatoes.  Yummy.
• - Broccoli-Cheese Casserole with little bacon bits in it.  OMG it’s a kazillion calories but very low carb and very delicious.
• - Potato Pancakes made with my leftover soupy mashed cauliflower (added egg and salt and pepper).  Perfect!!  I challenged my friend Diane to try one and she said it tasted exactly like it was made with potatoes.  She hates cauliflower so she was amazed.
• - Home Fries made with cubed radishes (and onions and bacon).  A bit greasy but really yummy!  It tasted and had the texture of potatoes.  How is that possible?  Where did the radish taste go?!?

 

Okay, so with all this low-carb food available to me, I should be in ketosis by now, yes?  No.  Oh, on Tuesday the test stick was just barely pink but then yesterday it was back to - nothing.  Sigh.  I have noticed a definite drop in my cravings, though.  I still feel like I’m hungrier than I should be, but at least I’m not daydreaming about M&M’s and Pringles.

I have a theory about my weight loss.  I’d have to graph it to see if I’m on the right track.

Okay I’m back.  I used FitDay to make a graph, then added little circles.

Okay the circles are TOMs.  The green ones didn’t actually happen.  It appears that I am approaching Men-o-pause (wooohooo!) and am starting to skip months.  Okay, here’s what I find interesting:  it’s not uncommon to have a gain or stall or threshhold right before TOM because of water-weight.  And it’s not uncommon to have a sudden loss after TOM visits.  But it appears that my weight-loss is affected by “that time of the month” whether I actually HAVE that time of the month or not!

I’m hoping, then, that I’ll be showing a little downward spike soon!

Okay I feel better now.  =D

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