Weigh-In: Week 7

Damn, Monday came fast!  Of course, all of my days sort of run together now, so every day is a Monday.  Or a Friday.  Or a Thursday.  

Okay - today's deets:

Weight lost this week:  1.0 lbs.  

Weight lost since starting the AIP elimination diet on 3/1:  18.3 lbs.

Weight lost since my all-time high on 1/1:  20 lbs.

I've lost 20 lbs so far!!!!  But this week?  One pound.  That bums me out.  I hit my second goal and a loss is still a loss and all that but damn...  While I didn't cheat, I could have made different choices.  No biggie - just an adjustment for this week.  Onward...

Things I've learned in the last 7 weeks:

• All progress is good even if I get my panties in a bunch when it's not as much as I hoped for.
• As much as I've tried to deny it, my migraines are impacted far more by my diet than I realized.  Yes, hormones were a huge factor (especially pre-cancer) but I've gone nearly 2 full months without one, so far.  
• Progress = motivation.  Seeing and feeling results has kept me going.  
• I don't feel starved at all.  If I'm hungry, I eat a snack.  It's that simple.
• I need to exercise still.
• My butt is super flat. Omg.  See bullet above.
• I'm starting to feel a little cute and shit again.  :) 

The large pic is from this morning.  The top right is from a month ago. The bottom right is the Big Bloat from 2/24.  I'm not quite ready for a full body shot yet.  As open as I am verbally, showing that will take more courage.  Patience... 

The balance of fat vs protein is tricky for me sometimes.  Avocados are a prime example... They're high in both.  They're good fats, but perhaps I should eat less, still?  My fat % was very high yesterday. The top 3 were beef patty (only the 3rd time I've had red meat in the last 7 weeks), carnitas and avocado.  All three were also the highest in protein.  I know where I can make changes, like I said earlier, but it's just a matter of mixing things up, I guess.  

Goals for this week are to drink more water, re-evaluate my protein choices based on fat % and exercise for real.  Not just dancing in the shower or around the house. :) 

Today is a good day.  The sun is shining and it's gorgeous outside.  No complaints here.

Peace out... 

xo