February Weight Loss Summary

I will remember this month as one in which I became more mindful of balance. At the beginning of February, I was preparing vegetable juice so that I could have three portions per day. Within two weeks, I had stopped completely. The cramps in my stomach had become too much to bear.

I went off dairy for ten days. I had hoped the condition was lactose intolerance. It made sense because the feeling was incomplete digestion, incomplete emptying of my stomach. I felt good and happy and then, ten days in, had some brussels sprouts in the morning. The cramps came back.

But by then I was already becoming aware of the need for balance. I was eating a can of beans in the morning, and a chicken avocado sandwich for lunch. My weight wasn't spiking upward. I wasn't in ketosis, and burning fat, but then again, I couldn't maintain ketosis the way I was going.

So I ended the month today at 184.49. Reversion to the mean, I guess. I began the month at 183.94. So I gained 0.57 pounds. That is what, two thousand calories? I could burn that off in a weekend. And I learned that I could eat brussels sprouts in the evening.

There were nine days of weight gain during the month, twelve days of weight loss, and five days of no change. The no-change days were aggravated by fluctuating scale readings. If I couldn't get a static weight on two consecutive weigh-ins, then I would use the previous day's reading. The days of weight gain represent huge spikes, which explains why they brought the rolling average up so far.

So, what is the plan for March? I am five pounds away from my goal, and it feels like it is beyond the horizon. I'm not quite ready to quit. But I don't know if I am going to aim for ketosis. I think I would rather have some protein mixed into a can of beans early in the day, so I want those low-glycemic carbs.

Sherry bought a Vitamix as an anniversary gift for us, so I do plan on re-introducing a juicing regimen. I think for now I will eat my brussels sprouts cooked well, and use other nutrients in the juicer. I have to lose one pound to get below my lowest low of 183.54. That happened six weeks ago. Since then, I have had higher highs and higher lows. But I never give up.