My Six Week Cure: Week 1 Results
Today, I have completed the FIRST WEEK of the program!
I have lost 5 pounds and 1 inch each from my waist and hip measurements.
A five-pound loss is great for the first week. So are the waist and hip reductions. At my size, this difference doesn’t show much in my SAD measurements. They look exactly the same as last week.
I am finding my 3XL T-shirts looser, and my 2XL T-shirts fitting better already. I wear 26W pants, but I don’t fit into ALL of my 26W pants, since some of them are cut quite a bit smaller than others. I can’t get into any of my 24Ws yet. So, I’m not changing either of my clothing sizes this week. I expect to lower my T-Shirt size to 2XL NEXT week, though.
And, we’ll see if I can get into those 24W pants by then, too. I am really hoping I can fit into size 24W by October 9, when I leave on a business trip to the UK. That would be very cool!! But, that is still a few weeks off. I get to eat meat for a couple of weeks (weeks 3-4) before I go on my UK trip!
I don’t have any pictures today. My resident photographer is out of town, so you’ll have to wait a bit for a picture.
Progress Chart
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Week |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Date |
9/12 |
9/19 |
9/26 |
10/3 |
10/10 |
10/17 |
10/24 |
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Height |
63 |
63 |
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Weight |
260 |
255 |
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Pants |
26W |
26W |
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T-Shirt |
3XL |
3XL |
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Waist |
51 |
50 |
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Hips |
53 |
52 |
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WHR |
0.96 |
0.96 |
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S-SAD |
16 |
16 |
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L-SAD |
12.5 |
12.5 |
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S-L |
3.5 |
3.5 |
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fBGL |
246 |
209 |
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Table Key
- Height in inches
Weight in pounds
Pants Size (U.S. Large Women’s sizes)
T-Shirt Size (U.S. generic/men’s sizes)
Waist Circumference in inches
Hip Circumference in inches
WHR Waist to Hip Ratio (W/H)
Standing Sagittal Abdominal Diameter
Lying Sagittal Abdominal Diameter
Standing SAD minus Lying SAD
Fasting Blood Glucose Level in mg/dL
Conversion Factors
- centimeters = inches x 2.54
kilograms = pounds x 0.453
BGL in mmol/L = BGL in mg/dL x 0.055
Personal Thoughts from Week 1
Day One: Saturday
First days are usually exciting! There has not been enough time to get bored with a restricted menu yet, unless you are one of those who hates protein shakes or something. I’m not. My energy was high. I had a shake instead of breakfast and the other two after lunch. Experimenting with the shakes was fun. I liked using decaf coffee instead of water for bigger coffee flavor.
I ate lunch out with a friend, at a build-your-own burger place. I ate mine protein style, topped with about 1 cup of shredded lettuce, three tomato slices and a dollop of mayo.
Day Two: Sunday
I drank a shake for breakfast, and took a second shake to church in a thermos. This worked really well. I was very hungry at the end of the service, so I drank the shake to tide me over until I could get home for lunch, which would not be for another 1-2 hours. Lunch was carne asada with a dollop of guacamole and pico di gaio. Dinner was another shake.
Energy still high. Still feeling good. Except for sinus allergies: I sneezed like a crazy person today.
Day Three: Monday
I drank one shake before work, and two at work. Dinner was a couple of quarter-pound burger patties with melted american cheese, two deviled eggs and a diet soda. For the first time in the week, I feel full and really satisfied! Not that I have been hungry. I just haven’t had that Ahhh what a great meal feeling on this week 1 plan.
I also opened a can of organic coconut milk that I bought to try in my shakes. I ran out of cream this morning, so I wanted to taste the coconut milk because I’ve never had it before. Wow. I really like it. 1/4 cup serving has 12g fat and only 2g carbs. Protein is negligible, especially considering I’m using enough powder to provide 60g per shake! I only get 2 Tablespoons of cream or coconut milk in each shake, so it will add only 1g carb, and a nice 6g of fat. I also thought it would add a creamy texture.
I felt very tired Monday. I had trouble getting to sleep the night before, so maybe that’s all it was. It was so hard to get up that morning! Maybe a little tiredness for the first three days in is normal. Still, I was hoping that better sleep would solve the tiredness.
Day Four: Tuesday
Tuesday was another high energy day. The tiredness of Monday was gone, so the good night of sleep must have helped, and also probably getting past the day three tiredness… One shake before work, two at work, and then chicken for dinner. I felt pretty hungry, so I took a leg and two thighs.
Day Five: Wednesday
Bad day, but not diet related. An old chronic pain reasserted itself with a vengence! Though I stayed in bed all day, I listened to an audio book when awake, and drank 3 shakes and had chicken for my solid meal again.
Day Six: Thursday
Good day. Still some pain, but I went back to work. Ugh! Three shakes and one solid meal of a beef patty, with a little cheese and tomato. I know I’m not being very creative with my meals, but I am eating what I want. After the shakes, beef and chicken is what I’m hungry for. I’m keeping it simple.
I’m actually not being very creative with my shakes either. I am using water, powders, organic raw cream or organic coconut milk, a pasty liquid supplement that contains phosphorus, an egg at least once per day, and Torani syrups. If I have some leftover coffee, I use that instead of water. And sometimes instant decaf coffee powder instead of the coffee-flavored syrup. I usually use Vanilla syrup mixed with either almond, coffee, or chocolate. I don’t usually do fruity shakes (except strawberry – yum!). I like coffee, chocolate, nuts and sugar flavors (caramel, English toffee, butterscotch, etc).
I have noticed on the shakes-instead-of-meals plan that I have a harder time concentrating in the afternoon between about 3 and 4:30. When I am low carbing and eat bacon and eggs for breakfast, I don’t usually have an afternoon dip in energy. I did notice a similar dip in energy sometimes when I skipped breakfast while IFing. Not all the time though. Some IF days, my energy is so high, I feel like I never want to eat again, I feel SO GOOD!! I don’t feel that good on the shakes.
Day Seven: Friday
Good energy all day. Feeling very good. The morning’s first shake was coffee flavored, and very good. I went home at lunchtime and made my second shake fresh, which was English Toffee flavored. And then I made one for the thermos to take back to work for the afternoon. Dinner was chicken wings with a few carrot and celery sticks and bleu cheese dressing.
I got my first complement at work from somebody who noticed I look thinner. She thinks I look thinner all over, not just around my middle-aged middle. And, she didn’t even know I was on this program, so the compliment is totally genuine.
If you have comments or questions, leave me a comment!
Lovin’ It Low Carb
Ramona Denton
September 19, 2009
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