Well I did indeed follow the program pretty well--not as much exercise but some every week eating on plan--with no weight loss ( in fact some gain, maybe up almost a half pound some days-- highest weight probably 150 .3) I decided that there was no need to continue for the 12 weeks as nearly 6 weeks with no change-- CLEARLY this alone wasn't working!!!
I did some very serious praying for guidance as to what i should do next and LO AND BEHOLD... one of my regular blogs posted THIS: The Fat Fast Cookbook. I decided this was a hint--sooooo... I took it! Bought the book and started the plan. started last Monday and lost 3 pounds in the first 5 day pass!!!!!!!! gained 2 pounds back over the weekend on a modified Atkins with a couple of little cheats opening night of the show( I had 3 strawberries, 1 with chocolate, 2 paleo fudge balls made with dates and honey so high carb, and a ton of parmesan artichoke dip with unknown ingredients--clearly more cals and carbs than was good for me!)
Back on plan as of Sunday morning. This morning I am back down to the lowest weight, sooo..this week I am going to try and stay on the plan for 10 full days--the longest recommended time--to just see what happens. both on the fast and after i go off it and add more protein and veg.
I have learned some important things on the plan-
-first, sticking to the 1000 calorie a day guidelines and paying close attention to portion size has made me realize that I was very probably eating WAY to many calories for fat loss, even though sticking to Ketogenic protocol. ( and hence not GAINING!--but not losing) Portion size DOES matter!
second--I really do seem to be one of those who is turning my dietary protein to sugar instead of turning to fat as fuel. Hopefully a few rounds of the fat fast ( plus weight lifting) will fix that glitch!
my fasting blood sugar is still too high! even on essentially zero carb hmmm what to do about that I don't know.
