This is the first week since the beginning of transition that I am happy with how the weight has “behaved” during the past week. Finally no more frantic jumping around but softly moving within the boundaries of a pound. Another such stable week and I feel that I am well founded for the coming holiday season and that my weight has truly begun resetting itself.
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TRANSITION : Week 9 – Day 1
Nov 12
Balance, balance – the center, the equilibrium.
The new crown is settling in but still needed adjustment as I was still more in pains then not, still could not eat properly and drinking any diet coke over the milk days was impossible. Got an adjustment yesterday and I think this might now finally be it for that.
During the week my weight was continuing to climb. The 2 milk days brought me again down to almost where I was last week. But I am not fooled, my body weight has not yet reset. The body fat percentage has climbed 2.5% over the past few weeks. I am still not able not to fall into bingeing at times – Halloween and too much left over candies any one?
For this reason I announced to my Accu Diet counselor this morning on the phone that I intend of going back 2 steps and onto veggies and protein mainly and that I want to do that for 2 weeks and to get the weight settled around my end goal weight without having to have milk days in between. This did not fall onto happy ears, cutting back and having just veggies and protein yes, but not that I want to make it without any milk days.
The counselor even stated that 2 milk days are needed for the chemical balance and to flush the body of wastes from the former 5 days and that 1 milk day is not enough for that. This actually confused me, because I was told earlier, that once you are through transition you only do one or two milk days if you have gained during the week. But maybe this “has to be 2 days” approach is what you need and do during Transition?
I definitely want to get my weight truly locked in before Thanksgiving, actually even before the 22nd as then my dad will come visiting and by then I do not want to have myself on a too restrictive diet any longer but rather be in Maintenance mode.
TRANSITION : Week 7 – Day 1
Oct 29
Another not so good week on Transition.
The wedding was great, but I was having all those pains from the temporary crown and had a hard time eating. But with the help of painkillers I still managed to gain weight, even though for the most we did not overdo it. 8 hours on the roads, twice in 3 days, that was the hardest part food wise.
On Monday I then went to the dentist to receive the final crown. And more pains while others went away. My jaws are all locked up by now, biting anything harder than a raw bell pepper is impossible and I fear that I will never again be able to eat normally or drink anything colder than lukewarm.
But there where good news all the same. I had my blood work done and all numbers came back in great shape. My doctor said she’d be happy if more of her patients would take care like that of themselves. That comment went down like honey! The only thing which was too elevated was my thyroids, they showed as being a bit over-active.
Drumroll please. OVER ACTIVE thyroids !! Last year they where under-active and for that reason I was put onto thyroid supplements. Why the drumroll? Because finally all my unexplained chills and elevated heart rate since on the diet fell into place. That are symptoms of over-active thyroids! Woohoo. Not menopause symptoms. Nope. Obviously the Accu Diet kicked my thyroids right back into gear and with the daily supplement it became more than I needed. Reducing the amount of the supplement drastically has fully handled the problem.
TRANSITION : Week 6 – Day 1
Oct 22
This was a difficult week for me.
After cracking and breaking one of my fillings in a tooth I first had a temporary filling to get me over the weekend when we were photographing a wedding in Minnesota. That week had been painful by itself, but not for the temporary filling but for my migraines coming back – which had been gone for months now.
Last week I received my temporary crown and ever since I’m really in pain. Avoiding medication where I can, I am not a happy camper to have Advil suddenly becoming part of my life and the only thing which allows me to get through a night or a day.
Weight wise I am trying to stabilize, but since I got the taste of sugar, wheat and oils last week I am having a very hard time getting back down to moderation. The weight shows it, I’m increasing, even with 2 milk days. And I have another out of town wedding to photograph this weekend. It should be less invasive on my weight, but I’m still worried.
TRANSITION : Week 5 – Day 1
Oct 15
This week was… interesting, to say the least.
I knew exactly that this week would not be “good”. And as good as I can be, just as bad can I be too. And I knew I would be. Not much more to expect of myself after over 8 weeks of complete absence from anything remotely sugary, floury or cheesy and also no breads, no pasta, no wine, no oil… and no chocolate. And five days away from control and home, on the road, for a wedding, to meet family and friends but also business meetings with a few clients.
Thus I was really not surprised to see the jump in weight when I came back. Put myself on 2 days milk of which today is the second. Already my weight has dropped again well, but it needs still some little work.
This coming week is a good week to get my balance back. End of next week there is another trip out of town for another wedding – hey, that would be the fifth one this year! But I do not think that it will be as bad as the last week, that was just my all out. Now it’s the path to balance and to truly stabilize for the future which means moderation with some foods and a lot of others.
I am looking forwards to the next few weeks to get it really well under control and balance.
