Fresh Start

Wow!  What a roller coaster ride I've been on for a few months - like 7.  The food roller coaster to be exact.

To back track a bit I started BLE (Bright Line Eating) in Sept 2017 and really did well and followed the program for a solid 2.5 months with few mishaps along the way.  Then...

The first big fail was Bunco, then Christmas, then New Years...

In January I tried a stint of Whole 30 in combo with BLE and lost 7 more lbs, but then came Valentines, a newly discovered love for dark chocolate and more parties, birthday's, etc.

I still managed to lose a bit more between December and May.  I did a stint of Keto in there as well.

On the morning of May 15th I weighed 148.4 we went to a birthday party that night and overindulged.  Then in June I went on a cruise and just fell off the boat.  From May 15th to June 28th I gained 10.6 lbs.  When I weighed in that morning at 159 I knew I had to stop and get myself together. 

On June 29th I started somewhat of a Daniel Fast combined with BLE.  I went back to the basics of 3 measured meals, no flour, no sugar.  But I committed to no animal products for 3 weeks.  I lasted 19 days for that part.  I needed a detox.  Speaking of detox, did I mention we spent $640 on the cruise for these algae/seaweed supplements?  I am taking those for the sheer intention of not flushing my money down the toilet.  I have no idea if they are helping me, but I'm determined to finish them.

I'm slowly going to add back in some animal protein but mostly stick to plants.  I'm adding Bone Broth right now but will add eggs in the future.  No dairy, I think cheese is something that I need to avoid long term.

I did have a steak on my anniversary, a small 6 oz piece at Outback.  Also had a few splashes of milk in my coffee.

Oh yes, not drinking coffee either.  I had some last weekend and last Wednesday.  Even though it was decaf, I don't think I should drink it.  I avoid drinking water when I have coffee for some reason and then I have to put milk in too.  So it's not worth it right now.

But today I'm at 149.7 and have been for a few days so I am successful getting off the sugar boat and unloading that weight I gained.

I'm weighing myself daily, for accountability.  But I'm training myself to not connect my emotions to it.  It is what it is, no jumping for joy at a loss or crying at no loss or gain.  It does feel good to be back on BLE.

I knew before I could not eat sugar or flour but I guess I forgot.  I hope I remember to check in on Friday with the 4 week mark of Bright Lines!

Ciao!