Day 21
270 lbs






3 weeks raw

Today was a beautiful day. Gorgeous outside, crisp and Fallish. We don't get a real Fall here in Houston, so a day like this you have to really take in. The kids worked with leaves and drew with them. Chris did a kids message so I got to worship with all the families and it was just so great looking around and seeing everyone, so fun. I once again did not get to hear the message this week. Vyk's car got hit last Thursday and we have one car for a while. We will have to deal with the insurance company and then have it fixed which I expect to take a while. So I had to drive him to work on 45N and leave the evening service at 6:30 right about the time Chris was getting me interested. I am so curious as to the message. I am excited to hear it in a few weeks when it is on line. He is talking about scaling back your Christmas in order to give to blood water mission. So, it is just the challenge our family needs... more on that probably closer to Christmas.

Day of Rest
I did get to worship today and esp the evening was really good! It felt good to just worship, and to worship with my family.
I also made a special effort to get in rest today. I napped or just laid after lunch and then got up and went for a brisk walk before heading off to the evening service.

3 weeks
At 3 weeks and about to start my period. Weight I had lost (5 lbs) is almost all back ...I am sure it is water weight gain. But, still I wish I had lost more. I feel so good there is no way I am letting it slow me down. After my period I will probably lose like 8 lbs for a total of 10 and be happy. So, I am holding firm. I would rather weigh the same amount forever and feel as good as I have than weigh more and feel awful. I know the weight will come off.

Blood Sugar Normal
The biggest change and the biggest success this week is my BLOOD SUGAR! For someone who has struggled since like 20 with severe hypoglycemia, accounting for much of my weight problems....
to say... I have not had any hypoglycemia this week... This is HUGE
I have not felt low even when I was not on time with a snack or even missed a snack... I did not think it would be possible and definitely on this diet with no dairy or meat. I am floored. I woke up this morning with a little more hunger than the rest of the week and a little low blood sugar. Had to make my smoothie a little more promptly than other mornings. I think this is due to the large amount of cooked foods I had yesterday. I do not understand it, but I think the raw foods (I guess the enzymes) help keep everything even. So a high raw foods diet is the answer for me, if there was any doubt before now. I am very excited about this development for me with my low blood sugar and even feel like after just a few months on a raw diet I will no longer be hypoglycemic. YEAH! I am going to have a physical when I am pretty confident and see... How exciting would it be to get a blood sugar test back and have it normal. Not hypoglycemic and not Diabetic which is where I would probably be if I had kept going the way I was!
These are the goals, along with weight loss to work toward.