ZenusWarriorPrincess's Notizen, 19 Jun 23

Thanks for the support! Cooking 3 meals a day for the kids really makes fasting more of a challenge. I could have just bought them microwavable stuff to make it easier on me, but I refuse to feed them junk while I try to get healthier. #FamilyAffair 

It is a challenge to cook while fasting, I am also doing 72 hour fasts for some anti-inflammation beni's and so far I am doing well. I only cook 1 meal on my fasting days so I can only imagine how tough it is to do three. Well, I cook unless hubby eats while he is away. He usually calls me to let me know I don't have to cook. He tries to eat well when he eats out, usually a Zalad at Zaxby's, I appreciate when he does that. So far, the 72 hour fasts have been going swimmingly for me. 

What a wonderfully considerate hubby you have! Thank you so much for your comment! It is so nice to not feel so alone in this journey. Congrats on your progress so far! You are doing great! 🙂 

I wanted to comment on some of your posts, but your comments seem to be turned off... 

They may be, I have been gone for many years now, I snuck back in a few times trying to log my food and made everything private, that never went anywhere, so I've been trying to get this reset so I am public and accountable 

yup, got it, forgot to check the little box that says "Allow other members to comment on weigh-in and journal entries" Done 

Great idea! I was also here before under a different username. I lost 98 lbs in a year doing keto. I was going to the gym doing doing 4 sets of 10 90lb weighted squats, dumbbell presses at 35lbs each, PR 180 deadlift... Then, I became grandma and was very active in my grandchild's life. I let myself go again...smh. I made a promise to myself that if I ever get back there again, I will never lose myself in life again! I MATTER TOO! That has been a hard lesson for me to learn in life. 

I was maintaining reasonably well, + or - the same 20 lbs till 2019, my mother's health deteriorated and dementia began, hubby had serious issues with his knee and back, I was busy taking care of them and NOT taking care of me. Mom fell at the end of 2020 and the stress of running back and forth to the hospital, the pandemic , everything! My blood pressure skyrocketed and damaged my eyes, got the blood pressure medicated and controlled, vision improved. Then Mom passed, hubby had knee surgery AND back surgery in 2021, my vision suddenly got worse, by the end of 2021 I could not see out of my right eye at all, stress climbed. Found out I had a red brick cataract in my right eye. Waited for months to see a specialist, fast forward to 2022, scheduled surgery then it got canceled because I was over 50% BMI, they told me to lose weight and I tried, the stress of losing my vision and the stress of trying to lose weight during the holidays by February, not happening.....my vision in my left eye began to go also, finally got an appointment with a new doctor who works out of actual hospitals, no BMI limits in hospital, got my surgery in May 2023, stress is down. I'm able to refocus, so here I am. 

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you have been able to refocus! Stress has played a big role in my situation, too. Chocolate & other junk has been my "friend" 🙄 through it all. It is so easy to get lost when you worry so much about other people. I have recently decided that worrying about others does absolutely nothing to help them. I do what I can physically to help and try to separate myself from the energy of the situation, if that makes sense. I have a habit of trying to change things that are out of my control. Kinda like I can feel my inner being, my soul, get involved. In other words... These days, it is what it is. Let the world spin...🧘‍♀️  

LOL, I can relate, when Mom first started showing signs of dementia, I read all about it and I tried so many things to bring her back, not only did they not work, she resisted everything I tried to do, turned me into enemy #1 and told her sisters I was abusing her and I was not allowed to go back to her house. Finding out that no matter how much I cared, there was nothing I could do was a total crusher, in the end she did not even know me......but she talked to me about me and some days I was an angel in heaven that she was so proud of and other days...well, I was a witch :) My Doctor also told me that when under extreme emotional stress, there is no diet in the world that will make you lose weight, so I just kept trudging, meditation helped a lot, but no matter how good the meditation session, when you walk out of the soothing, calm environment you "created" life has a way of kicking you right in the teeth and slinging you back into "fight or flight". We can overcome. 

'wow, hard things in life certainly do make it hard to get healthy. Keep up the good work! 

@Erica Yes, they do. Thank you for your support!🙂 

@suzelite Love the serenity prayer! Thanks for the reminder! ...and you are absolutely right! You can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make them drink. 

Suzelite that prayer is one of my daily mantras! I try to set examples for others, but the last few years the example I set was more along the lines of what NOT to do! LOL! Something that I CAN change! 

Good luck with the fast.  

I am learning to enjoy the mental clarity and emotional calm I get from fasting. I plan to keep fasting a part of my life for the duration. My plan is to practice fasting instead of overeating for comfort and happiness.  

@Morticia Thank you much! 😊  

@Lady It IS nice. Me too, especially after learning all of the benefits. 🙂  

I wish I'd known about the saggy skin thing before...I battle that on my arms. I used to fast but now w that I'm in maintenance I don't anymore. Good luck and keep us posted!👍💜 

@Diana Thank you for the support! 😊 Will do! Day1- down 1.2 lbs