Trend lines in weight maintenance, they matter! Nov 2017

Heading into a super busy 6-9 months. So I'll be posting more photos than topics.


I'm settling into my winter trend line- AKA, the very top of my best weight maintenance range. I'm feeling pretty good.

What is working now:

1. I had terrible sleep for a while there in October. Now that I'm sleeping better I may or may not return to center of  my best weight. I'm still good inside the 113-116 range. Really, I feel great.

 There is no reason for me to adjust anything OTHER than getting a flat line in this yearly graph. Interesting that my weight at the lower plateau is staying longer. I suspect I'll go between the two plateaus from here on out if 2017 is any indication.

2017 weight maintenance, keeping 72+ pounds off

2. New silocone O-Ring for my Instant Pot. Yep! My lid always fit a bit wonky, so I replaced my silicone O-ring for my Instant Pot and I know feel comfortable making homemade broth. Mostly chicken, but by adding 1 nice beef bone with lots of bone marrow (purchased at Whole Foods) I get gelatin in my mostly chicken broth.

I also find good GI works when I add a little beef to my broth. 

Defatting & finding gelatin in my chicken broth!

3. Beach walks and photography. Yep! Very relaxing. 

Beach Glass Sunset

The sea glass colors are fabulous!

What didn't work in the past

1. Not prioritizing sleep, not looking at weight trend lines. Not taking action on day 4-5 of an upward trend.

2. Eating WW frozen meals and thinking I was going to get lean. LOL. I did almost get Type 2 diabetes. Because low fat high carb is not optimal for me. And fruit is not free by a long shot for my genetics. Little did I know that Paleo/LCHF could be fast, and inexpensive by using the whole animal and cool tools like the InstantPot. I can use fruit in flavoring in salad dressing. It's all good. Tasty and the correct hungry full signals- most of the time.

3. Not being able to walk far or boulder hop due to my weight and my plantar fasciitis. Beach combing was possible, but it was by far much more painful and I could not squat, boulder hop or walk as long or as far as I can now.

Hope nobody is falling into the binge eat, repent, repeat cycle for the Holiday 2017 season. Good news is you can stop today and be in a better place by tonight. And the next day and the 1 month and 27 days we have left in 2017.  Get out of your own way. Moderating junk is wheeeee fun, until it's not. Then it's just a mental and physical pain. I know, I lived 40 years that way.

Take it from me: Do not wait until 2018 and don't align yourself with anyone who is waiting until the new year to take action. Long term weight maintenance is a "Right Here Right Now" sort of life.

Off to relax before the beach weather leaves us. Looks like we are about to start our So. Cal rainy season.  Because my car  plants could use some water.