The last twenty pounds?

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Perhaps the last thirty pounds?  Now that I am back into the 120's, if just barely.  And I think when I can tolerate higher compression again, so will be getting rid of the last of the fluid?  It's... about time to begin attempting to lose that last twenty to thirty pounds.

The first ninety pounds off went... fairly well, fairly fast really.  Not painless.  But, once I got that train moving, it went... and if not overnight, sometimes it did go that fast, further along.  Nausea, inability to eat, lots of problems.  But I just kept going, and I got there.

To be fair, the stoppage wasn't from an inability to continue, it was from being thrown off the motorcycle and wrecking my body a bit.  Not being mobile enough, or well enough, to clean, cook, shop.  And, then, needing to eat, so eating carb heavy foods.  Well, and being even more sedentary than before.

Though, I'll be honest, I was beginning to hit a bit of a wall with weight loss.  It had begun to slow just as it was.  So, as I am beginning to regain my legs, I am beginning to think about how to get the water off.  Then beginning to figure out how to lose that last bit.

This is a bit longwinded.  But, there are nuggets in there.  My new friend might be able to view this and make considerations too.  For me?  I am at the point where extreme calorie deficits are not a benefit.  They worked, for me, down to about 250?  Then I had to start increasing my food intake.

I didn't know about the exact deficit, but I would guess her numbers are closer to it.  A 20% deficit seems about right.  My problem was eating enough.  It remains a difficulty.  Even when mobile, and I think I am mobile enough now to cook, eating enough meat is just difficult.

Nice looking dame.  Reminds me of the good old days.  Oh well.

I am sure there are fattier meats, such as pork bellies.  But I can't tolerate them.  And bacon doesn't work for me, too high in salt?  It causes problems with both water retention and bp.  Steak is good, but too expensive.  And, it... actually gets very boring after a bit.  Burger is okay.  I do have trouble keeping up on intake.

Hmm... now that I think on it?  I was eating about a half a pound of burger, steak, or other meat, a day.  Which... is a lot more deficit than proposed.  And that was working.  Well, until it wasn't.  I do suspect eating more would help, but it is so difficult.  Nausea, and else.

I don't know.  I'll just have to get back into the right eating, and attempt to increase the intake until I begin losing again.  Though, too, to be honest, I need first to get blood sugar and bp back into trim.  This diet will do it.  It's the real reason behind the diet.  Weight loss was just a strange side effect I didn't really expect, after yo-yoing on keto.  So... get back to the basics, see if the health issues can be cleared again, then attend weight as a secondary issue?  Sure.