16:8 Fast

 

Day 1:  Dec. 31 2022

Fast begins at 3:00 p.m. 

I didn't track calories well today, but plan to do better tomorrow.  Still, the fast begins at 3:00 p.m.

December 2022

 I'm hit and miss with this blog and the same goes for trying to lose weight and do something positive about my diet.  It's certainly challenging with all of my new diagnosis. 

My latest diagnosis is that I have Lichen Planus, which is another autoimmune disorder.  My list of other autoimmune diseases:  Hashimoto's Disease, Celiac Disease, Dermatitus Herpetiformis and now Lichen Planus.  

Looking back I now realize  that I probably had Lichen Planus before DH. I'm sure I've had Celiac Disease for at least twenty years and it was un-diagnosed.  The same goes for Lichen Planus.  It caused all of my hair loss, not DH.  

I have now lost most of my hair, so much so that I need to wear a wig.  I am taking Plaquenil to try to stop the hair loss, but the drug takes anywhere from 2 -6 months to work.  Most of my hair will be gone by then.  I have resigned myself to wearing a wig.

In the meantime I have other health issues, the main one being my weight.   Due to my two hip surgeries in 2019, followed by Covid- 19 and many other health issues I have now gained 20 lbs.  This added weight is contributing to more health issues and I must deal with it to keep from declining.  

I am frustrated by the fact that there's not an exercise class at the health club any longer.  There is a class at the center twice a week that I will go to.  I also have a video of the class so that I can exercise at home.  We now have a treadmill to walk on and I need to get on it. 

I am using MFP to track calories and want to try intermittent fasting at 16:8.  

I need a weekly weigh-in and my plan is to post it here every Monday.