Densible's Journal, 12 March 2008

It is surprisingly difficult to write this. Here goes...I lost 3 lbs! I weighed myself yesterday (again) at the gym using the medical scale after a very strenuous and prolonged workout and there it was-I am teetering on the edge of 159. I am out of the 160's. Oh my gentle J! This morning I met my trainer and weighed in again and the weight loss is still there. I am very relieved and also anxious. Weight loss is not something I am used to and I fear it may be something I cannot sustain.

Lowering my cals to 1000 (let's face it it is probably closer to 1300 accounting for human tendency to underestimate, even using calorie counters and measurement) and less carbs (thank you to all my Atkins friends-CIAO Sararay!), for helping me figure out how to avoid some of the less obvious carb bombs out there. I am not carb crazy anymore, although I am not as austere as I can be... My trainer says that keeping it under 100g/day is a good goal and I think it is very doable for me...

YIPEE!

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1040 kcal

Fat: 29.04g | Prot: 87.02g | Carb: 118.45g.   Breakfast: orange, cheese, veggie bacon, green tea, fat free eggs. Lunch: chicken, chicken, kidney beans, cheese, beets, jicama, vinegar, tofu, cottage cheese. Dinner: basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, tomato, Light String Cheese, vegetarian broth, dreamfields pasta. Snacks/Other: wheat thins, Atkins Advantage Caramel Chocolate Peanut Nougat Bar. more...

2650 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Standing - 1 hour, Driving - 30 minutes, Desk Work - 7 hours, Conditioning exercise (health club) - 40 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 6 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 30 minutes. more...