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148.6 again. Am I disappointed that there's no loss? Yes. Am I gonna give up? No.
When I started back on eating right and healthy, I made a conscience decision that this was for my health, not my weight or my size. Obviously weight-loss and a smaller size is a great bonus, but in the long run its my health that's most important.
It also helps that I have a very good idea about why I didn't "lose." I weigh on Friday before work, at the end of my time at home. Then I weigh Tuesday, the first morning home from work. So here's what my weigh-in look like:
Friday 153.4
Tuesday 148.6
Friday 149.4 (not recorded)
Tuesday 148.6
It looks like I didnt lose anything in a week. But I knew that the calorie deficit wasn't enough to account for that 5 lb drop in a weekend, so I assumed that some of it was water weight, which is normal for the first few weeks of low-carb eating. Also, I had unintentionally fasted for most of Monday prior to that first 148.6 reading. So when I weighed a little more on Friday, I wasn't surprised. AND it was still a 4 lb loss in a week, which is very good. So the second reading of 148.6 is showing steady loss, in reality. I hope that makes sense.
Oh, yeah - And maybe, just maybe, there's some (heavier) muscle replacing the fat.
The importance of journaling is this - yesterday I was discouraged because I felt fat and didn't think I would have lost anything over the weekend. Yes, I was disappointed that I didn't lose more. But in *reality* I'm doing really well. If I didn't journal, I would be caught up in my feelings, and feelings are often not reality. :)
Diet Calendar Entries for 24 March 2015:
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1385 kcal
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Fat: 104.17g | Prot: 89.08g | Carb: 17.52g.
Breakfast: Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, McDonald's Sausage Patty, Hometown Buffet Poached Eggs. Lunch: Great Value Original Beef Jerky, Cheddar Cheese. Dinner: Cheddar Cheese, Great Value Original Beef Jerky, Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, Sweet Onions, Ground Beef (85% Lean / 15% Fat), Del Monte Diced Tomatoes. more...
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2032 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Horseback Riding - 15 minutes, Standing - 4 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 11 hours and 25 minutes. more...
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