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So I'm not losing weight. Well of course I'm not losing weight because I'm eating more and exercising less. The next couple weeks are going to be challenging because I'm traveling pretty much through the rest of the month, and working on deadline on a stressful project, and that never makes for effective weight loss. So I've decided to relax with this, do the very best I can do, not allow myself to fall too far off the wagon, weigh in on July 31 when all the travel is over, and then discipline myself back into my routine on August 1. I have to be very disciplined then, because of course once we hit Thanksgiving, from then until the first week of January, things are always pretty much up for grabs -- and the goal for that period is not necessarily to lose weight but to hold my own. But there's 16 weeks from August 1 to Thanksgiving week, and I should be able to lose 10 pounds in 16 weeks. So that's going to be my goal: 149 by Thanksgiving. I think that's realistic, and if I can do that, it's another sort of psychic boost in terms of making this process permanent. Hope I can do this.
Diet Calendar Entries for 26 June 2016:
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1377 kcal
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Fat: 59.86g | Prot: 98.30g | Carb: 122.21g.
Breakfast: Cantaloupe (Muskmelon), breakfast time chicken mini-links, Blueberries, Green Valley Organics Lactose Free Blueberry Yogurt. Lunch: Australis Barramundi, Garlic, Hannaford Asparagus Spears, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Sweet Red Peppers, Leeks (Bulb and Lower Leaf-Portion) (Without Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled), Cooked Carrots. Dinner: Le Pain des Fleurs Buckwheat Crispbread, Smucker's Natural Creamy Peanut Butter, Finlandia Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, Cooked Egg White, Cooked Egg Yolk, Kroger Texas Red Grapefruit, Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Snacks/Other: Strawberry-Peach Smoothie, Cabot Extra Sharp White Cheddar Cheese, Theo Chocolate Organic Fair Trade Pure 85% Dark Chocolate, Luna Luna Bar - Dark Chocolate Hazelnut. more...
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2030 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Desk Work - 2 hours, Clearing/washing dishes - 10 minutes, Standing - 15 minutes, Playing with dog - 15 minutes, Cooking in Kitchen - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Resting - 10 hours and 25 minutes, Sitting - 2 hours, Driving - 35 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 30 minutes. more...
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26 Jun 16 by member: bdmgoggins
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That sounds like a solid strategy, HM. Relax is the key word!
26 Jun 16 by member: mskestrela
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Good job thinking realistically and long term. I need to think ahead a bit myself and see where I'm headed. Thanks for the good example.
26 Jun 16 by member: erikahollister
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erikahollister -- I realized when I got back into a weight loss regime summer 2014, that I had to be in this for the long haul, for the reset of my life in fact. Also, the more I read about post-menopausal metabolism and insulin resistance and hormones and weight loss, the more certain I was that I needed to lose the weight very gradually, that losing weight quickly was most likely to stall me before I was able to take all the weight off, and that it could kick off a metabolic reaction that could cause me to gain it all back and more, and finally -- I'm getting old and I don't think I have it in me to lose the same 50 pounds again. So I've focused on low and slow as it were. I imagine that by the time I hit goal -- my final goal is 134, 100 pounds from where I started in 2010 -- I will have been doing this low-glycemic routine continuously for almost 3 years. And because it's such an extended process, that I feel like it's truly becoming who I am and what my lifestyle is about. I hope so I want to stay the new me permanently. Oh and yesterday I was at a family gathering where my cousin's mother-in-law who admittedly is getting up in years -- but who has known me for 35 years, didn't recognize me!
26 Jun 16 by member: Hermiones Mom
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Wow, that is a glowing testimony of the positive changes you have made. Just keep doing the do. You got this!
26 Jun 16 by member: Mom2Boxers
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Mom2B's -- it's the second time someone has not recognized me. On the one hand, it's kind of cool. On the other hand, it makes me feel: Gosh, how bad did I look before?
27 Jun 16 by member: Hermiones Mom
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Or maybe, just lets you know how much people focus on our bodies instead of our faces? I guess some people's faces change a lot with weight loss, though.
27 Jun 16 by member: trackin64
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I salute you. You seem to have mastered the Zen of weight loss for the long term, right reasons. I know I'm not there and I envy your determination. I can't keep all the balls in the air. I get derailed easily. For now I am keeping my eye solely on losing weight. BUT, my hope for my future will be similar to you. Maybe when I get to the green line I can start working on better coping skills. I hope you are still here with us to help guide me. Thanks for your insights and calmness. 💖
27 Jun 16 by member: Sarah1950
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Just do your best over this next busy/stressful month! Make good choices as often as possible and try to string together as many "good days" as possible in a row, that way when you have "bad days" it will all balance out. Slow and steady is a good plan :)
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