Gnewfry's Journal, 10 July 2014

it's my birthday. i weighed in today rather than sunday because we are going out to dinner. just to a steak house, so i don't think the damage will be too bad. the portions are small. last night i weighed in at 2 pounds less than now. it's a little weird to weigh more in the morning. but it's still a loss, and i will take it.

i haven't been really hungry lately. i'm hungry for breakfast, and that is it. so i've been eating lightly. i can see now how people can survive on 1200 calories. simply not hungry. i'm not going to change my rdi yet. i want to see if this lasts for a while. plus, if i change my rdi, won't all my previous calorie counts say that i was over 100%??
i'm actually starving for breakfast and can barely wait the hour that i have to wait between taking my synthroid and eating.

i've done well with exercise and eating this past week. i didn't exercise yesterday, but the day before i went to the more energetic water aerobics class and i was very happy not to have a fibromyalgia flare. so i will do that again. it was hard. today i'm going to the arthritis aerobic class, which is easier. most of the instructors do not keep the beat with the music in the arthritis class. it's a lot less fun when you don't have the beat to work with. today's instructor makes it feel more like dancing.

i'm not too happy with my age now, 49. it's too close to 50. i remember turning 40, and that was sad for me. i think 50 will make me sad too. and today's birthday makes me sad. besides dinner, i think i will get a mani pedi. that should be nice. i kind of want a massage too, but i have been having a lot of trouble with them lately. because of my weight, it is hard to lie on my stomach. the last place i went laid down pregnancy pads for me, and that was a lot better. the last place was in wisconsin though. i haven't called around to find a place here in chicago that will have and are willing to do the pregnancy pads.

mostly today i'm not going to do anything that i don't want to do. this includes dishes and cleaning the cat litter. that can all wait until tomorrow.

260.4 lb Lost so far: 7.2 lb.    Still to go: 70.4 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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2835 kcal

Fat: 107.06g | Prot: 90.79g | Carb: 321.97g.   Breakfast: Kellogg's Raisin Bran , Trader Joe's Organic Vanilla Soymilk Extra. Lunch: Buitoni Wild Mushroom Agnolotti, Butter, ACE Bakery Country Bread, Poppy seed muffins. Dinner: Chocolate Cake (with Chocolate Frosting), Sharon's Sorbet Mango Sorbet, Pinot Noir Wine, Bourbon, Cooked Asparagus (from Fresh), Butter, Mashed Potato, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse Petite Filet Mignon. more...

3795 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours, Sitting - 7 hours and 40 minutes. more...