Trimmer55's Journal, 22 May 2016

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Getting there - settling into what my maintenance eating culture will be.
I know that I am down - maybe another pound, but I did not record. I will do that soon.
I am within 3 pounds of my goal weight, which I adjusted up since, it was clear that 135 pounds for me at 30 looks different on me now at 55, so I will maintain a weight of 140. I'm feeling and looking very skinny.
I have not been doing my regular regimen of 1 hour yoga classes, but instead stealing poses and minutes of yoga here and there. That is the great thing about yoga. I can be waiting in a long line and doing an active tree pose and nobody knows!
I did attend a class this week though and it was SO good. I plan to do a scheduled class at least once a week. It is a little more challenging now that I am back in Vermont and the rural location that I live in limits the yoga opportunities. Fortunately I have lots of gardening and housework and renovations to my flooded kitchen that are keeping moving, moving, moving.
So back to my new eating culture. I am clear that I function better on protein and meat. I do eat carbs, like half a bagel or a taste of french fries on occasion, and I certainly love my hoppy IPA beer, but on a regular night, I satisfy myself with salad, eggs, yoghurt, steamed veggies, chicken, fish etc. On the weekend I might eat something like a piece of cake, or a slice of pizza, but that is fine, as my normal culture allows for that.
Right now I am eating 1600 calories a day for a slow burn of loss. Most days I keep to this or less, so the loss is happening. What is harder to factor in is the added activity.
Recently, I have been mowing my lawn (push mower), gardening hours at a time, hiking too, so that allows for even more calories taken in those days.
I guess it will be a delicious problem if my weight drops much below 140, because I would have to schedule more calories - ha ha.

Diet Calendar Entries for 22 May 2016:

1607 kcal

Fat: 42.88g | Prot: 36.73g | Carb: 186.10g. Breakfast: Maple Syrup, 2% Fat Milk, Butter, Plain Pancakes. Lunch: Sabra Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Bagel. Dinner: Stacy's Pita Chip Company Simply Naked Pita Chips, Soy Sauce, Peanut Butter, Olive Oil, Mustard, Shrimp, Green Peppers, Celery, Cabbage, Red Table Wine. Snacks/Other: Malibu Coconut Rum, Ice Cream Cone, Red Table Wine, Ferrara Pan Boston Baked Beans Candy. more...