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I went away for a week and it was one of those eat out a lot type of trips (I got to visit my husband!!). I was really good portion control wise, just not particularly smart with the actual food choice. However I walked... a lot! Like we had no car and walked everywhere, every day. I loved it. The good news in all of this is that while I may have eaten stuff I wouldn't normally eat, I rarely ate more than half of it, AND I increased my physical activity to help compensate which I'm proud of. I've never had a problem eating a full restaurant portion (don't get me wrong, I'd regret it instantly and feel sick for a bit, but I'd do it almost every time) but I was actually amazed at how much the small changes I've made have really affected my eating habits. I find I miss my healthier choices, I'm no dreading "having" to eat them. I like how I feel better when I eat them, my body responds to the choices, good and bad. I love how much more energy I have when I USE more energy by getting moving. I love that I sleep so much better.
Anyways, this trip was much needed. After my grandma passed at the beginning of the month I needed something to pull me out of a funk I was in (I wasn't eating often enough so when I did realize I was hungry I'd just want quick and satisfying, plus I was being less active than normal) and this trip definitely did! I feel like my very soul was soothed and refreshed. I really needed to be with my husband for the week and it looks like we won't be apart for nearly as long as we'd thought.
Overall, things are just starting to go really well and it's just giving me the boost I needed. I've re-evaluated my eating plans and have decided to start moving towards lower carb healthy eating. I'm not going to to cut out carbs all together but I know i have success with old school no carb high fat diet but if I can adapt that to a healthy diet where it's not high in fat might work faster and still not be a sacrifice. Like I said, not jumping into anything, just going to try to move that way.
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263.7 lb
Lost so far: 25.7 lb.
Still to go: 93.7 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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losing 0.1 lb a week
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