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Happy with a 900 g loss for the week given the stress at work. Focussing on stress reduction techniques as I've noticed every time I have prolonged stress (more than a couple of hours in time) my weight halts or goes up. This is due to a chemical called cortisol being released into your body which sends the body into panic. It halts your metabolism. Stress, we know, has health implications. The trick is to manage it before it manages you. So I've been focussing on what my body does when I'm stressed. My breathing quickens. I feel my body tensing especially my shoulders and arms. I can't focus. Solution: Get out of the office at lunch for a few minutes away from those that are stressing me. When I come home switch off with a walk (hopefully soon if dr gives clearance), water plants, read a book (no crosswords etc as brain has to think), a drive, window shop, meet a friend for coffee, or crochet. To name a few. Must be an activity where you give your brain permission not to think or relax with a view etc. plus not comfort eating. Pin these to your fridge so you see them and they remind you how to de-stress. It's also interesting that we don't recognise we have been stressed usually until after its happened, like being in a depressed state. So we have to teach ourselves to recognise this. Getting the stress under control will prevent my body going into panic mode and hopefully it won't release cortisol. Write that email to ask that question or clarify an answer. If that bill needs to be paid I'll just pay it. Am I worried about a subject I'm teaching, just sit down and plan the lessons to make sure I'm prepared. Just do it, don't think it. If it's something I can't control or take action on, then I need to let it go. Because worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due.
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167.1 lb
Lost so far: 43.9 lb.
Still to go: 12.8 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entry for 18 June 2017:
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1028 kcal
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Fat: 53.04g | Prot: 47.80g | Carb: 99.81g.
Breakfast: Avocado, Grape Tomatoes, Potato Rosti, Bertolli Extra Light Olive Oil Spray, Baby Spinach, Egg. Lunch: Cherry Tomatoes, Avocado, Wombok salad, Cucumber (with Peel), Sweet Red Peppers. Dinner: Cooked Brussels Sprouts, Pink Lady Apples, Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin), Pork Loin (Tenderloin, Lean Only), Green String Beans, Sweet Potato, Cooked Pumpkin (from Fresh). Snacks/Other: SunRice Original Thin Rice Cakes, Strawberries, Aldi Cottage Cheese, Tea with Milk. more...
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losing 1.5 lb a week
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