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gave myself permission to binge eat after some upsetting news. The good news is that there was a 28 day challenge of no alcohol, which I successfully complete without any difficulty whatsoever. didn't miss the ritual weekend glasses of wine. I now know that it was a bad habit and not an addiction. (I'm careful monitoring anything I like just a bit too much..)
what helped a lot is that my job has transformed into a reasonable job where I'm not totally emotionally exhausted after a day's work.
for health purposes, (as I have no other reason!) I'm going to do this challenge again.
the reason I first embarqued on this challenge was that I attended a party and decided not to drink. I felt it oddly empowering to be on the side of the abstinent.
didn't hate the feeling whatsoever.
the upsetting news is that I was sent for a biopsy for a 'lichen planus' in the mouth. Doc did not want a biopsy which would have sent 'yay or nay' to cancer but instead gave me a prescription and said the lesion would have to be monitored. He said being a smoker (6 years without smoking now) may have contributed to this condition. I don't like this Damocles sword hanging over my head. Another reason to give up the alcohol and get real with a plant based diet. (although for the last years, red meat has been very limited)
I'm looking into the potato diet as a way to jump start the weight loss (Happy St-Patricks to all the Irish, by the way!) - there are testimonies on the net that the potatos only are good to provide all nutrients during a short period of time. Can you imagine the ease and lost cost of embarking on such a diet!
after hearing so many wonderful things about it, all around the net, I've bought an Instant Pot!
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175.0 lb
Lost so far: 4.0 lb.
Still to go: 36.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 3.5 lb a week
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