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238.5 lbs.! Hoorah! I'm back down to where I was when I abandoned any form of discipline. I have a theory that I actually hope proves out wrong, but I don't think so. I think we reach a weight that we hover around for so long that the body gets used to it. And when we deviate from it radically one way or the other, the body doesn't protest all that much in getting back to that weight. Call it a plateau. Kind of like improving your golf score. Once you get the hang of it, your score drops dramatically down to your disciplined skill level. After that, every stroke you take off is well earned. I think that weight for me has been around 238.0 lbs. It was fairly easy to go from the 253 back to the 238. From there, I'm pretty sure I've got to work even harder to take each pound off, but even more importantly, I've got to work on making it a lifestyle change, to where I don't reward myself with reckless abandonment toward food, once I have a little success. I think one of the keys to successful lifestyle change, and a good maintenance program, is to plan portions of food you really enjoy eating, and avoid eating other things in volume, with little nutritional value, just to fill a void. My worst attacks come in the late evening when I just feel like I'm starving and I can't find anything in the house to satisfy the cravings - except those things I shouldn't be eating. I've got to plan for the cravings by having something delectable, but low cal and nutritious, available for consumption. But the best defense is a good offense; don't let yourself get to the point where you feel like you're starving. Have a glass of water and a mint or something, before you are tempted beyond control, and give that a chance to ward off the pangs of hunger. I don't know how many times a simple star mint has saved me from an evening of uncontrolled binging.
And remember, 80% of the people today are caused by accidents. Toodles!
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238.5 lb
Lost so far: 16.0 lb.
Still to go: 48.5 lb.
Diet followed 100%.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 27 August 2013:
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1439 kcal
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Fat: 51.71g | Prot: 56.27g | Carb: 190.74g.
Breakfast: Kroger Non-Dairy Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Ocean Spray Light Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice, Quaker Instant Oatmeal - Plain, Clover Honey. Lunch: Water, Great Value Cherry Limeade Drink Mix, Banquet Zesty Smothered Meat Patty Meal. Dinner: Cucumber Salad with Oil and Vinegar, Unsweetened Iced Tea, Rice-A-Roni Beef Flavor, Cooked Brussels Sprouts, Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless). Snacks/Other: Kroger Non-Dairy Creamer, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), HEB Cantaloupe Chunks. more...
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3022 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 20 minutes, Resting - 18 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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losing 17.5 lb a week
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