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Thank you everyone who sent their support! I got excited by the downward trend and weighed myself today - another pound gone! This after months of steady up. This could be random fluctuation but it's a morale booster. I did force myself to eat asparagus/tofu/brown rice stir fry for dinner last night, no snacks! (I feel like I am in the 70s again). That's 1970s. Counting calories is definitely eye opening but I'm wondering if the meditation I started practicing a couple weeks ago is also helping. Definitely I can associate the 10+ weight gain in the last year on some stressful events that I couldn't let go of. They were literally making me feel crazy. And kept reading about how stress adds to belly fat, which is where it was all going. I signed up for an all day stress reduction workshop a couple weekends ago, and started practicing some of the meditation since then (5 minutes in the morning). I have noticed a mental difference - a lighter feeling, more positive, letting go of some of those thoughts that were repeating in my mind like a hammer. So the meditation might also be responsible. I feel less stressed so maybe that is really lowering my cortisol = less belly fat? That and tofu...... Has anyone else tried meditation?
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148.5 lb
Lost so far: 6.5 lb.
Still to go: 18.5 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 20 February 2018:
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1419 kcal
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Fat: 66.76g | Prot: 53.49g | Carb: 158.13g.
Breakfast: Trader Joe's Irish Breakfast Tea, Sugar, 2% Fat Milk, Fruit Smoothie Drink (with Fruit Juice and Dairy Products), 2% Fat Milk, Starbucks Espresso Shot. Lunch: Mayonnaise, Tomatoes, Trader Joe's Uncured Apple Smoked Bacon, Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain 100% Whole Wheat Bread. Dinner: Kroger Homestyle Croutons - Zesty Italian, Tomatoes, Cos or Romaine Lettuce, Trader Joe's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing & Dip, Eggplant Parmesan Casserole. Snacks/Other: Bananas, Trader Joe's Ancient Grains & Nuts Granola. more...
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2117 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 1 hour, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 45 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 7.0 lb a week
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