Officially39's Journal, 07 October 2018

September 30 through October 6

-Average daily protein 99.29g/day. 91g/day goal met.
-Average daily calories 1585/day. Above my programmed RDI but below FatSecret's RDI for me. It was an especially active week for me because of various schedule changes so it should have been alright.
-5445 calorie deficit as per FatSecret
-Average daily weight 170.14 +1.57

This was a discouraging week for me. As soon as I saw that jump in the middle of the week, I knew my average daily weight would not recover to show a loss this week. Intellectually, I know the number doesn't matter but it is challenging to not feel discouraged. For me the challenge lies in the second guessing that inevitably occurs. I think the big jump was due to a salmon salad I ate the day before combined with a very late meal. I am somewhat lactose intolerant and cream cheese is well above my tolerable threshold but it was DELICIOUS. It is also possible that the cream cheese was only a problem because I had enjoyed some questionable foods on Sunday too. It is this guessing game I HATE. I feel comfortable accepting it was water weight because of the steady drops I have experienced since. While I went over my calorie allowances, I was nowhere near amounts that would warrant an almost five lb gain in a day!! I think I will continue on this course for at least another week. I had really high protein days this week without being too uncomfortable. It made me think I can maybe keep the 91g/day protein goal while incorporating fasting as well. I miss not eating some times. Eating every day is a bit exhausting. I felt all bloated that high weight day and wanted to fast but was worried about my protein goals. I am going to crunch numbers and come up with a new plan for next week. Happy week to anyone who made it to the end of all this whining ;)

167.8 lb Lost so far: 67.2 lb.    Still to go: 32.8 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1478 kcal

Fat: 53.54g | Prot: 87.17g | Carb: 133.84g.   Breakfast: Collards (Chopped, Frozen), Onions, Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter, Green Peas (Frozen), Now Foods Whole Psyllium Husks, Woodstock Farms Organic Shitake Mushrooms, Wild Planet Wild Pacific Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Lightly Smoked, Egg. Dinner: Meyer Lemon Cups, Calamari Salad, Spicy Tuna Roll, Pineapple Juice, The Orange Edition, Rum. Snacks/Other: GT's Organic Raw Gingerade Kombucha, Lindt Excellence Extra Fine Dark Chocolate 85% Cocoa. more...

2420 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Driving - 30 minutes, Zumba - 1 hour, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 50 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours and 30 minutes. more...