Eternallyvernal's Journal, 04 October 2010

So nice to have 3 weeks behind me with a slow but steady loss at this point. From what I read, this is the best way. 8 pounds lost in the last three weeks. Hoping to lose 7 more in the next 3 weeks. I need to step up the strength workouts and increase aerobics a bit. I should be very happy I made it through a difficult week.

Journaling on fatsecret makes it so much less tedious. It's nice to know that I can easily print my diaries to take to a professional at any point as well.

In my browsing I ran across a very interesting article about the CR society. They have done studies that show a Restricted Calorie diet lengthens your life when done properly. Of course, it's more than just counting calories, these people balance all nutritional requirements as well. Although I'm not sure I could live on 1300 calories for the rest of my life, I'm sure the websites will be helpful in learning to live with eating less than I have been.
CR Society

162.0 lb Lost so far: 8.0 lb.    Still to go: 17.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1247 kcal

Fat: 37.11g | Prot: 69.12g | Carb: 141.63g.   Breakfast: Pure Via, organic blueberries, Oat Bran Hot Cereal. Lunch: Fat Free Sour Cream, La Mexicana Mild Salsa, Latin Style Black Bean Soup. Dinner: Great Caesar Lite, Parmesan cheese shaved (2 TBS), pinot noir, Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Extra Wide Noodles, benecol, asparagus, Chicken Thigh (Skin Not Eaten). Snacks/Other: baby carrots, Greek Style Hummus, Excellence Intense Orange Dark Chocolate. more...

2331 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 2 hours, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 30 minutes, Dance (fast step, aerobic) - 20 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 30 minutes, Resting - 12 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...