59Carol's Journal, 04 July 2020

This is feeling totally unfair -- I gained 0.2 pounds. I averaged 40 calories below my window last week and ever so slightly under my average calories of the week before. I had one day slightly above my window and then 3 in the window and 3 below the window. However my weight averaged exactly what it ended up being this morning. I had a significant loss last week of 2.6 pounds so maybe it is just a week of settling in. I do know the numbers work in the end and that if I preserve they will pay off. I have to admit I was sorely tempted to log in yesterday's weight which was 1.2 pounds less. But to be honest that was a definite 'outlier' weight in the week. Maybe it is a harbinger of things to come?? I hope so! In the meantime, I have resisted playing the 'could have beens' game and logged in honestly!

I worked a hard 2 hours in the trees in front of my yard cutting down volunteer carriganas and dragging out deadfall. I had hoped to haul away the large brush pile but I didn't beat the rains. It has been raining pretty much 5 days since.

I went for my first massage since COVID and that was wonderful. I also finally got my eyebrows tinted. I have always had dark eyebrows that I rather liked. When I had chemo 5 years ago I lost all my body hair including my eyebrows. My head hair grew in well but my brows and lashes are sparse. My brows came in almost with no colour at all. I found it disconcerting to see these barely there eye brows in the mirror. It just didn't look like me. So I got them tinted this week. I was concerned they would be too dark and not look natural. The young girl did an excellent job. I now see the 'right' brows in the mirror! This is way more gratifying than it probably should be.

196.0 lb Lost so far: 72.5 lb.    Still to go: 26.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1221 kcal

Fat: 30.05g | Prot: 81.29g | Carb: 160.54g.   Breakfast: Whole Milk Plain Yogurt, Oatmeal, Whole Milk, Kombucha, Tea (Brewed), Honey. Lunch: Lettuce Salad with Assorted Vegetables, Skinless Chicken Breast, 365 Greek Yogurt Plain. Dinner: Yam (with Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled), Roast Beef, Green Giant Roasted Veggies Carrots, 365 Greek Yogurt Plain. Snacks/Other: 365 Greek Yogurt Plain, 365 Greek Yogurt Plain, Trader Joe's Antipasto Mediterranean Vegetables, Back to Nature Sesame Seed Rice Thin Crackers, Panda Black Licorice, 365 Greek Yogurt Plain. more...

2547 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Circuit Training - 20 minutes, Resting - 12 hours and 58 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 17 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 5 minutes. more...