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Finally below my previous Atkins lowest! I broke that 1/2 lb. barrier.
Still going very, very slowly. Good news though; I think I've figured out what was stalling me. I have cut back a bit on the nuts, but I've really cut back on the pepperoni. Of all the things I've been eating lately, that's definitely the one thing that I felt maybe I was over-doing and that I didn't eat in the beginning when I was losing so well.. A serving or two is fine, but some days I'd polish off an entire (it's small!) bag. Well, I realized that one little bag has like 10 servings, each with 13% of the daily recommended allowance of fat.. I think I was just eating too much fat and protein to burn or lose. At least I didn't gain. And truth be told, I binged on a bag of apple cinnamon rice cakes last night and I still lost this morning, lol. And oh yeah, I cheated a little three times last week. One was an unexpected wedding last Sunday and I was mostly good, but had some crackers and cake and a juice. Luckily most of the food was Atkins-friendly and all of it was healthy. Then last Thursday was our friend's birthday and he wanted to go to a fancee! restaurant and I'm sorry, but at a hundred dollars a plate, I'm not going to ask the chef if the food is Atkins-friendly (which it mostly was.. except the deserts;) ). And then at the in-law's house I had a little kinoa last weekend, but not sure if that is anti-Atkins. Pretty sure it is. Okay, so I was bad last week, but usually I'm not.
I also got a long term teaching placement that started this week and I've just been snacking less. Also been getting in more veggies. Still drinking diet soda, but less than two a day and caffeine free and I go for the lower sodium varieties. Still hoping I might reach 250 by Halloween, but that will be a challenge!
I still want to join the gym, but with this job not sure if it's worth the money.. maybe after I settle in I am thinking of riding my bike to work, though, or why we have my in-laws truck going out biking down on the bay.
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260.0 lb
Lost so far: 10.0 lb.
Still to go: 30.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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