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28 April 2017

I just returned from two months living on my boat on the west coast and am pleased to see I dropped ten pounds without trying.

During that time, I did not diet, but my tastes in foods have changed over time. Lately, I eat mostly vegetarian with some fish and chicken. I eat fewer eggs and avoid processed foods with emulsifiers and preservatives and refined starches and sweets. I usually eat alone, so am not tempted by the junk most people call food these days.

Specifically, I have been eating slow-cooked steel-cut oats with raisins and no milk or sugar and vegetable stews made with various beans chopped vegetables, cabbage, carrots, onion, corn, peppers, etc. I quit using purchased broths as a base after I discovered what they contain and instead use a bulk bin multi-bean soup mix as a base.

I generally avoid restaurants since there is very little offered on the menu that is not highly processed ingredients. Even salads are made with unnatural ingredients if I use the dressings.

Living on a boat means moving around more than on land and I was walking anywhere from 1,500 to 9,000 steps a day (if I can believe Google Fit).

I still drink too much and do go to restaurants on occasion, but whatever I am doing, it seems to be working for me.
Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
95.3 kg 9.3 kg 0.1 kg Poorly
   Add Comment Losing 0.4 kg a Week

23 January 2017

Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
101.0 kg 3.6 kg 5.7 kg Poorly
   Add Comment Gaining 0.5 kg a Week

02 January 2017

Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
99.3 kg 5.3 kg 4.1 kg Reasonably Well
   Add Comment Losing 6.4 kg a Week

01 January 2017

Well, that's over with. Now I can get on with life.

I've been careful what I eat and drink -- no candy, little booze, but 'way too many nuts and nothing adds pounds on me like nuts. Regardless, my weight is creeping up, so I'm back top recording food and activity again.

Although I am not uncomfortable with my current weight, I'd like to be lighter for sports and for the health benefits attributed to smaller girth. I'll work on it, but not beat myself up over whatever happens in the short term.

The bad cold I caught back mid-December was over by Christmas, but the after-effects linger: a deep cough and sudden and unpredictable fatigue that does not respond to coffee and which discourages me from going skiing or kiting. Sometimes just desk-work seems too difficult, but every day is better than the last.

So, it's a new year. I'm sure it will be full of surprises. Let's hope they are all pleasant surprises.

01 January 2017

Weight: Lost so far: Still to go: Diet followed:
100.2 kg 4.4 kg 5.0 kg Poorly
   Add Comment Gaining 1.6 kg a Week


allendick's Weight History


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