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Looking at my recent records, I'm not losing and I am not gaining. Over the past few weeks, I took a break from trying to lose weight due to travels and other distractions and have been watching to see what happens.
Although I am up five pounds from my lowest weight in recent months, I am staying in a fairly tight band between 214 and 220, and staying reasonably stable is a victory. Moreover, my blood pressure is under 120/80 most of the time and I am seeing blood sugar under six and as low as 5.6 some mornings whereas 6.2 used to be the rule.
I have not been counting calories the past while, and it is becoming obvious that if I really want to lose more weight, I am going to have to be more disciplined. My activity level does not seem to have a large effect.
If I can stay stable at under 220, then I think I can be stable around 210. I'm comfortable at my current weight, but think that carrying less mass would yield health benefits in the long run. When I visualise carrying 40 extra pounds with me everywhere, which is what I am doing by some reckoning, I can see that walking, skiing, and even getting out of an easy chair should be much easier.
One impediment to losing weight is the fact that as I lose weight, my calorie requirements drop, so I have to reduce how much I eat and that is easy to forget.
When I lose 10% of my weight, then I need to reduce my daily intake by about 10% from my habitual intake if I wish to stay stable there.
If I lose 20%, then I need to cut back further.
Habits are hard to break.
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99.3 kg
Lost so far: 5.3 kg.
Still to go: 4.1 kg.
Diet followed: Not Applicable.
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View Diet Calendar, 04 November 2016:
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1813 kcal
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Fat: 75.81g | Prot: 77.73g | Carbs: 228.50g.
Breakfast: Egg White. Lunch: Chicken Stir Fry, Chicken or Turkey Vegetable Stew Type Soup. Dinner: Bananas, Chicken or Turkey Vegetable Stew Type Soup, Mixed Nuts, Chicken or Turkey Vegetable Stew Type Soup, Vegetable Stew (without Meat), Bananas. Snacks/Other: Banana, Kiwi Fruit, Fibre Laxative. more...
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3937 kcal
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Exercise:
Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours, Desk Work - 6 hours, Yard Work (gardening) - 2 hours and 20 minutes, Housework - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 7 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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Gaining 0.3 kg a Week
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