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OK, beginning Year #4 of low-carb! Wow....that sounds like FOREVER ago that I began this journey!
Yesterday - the anniversary - I spent on a volunteer project in the church office and then a lot of errands so that I wouldn't have to go out today. I'm probably showing my age here, but I remember a time when most places were closed on Good Friday, and the few that WERE open, closed up shop between noon and 3PM. I'm trying to honor that this year.
Yesterday, I did my weekly grocery shopping, as it would otherwise occur on Sunday and my store is closed then (good for them!!!). I went over to a few special places on the other side of the county, as well as Sam's. When I finally got home, I colored Easter eggs for the first time in I can't-remember-how-long. I made 1 egg of just about every color and then put them into a see-through container in the 'frig, waiting to see how long it would take for DH to notice. Didn't take him long!
Today, I'm baking up the Easter ham. Between DH singing and playing at every Easter service and the usual cooking that needs to get done to prepare him for the workweek, Sunday will be busy enough without trying to get that ham baked too.
Our weather has taken a very nice turn for spring again. It should be about 70, and it's already clear and sunny. Because I didn't do any exercise walking yesterday, I added just a bit extra today and it was a WONDERFUL day to be out and about.
Unfortunately, the scale disappointed me today, but it IS working its way downward ever so slowly. I'll see what I can do to tighten up on discipline and get that next pound GONE! I feel like I must be on some sort of very, very narrow ledge....right on the edge of maintaining and losing. One little bite puts me into maintaining and not taking that bite lets me lose. I know it's not quite that close, but it sure feels like it sometimes. It's so very tempting to just lose my patience traveling over these same pounds at a snail's pace, but it works better if I just focus on right where I am....the EXACT pound that I'm trying to lose. Any more than that is just an exercise in frustration right now. It will come....
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1239 kcal
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Fat: 92.46g | Prot: 64.94g | Carbs: 36.58g.
Breakfast: Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese (foil bricks), Kraft Shredded Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, Hunt's no salt added tomato sauce, Kraft shredded colby jack cheese, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, Kraft shredded mozzarella cheese, Hunt's petite diced tomatoes, Hormel turkey pepperoni, eggs. Lunch: Shady Brook Farms Original Lean Breakfast Turkey Sausage (links), Publix chia seeds (bulk), Kraft Natural Finely Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, Giorgio Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, Egg. Dinner: Publix chia seeds (bulk), Grape Tomatoes, Melissa's Armenian Cucumbers, Wish-Bone Ranch Dressing, Our World Organics Romaine Hearts, McCormick Salad Toppins. Snacks/Other: maraschino salad cherries, Planters Extra Large Virginia Peanuts made with Pure Sea Salt. more...
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1944 kcal
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Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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You are still moving, even so at that slow pace! I am back after gaining 40 pounds because I felt comfortable two pounds to my ending goal. I'm living proof, it's not worth it to hang tight! 8^ ) ~tig
29 Mar 13 by member: iamtig
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You're right. At least if I'm still moving, it means I'm not dead! LOL! I'm really learning the hard way that bouncing even a bit more than 5 pounds above goal is just really, really hard to recover from. Guess I had to learn the hard way....I can only hope the lesson sinks in so I don't have to repeat this correction.
29 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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Your words are very inspiring and thought provoking than perhaps you realize. 1st - you are proof living low carb over an extended period is totally possible! Seeing someone else struggle with the same issues I have lets me look at my own habits (good & bad) in a little different light. I struggle with finding a balance of what to eat & how much excercise & still have LOTS of wiggle room left for my weekend bake-a-thons. Who can bake goodies, even low carb ones without partaking? Well, not me for sure...too many recipes, so few weekends! So, I get discouraged when the pounds pop on...again. However, I am so thankful/grateful/hopefullto get back on track, quickly...before it gets too far out of hand. For me that is where my buddies & the tools FatSecret has come in to full value...priceless!
29 Mar 13 by member: gg-girl
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WOW 4 years, now that is dedication. You are such an inspiration. The scale is going to move very slowly or if it doesn't move, you are on lifetime maintanece now, right? You have done an awesome job and it has all been done by HUMAN power. No surgeries, no drugs, just good healthy eating. Way to go girl!!!! You keep up the great work.:):)
29 Mar 13 by member: LauPug1
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Congrads on 4 years! Amazing. I hope the scale will bring you flowers tomorrow:-)
29 Mar 13 by member: Lizzygracemusic
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GG, I'm absolutely convinced low-carb can be done as a permanent WOE. Sure, there are times when it's tougher, like when traveling, but overall it's pretty do-able. Lucky for me, I love meat, cheese, and eggs, so that's half the battle!
29 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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Yes Laurie, it's Maintenance for me right now. Unfortunately, I allowed myself to exceed my 5-pound range, believing it would be relatively easy to drop back down. WRONG!! Now I know why they talk about a 5-pound range in the book. Each person is different and has to make their own choices, but for me, I'm too chicken for any surgery and after reading about that phen-phen disaster several years back, I wouldn't go near ANY kind of weight-loss drug, no matter how safe anyone says it is. It's just been old-fashioned work for old-fashioned me. LOL! Have a wonderful Easter.
29 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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LGM....that's what I'm hoping for too!
29 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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Sandy, Happy lifestyle anniversary. You are doing fantastic. I know what you mean about relosing...I am hoping I learned my lesson this time. Have a blessed Easter weekend. :)
29 Mar 13 by member: ctlss
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As usual, I am playing catch up here. Please let me extend my congratulations of 3 successful years of healthy eating! And I do understand how frustrating it can be. In my Atkins book, he says never to gain more back during Maintenance than you can lose in 2 weeks. Not sure how much you can lose in 2 weeks but for me, that would be 2 pounds - LOL. Hang in there through this busy weekend.
30 Mar 13 by member: BuffyBear
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Way to go Sandy! Like the others, you are an inspiration so while the pounds are coming off slowly, you can have the satisfaction that you have also done something good for others. I really like what Buffy said about not gaining back more than you can lose in two weeks. I think I need to re-read the book, now that I am this far. I also let myself gain back more than I wanted; back on the way down now but a good lessons. During the interim I tried WW and a few other approaches, only to find myself returning to sugar like a bee to honey. Really, this is the best way for recovering sugar addicts and I hope to celebrate my four year anniversary too. I started in May of 2011. Blessings all on your journey!
30 Mar 13 by member: F8thful1
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Quoted the 1999 Version, Paperback - Chapter 20, page 257, Basic Principle #7.
30 Mar 13 by member: BuffyBear
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Stef, I hope your new, or interim, pastor has an inspiring message for you on Sunday. Happy Easter.
30 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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Buffy & F8thful1...I HEAR you on that 2 week thing!!! As near as I can figure out, it takes me nearly that long (2 weeks) to change direction from maintaining (or gaining, GASP!) to losing. So, for that 2 weeks, I'm just shifting, if you will, not really losing. Then afterward, it takes me at LEAST a week to drop a pound, generally somewhat longer (right there with you, Buffy). So....at that rate, to even begin to right the ship with a 5-pound gain, that will take me about 7 weeks....or nearly TWO MONTHS!!!...to get back to my goal!! More pounds = more weeks/months. I guess I found it was too easy to dismiss a "few" extra pounds as just water weight from some indiscretions and/or bigger portions. I'm trying to drum it into myself exactly what each "extra" pound means in terms of the time needed to drop it. Bummer.
30 Mar 13 by member: Sandy701
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Yep, it is hard to acknowledge how easily all that hard work can be reversed. But what can we do but try again and pray for strength to really learn the hard lessons.
Blessings all for a meaningful Easter tomorrow.
30 Mar 13 by member: F8thful1
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