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The weight gain on Christmas is officially banished! I am logging in a weight a half pound lower than where I was at Christmas morning! I aim at a one-pound loss per week so this week losing 1.4 pounds is particularly satisfying.
Basically, I have kept on with the general eating plan and was rewarded. One thing I tried last night and plan to continue is to actually plan my evening snack. I have been free wheeling it with a few ingredients 'planned' for but they were on a grazing basis. Last night I made a dish of 1/2 cup of thawed frozen cherries, sprinkled on a tablespoon of crushed walnuts and a tablespoon of shredded coconut. It felt quite festive and there was no need to graze for more.
I have gone 'exploring' for new venues for my outside exercise. Our tiny hamlet of 60 people has developed a Chickadee Lane which is a walking path in some bush that is in the hamlet. Bird houses and lots of donated bird seed is dotted literally every few yards. The paths are somewhat cleared in the winter. I took my snowshoes in and had a beautiful walk with huge spruce trees covered in snow, lots of birds flitting around and the air was filled with bird song. That plan is a keeper! I tried to upload a picture of it but apparently it is ‘invalid’! It took me almost a half hour to do one circuit. Then my walking partner suggested we walk on Crooked Lane. It is a county road with lots of curves that does not see much traffic. We walked there for an hour and saw no traffic at all. The road wound around and the sides of the road are lined with trees. Since it was plowed it was easy to maintain social distance while we walked. I plan to take my sister there today for our walk.
All the tile is laid in my basement and it looks amazing! The grout isn't done yet but that will come this next week.
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81.1 kg
Lost so far: 40.7 kg.
Still to go: 4.0 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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View Diet Calendar, 09 January 2021:
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1182 kcal
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Fat: 51.35g | Prot: 32.28g | Carbs: 160.09g.
Breakfast: Dole Frozen Strawberries, Walnuts, Oatmeal, Tea (Brewed), Balsamic Vinegar, Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseed, Synergy Gingerberry Kombucha (Bottle). Lunch: Bean Soup, Cooked Mature Onions (Fat Not Added in Cooking), Cooked Carrots (Fat Added in Cooking), McCormick Ground Cumin, Cumin, Trader Joe's Apple Cider Vinegar, Apples. Dinner: Trader Joe's True Thai Tom Yam Soup, Garlic Powder, Bragg Nutritional Yeast Seasoning, Whole Foods Market Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Raw Vegetable, Cumin, Green Leaf Lettuce. Snacks/Other: Frozen Cherries, Bob's Red Mill Unsweetened Shredded Coconut, Green Tea, Walnuts. more...
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2279 kcal
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Exercise:
Resting - 12 hours and 55 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 30 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Weight Training (moderate) - 10 minutes, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 5 minutes. more...
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Losing 0.6 kg a Week
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Your walks sound lovely and having company sounds wonderful as we are still under lockdown. I also like to plan snacks. Yesterday I tried making my own dark chocolate covered almonds. It didn't take even half of a square to coat a couple dozen, so I was quite pleased. I recently found that cereals like Shreddies and Cheerios are chock full of goodness, especially zinc which is hard to get in a limited calorie diet. So while I enjoy an occasional cup for breakfast it would also make a light but filling snack and I am looking forward to making a cereal mix like bits and bites! Add peanuts, use oil oil and limit the salt! A chocolate bean brownie is on the horizon too. It would go nicely with a dollop of banana smoothie ice cream! I think snacking can be delicious. We could even eat just these kinds of desserts and make them our main meals. So nutritious!
16 Jan 21 by member: Fiberoptic
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Beamoggin, snacks are an ongoing issue for me. The most satisfying are all pretty high calorie- in the past it has been chocolate is some form, cake, cookies, candy, etc. Often in combination....!
Now I am looking at dates and frozen fruit choices. Dates get out of hand really quickly! Definitely an area of needed attention.
17 Jan 21 by member: 59Carol
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Fibreoptic your snacks sound quite lovely. I really have to be careful to make choices that don't get larger and larger in quantity. I find that gets quite seductive. So I have to find ways to portion them out and even that doesn't always work as I don't always stick to the portion. Cereals are not an area I tend to embrace just because I have never cared for boxed cold cereals. I love hot cereal though. Those almonds sound quite inviting. Chocolate bean brownies are delicious.
17 Jan 21 by member: 59Carol
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Before I started this particular journey in dieting my weakness was eating at night when watching tv. I don't think we could keep anything in the house. I'd eat it all in a few days. Poptarts, cookies, licorice, jellybeans, chocolates, donuts, muffins, strudel, icecream you name it. If that was gone I'd eat a bag of chips. I think mostly from boredom, stress, and habit. But it got to where my sugar craving was enormous and I felt hungry all the time even though I wasn't limiting calories. I ate every couple of hours or probably non stop. I felt really crappy too especially after eating sugar but I just couldn't stop myself. I couldn't believe I still felt hungry. When I got up in the morning I'd usually go for the sugary stuff over healthy. I don't remember exactly why I decided to make a change. I tried so many times and gave in. But for some reason my mindset was more determined this time. I have alot of acid reflux but I was pushing 200lbs. My cals started out at 1800 and after researching i read that I needed more protein in my diet. I also read sugar is the enemy of protein. I saw things from others in FS that seemed to substantiate that. Since night was my weakest I started scheduling my snacks for every 2 hours. At first they were sweets. I started freezing food I could not eat in a day so I wouldn't be tempted. I also started eating cottage cheese and Greek yogurt and taking a protein supplement. Now I don't get those cravings anymore and I feel satisfied. Not sure if any of this will work for you but if you try to figure out what your triggers are and try to build in some things to keep them from happening it might help.
17 Jan 21 by member: bearnoggin
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Thanks bearmoggin. What you are describing is a sugar addiction. It just feeds on itself and there is never enough. I have found that if I have essentially no refined sugars for 3 days the craving goes away. Fortunately I didn't have a sugar addiction as bad as some however there were times when I was definitely in the throes of it. I no longer look at those foods with longing (that took a long long while!) however I do still want a 'sweet something' which is why I am exploring fruit. I love the taste and texture of dried dates however they are concentrated calories. Fortunately they don't trigger a sugar addiction but I have to treat them with kid gloves as I can really over do it with them! I do use them in cooking so I think I will store them in a less accessible location to interrupt the I see it, I eat it reflex!
18 Jan 21 by member: 59Carol
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Thats a good idea to store elsewhere! Hubby just bought a huge container of chocolate covered almonds. I will have a few but yesterday I kept looking at that darn thing all day! I finally told him he has to put it away where I can't see it!!! I wouldn't even buy them but that wouldn't be fair to him. He has a naturally slim build. But thats why I freeze stuff now because he only eats a little and in the past I had to eat the rest or I felt like it went to waste. Either way it was a waste whether it went in the trash or on my waist!
18 Jan 21 by member: bearnoggin
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Thats a good idea to store elsewhere! Hubby just bought a huge container of chocolate covered almonds. I will have a few but yesterday I kept looking at that darn thing all day! I finally told him he has to put it away where I can't see it!!! I wouldn't even buy them but that wouldn't be fair to him. He has a naturally slim build. But thats why I freeze stuff now because he only eats a little and in the past I had to eat the rest or I felt like it went to waste. Either way it was a waste whether it went in the trash or on my waist!
18 Jan 21 by member: bearnoggin
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bearnoggin- the more steps or the greater inconvenience that it is to get a sugary treat the less likely you will eat it. We are naturally a lazy race. I put a bowl of grape tomatoes on my counter. They are so red and pretty. The spurt of tomato in the mouth is quite satisfying. Easy to grab one or two and leave the rest alone. It satisfies my in the moment wishing for something to eat.
19 Jan 21 by member: 59Carol
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Yes we are Carol! That's a great idea with the tomatoes!!!
19 Jan 21 by member: bearnoggin
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Tomatoes work well but so do other healthy snacks - prepped carrots, celery, baby cucumbers, etc. whatever is appealing. The plan is to have it super accessible and immediately available. Going to the frig and taking out a vegetable and then washing and cutting it means it won't be the choice as it is 'too much trouble'!
20 Jan 21 by member: 59Carol
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I agree!!! Planning is everything!!!
21 Jan 21 by member: bearnoggin
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