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15 July 2023

I lost 2.4 pounds of the 3.4 pounds that I gained last week. Going in the right direction at least.

Actually I am impressed since I ate 3 breakfasts in town and 4 lunches in town. This often results in a weight gain. For breakfast I went to Ricky's for avocado toast which comes with 1 poached egg. Delicious and according to the nutritional information on line it is 300 calories. For lunch I went to Subway for a roasted chicken salad for two times and to the local coffee shop for the other two times where I also get myself a homemade date bar to go with my sandwich.

I have hit upon a snack/dessert which really has been appealing to me. I take an original rice cake (35 calories) and spread one wedge of Laughing Cow cheese (25 calories) then if I am being really decadent I put a little bit of dried dates on it with a sprinkle of sliced almonds. I also have put sliced tomato with salt and pepper which is also good.

This week has been chock full. Monday morning my friend came to help at my father-in-law's for 2 days. Very kind of her as she lives 2.5 hours away.

Monday night a 45 foot Manitoba Maple tree fell over at my rental unit. There was no wind or storm. Just fell. Likely due to dryness. Also it was a very old tree. I spent Tuesday arranging with insurance and hiring a tree removal fellow. (I still need to hire a roofer to fix the roof damage) I also met with the plumber that morning who is working at adding a furnace to my other rental unit - supposed to have a separate furnace for each unit. Discovered that my original furnace needs replacing. All before noon on Tuesday!

I had lunch with two friends on Thursday and a haircut on Friday.

I spent 4 days working 2-6 hours a day at going through his stuff. As of Friday his garage is finally done - it has been literally 3 weeks to get it done. I have stuff arranged on shelves for a garage sale hopefully next weekend. Now to work on the rest of the house. There will be on-going garage sales all summer long. I have hired a friend to do it on commission.

Today I am expecting a friend who has agreed to do an outside art installation in honour of my husband. The artist is someone who is close to both of my children and was a good friend of my husband and myself. We are going to talk actual plans, logistics and money!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
85.5 kg	36.2 kg	8.4 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Losing 1.3 kg a Week

09 July 2023

Substantial gain this week. By the numbers I could have expected a 2 pound gain and in fact it was a 3.4 pound gain.

Throughout the week I averaged 85 calories per day over the ideal amount of calories for me to ingest. That is about 1 large apple per day. It adds up and the result isn't what I like. It is easy to dismiss 100 calories or less as not making a difference - that just isn't true! Just as going 50-100 calories less than what I need to maintain my weight will result in a 1-2 pound loss.

This up coming week doesn't have social events that include eating in them. That usually makes things a bit easier. Last week I was at a 50th wedding anniversary and a potluck for the North Country Fair coordinators. Last week I was in town 4 days that included long hours clearing out my father in law's house so eating in town and coming home late. It is expected this week to have that pattern continue. I will need to be careful with my choices.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
86.6 kg	35.2 kg	9.5 kg	Reasonably Well

(1 comment) Gaining 1.3 kg a Week

01 July 2023

It was a gain. 1.6 pounds. I am not sure exactly how I made out at the fair for calories. I do know I made fairly decent choices while I was there. I had one high calorie day for sure when I got home. Otherwise I have been eating well. My guess is there was at least 3 days of higher calories and that resulted in the gain.

The plan is to persevere this coming week. I expect it will be successful.

The Fair was fun! Very hot. I saw lots of old friends. Since I have been home I have subbed, chaired a meeting and worked on my father in law's house - never ending story!

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
85.1 kg	36.7 kg	8.0 kg	Reasonably Well

(1 comment) Gaining 0.6 kg a Week

23 June 2023

It is Friday and a day early for my weekly weigh in. I am heading to the North Country Fair in a couple of hours and won't be home to do this until Tuesday so I am doing it a day early

Good news for me- I am down 1.6 pounds. That feels much better. This is my lowest weight all week with some days pretty high- in fact nearly 5 pounds above this morning's weight. I was getting quite frustrated as my eating was in 'the zone' and my exercise time was way up due to getting at the yardwork and my father in law's house and yet I was gaining. Then finally in the last 4 days I lost each day. So pleased to see that.

I had a very busy week with lots of time away from home and a number of sudden pivots. Fortunately, the protein bars helped when it was getting very late and no supper in the near future. I think they bridged the gap and made it possible to actually clock in a loss this week.

This weekend is going to be a bit of a minefield. Mostly I am going to be working against past habits in this particular setting. It is a summer fair- there are food trucks and I also get hospitality (the fair makes food for the performers and the organizers). Hospitality serves up delicious meals. I will be going into this with a plan. Unfortunately my two shifts straddle breakfast and lunch which sometimes makes me feel that I can just grab and go without assessing the plan very closely. I plan to be mindful and pause in my choices and to take along a couple of protein bars.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
84.5 kg	37.3 kg	7.3 kg	Reasonably Well

(2 comments) Losing 0.8 kg a Week

17 June 2023

Finally a decent loss! I am down 1.2 pounds however yesterday morning I was down 3.2 pounds. Always relative. We had a family barbeque and I must have eaten more than I have estimated for it to register 2 pounds up. Be that as it may, I have lost 1.2 pounds and I will take that!

This week I have been quite diligent around planning my meals especially ones where i was away from home. I had some meals where I had to pivot - had planned a meal out but meetings were cancelled at the last minute sort of thing. Spent an entire day on the road with my son however made good choices at the restaurants including splitting a meal. I have had my protein bar with me in case of emergencies. I have not always needed to avail myself which is good, too.

This up coming week is pretty full. My son and his wife are here. We will be working at my father in laws so lots of time away. I am subbing on Tuesday. I leave Friday to go to a weekend long North Country Fair so camping and eating at hospitality. Coming home Sunday evening. I will be making food plans for all of this and it is my intention not to gain during this time.

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
85.2 kg	36.6 kg	8.1 kg	Reasonably Well

Add Comment Losing 0.5 kg a Week

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