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Today is the two-year mark since I began this particular weight loss journey. I have kept weekly records of my calories and weight loss for the past 108 weeks. The records have been invaluable to me as I picked out my patterns and what was really happening versus what I thought was happening. It has really kept me honest. As of today, I have lost 81.1 pounds. The first 52 weeks I lost 60 pounds and the last 52 weeks was 21 pounds. I am satisfied with averaging 40 pounds a year. Looking ahead, I have 20 pounds more to lose to get to 170 pounds before I assess where I am at and whether I wish to lose more. At 160 I will leave the overweight BMI and enter into the 'normal' so that may be a goal. Presently I cannot see going below 140. All of those decisions are down the road so for now I will focus on the next 20 pounds.
I am logging in a 0.4 gain from last week however I logged a 3.4 loss last week and so the small gain is not unexpected. It is a common pattern for me to log a modest gain after a substantial loss. All week long I was in the 190s so to be in the 180s on weigh-in day is a real win for me!
I continued to eat more calories than the usual 1200 calories - I averaged 1295 calories a day - following my new eating plan. As the weight went as high as a 2.2-pound gain, it was hard to stay steady. In the end, it worked out. Judging from this week, I will be aiming to eat around 1300 calories or less while getting in all the recommended foods. It is somewhat of a challenge but do-able with careful planning.
This week I had painters come to paint my barn. When I was a child our barn was this colour so it has nostalgic value to me! I also had them paint this outbuilding as well. I tried posting pictures but the program won’t load them.
My husband’s Lincoln is now roadworthy and available for sale. I am going to post it tomorrow, I think. And my farm truck no longer leaks radiator fluid and is good to go for the next year!
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86.1 kg
Lost so far: 35.7 kg.
Still to go: 9.0 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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1178 kcal
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Fat: 19.89g | Prot: 35.40g | Carbs: 232.24g.
Breakfast: Oatmeal, Tea (Brewed), Balsamic Vinegar, Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseed, Synergy Gingerberry Kombucha (Bottle), Wyman's Fresh Frozen Wild Blueberries, Almonds. Lunch: Cooked Cowpeas, Field Peas or Blackeye Peas (from Fresh, Fat Not Added in Cooking), Apples, Barley (Cooked), Green Cabbage, Turmeric (Ground), Kirkland Signature Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Ginger (Ground), Cumin, Garlic Powder. Dinner: Trader Joe's Organic Lentil Vegetable Soup, Zucchini (with Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled), Cumin, Green Leaf Lettuce, Kirkland Signature Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, Apples. Snacks/Other: Barley (Cooked), KAL Nutritional Yeast Flakes, Green Tea. more...
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2462 kcal
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Exercise:
Circuit Training - 20 minutes, Resting - 13 hours, Stretching (yoga) - 15 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 5 minutes. more...
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Gaining 0.2 kg a Week
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