59Carol's Journal, 22 May 21

This is a celebration week! I lost 3.6 pounds! That is exciting however the context is that this is the first loss that I have logged this month. I logged a zero and two weeks of gains adding up to 1.4 pounds. The other exciting thing is that I have achieved my initial goal of losing 100 pounds! I am 0.6 pounds under that goal. Whoopeeee!

According to those in the know, a 100 pound loss gives a woman goddess status. (not sure if the guys would get god status....???) That makes me an official goddess!

Now back to earth. At 170 pounds I am still in the overweight category. When I set that goal, I felt that a hundred pounds was all that I was willing to consider. Now that I have achieved that, I plan to inch my way down into virtually unknown territory weight-wise.

I have been 170 as an adult a few times and I knew what this looked and felt like. I was ever so briefly at 165 approximately 20 years ago. The last time I was 140 I was 19 years old. I was 130 at 18 years old. See what I mean? Virtually unknown territory for me at 62 years old!

It is my plan to go at this in 5 pound increments. Lose the 5 pounds. Assess and decide if that is the stopping place or if I am losing 5 more pounds. I can't fathom a weight less than 140 so that is my expected minimum weight however anything between 140 and 170 is a win for me.

Last week I was writing about my nut issues. Just for the record, I managed the nuts very well this past week. First of all I accounted for 56g of nuts that were weighed out each morning. All of the nut containers were turned or stored in such a way that I did not see them and they were not as accessible. That helped. By the end of the week I was weighing the nuts that I hadn't eaten and was able to subtract those calories off the following morning.

The other change is that I made a conscious effort to not eat past 7 pm. I achieved that most nights.

My granddaughter has been making Hello Fresh vegetarian meals for us the last 3 nights. They are fairly high calorie. So I have been portioning my share into increments that work for my plan. I have compensated by eating less to make sure which means that my calories were lower yet.

All in all a celebration week!!!

76.8 kg Lost so far: 45.0 kg.    Still to go: 0 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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1069 kcal

Fat: 39.61g | Prot: 35.77g | Carbs: 150.71g.   Breakfast: Great Value Frozen Mixed Berries, Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, Oatmeal, Tea (Brewed), Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseed, Honey, Synergy Gingerberry Kombucha (Bottle), Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Prune Puree. Lunch: Meatless Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Butter, Cumin, McCormick Ground Cumin, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Apples, Dry Roasted Unsalted Peanuts. Dinner: Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, Cheese Filled Ravioli. Snacks/Other: Green Tea. more...

2146 kcal

Exercise: Resting - 12 hours and 25 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 30 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 45 minutes. more...