59Carol's Journal, 29 Oct 22

It's a loss! Hard won but a loss of 1.2 pounds. Hard won because I started the week with two days way over my calorie window and last night another day way over. The other 4 days were in the zone or less. The first two days was an Ukranian Supper and then the next day was just eating butter, honey and melba toast to excess! Last night was a celebration of a physician getting an award buffet - avoiding the sweet table would have saved my bacon however, I didn't.

The middle four days I got a handle on my eating. I went to the store and examined a variety of cookies and candies finding ones that the calories were 35 or less per serving. That is quite hard as the average cookie is 75 calories or more! I put them into baggies with labels and set the rest aside. I will be making up 'day amounts' of 150 calories and putting the rest away today. This seems to be helping my sweet tooth without mindlessly chomping down handfuls.

I assessed my patterns over the last 25 years - yes I have been in this game of weight loss for 25 years. I seem to stall out somewhere in the 170s and then drift upward over time. I don't want that to be my story this time. I wish to end somewhere around 140-155 (I will assess as I enter these weights) but not to end at 170. So what will I do differently?

Earlier this week I contacted Nerd Fitness which has a virtual personal coach program that I have been aware of for the last few years. I will be starting with my coach next week on Wednesday. I am hoping to find that personal accountability during these last 35-40 pounds to be the difference. I am also looking for any new way of looking at my choices- basically bring a beginner's mind to the situation. I will post on how this goes for me.

Last week was a busy week for me. Went to a Ukrainian refugee supper in support of refugees in our community. I got my booster Covid shot on Monday- no side effects. I had a zoom meeting about health care in our region and signed up for working on senior needs especially those aging in place, I took my first class on some Buddhist teachings, had my granddaughter come for some school work help for two days, went to a yoga class, met friends for lunch (navigated the menus well -thank goodness I checked online for the nutrition information!), attended a community supper celebrating one of our physicians who has been working in our community for the past 42 years and planned a policy meeting for the Women Shelter committee. Definitely busy!

82.0 kg Lost so far: 39.8 kg.    Still to go: 4.9 kg.    Diet followed: Reasonably Well.

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1156 kcal

Fat: 21.38g | Prot: 36.83g | Carbs: 206.37g.   Breakfast: Prune Puree, Great Value Frozen Mixed Berries, Oatmeal, Synergy Gingerberry Kombucha (Bottle), Spectrum Organic Ground Flaxseed, Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Lunch: Nestle Big Turk Bites, McCormick Ground Cumin, Red Beans and Rice, Tone's Ground Cumin, Signature Select Stir Fry Vegetables, Crisco Extra Virgin Olive Oil Spray, Apples, Pompeian White Wine Vinegar. Dinner: Cooked Turnip, Yam (Without Salt, Drained, Cooked, Boiled, Baked), Signature Select Stir Fry Vegetables, Cabbage with Meat Soup. Snacks/Other: Hummus, Synergy Gingerberry Kombucha (Bottle), Green Tea. more...

2183 kcal

Exercise: Resting - 13 hours and 25 minutes, Dance (slow step) - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours, Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 15 minutes. more...