ANOTHER DAY 2000 CALORIES (DAY 79)

In general, a 2000 calorie daily consumption should be very compatible with some weight loss when combined with the level of activity that I have recently maintained, that is hikes averaging 7 miles per day.  However, that level may be harder and harder to maintain as the temperature drops and it gets darker earlier and earlier. Still, 2000 calories is still not exactly overdoing it for a guy who currently weighs 235 lbs. I should try to cut back more if I want to lose more weight which I do. At some point, I am going to have to master maintenance. This is not easy.

DAY 18 IN THE ZONE

DAY 18.
I ATE LIGHTLY.
I TOOK A RATHER MODEST 3 MILE WALK IN THE EVENING.
A PERFECT DAY.

It has been a very, very long time since I have looked forward to weighing myself on a Saturday morning. I know how this works, even with all my good eating this week, it is possible that the result on Saturday will be underwhelming.  No matter.  Whatever the results... I press on.

I can no longer stand being a fat pig.
18 days ago I weighed 283.6 lbs.
I am guessing that my weight will register somewhere in the high 260's on Saturday.
Still a fat pig, but less so.

The truth is...It is amazing how much better I feel already....
Perhaps that is not shocking... I have not had any sweets for 18 days.
I have not had any snacks for 18 days.
I have not overeaten for 18 days.
and somehow, I am not starving myself either.

I am 'in the zone'
I have been in this zone a few times in my life...
It's like when a baseball player gets 'hot' and bats .400, hits a bunch of homers all in the space of a few weeks... That's a guy 'in the zone.'

As I define it, I am in the zone.
I would like to stay here for a bit longer.

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I should have skipped the yogurt... I was trying to add just a tiny bit of variety to my diet... but look at all that unnecessary SUGAR I added... If I am going to have so much SUGAR, I might as well have an ice-cream or some OREO COOKIES!

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Lafayette, Indiana

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