Diario de Sandy701, 01 ago. 12

No exercise walking for me this morning...big thunderstorms! This time, I couldn't even get started before they came through. Now, of course, it's cleared up and the sun is out. But, I've just had breakfast (so have the dogs) and I'm getting some chores done before I head off to work at the thrift store. I get LOTS of walking in when I'm there, but I feel that's just a bonus and not dedicated exercise.

So, for this morning, I'm working on a few things in advance of our vacation/trip next week. There are a million details, as all of you know, but isn't it funny how my DH can just go into "vacation prep" mode for a few hours and believe that's all there is to it? AARRGGHH! Reminds me of when I went off to college. My mom had worked long and hard for weeks to make sure I was prepared and had everything I needed. When we arrived at the dorm, my dad said, "Well? Do you have everything? Do you need anything?" My mom just shook her head!!! If it were only that easy!

As of today, I'm on Maintenance....for real. July netted me 2 pounds lost, 1 of which put me at my goal. To recap the last couple months, my averages have been:

April Lost 2 pounds 1445 calories 39.41 TOTAL carbs
May Lost 4 pounds 1336 calories 38.60 TC
June Lost 3 pounds 1321 calories 43.39 TC
July Lost 2 pounds 1307 calories 46.57 TC

Mid-April is when I made an adjustment to reduce my caloric average from the 1400's to 1300. I've made a note to myself that to lose weight at my current weight, it might be best to keep calories at about 1300 and TOTAL carbs below 40. Keeping TC under 45 will work, but the losses are less. I need to keep these items in mind when I find myself trending upward within that 5-pound fluctuation zone.

And....for any newbie reading this journal, these are adjustments that are NOT appropriate for Induction or early-OWL folks! These adjustments have come after 2 years of being low-carb.

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1305 kcal

Grasa: 85,19g | Prot: 93,45g | Carbh: 55,66g.   Desayuno: eggs, Egglands Best, Johnsonville Brown Sugar & Honey sausages, Mrs. Butterworth's Sugar Free Syrup, butter, Maple Grove Farms Sugar Free Pancake Mix, blueberries. Almuerzo: butter, baby cut carrots, mushrooms, zucchini, yellow squash, NY strip steak. Cena: Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, chia seeds (bulk), Sargento 4cheese Mexican shredded cheese, eggs, Egglands Best. más...

1591 kcal

Ejercicio: Descansando - 16 horas, Durmiendo - 8 horas. más...