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Well, I think that after a little more than six months, I've finally plateaued. I've been expecting this, so, while I'm not happy about it, I understand it. Susan B. Roberts, Ph.D., professor of nutrition and professor of psychiatry at Tufts University, is an expert on nutrition and weight control, and in an article in Psychology Today, she said that "... based on my experience in research studies where we measure calorie requirements and study plateaus, usually true plateaus don't happen for 6 months or more of dieting." So, I'm right on schedule. Therefore, I'm going to just accept the physiological realities of life and move on. I'm going to do three things about this: 1) Continue to exercise & increase my resistance training to replace lost muscle; 2) Be vigilant in my diet; 3) Be patient, because I know that if I do these things, the weight will come off. I read recently that it takes a year or more for our bodies to adjust to long-term dietary changes and to create a new, lower set-point. So, it's going to be important to continue eating this way, until they become habit. Breaking a lifetime of bad eating habits, will take time, but I know that I can do it!
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208.2 lb
Lost so far: 121.8 lb.
Still to go: 18.3 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 15 December 2013:
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1483 kcal
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Fat: 43.05g | Prot: 143.80g | Carb: 138.13g.
Breakfast: HEB 100% Bacon Pieces, Jones Dairy Farm All Natural Uncured Canadian Bacon, GNC DHA 600, Marquis Nutra Foods Chia Seeds - Black Organic, GNC Fish Oil 1000, GNC Total Lean CLA Soft Chew, Optimum Nutrition Superior Amino 2222 Tabs , Starbucks Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup, Master's Touch Vine Sweet Mini Peppers, Baby Spinach, Egg Beaters Egg Beaters - Original, Coffee. Lunch: Green Hot Chili Peppers, Jalepeno Pepper, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Publix Onions, Bell Peppers, Publix Red Bell Pepper, Pilgrim's Chicken Breast Tenderloins. Dinner: Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers Unsalted Tops, Las Fortunitas Corn Tortilla Chips, Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Beef Franks, Wal-Mart 96/4 Ground Beef. Snacks/Other: Marshmallows, Tostitos 100% White Corn Bite Size Tortilla Chips, Cashew Nuts. more...
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3131 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking - Runtastic - 2 hours and 39 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 21 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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steady weight
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