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06/29/2016
176.5 this morning

Just a note on why it is important to weigh every morning.  Yesterday I was at 177.  This morning I would have bet any takers that I had gained because I felt as if I had, but no; down half a pound.  That's reality versus emotion/feelings/mind games we play with ourselves.  That's why it's important to stay out of our head and just do the work.

Adele's Response:
Yes yes yes yes YES! 

You (we) have to act, not think. Lead with the facts. 

Adele
133 this morning

06/30/2016
176.5 this morning

I was able to take a walk this morning.  Very low humidity coupled with a light breeze made for a tremendously satisfying foray back into the world of walking.  Yay!  Absolutely no pain or tenderness from the once-broken pinky toe, yet I will continue to be watchful of it.  I'm taking a vacation day tomorrow to clean my house (since I cannot seem to get it done during my weekends), and I have Monday off for the 4th of July holiday.  Yay-rah for 4 day weekends!  I think I'll see if The Mister will grill up a bunch of (naked) pork steaks and whatnot.  Y'all have a fun and safe weekend!

07/06/2016
176 this morning
(177 yesterday)

Found a Normandy blend of vegetables (frozen) so I've been eating that--cauliflower, broccoli, yellow squash, carrots, zucchini.  
Grilled up a bunch of stuff on the 4th and that'll last us a long time (Hebrew Nation all-beef hot dogs, pork steaks, hamburgers, and some sort of cheddar-brat patties (not for me, thanks.))  In addition to all those things, I also cooked up a flat of chicken thighs on Saturday; still loving those for my lunches.  

The change in my mind set these days is quite interesting.  We talk about the temptation to cheat in terms of the sleeping dragon, or the emotion-laden teenage girl who kicks and screams to get her way.  Most of the time my dragon is very much asleep; in fact, I tend to forget about it.  But once in a while it does rear its head, testing me, and Sunday was such a day.  I had gone with The Mister to his locksmith shop and, long story short, I was left alone in the shop for at least an hour.  Now, The Mister keeps candy at his shop for customers and employees; it is there, free for the taking.  I was reading, keeping myself occupied whilst waiting for The Mister to return, when from out of nowhere an inner thought suggested that I could eat some of that candy...as much as I wanted...and no one would know.  Six months ago I would have probably done it...but instead I thought of how quickly one small misstep would land me at the bottom of a canyon, so to speak.  It was like a short internal conversation, sort of like, "Yeah, nobody would know...except me, and I'm the one who matters.  Ain't gonna happen, buddy."  And do you know that dragon went right on back to sleep?   


07/18/2016
175 this morning

Still doing fine; it's comforting having a food routine.  Will be going out for lunch today with a young friend.  Now, this friend and I
do not get to meet up very often, but when we do I let her choose the place and she usually chooses Culver's.  I am taking along my 
own food:  baked chicken, salad, and raw carrots.  (I also brought frozen vegetables that I can eat later if I get hungry.)  It's just so
easy to bring one's own food; no need to be embarrassed or anything.  What would we do if we had food allergies?  --Take our own food,
right?  Well, I consider this way of eating to be in that same category--no biggie, it's just the way things are.