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Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend....I know DH and I did! Mostly, we concentrated on big household projects....and then they turned into other projects....we call it mission creep. By the time we "finished," I'm not sure the to-do list got any shorter, as new projects replaced the ones that got done!
The weekend weather has been fantastic, sunny, light breezes, and highs in the mid-80's - perfect for hopping into the pool after any outdoor project. DH took the doggies out for their daily walks about 6AM; too early for me. So, I had the advantage of walking with tunes in my ears on most days.
I bought some blueberries this past week that were the best I've had in years! So good, that I bought even more over the weekend....same brand/batch. Luckily, blueberries fit into my WOE just fine.
Not logging my food seems to be going OK, too. I still weigh/measure some things, but that's mostly to keep me from any portion-creep. At this stage, I know about how much I should have to make everything balance out...or at least, I should.
This whole experience this spring has driven home a message like a sledgehammer! I just CANNOT eat as many off-plan items over the Christmas holidays as I did this past year. I DO NOT WANT to do this again.....this taking 6 months PLUS to drop the "holiday weight." I thought it would be easy to do, but am finding that it's decidedly NOT EASY!
The first year on Atkins (2010), I was very careful and ate only a few items off-plan for the holidays. In 2011, I thought I'd experiment just a bit more. It took me about 2-3 months into 2012 before I got my act back together. You'd think that would have been lesson enough for me, but it wasn't. I added a few more off-plan meals and foods this past year (2012), thinking that I could handle it, esp. since I had already reached my goal. How hard could it be to drop down there again???
Well, live and learn!!! When the Atkins book says to NEVER let yourself gain more than 5 pounds.....then DON'T DO IT!! Losing those pesky added pounds has proven to be every bit as difficult as it was the first time....and then some!
Even now, I think.....It's "only" 10 pounds.....10 measly little pounds.....how difficult can it be? Well, the answer is it's a whole lot more difficult than it seems. As I said, live and learn. Hopefully, I'll only need to learn this lesson once. :)
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1913 kcal
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Nadar (Lento) - 5 minutos, Caminhar (Rápido) - 5,5/kph - 53 minutos, Descansar - 15 horas e 2 minutos, Dormir - 8 horas. mais...
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