I'm nearly done with the back of Optically Delusional. At this point you're basically binding off one stitch at each end of each right-side row, to keep the diagonal lines going but create a straight edge at the top. It's as big as a baby blanket! Well, not quite, but it's seriously heavy. And turning it at the end of each row, with two balls of yarn and the ends from previous balls of yarn is making a mess! I know to turn one direction and then the opposite direction, and that's working pretty well, but I still have to remember to take my needle under the yarn or it gets tangled. And these balls of yarn are not nice, neat little center-pull balls. They are deceptive, in that they look like nice neat little center-pull balls, but when you fish around in the center for the beginning of the yarn, you pull out a glob of yarn that then further tangles as you work away. Right now I have 104 stitches and I'm working my way down to two.
Got lots of outside walking type exercise done, but nothing else. I walked 3.5 miles mid-morning, and then when the well repairmen came I walked back from the job site about a mile. Stayed on the eating plan yesterday, too.
And my weight stayed the same. I really wish this food log didn't require a daily weigh-in. I know I thought it was a Good Thing to weigh myself every day, but it's more discouraging than I thought it would be. Maybe I'll just put the same weight in every day in order to get a new log page to fill out, but only put the real weight in on Mondays.
One of my friends has already sent a very supportive message about my not eating enough calories. Okay, okay! I'll give it a shot. And you'll be the first to get my undying gratitude when I show a decent loss for the month of February!
Of course, it'll be all your fault if I gain. Fair warning ... heheheh.
4 comments:
There is a FINE line between watching calories and going over into 'starvation' mode. Doesn't seem like you are 'starving' yourself but if you significantly cut your calories from what you are used to AND increase your exercise level YOUR body will see that as 'starvation' and hold on to every bit of fat you eat. Watch your calorie cutting closely and lean it up as your body becomes more efficient at burning calories (as you increase your metabolic rate) and remember that you WILL need more calories than you might think if you are exercising more than you were used to.
Thanks for your comments. I'm a semi-professional dieter, having watched my weight fluctuate all my life. I do know all this. I also know my body. I'm trying to keep an open mind! Again, thanks.
Debbi,
Take a few minutes to investigate Weight Watchers Core program. I have had so much success with it. My weight loss has not been quick, but it has been steady and I can truly say that after the first days, hunger has not been an issue. Just read through the core tips board on WW website. You can eat more than you think you can if you eat the right foods....
I've tried every incarnation of WW since the beginning. I used to be a WW leader, back when you had to eat five fish meals and one liver meal a week. (That would be in the mid '70s.) I was on WW just last year, both Core and Flex plans, and had no success. I think I've found something that works for me, and I'm glad you've found something that works for you. Different strokes ...
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