Talita - Oh ok.
I, too, am in the low normal range - for a couple of years. Ranging from 9-11.
Susan - Ooooh I'll have to try it straight on my potatoes. That sounds interesting. I saved a za'atar recipe a few months ago and never got around to making it, that also sounds interesting. Thanks!
Karen - From an earlier post, your food picture looks delicious! I'm always interested in seeing what others are eating...the family that I'm currently staying with thinks I'm a bit eccentric taking photos of everything that I eat. I've explained that it just temporary but I'm not sure that they believe me. So please post your pictures whenever you like then I won't feel so alone...ha!
Cathmc - Definitely only weigh yourself as often as you are comfortable. Some people are happiest weighing themselves often and others will stress over that number.
As for making this your way of life, you will get there.
Just keeping coming back to it when you get off track for awhile. No worries or stress, its just the way things happen and eventually you will find yourself
on plan[i] more days than [i]off plan. I sometimes think of this like kayaking; the water around your boat well determine how hard and often you have to stroke in order to stay on course. We can't control the water, but we can keep our boat in good repair, learn all six basic strokes and therefore be ready for almost all types of weather or currents.
Sue - Thanks Sue. I'm glad you had a good week overall. What a lovely quote, thank you for sharing it. Regarding the future weigh-ins, sure thing.
Susan - Happy Friday to you too! Thanks for checking in.
Sirdle - Thank you too for checking in. No worries, that could just be a piece of broccoli stuck in your teeth, or a baby potato or two that you forgot to take out of your pocket.
Qwerty988 - Thank you for the recipes. I want to try them both. Your lemon squeeze of fresh veggies reminded me of something that my mom suggested that we all found delicious. Squeezing lime on our corn on the cob made it taste so sweet.
Chris - I'm glad your including us in your struggle. We're rooting for you!
Katie - I love a good novel...lol...and this was a good one. Thanks for sharing Jeff's link. I empathize with the internal freak-out you describe when having to make changes or eliminate certain food...and you're doing it completely correctly. If the thought of
giving something up forever makes someone uncomfortable, just reframe it as a temporary
experiment. If you're worried about not getting all of the nutrients that you need then quantify it using a journal...just like you're doing with cronometer.com (I'm only repeating what you've said so others reading will understand). I hope you have a great next week as well.
Sedrexel - Yeah!! Three cheers for sweet potatoes and your great diligence.
Talita - Yep, you are on time, by a large margin. Its only Friday evening here (when you posted). I will always include someone who takes the time to weigh-in, no matter the time. You may be at a point where your weight loss slows down because you are so close to where your body weight should be. Calorie density adjustments and patient perseverance will get you to your goal. I will cheer you on if you end up doing a Mini. I did one and last October and posted all ten days in my online journal last year. It really did help kickstart a bit of a loss for me. (But I am much further from my goal, so there is more give there).
BeHealthy - I'm so happy that you were able to get yourself back on track so quickly. Wonderful! Thanks for the link... If I remember correctly didn't Rocco have a cooking show at one point? I look forward to hearing about his life since that time.
Karen - Your old stand-bys are perfect! Simple to prepare and affordable to purchase. No need to get much fancier if you enjoy them. I hope you find something out of the suggestions that will pique your interest and help you enjoy the food more.
peach1 - Best wishes this week with your tweaks. There were so many great suggestions this week. I can't wait to try some of them out.
Purposive - Excellent loss and effort this week. Avoiding those communal food-share areas at work can be tricky. I'm so happy to hear about your complexion and sleep...there are so many great benefits that come about from a healthy diet in addition to the weight loss!