day 207 ...

again a fail in the late-night eating department. it has been a LONG time since i failed that twice in a row. being so close to goal it seems like i have taken some sort of food vacation. i have always had trouble finishing things ,,, so there's that.

night-time eating ... FAIL;
water intake ... FAIL;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 208 ...

no late night eating ... the 1st of many In a row.

so ... the deal seems to be : scratch and claw your way to a 3 lb. loss after 30 days of working the plan to perfection; gain 5 lbs. for 2 days worth of dietary "indiscretions" ... riiiiight.

well, the last time this happened i recall that the scale hovered for a few days, then plummeted downwards ... so there's that. hoping it happens this time around.

a 3 star day ... the first of many in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 209 ...

no late night eating ... 2 in a row.

as i had hoped, the weight, which piled on so quickly, is coming off almost as quickly ... whew ! it feels good to be back in the saddle again and yesterday, i actually exceeded the water intake target, which doesn't happen very often.

the plan for today : stick with the plan.

water is my friend.

a 3 star day ... 2 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 210 ...

no late-night eating ... 3 in a row.

lately i have noticed a new development; i tend to feel hungry after my usual breakfast, which used to pretty much satisfy me. i believe that my food-addicted brain is trying a new tactic.

staying the course.

water is my friend.

a 3 star day ... 3 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 211 ...

no late-night eating ... 4 in a row.

after last weeks fiasco of an overnight weight gain of 5 lbs, my weight is back down very close to the posted current weight. i had figured this would happen so didn't bother to make the change. the bad news is that even with 13 days left it will be iffy as to whether i show a loss for the month. sticking with the plan. due to the warm weather it has been easier to achieve the targeted water intake, so i haven't had to choke back 1 or 2 glasses late at night.

a 3 star day ... 4 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 212 ...

no late-night eating ... 5 in a row.

am trusting that my "mental calculator" is reasonably close and that i am running some sort of calorie deficit almost every day. still hoping to show a 2lb loss for the month ... 3 lbs would be excellent !

water is my friend.

a 3 star day ... 5 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 213 ...

no late-night eating ... 6 in a row.

ate a full can on beans last night. i usually only eat half a can but that turned out to be dinner so the calorie load was acceptable. doing "ok" with water intake. still feels like i am forcing it down most of the time. perhaps if i cut back on coffee a bit that might make it easier. yeah ... like that's going to happen.

a 3 star day ... 6 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 214 ...

no late night eating ... 7 in a row.

just didn't get enough water in me yesterday, so a fail on that. this week presents a huge challenge; fathers day dinner today then away from home for 4 or 5 days. the goal was a 4 lb. loss for june but at this point i would be ok with breaking even and would be delighted with a 1 lb. loss ... we shall see.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... FAIL;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 215 ...

fathers day family gathering. while i didn't go completely off the rails, i could have used a little more self-control, could definitely have had more water, and likewise could have had a glass of water rather than a late night snack ... small and healthy though it was.

the next 4 days i will be away from home so probably will not post entries. i will have lots of exposure to restaurant food and snack food, so am keeping my goal 'reasonable', i.e. a break-even on calories would be considered a win.

night-time eating ... FAIL;
water intake ... FAIL;
clean eating ... FAIL.

YIKES ! can't recall the last time i had 3 fails for the day. not feeling too bad about it though as i didn't let things get completely out of hand.

day 221 ...

no late night eating.

well, my 4 day mini-vacation went pretty much as expected. due to the heat, water intake was absolutely not an issue ... but cookies were. unless the scale goes into a downward spiral (it has happened before), june will be the first month since november that i haven't lost at least 3 lbs; in fact, a small gain looks more likely. getting back in the saddle and we shall see what the monthly weigh-in says.

a 3 star day .

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

Joe,

I enjoy reading your continuous charging forward along your path. Hope you aren't experiencing the brutal heat wave we're having here in the U.S.

bill ... thanks so much for the encouragement. it does help.

day 222 ... i actually thought that i would be maintaining when i reached the magic 222 figure, but a couple of family gatherings seem to be all that's needed to undo weeks of healthy eating ... so there's that. not to worry, the shift to lower-calorie, less processed food is a proven formula ... staying the course.

no late-night eating ... 2 in a row.

the ongoing heat wave makes water intake ridiculously easy; hard to believe i have a problem in that area.

a 3 star day ... 2 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 223 ...

no late-night eating ... 3 in a row.

things definitely seem to go best, in terms of food choices, when i am at home and into my usual routine, and today should be a routine day. the only thing NOT routine has been the heat, and today it has eased up enough to be called a "very hot summer day", rather than "brutally hot". water intake not a problem and cooking anything indoors would be a silly thing to do, so it's spinach salad, cottage cheese and lots of nice cold oranges from the fridge.

a 3 star day ... 3 in a row.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 224 ...

well, yesterday turned out to be not so routine after all ... wound up smoking a joint, drinking 2.5 beer and with the ensuing munchies/weakening of resolve i wound up eating late at night. the good news is that there is absolutely no junk in the house, so the eating was at least "clean" if somewhat excessive.

night-time eating ... FAIL
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.

day 225 ...

no late night eating.

monthly weigh-in was about what i expected. for the first time since embarking on this "dietary correction" i have had to RAISE my current weight. seems harsh punishment for what amounted to a very few, and rather small transgressions, but there you have it. based on past experience i actually expect to, literally, piss most of it away in the next day or 2.

local temperatures are right back down to seasonal norms .,. hope this doesn't mean i am back to choking down my water, rather than looking forward to drinking it.

a 3 star day.

night-time eating ... WIN;
water intake ... WIN;
clean eating ... WIN.