These quotes humble me. I like writing. I truly enjoy it. Many of these quotes are from people that didn't consider themselves "writers" but as something else and their writing was done kind of as a sideline. And they are beautiful. The turns of phrase, the descriptive wording, and the flow and meaning ascend into art. When you take their backgrounds (many are uneducated or self-educated or educated up through grade school only) into account, they move towards genius. I feel honored to be able to recognize the elements that make up these comments, and despair that there is no way I could put anything close to this standard onto paper.
As far as my weight-loss journey goes, today was a good day. I am going to go over on my calories by just a bit. It'll be close, but I'll go over.
I weighed in at 216 this morning. If I compare that to my Dr's history of my weight I've lost 10.8 pounds. If I compare it to my records on my own scales (which have the benefit of all being taken at the same time first thing in the morning), I've lost 9 pounds. I'll use the 9 pounds as it reflects the weight I typed into caloriecount.about.com, my "weight ticker" below, my calendar tracking page). I sit here amazed. We started this diet technically last Thursday and the VLCD on Saturday. I've lost 9 pounds in 8 or 6 (depending on which day you want to flag) days. If (and I'm a Doubting Thomas) I continue at this rate, by the end of this phase of the diet, I will have shed about 50 pounds. The Dr said it was probably going to be close to 40, so I figure it will do as all diets do & slow down. We shall continue to do our best & we shall see.
food log: calories
melba snacks 60
chicken (75g) 124
cucumber 34
apple 95
chicken (75g) 124
cucumber 34
orange 62
total for day: 531
I do not feel well today, but do not feel like it is a reflection of the diet. I have a bladder infection that truly hurt today. I've developed a raging headache as the day's progressed. I believe I shall call it a day very soon & put myself to bed. (Dear My Follower, I will call you sometime this weekend just because I love you.)
I LUMU! you better call!
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