It was a decent day, no exercise but I ate well and feel good tonight.
Been thinking about my weight and diet, and if my tracking is at all right I should have lost something in April. According to my figuring I was in a deficit every day, usually 500 to 1,000 calorie deficit. Assuming conservatively it was an average of 500 per day, that would be 15,000 calories for the month. Apply the 3,500 calorie per pound of fat rule of thumb I should have lost 4 or 5 pounds. I guess its possible some of that is water related, but it doesn't feel like it. And my weight has been quite stable.
So now the question is what to do next? On the plus side I got through the month without a single binge, that is very good, and I didn't gain any weight. That coupled with being down about 13 pounds since I restarted closer tracking in January makes me think I should just try to stay the course a bit longer. I think I am ok at this weight, healthwise, but am not real sure. I asked my doctor and he said I was fine. Then I pointed out to him that I was 30 pounds above my lowest weight last year, but feeling a lot better than I did at that weight. And asked if it was possible I had gotten too skinny. He just laughed and said "you can never be too rich or too skinny", not much help. He is about 100 lbs overweight and we often end up talking about my weight loss, he asks a lot about how I did it... I don't think how much a person should weigh is his expertise...
You probably saved someone's life today: I think you deserve a hat for that.
Don't know about the life, I hope it did someone some good. I very rarely wear a hat, usually only a sun hat to protect my skin whilst fishing or something, and then never a cap like that. Suppose it will just end up hanging from the wall, a blood trophy.
I think you probably did too, Rob. It's a nice pic & your kind nature shows through. They talked me into donating plasma for the last few years before I discovered I had an aneurysm & they wouldn't take anything as they deemed it too risky for me. I used to find it really exhausting though, but it felt very worthwhile. Many years ago (probably over 40) they rang me asking if I could give blood as mine is AB+ & is quite rare. Things were different back then. G is O- & his blood is more useful than his plasma, but they stopped taking his too when he had cancer. His 5 years is up now & he may resume it soon. It's a very good cause.
Thanks Cate, I have long done the blood donation thing, I do think it is a good thing to do, if you can. There are places here that will pay for blood, but I have never done that, except for the hat and a couple of tee shirts and mugs over the years. I know some people need the money, but since I don't it wouldn't feel right. Isn't AB+ the rarest blood type? That would make yours in demand, and might make it hard for you to get a transfusion if you need one.
Took a long drive around the west side of the Great Salt Lake today, saw scenery like this for about 200 miles:
