Losing the Last 10 Pounds

I've finished my fast, actually yesterday. Decided to end at 3 weeks instead of 4. My body told me it was time to start eating again. All in all, it was a rewarding experience. I lost almost 12 pounds, some of which I expect to gain back, but this morning when I stood on the scale I was pleasantly surprised to see I'd lost another .2 pounds even after eating yesterday.

My goal for the fast was to break the cravings that seemed to rule my life in recent times. By rule, I mean they took over. I'd start each morning with good intentions and by 10:00 I would cave, eating something like cookies or chips, two of the foods that seemed to call my name most often.

The Master Cleanse Diet allowed me to exercise the entire time, with plenty of energy, and I plan to continue exercising 5 days a week. That's one of the keys to losing weight and keeping it off. The fun thing for me is that I'm within 10 pounds of my goal weight. That feels good. However, I know how it is with those last 10 pounds. It's slow going. The only way to get rid of them is to continue eating sensibly and regular exercise.

So what is sensible? For me, as much as I don't want to, I'll be revisiting something I don't want to do...counting calories. This will help me see what I'm really eating, and serve as a tool to retrain myself as to what is sensible. It's so easy to eat more than I need.

Do Eating Choices Initiate Cravings?

The holiday is behind us and I have to tell you, I emerge on this side of the celebrating as victorious. We went the movies to see the latest Indiana Jones movie, went out to dinner, etc. and yet today I stepped on the scale 7 pounds lighter that when I first started seriously eliminating bread, pasta, potatoes and sugar. My craving have really diminished while my deadlines press on me like always. So while I wanted to blame stress, perhaps my eating choices help initiate cravings when under stress. {{Shrug}} I don't know for sure but it will be worth researching.

My garden is looking lovely. I have blossoms on my squash, cantaloupe, tomatoes and strawberries. We've had enough rain to keep things growing and I get a great deal of satisfaction from just looking at it. However, yesterday I did receive an ant bite on my hand, on the palm, and today I have a blister about the size of a pencil eraser. I've applied some Tea-tree oil. It doesn't hurt, but something to keep an eye on.

I best be back to work. I just had to check in with my loyal readers and let them know all is well here on the home front and I'm hoping you can say the same.