Day 65 — 139.2 — 749.7 cal — 8.51 carb

I am surprisingly happy today. It helps to step on the scale and see another 1.2 pounds gone. The gains of my two weeks of pms are but a distant memory.
I feel good in my skin — and not just because I look more like me (though that does have something to do [...]

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I Voted

Early voting was fascinating: I have never voted early before, and I have never voted in a Democratic primary before.  I could tell from the conversations around me that many others were the same.
I waited in line at the rich suburban grocery store for over an hour, chatting with a woman about my age behind [...]

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Great Way to Start the Morning — Down 1.2 Pounds

I broke into the 130s this morning.  I am down 1.2 pounds from yesterday and weighed in at 139.2.
I am actually shocked.

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Michael Ruhlman — “America’s Fat Problem”

I adore Michael Ruhlman. He’s erudite, opinionated, and fascinating to read.
Today, he posted a rant on his blog about processed foods and our unhealthy obsession with avoiding fat and salt:
We have a serious fat problem in America. It has nothing to do with our obesity problem. We also have a salt problem, [...]

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The Daily Journal

I absolutely love keeping a daily journal here.  It helps me gain some perspective at the end of the day and I see what I was able to do well and not so well.
It’s keeping me very honest and I have to examine my feelings every day.  Am I happy?  Happier?  How’s the cat?
I have [...]

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Day 64 — 140.4 — 754.02 cal — 8.41 carb — 0 exercise

I lost .8 pound today.  I am so pleased! My weekly weight loss was 3.6 pounds.
I am getting really close to the turn of a new digit.  My mother is already like “ha, ha, yeah that’s great!” while she’s refining her diet.  Exactly as I knew she would.  She’s so funny.  She’s lucky I love [...]

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Politics: The Austin Town Hall Q&A

While home with Kitzilla, I watched the Obama Town Hall live on our local 24 hour news channel.
The Q&A part was quintessentially Austin:
Question 1: UT computer science student asked about software patents.  He was cheered by the crowd for attending UT.  Of course.  Obama answered very well about hiring new PTO employees (yes, please!) and [...]

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Politics: Racism vs Sexism

As I awoke this morning, I listened to an interesting discussion on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program. The crux was whether it was harder to overcome racism or sexism in the election. They seemed to feel that sex is a harder thing to overcome than race.
I have two very strong feelings about this.
First, there [...]

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Wow — Week 9 Weight Loss — 3.6 pounds — Body Fat Loss — 1.4832 pounds

The end of pms always signals a big weight loss for me. This week has been no different: I lost 3.6 pounds and 1.4832 pounds of body fat.
Progress over the last five weeks: down 3 pounds, down 0.8 pounds, up 0.4 pounds. up 0.8 pounds, down 3.6 pounds.
Body fat over the last five weeks: [...]

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Day 63 — 141.2 — 823.08 cal — 12.425 carb — 0 exercise

I lost another .4 pounds and am nearly at the halfway point of phase 2.
Despite that, today was incredibly aggravating.
I awoke to see that Kitzilla, which is the cat’s nickname, threw up in the bed. Lovely. So, I had to do laundry, which entails walking down a flight of stairs and walking maybe [...]

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