Rolling along

My calories/fat/protein/carbs this week so far:

Monday: 1,448/82/110/73
Tuesday: 1,764/116/103/85
Wednesday: 1,565/83/147/60
Thursday: 1,494/83/133/59

Barely out of ketosis there today. I must confess to a serving of pumpkin pie yesterday and today - look, no one else likes it and I love pumpkin pie - but while that violates paleo rules it really hasn't violated the intended limits; notice that my carb totals were at historic lows even with the 35ish grams that a serving of pumpkin pie adds. I could probably stand to boost my calorie numbers a bit, but really, as long as I'm not constantly starving, it's not that big a deal, right? By the end of the week, I should be under 200 pounds for the first time in literally years - looking at an old blog post from New Year's 2006, I wrote as part of a note that I was hoping to get into better shape that "I still haven't ever hit 200 pounds." I'm pretty sure I did it at some point later that year, so that means it's been four-plus, and pretty close to five, years since I weighed as little as I will at the end of this week if everything goes according to plan. The weight loss is becoming increasingly noticeable (not as much in the torso, which is really the area I'm least satisfied with, but that stuff always comes off last), I continue to be heartburn-free, and while the diet can be tough (even with my little violations) it's mostly working well so far. (I confess I'm tempted to add just dairy back, for the variety, but let's see how much longer I can keep it rolling without any full-time cheats, especially since I'll be traveling in January, which will make it more difficult to adhere to any serious dietary standards.)

Basically, while eating so much less and working out so much more is tough, it's getting results, and that makes me happy. It's definitely going to be a lot easier to keep up this regimen the longer I keep having four and five-pound loss weeks.