Day 91

Before I begin - these may be less frequent as the film festival starts tomorrow but I'll try to email when I can.

90 day check in.

So far I've lost 17 pounds, 3 3/4 inches off my waist and probably some dress sizes. I'm the exact weight I was when I met the bf over 3 years ago but I think I'm actually more muscular. I will say that my allergies are much better since I eat more organic food and started taking vitamins. In order to avoid the plateau, I've ramped up my workouts with 30 minutes of yoga, 30-40 minutes of weight/circuit training and at least one or two 30 minute cardio sessions. I've also tried to stay below 1600 calories (that's 100 lower than what I have been eating.) Yes it's hard but in the long run, I hope to be healthier and happier.

Not so organic - sugar substitutes
So just as sugar contributes to our need for more sugar, sugar substitutes (I use splenda) apparently do the same - rats!

All about why we sleep

So far I'm forcing myself to sleep at least 7 hours I'm only 3 days in. I usually reset my internal patterns in 7. Try it for a week (ask for Ambien -which will be generic soon or take the OTC melatonin

Different reasons for eating breakfast

I would like to add that this info was apparently on the minute maid website but it is consistent with actual medical advice. I was reading that athletes (which I don't think applies to most of us) should eat 500 calories at breakfast. I try to eat at least 300 by lunchtime.

Some more websites about with general overall good weight loss

This one contains a map of how obese each state is, PA is 24.6 on the BMI scale which means we're overweight but not obese on average but we're just below Texas in the rankings.

All weight loss blogs - who knew such a thing existed