Hard to believe I've been eating primal for almost 8 months now. Now that I'm pretty much at my goal weight, I haven't been as strict about what I eat-- but the combination of the heat and grains and sugar has caused me to break out all over, which is gross, so I need to get a better handle on things. It is hard to be disciplined without Jeremy here. If I eat Chick-Fil-A, or ice cream, or whatever, no one will ever know. Anyway, when I got back from Seattle I weighed in at 110.4, and this morning was another record low: 109.8. That's a pretty good way to start the week.

It's been a rough couple of months. But I'm back!

This week, my weight has gone something like this (as I get increasingly more serious about Eating Right):

Tuesday: 116.4

Wednesday: 115.0

Thursday: 114.4

Friday: 113.6

Guess I was retaining water or something. Kind of cool to look back and see that in March, before my life exploded, I weighed 118; I've not only managed to maintain, but have actually continued to lose weight! (Albeit slowly.)

And I went back to the gym today for the first time in like 2 months. Oh gosh. I forgot how intense it is. My numbers were about equal to what they were mid-February--which is still better than they were on January 1.

Note: if anyone wants to come with me and give this workout a try, I have unlimited free guest passes! And it's a lot easier when I have a partner to time me. Just let me know.

I made dinner tonight: grass-fed slider patties, along with a big bowl of veggies sauteed in goat butter with lemon juice and basil. And it was SO GOOD. Lemon + basil = magic.

Might as well admit it - I have plateau'd. My body is apparently very happy with being 118 pounds. However, my brain is less excited. My brain would be okay with 118 pounds and 24% bodyfat, but I'm still at 30-31. I can identify several contributing issues:

1. Social eating - people offer me food, offer to buy me food at restaurants. I like people. I feel rude refusing a gift. So I don't eat as well as I could. I love you all; please do not offer me any more cinnamon rolls or alcohol for awhile.

2. Lack of sleep - this is a big one. Spring allergies + 8 am class = not getting enough sleep. Going to bed earlier can help with the second part, but I'm not sure what to do about the first.

3. Sitting around a lot - because of mostly #2, and partly also the extra hours at work, I have been doing a lot of sitting and not a lot of moving around. So I've made new rules: no sitting down for at least half an hour after I come home, and no websurfing with the phone (this means I have to stand up if I want to get on the internet). These rules have only been in force for a couple days, but I do feel like it gives me more energy. Also, the house is much cleaner!