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Day 97.  This morning my weight was 135.4, which makes my BMI 23.2. Woke up tired. Didn't go walking and just spent more time journaling in the morning before work. Today did "usual" green smoothie, container of previously made soup, container of previously made broccoli potato chowder type dish, and "usual" oatmeal. Cup of cold brew with homemade choco soy milk. Earl grey tea, no sweetener. I forgot to bring bananas today. But, not as ravenous when I got home from work today. At home for dinner time I had a cup of reheated butternut squash only flavored with cinnamon. If you get a really good butternut squash, honestly if you like butternut squash, it doesn't need any seasoning but cinnamon can be nice touch. After butternut squash I made some popcorn with a little sprinkle of nutritional yeast and a couple medjool dates. I found this awesome microwave popcorn popper. No old, no nothing, just pops perfectly, at least in my microwave. I love it. I tried one ...

 Hello Day 98.  This morning my weight was 135.6, which makes my BMI 23.3. I'm tired today. Yawning towards the end of the work day. It's going to be tough when I try to switch from some coffee and earl grey tea to just tea and eventually work down to green tea. I came home ravenous from work and ate too much too fast. Didn't give my body enough time to acknowledge the food that I had eaten before eating more. A little bit of craving for binging. Trying to calm the anxious feelings from work. The anxious feelings feel like high strung feelings. Like hyper but even though feeling tired and worn out.  This morning I woke up a bit dragging, but at least got out of bed a little earlier. Had "usual" green smoothie while doing morning pages and journal writing. Throughout the work day I had my "usual" oatmeal, two bananas, a container of pre-made spicey tomato, napa cabbage, shitake mushroom, tofu, and carrot soup (I forgot to list the carrots yesterday). I al...

Hello Day 99.  This morning my weight was 136.2, which makes my BMI 23.4. Down from yesterday but probably mostly "water weight" loss and some inflammation dissipation...  Binge eating to my hearts content and beyond... for four days... the first week back on track can be difficult. I think I've had first weeks back on track for oh, I don't know, the past four months now... But, I'm trying to kick it up again with this 100 day challenge. I usually find that cravings are stronger when I'm eating the foods that I crave (not to mention if those foods are in the house... peanut butter, be gone!). If I'm able to get past the time period of daily craving, the daily craving does eventually subside. That doesn't mean that the urge to binge won't rise up again., like tomorrow or the next day when a frustration at work arises... But, once back on track for over a week or so, I can usually be stronger in my will. The first week or two can be the toughest. Thi...

Hello Day 100.  This morning my weight was 138.4, which makes my BMI 23.8. A BMI of 23.8 is considered in the "healthy" range, although on the higher end of the range that appears to extend from 18.5 to 24.9. To achieve the low end of the healthy range, let's say a BMI of 19.5, my weight would need to drop to 114 pounds, or a weight loss from today of about 24 pounds. My goal is 120. I've actually been working on this goal for a while. Early last December 2024, my weight was 162 pounds and my BMI at that time was 27.8, which was on the higher side of the overweight range.  Since 12/2/24, I've been trying to get my health back on track and make food choices in line with my values. One of my values that I have had for a long time but for some reason struggled to make decisions consistent with, is being vegan. Towards the end of last year I decided enough was enough, I was in my early 50s and it was way past time to live life in accord with my deep value system. I de...

I'm thinking of trying blogging again. I'd like to start writing more and getting my writings out into the ethers. I'm planning to start a 100-day challenge. Challenges always seem like good ways to institute whatever it is you'd like to change about your self or life. Undo unhelpful habits and make beneficial habits. Readings in the past seem to indicate that it takes about 30 days to break a habit and then another 30 days to form a new replacement habit. So, that would make about 60 days. So, just imagine doing something for 100 days. If you can stick with it, I would expect some definite changes in your self and life, depending of course on what it is you are planning to do for 100 days.  For the next 100 days, starting tomorrow, I am planning to eat mostly whole plant-based foods and I am planning to journal every day. I plan to hand-write at least 3 pages in one of my many hardbound journals that are just waiting to be used. I also plan to spend time writing on the...