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Day 18 - Worn Out

 Goodness, I was tired today!  I had slept until 11:00 yesterday morning, so last night I didn't go to sleep until past 2:00.  I was glad to be awake at about 9:30.  I went ahead and got up.  

I had oatmeal for breakfast (boring, huh?).  I'm realizing that so many of these zero-point foods are getting rather old and have been wanting other things to eat.  It seems like the 17 points get used up without even thinking about it.  I decided to make a trial of the Green Program, which gives me 31 points plus the 42 weekly points plus activity points.  Only fruits and non-starchy veggies are free.  I just want to see how it works compared to the Purple.  The foods that are zero-points on the Purple Program still tend to be lower in points on the Green, but it gives me a lot more flexibility for dinner ideas.  I'm a bigtime beef eater.  I can get tired of chicken really fast.  

During the day, snacks included a string cheese, a 5-point pb sandwich, and some fruit.  Dinner was a small piece of German sausage, a small potato with some Brummel & Brown, and broccoli with a bit of Velveeta melted on it.  Snacks:  Pb sandwich, chewy Sweet Tarts. 

This morning and afternoon, I was hopping up to get in my steps every few minutes.  When I hit about 6000, I was suddenly just so tired, plus I just felt achy.  My knees were giving me some warning twinges, too.  I think I really need to go ahead and get some new shoes.  I decided not to do any jogging tonight.  My other walking has been slower and easier just to be cautious.  I passed 10,000 steps. :)

I did get on the scales this morning, and was a bit put out.  I had not lost any, but I immediately checked my rings, which were definitely tighter.  I'm hopeful I'm retaining water and will drop soon.  Weight loss seems to take more effort as I get older.  I used to lose about 7 pounds the first week on Weight Watchers!  No more.  

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