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Day 63

 Well, I've been struggling along here lately, but still at it!

I did make it to Weight Watchers, expecting a gain.  I had a nice little surprise.  I was down 0.8 pounds, though that's not that great since it's my loss for the last three weeks.  But I'll take it.  I was much better on track.  I ate lower point foods through the afternoon and dinner:  a banana, deli turkey and mustard on bread, chicken breast, roasted veggies, and mashed potatoes.  Potatoes are my free carb right now.  Later, I had plenty of points for a peanut butter sandwich.  I did eat a few crackers before I crawled into bed.

I've been going to bed with 2/3 my dose of Unisom, and I fell asleep quickly.  Yay for that!  

I learned something about my FitBit today.  After WW, I went by the grocery store and bought groceries.  It's a big store, and I walked all over it.  WW was over a little after 12:30 and I didn't get home until 2:00.  I only showed 1000 points on my FitBit, which seemed very low for my morning even though the rest of the morning was mostly sitting or getting my grooming done.

Last night, I researched that, suspecting that pushing a grocery care keeps my arms from swinging and not showing an accurate count.  Sure enough, that is correct.  My steps for the day show 6471, and I am adding steps to that and rounding it to 7500 for my "official" count.  I do not want to be robbed of any steps.  Next time I go shopping pushing a car, I need to remember that.

So it was a good day all in all.  My emotions are much more stable, thank the Lord for that.  I'm not in a gung-ho mood, but I feel somewhat determined.  I was trying to get back into my other routines, such as housework and did so-so.  I did some cooking, sweeping, etc., but left the dishes for the next day.  I'll take it for a reasonably successful day.  Until tomorrow.

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