Diet Update: 11/17/13 Grinding It Down

I finally broke through my diet low--not by much, maybe a half pound, but I was almost motivated to publish a celebratory post. Over the past 4 mornings, I've been within that half-pound range (right at my old low this morning). Considering over the past 5 weeks I've spent getting no closer than a pound above the old low, it has been a relief to finally see progress, but hopefully things will pick up from here to meet my goal of an additional 10-pound drop by New Year's.

I'm slowly transitioning to a more Paleo style diet--I'm down to my last loaf and two packages of wraps, maybe another two weeks away. I've cut all dairy except maybe the equivalent of a slice of cheese to my daily omelette, and I'm almost done with legumes. I'm not convinced maybe 10% of my caloric intake is responsible for my sluggish progress over the past 2 months, but I'm willing to experiment.

I purchased an inexpensive Chinese digital weight scale a time back, mostly for a higher capacity that hopefully I'll never need again (40-odd pounds ago). The only drawback is that it measures in tenths of kilograms. I've made the necessary conversions in my daily weight spreadsheet.