After a long consolidation which saw me fill the gap of last month's 6-pound whoosh, I finally reached yesterday (just barely) a new annual low, just to see me zag up about 0.4 lbs this morning (which might be the difference of a bathroom break). My favorite Taylor scale seemed to hint at an additional drop of 3-4 lbs. (below a highly symbolic threshold goal), but I always confirm my morning reading. I've sometimes had digital scales that vary pounds between readings or shift with a minor change in scale location. The Taylor scale (up to 0.2 lb precision) I have is probably the best I've owned over the past several years; it tends to be highly consistent and reliable; I don't simply log the lowest reading, unless it's confirmed. But I have had what I call teaser readings below my short-term target; usually this is suggestive of an imminent whoosh, but I had one earlier this year that took weeks to realize. I'll sometimes do a late night reading; if it is lower than my morning weigh-in, it's usually a good sign; last night it was the same, so I wasn't surprised by a small zag this morning. It wouldn't surprise me if the consolidation period holds for a few more days. I always get concerned about holiday pounds, with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up. But I don't really have the time or budget to fly home for the holidays; I may buy turkey legs and stick them in a crockpot.
One of my idiosyncracies is purchasing inexpensive digital copies of diet and recipe books on Amazon.com. The reality is that I often cook very simply; for example, I recently cooked one of those chuck roasts (listed below) in a crockpot, maybe a dash or so of sea salt, and thoroughly enjoyed it. (Maybe because I haven't had a roast in a while, but I really appreciate the taste of grass-fed versus conventionally finished meat; I still buy and consume some conventional meats, but like grains, I'm slowly phasing them out. I'm also looking to phase more organ meats into my diet.)
Shopping list lately (including Internet purchased):
- chicken breasts
- thick-sliced bacon
- varied salads (spinach, romaine, cabbage)
- Roma tomatoes
- various nuts (almonds, cashews, pistachio)
- coffee (blueberry flavored, pumpkin spice)
- grass-fed chuck roast (I found at WalMart in 2-lb packs for roughly $8/lb)
- Perky Jerky (Facebook promotion)
- tins of sardines, herring, and oysters
- ThinSlim Foods sampler pack
I see Mark Sisson (as in
Mark's Daily Apple) has a new edition of Primal Blueprint out, available at Amazon; Quest Nutrition has also introduced "beyond cereal" bars.
