182 pounds, down 34.
Last week I lost 3 pounds. I have no idea how this happened. It is true that in pre-maintenance, I have begun to stall some days, but this week one day I lost just over 1.5 pounds. All I did that day was delay having lunch until 5pm because there was a massive amount of work that needed to be done before an early-afternoon deadline. I ate the same stuff I am normally doing, and ate dinner at around 9pm, but despite the calorie intake, I lost massively. I guess that intense work concentration also burns calories, just like exercise!
Otherwise, ho-hum. Am getting a bit bored. Plus, I am now just 1 pound away from my second goal. As the end approaches, I must admit that my motivation is flagging. Especially as I am no longer overweight.
(My original goal, set when I was 216 pounds, was to come down to 198. After the third day on the diet, I revised that to 181 pounds. A couple of weeks ago, I revised that to 176 pounds.
My 176-pound new target was set by trawling various internet sites to see what my "ideal" weight would be.)
With so much less fat to burn, and since I am now probably out of ketosis (and getting 2000 calories a day), the weight loss should slow down. But I guess the exercise really does help. Dr Atkins was right when he said that exercise was not an option but a requirement in this diet.