Saturday, May 1, 2010

Day 60 - Appetite has disappeared again

Over the past two weeks, I've been very concerned about my appetite. I'd noticed that I was hungry more often, that I had more frequent food cravings, and that in general I craved and actually ate more food. Most notably, one night a few days ago I ate 12oz of steak instead of the 6oz I had allotted to my dinner, making it one of the few days I'd gone far over my limit.

In the past two days, that's completely reversed. I find myself getting full at meals, not being hungry between meals, and in general having less interest in food. I'm very glad, as I was fearing that perhaps my body had acclimated to the PSMF, and was no longer riding the "fasting high."

According to my home scale, I weigh in, fully dressed without shoes, at 371, which puts me at roughly 373, which means I've lost a full 60lbs so far on this diet. That sort of thing is even to keep me on the diet for a few more weeks. There is something about hitting 60lbs that seems more real than 50lbs did. I think it might be because it happened so fast after i reached 43 (which was 10% of my initial weight), but I really feel like I've lost a lot of weight. People are starting to really comment that I look thinner, and my mood and attitude is vastly improved over two months ago.

I'm at the point where I can barely wear a few pairs of my jeans. I look like a guy in a weight loss ad, holding out my pants far enough to drop a small fruit into. It's a great place to be.

Finally, I went to the Winking Lizard with my girlfriend yesterday, and I ordered my favorite seasonal entree: the Cuban sandwich. Of course, I had them leave the bread off, but for simply being spiced roast chicken, a few slices each of ham and salami, and some melted Swiss on top, it was very good. It's served with a few pickle slices and some great brown mustard. I think I'm going to hit a good market to find some mustard and some lunch meat to make my own in the future. The only thing that I'm really not allowed is the salami, so I might use more ham. Any advice on making Cuban sandwiches would be appreciated!

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