A friend recently told me there is something in human brains that keeps track of how many times we chew. This is used to help trigger the fullness we feel when we've eaten enough. I haven't checked to verify this.
Losing weight is tough... the math is simple (you need to burn more calories than you consume), but actually doing that in practice is a real challenge!
. It's my first month doing it, but I've found defining the weight schedule and getting that daily has oddly set off a motivating dopamine reaction that gets me going. Weights I can do at the house when I wake up or before bed. I'd like to be able to walk more, but my schedule is not that wide open where I can walk consistently. Right now I'm fighting a touch of a cold that's settled in my throat/sinus area so weights are good for me now. I'm also tracking on Weight Watchers since I started last DEC. While, I'm happy with my tracking habits, I do need to focus on more zero or 1 point foods. I agree - getting in shape is 90% diet. Sending you good vibes for meeting your goals.
I'm just getting started on a weight loss journey myself. After on-and-off-again gym visits, and not all that much dieting, it's time to take things a little more seriously because this extra weight isn't going to lose itself!
I’ve lost 5 pounds over the past two weeks, so I’m doing better. I discovered a new way to make eggs, I cook diced cabbage and onions with a tablespoon of avocado oil and a quarter cup of water in a skillet with the lid on, then add three scrambled eggs. I use Italian seasoning, black pepper, and garlic powder. I heat up two carb balance tortillas and use a 2.5 ounce container of guacamole, half in each burrito.
I’ve been maintaining my walking schedule, I walked for 960 minutes during the month of May. Yesterday I bumped it up from 40 minutes to 50 minutes. I walk before breakfast, so I’ve been striving to go to bed earlier because I can’t walk when the weather is too hot, so I leave no later than 7:30 a.m. I listen to the radio with headphones using my cellular phone while I walk.
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has oddly set off a motivating dopamine reaction that gets me going. Weights I can do at the house when I wake up or before bed. I'd like to be able to walk more, but my schedule is not that wide open where I can walk consistently. Right now I'm fighting a touch of a cold that's settled in my throat/sinus area so weights are good for me now. I'm also tracking on Weight Watchers since I started last DEC. While, I'm happy with my tracking habits, I do need to focus on more zero or 1 point foods. I agree - getting in shape is 90% diet. Sending you good vibes for meeting your goals. 
