The Perfection Paradox

So my new goal is to revert back to the ‘no carbohydrates after lunch’ goal that I set a few weeks ago. I’ve kinda let that slip over the past couple weeks and so now I’m going to start enforcing compliance again. Keep in mind that I never shoot for perfection since that’s not realistic. What I shoot for instead is partial perfection – that seems far easier to attain and sometimes I actually get lucky and hit perfection (not too often though)...

View from my bedroom

The weather on Long Island is so incredibly beautiful it’s almost eerie – August in New York is usually a steam bath with temps mid to upper 90s and 100% humidity with a heatwave or two thrown in for good measure. Not so much this year – what we are experiencing for the most part (since early July) is mid 80s with low humidity. Just amazing. I wake up with a big smile every day (inside and out). Oh, that may also be because my sleeping has normalized, Yay!  I’m ready for a gorgeous weekend, I have a club date Saturday night and a Ducks game Sunday night. I love busy, fun weekends.  Meanwhile…   

Famous Cosi Club (eating in today)

Here’s Tracker:

STATS
Journey Day:	220
Today's Calories:	1595
Daily Calorie Goal:	1700
Next Weigh In:	8/27/2014
Days till Weigh-In:	8
Starting Weight:	351
Current Weight:	301
Lost So Far:	50

Calorie Tracker	Calories
Wednesday  8/20/14
BREAKFAST
1.5c Crunchy Raisin Bran	280
3/4c Organic Milk	85
Organic Mixed Greens	0
Breakfast Calories	365
SNACK
Golden Delicious	60
Snack Calories	60
LUNCH
Cosi Cobb (turkey, bacon, red onions, romaine, tomatoes, lite mayo on hearty multigrain flatbread	460
Kettle Chips	150
Dasani	0
Lunch Calories	610
SNACK
Grapes (1/2 usual portion)	40
Fresh sliced carrots	30
Snack Calories	70
DINNER (2 veggies)
Rotisserie Chicken	200
Corn Niblets	40
Fresh steamed / seasoned Brocolli	0
Dinner Calories	240
SNACK
Grapes and Jarlsburg	250
Snack Calories
Exercise
GYM - workout	Yes
Walking - 25 min	No
10 Min Stretching	Yes
Total Daily Calories:	1595	√
***Daily Caloric Goal:	1700

	Daily Avg. Calories
	7/30/2014	1680
	7/31/2014	1683
	8/1/14	1683
	8/2/2014	2195
	8/3/2014	1540
	8/4/2014	1650
	8/5/2014	1455
	8/6/2014	1635
	8/7/2014	1770
	8/8/2014	1665
	8/9/2014	1670
	8/10/2014	1690
	8/11/2014	1635
	8/12/2014	1640
	8/13/2014	1800
	8/14/2014	1620
	8/15/2014	1765
	8/16/2014	1510
	8/17/2014	1735
	8/18/2014	1675
	8/19/2014	1730
	8/20/2014	1595
	8/21/2014
	8/22/2014
	8/23/2014
	8/24/2014
	8/25/2014
	8/26/2014
	8/27/2014
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