My energy level is up a bit today, probably because I took things pretty easy Thursday and Friday (not by choice---I felt so drained of energy that I was forced to take things easy).

The scale showed 146.5 today, so finally there seems to be a bit of downward movement. Yay!!!!!

So far so good on staying low-carb today. The only thing is, I ate 3 Breyers carb-smart chocolate bars, because one was so good that I thought two would be better, then there was only one left in the package so I figured I may as well eat that, too. How’s that for rationale?! I need to...

tamijo

Boy, I am really dragging today. I wonder if this fatigue is my body's transition from burning primarily carbs for fuel to burning primarily fat? All I know is that I have so little energy, and I hope this is a temporary circumstance. I have so much training to do for the Danskin Triathlon, and I have only one month! This fatigue has me concerned.

The weight is coming off, at least. I'm down a couple of pounds, so that makes me happy...but I hope the weight loss doesn't come at the expense of feeling good and energetic!

tamijo

Today I weigh 150 pounds...about 40 pounds more than I want to weigh. I am a bit daunted by the prospect of losing 40 pounds, but I've read of people successfully losing far more than that, so I am determined to be another success story.

I've been getting really active lately, so the exercise thing is well under control. Just today I swam for 45 minutes (albeit a slow, moderate swim) plus my 1 hour of boot camp.

How I wish this endeavor weren't so difficult! Oh, well...I must keep reminding myself that hopefully, success will be far sweeter than, say, a nice...

tamijo