14 July 2019 - DIet DIary - Temps are going back up, to be worse the rest of the week. Had to do some work in the yard anyway. Not moving forward a lot on that whole sorting/purging thing. Need a "Clean Sweep" episode at my house. Wonder if it would draw attention if I just started hauling everything in the house out into the front yard?

On a more positive note, the intermittent fasting is getting easier. After 8pm had only 6 peanuts, while letting dogs out, nothing else and I will go to bed soon. Finished my day a little higher, 1262 for the final count. I think that last bounce may have been somewhat hormone induced. Despite being well past "that time" I have noticed that every so often, throughout this 2 year diet, there are plateaus that should not be able to persist over an extended time.

I contribute these to shifts in hormone levels, largely because when I was younger and dieted, I could count on a week every 4-6 weeks when I could not lose weight, regardless of how little I ate. These days these stalls are totally random but when I am in one, weight sticks. These hormone shifts are obviously not limited to women, different things, including age can cause shifts in hormone levels for anyone and when the balance is "off" the body will fight for every ounce.

That little rant aside, I will outlast this "pause" as I have others before it. I do have moments when I think "Hell, might as well eat whatever I want if nothing is coming off" but aside from brief lapses, have been able to stay on track. This time it means more to me than in past efforts when diet attempts were largely cosmetically motivated. Maybe, like @robecology said on another post (by @EdEarl) it may be easier as we get older because we have maturity and awareness in our favor. Hope so, need something to balance out the stiff joints and nighttime bathroom visits.