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Okay, it's two weeks into phase 3, and I've simplified this a bit. I stopped counting calories. I pretty much eat how I was taught in phase 2. Counting calories to be sure I was right at 1500 cal/day was a real hassle. Now I gauge what I eat by the scale. The scale keeps bouncing around, but pretty much stays within a 1 lb. variance. When I go up a bit, the next day I skip a fruit or eat more veggies. The next day the scale goes down. I love how what I eat during the day now has an immediate effect on the next morning's weigh-in.

As of today, I am going back to more juicing, and almost no meats. Water is the key to keeping the weight lower, so I try to drink/gulp it as often as I can remember to.

It is still amazing to me that my hunger now is minimal at best; slight tummy growls are the only clues I get. I eat A LOT less food now. I don't think of getting something to eat near as much as I used to. That is really amazing to me. Because I am an emotional eater. Not anymore. It's as if a switch has been turned off.

You Go Hypothalamus! :D