Hold the line

I've gotten so slim that my family and friends are now telling me, "Don't lose any more weight!" At 164 even, my weight has stayed true over the past week under the first stage of my weaning-off schedule. Stage 2 brings me up to my full weight-maintenace budget of 2,302 calories, which is apportioned thus:

• Breakfast: 460 calories
• Lunch: 691 calories
• Snacks: 230 calories
• Dinner: 921 calories

My first thought is, "Wow, that's a lot of calories!" It's indicative of how my thinking has changed over the past four months. Back in April, I'd've considered this a paltry amount of food to live on. Now it feels like I'll be stuffing myself.

Incidentally, 921 calories for dinner is more than an In-N-Out cheeseburger with a basket of fries (880 calories total). Of course I wouldn't eat that every night, but it's great to know I'll be able to satisfy that craving without guilt whenever it hits.