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So in spite of riding my bike to work and back each day, a 36 mile round trip commute every day for the past seven weeks and adding two extra work outs a week, I've lost a total of 2 pounds this summer. Admittedly, I did drop a clothing size, which tells me I've gained some muscle, but still. The results have been disappointing. It means I'm consuming more calories than I think I am. So it is back to neurotically counting calories to figure out where the extra ones are coming from. I hate this. I am not neurotic and it is against my personality to have to be this obsessive. Here we go again. Breakfast was my protein drink. 130 calories for the protein, 100 calories for the pineapple, and about 120-150 calories for the OJ. -> 350 - 370 calories. Mid morning snack. Usually it is a piece of fruit, but I was out of fruit this morning, so it was a couple of pieces of cheese. Maybe 80 calories. Lunch was a blackbean medley (one of my favorites). Estimated around 550 calories. 3pm is my afternoon snack. Today it is a cheese sandwich. Probably around 180 calories (it's a very small sandwich). If my target is around 1600 daily calories, that leaves 440 calories for dinner. Half a block of tofu for protein would be around 175. Toss in some carrots which are nominal in calories so they don't count. And 265 leaves about 1 serving of whole wheat pasta or brown rice for my carbs. I can't believe people get addicted to this obsessive need to control food. I am not having fun.