In the past when I've tried to diet, I would obsess and weigh myself every single day. Which, as you can imagine, is not the best idea in the world because I would get discouraged when I didn't magically drop 9 million pounds in one day. This time around, I'm having weigh-ins once a week, on Thursdays.
I'm down 1.6 lbs from last week, which doesn't seem like much but my goal is 1.5 lbs a week, so I'm pretty happy.
Also, this is my one week anniversary with Lose It! even though I didn't technically start logging things until Saturday last week. I normally don't stick with these things past two days.
Today is also Day 3 of the P90X, which should prove to be hysterical because I cannot walk today. Seriously. I'm walking on my toes because it's murder to put my feet all the way down, and my upper body still hurts from Tuesday. Today's DVDs are Shoulders and Arms plus the Ab Ripper, so. We shall see. I'll update later.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
So far, so good.
Granted, we're only into the second actual day of the Lose It! program, but I haven't murdered anyone for a slice of pizza yet.
I've found it helps if I plan out what I'm going to eat first thing in the morning. It gives me an idea of what I can have and it takes away and possible last minute terrible decisions. I knew I wasn't going to be able to bring dinner tonight, but based on what I had left, I was able to decide where the best place to go would be.
Another added benefit of planning my food early is that it gives me time to really decide if I want something. After logging breakfast and lunch, I had enough calories left over to have a sandwich and a small order of french fries for dinner. But the longer I thought about it, the more I realized that I didn't really want the fries, so I took them off of the log and now I have plenty of calories left over for a sweet snack later on if I want.
Yesterday was a little rough, because I felt like I was hungry all day. I don't know if it's because I skipped breakfast and didn't eat the kind of junk that I usually ate, but I keep telling myself if I can just get through this first week, it'll get easier.
I can do this.
I've found it helps if I plan out what I'm going to eat first thing in the morning. It gives me an idea of what I can have and it takes away and possible last minute terrible decisions. I knew I wasn't going to be able to bring dinner tonight, but based on what I had left, I was able to decide where the best place to go would be.
Another added benefit of planning my food early is that it gives me time to really decide if I want something. After logging breakfast and lunch, I had enough calories left over to have a sandwich and a small order of french fries for dinner. But the longer I thought about it, the more I realized that I didn't really want the fries, so I took them off of the log and now I have plenty of calories left over for a sweet snack later on if I want.
Yesterday was a little rough, because I felt like I was hungry all day. I don't know if it's because I skipped breakfast and didn't eat the kind of junk that I usually ate, but I keep telling myself if I can just get through this first week, it'll get easier.
I can do this.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
And so the journey begins.
I suppose I technically started my journey to sexiness last night when I chose carrots as a snack over that delicious looking honey bun or a slice of pizza that I really and truly wanted, but today is my first real day of the Lose It! program.
Unfortunately, I didn't get up in time for breakfast. Working the evening shift puts me home late and my dog decided last night would be the perfect night to not sleep, so it was 11:30 when I finally crawled out of bed.
Lunch was, of course, first on my agenda.
Now, when I think diet or lifestyle change, it usually sends me into a fit of hysterical sobs. One of my favorite things in the world to eat is salad, but not the healthy kind because I normally drench it in Ranch dressing. My ranch is one thing I refuse to give up. I'll say goodbye to french fries and to soda, but I'll be damned if I'm giving that up too. So I made a compromise. Rather than use the normal amount of ranch, I cut it in half, going from 480 calories to 240.
That's still a lot for a damn salad condiment, but I just can't let go. I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go. I also had, rather than my normal lunch of half a cheese steak wrap and french fries, 4 ounces of grilled, skinless chicken breast.
I've already planned out the rest of my food for the day. My madre is fixing spaghetti for dinner and since I'll be at work, she agreed to bring dinner to me. She's been instructed to watch the portion size; one cup of noodles and 1/2 a cup of sauce.
Snacks have also been planned out and bagged up in individual snack sized bags.
I got this.
The thing that I like about Lose It! is that I don't have to give up my favorite things. I just need to be conscious about how much I'm eating.
I haven't tackled my exercising goal yet. I'm almost finished reading my Lose It! book, and then I need to tackle my Women's Fitness, come up with an exercise plan that's going to work for me.
I'm excited about this. I'm hoping that this is something I'll stick with this time. I'm also going to take some Before pictures while I'm getting ready for work. Those'll go up in the next post, that way hopefully I can have a visual of my progress.
I really should come up with a better way to end these posts, because now I'm just rambling.
Kthxbye.
Unfortunately, I didn't get up in time for breakfast. Working the evening shift puts me home late and my dog decided last night would be the perfect night to not sleep, so it was 11:30 when I finally crawled out of bed.
Lunch was, of course, first on my agenda.
Now, when I think diet or lifestyle change, it usually sends me into a fit of hysterical sobs. One of my favorite things in the world to eat is salad, but not the healthy kind because I normally drench it in Ranch dressing. My ranch is one thing I refuse to give up. I'll say goodbye to french fries and to soda, but I'll be damned if I'm giving that up too. So I made a compromise. Rather than use the normal amount of ranch, I cut it in half, going from 480 calories to 240.
That's still a lot for a damn salad condiment, but I just can't let go. I'll never let go, Jack. I'll never let go. I also had, rather than my normal lunch of half a cheese steak wrap and french fries, 4 ounces of grilled, skinless chicken breast.
I've already planned out the rest of my food for the day. My madre is fixing spaghetti for dinner and since I'll be at work, she agreed to bring dinner to me. She's been instructed to watch the portion size; one cup of noodles and 1/2 a cup of sauce.
Snacks have also been planned out and bagged up in individual snack sized bags.
I got this.
The thing that I like about Lose It! is that I don't have to give up my favorite things. I just need to be conscious about how much I'm eating.
I haven't tackled my exercising goal yet. I'm almost finished reading my Lose It! book, and then I need to tackle my Women's Fitness, come up with an exercise plan that's going to work for me.
I'm excited about this. I'm hoping that this is something I'll stick with this time. I'm also going to take some Before pictures while I'm getting ready for work. Those'll go up in the next post, that way hopefully I can have a visual of my progress.
I really should come up with a better way to end these posts, because now I'm just rambling.
Kthxbye.
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