I am blogging in the morning instead of the evening because I am super excited....the scale this morning said 149....I lost the 2 pounds this week I wanted to. Whooooo hoooooo!
Today is my workout day off....but I have to admit I was so excited that I did power walk my morning commute - 2 miles. My walk home will be longer (have to go by post office) but it will not be a power walk. I just found out tomorrow we are going to a football game (UCLA) and so tomorrow will be my free calorie day, but I have decided I must combine the free calorie days with an extended workout. So I need to go to bed eary tonight to have time for a long walk and an episode of 30-Day sherd in tomorrow morning. (plus a long walk for the Vega dog!)
I have learned a lot this first week.
#1 - a lot about actual portion sizes. Measuring and weighing I am CONVINCED is the key. Accuracy in what I am eating. I think this will be the most important lesson to learn from this activity.
#2 - I do not need to be 'full' - or at least not hungry - all the time. Yesterday when I forgot part of my lunch, I did not starve. I kept my calories well in check all day. It is okay to feel hungry, for pete's sake.
#3 - the scale is a yo-yo, but you have to use it for positive and not let things get out of control, without letting it beat you up.
#4 - the 2 biggest things I am doing without is alcohol (and it's not cut out altogether, just significantly reduced) and sticking my hand into the bag of chocolate chips (damn those easy, re-sealable bags!) every night after dinner for 'just a handful'. And I have not entirely missed them and I realize I can add more sweets into my life when a - I plan for them and b - I am in maintenance phase after reaching my goal.
Working hard to keep it up!
Weight: 149
Exercise: Nothing formal, but lots of walking.....probably 8 miles total for the day
Calories: 1413 (projected in the morning....must stick to that!)
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Great progress so far! Glad the scale has boosted your spirits, too ... it'll give you strength for the weekend.
I liked one line you said today about "I know I can have the sweets later when I'm in maintenance... " One part of me always wants to reason, "Well, you're limiting your natural relationship with food." Well, I HAVE to, now, don't I? It's a very disfunctional relationship, after all.
So that's what I tell myself, too. If I have enough self-control to get healthy and stay that way, then I've earned the right to eat whatever I want, in moderation, for the rest of my life. This won't be forever. We can do it!
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