when i first started calorie counting, looking into dieting, getting back into exercising i wasn’t losing a thing. in fact, i gained a couple pounds that first month.
i have to admit that i wasn’t restricting as much as i should have. the willpower to deny myself food has never been easy for me. the problem is that i’m usually not (or shouldn’t be) hungry, rather i’m just bored with a craving for some junk.
the last couple months i’ve been getting progressively better. i get my water quota (64 oz. at least) daily now. i have also gotten better at sticking to a tougher calorie restriction.
i allowed myself a lot of leeway this last weekend. you prolly know the drill, restaurant date with the bf, pizza with the fam. during the week i kept it under a thousand cals each day which i was very proud of.
this week i’m visiting with the fam which will make it much more difficult for me to restrict. this adds the extra stress of not being able to smoke but the bonus of not dealing with the empty calories of my usual alcohol intake (and may help me to cut back more on this bad habit). it’s my goal not to eat too much of that tasty home-cooking so I can stay on track. Next week I want to break into the 140s. I can’t even tell you how awful it is for me to see 15- anything on the scale.
I am hoping next week to continue keeping my totals under 1000. I am also hoping to start alternating 1000 800 600 to trick that pesky metab. I am also going to commit to exercise more. I can’t wait until it’s warmer and I can do more walking and jogging.
