I'm Back!

Today I had some great news, my morning weight was 242!! I am so on my way down and it is so inspiring to see results like this. It has been such a mess trying to lose weight recently. I kept closely recording my calories and watching what I was eating with no results at all. I think at my nutritionist last week I had lost one pound but this week its going to be different. I like seeing this 242 here in the beginning of the week because it means that I am moving closer to my weekly goal of 243. I was afraid I would have to restructure my goals since I didn't make it last time. Hopefully this time I will see a big difference and meet both goals for last week and this week. I try to estimate 2-3 punds of loss per week which given my calorie count is pretty suitable.

I am really liking this plan because I never feel as though I am missing out on eating. Last night Stan cooked himself a frozen pizza and at first I was mad because I was going to cook this nice dinner but then I realized that just gave me the chance to eat one of those low calorie dinners I keep for lunches. Since I had bought a lot of extras I decided that last night would be the perfect night for turkey. I think Stan is going to go out with his Dad tonight so they can do the taxes which means I could capitolize on that and eat another diet meal for dinner. Or I could always make the chicken kabob reciepie since Stan doesn't actually like the vegetables and since they are all fresh I don't want to leave them in there too long or it will be too late.

For lunches I have been eating so well we're talking 180-300 calories. Every morning I eat dry cereal which is 112 calories then I have a 100 calorie snack (which I vary from week to week so that I don't get too bored) then I have a lunch that can be no more than 300 calories. That way I know that I am consuming no more than 512 calories in any given afternoon. What I have noticed is that I tend to blow all of this around dinner time and just go hog wild over food. So my focus is now shifting onto dinner and how I can better manage those calories.

As always the weekend for me is a free for all! I like having the opportunity to lose the weight but balance it out with some fun over the weekend. I try to keep in mind my goals at all times so that I don't completely destroy what I have done during the week over the weekend but I also cut myself a little more slack. I like to spend time with people over the weekend and eating tends to be more of a social event so I know that during the weekend I will go out a lot more so I just have to concentrate on what is good for me but also something that I like. I also found that this is good at stopping cravings because I can always have whatever it is over the weekend.

I just really have to focus on not going out to dinner but staying in and trying to cook the correct amount of calories. That is hard in some senses but usually Stan and I will eat pretty healthy -- other than the stuffed hot dogs they are so good but really bad for a diet!