Optimistic
I can't believe this week has gone by so fast!
I am feeling good with the food choices I have made this week. It has become the norm to have a notepad and pen on the kitchen counter, and for my calorie book to be constantly out so that I can calculate my calories for each meal. I was first recording it to put on the online database I have been using to track my calorie intake, but it is easier to just record it in my notepad. One other thing I might recommend, and that I have come to enjoy this week is to put a calorie budget on each meal you do. For example, I know that my 3 major meals are 300 calories, and my snacks are around 150 calories. That way, when I am making a meal, I don't have to look at how many calories I had in a previous meal because I ate the correct amount of calories for that meal. I can just make my lunch, that I am going to eat in about an hour, 300 calories because I know I had a 300 calorie breakfast and a 150 calorie snack. It is that simple! I feel so good about it. Its fun to budget this way. I think, okay, what food can I eat that will keep me full for the next 3 hours, and that will be enough calories. Oh, and I do eat right up to the calorie budget each meal. I am all about not starving! Sometimes, I eat a little bit more than my calorie alottment. Like, last night I made a soup that was 265 calories for 1 1/2 cups, which is pretty good by itself but not enough calories, so I decided to have a plain piece of bread with it. A little over 300 calories, but if I exercise during the day, no big deal, I should still lose weight. The goal is that I try to stay right around those numbers during the day.
I feel very confident about what I am doing. I believe as long as I am in the 1200-1600 (roughly speaking) calorie budget each day, I should lose between 1-2 pounds a week. Hopefully I will see a good number on the scale and measure tape tomorrow!
I have even exercised for 50 minutes every day, alternating between weight circuit training and cardio circuit training. Love it!
Okay, sorry for the jabbering, I just feel very optimistic right now!
I am feeling good with the food choices I have made this week. It has become the norm to have a notepad and pen on the kitchen counter, and for my calorie book to be constantly out so that I can calculate my calories for each meal. I was first recording it to put on the online database I have been using to track my calorie intake, but it is easier to just record it in my notepad. One other thing I might recommend, and that I have come to enjoy this week is to put a calorie budget on each meal you do. For example, I know that my 3 major meals are 300 calories, and my snacks are around 150 calories. That way, when I am making a meal, I don't have to look at how many calories I had in a previous meal because I ate the correct amount of calories for that meal. I can just make my lunch, that I am going to eat in about an hour, 300 calories because I know I had a 300 calorie breakfast and a 150 calorie snack. It is that simple! I feel so good about it. Its fun to budget this way. I think, okay, what food can I eat that will keep me full for the next 3 hours, and that will be enough calories. Oh, and I do eat right up to the calorie budget each meal. I am all about not starving! Sometimes, I eat a little bit more than my calorie alottment. Like, last night I made a soup that was 265 calories for 1 1/2 cups, which is pretty good by itself but not enough calories, so I decided to have a plain piece of bread with it. A little over 300 calories, but if I exercise during the day, no big deal, I should still lose weight. The goal is that I try to stay right around those numbers during the day.
I feel very confident about what I am doing. I believe as long as I am in the 1200-1600 (roughly speaking) calorie budget each day, I should lose between 1-2 pounds a week. Hopefully I will see a good number on the scale and measure tape tomorrow!
I have even exercised for 50 minutes every day, alternating between weight circuit training and cardio circuit training. Love it!
Okay, sorry for the jabbering, I just feel very optimistic right now!
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