Things Are Going Well!

So I've been really good on my diet. Tomorrow will be my official weigh in even though I've been weighing daily. My weigh-in this morning was 181.2! So that's down 3.8 since last Friday. I haven't been exercising and it's been a couple of days that I haven't counted my calories. But I haven't really needed to. I've been eating my regular snacks between meals, eating my oatmeal for breakfast, frozen entree for lunch and for the past two days, I've been eating homemade chicken & vegetable soup with two pieces of bread with butter. I finish my night with a snack. I'm not craving as I used to and I feel lighter. I also feel better about myself so I think that's a huge plus. I don't feel bloated anymore. It's a great feeling. I know with the holidays approaching that I might gain a bit but I won't let that stop me from trying to continue losing weight when I can. I'm pretty much not even trying anymore and I'm losing weight which in my opinion, is what I wanted to achieve. I haven't removed anything from my diet. I just know approx how many calories I can have and just do my best not to go over. I guess it was just to start my diet that was the hard part. I'm pretty sure I'm going to surpass my 2lbs goal tomorrow. :)

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Day 3, Another Success

So I've been sick these past few days. Today, just been lazy and stayed in the house not doing much. Woke up this morning and weighed 182.0!! Down 3lbs since Friday. That's pretty amazing! That really helps me stay motivated. The more I lose, the faster I'll reach my goal of 135. Yesterday's food diary: 2 French Toasts - 310 Frozen Entrée - 380 Granola Bar - 110 Frozen Entrée - 310 Granola Bites - 130 Total - 1240 Today's food diary: Smart Ones English Muffin - 210 Tims Coffee - 140 Frozen Entrée - 380 Vitamin Water - 100 Frozen Entrée - Lasagna - 310 Total: 1140 I might eat a small snack before going to bed but it'll go a little over 1200, not by many. It's almost exciting getting up in the morning to weigh in. Really encouraging!

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Great Start!

So it's been a while that I've been able to do a diet without cheating or going over so when I counted my calories this morning from yesterday, I was very happy. Oatmeal - 260 Tims Coffee - 140 Granola Bar - 110 Frozen Entrée - 200 Nutri Bar - 130 Frozen Entrée - 250 Popcorn - 100 Total - 1190 Goal - 1200 Difference - 10 I also weighed in this morning, just for fun. I was happy to see 184.2 on the scale. YAY! Now I know you can't lose that much fat in a day but it's encouraging to see that number. My goal is to see at least 183 on the scale next Friday. I'll be weighing in often (almost daily) just to see. I know it'll go up and down a lot. This morning, I was sleeping and my boyfriend was making a lot of noise. When he came in the room, I told him to keep it down and he told me he was making me breakfast. It's REALLY sweet of him but I told him I started a diet yesterday. I asked him what he was doing, he told me French toasts. I figured, well, maybe not too bad. I started counting my calories, 2 pieces of bread - 170, 2 eggs - 140. Now that wasn't bad but then you have to put syrup on top. When I looked in the back, I almost tipped over. 240 in 1/4 cup! I figured I'd try to eat them without anything on them. When I took a bite, I didn't taste anything. I have the flu so my tastes are gone. I ate them without anything on them which was good because it would've gone WAY over calories if I had put some syrup. So everything turned out great!

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Day 1 of My 50 lbs Weight Loss Journey

Ok, so I'm starting something new. I've been reading lots of diets and trying to find one that would be best for me to follow. After months of non-dieting and gaining weight, I finally figured out something I could follow but adjusted it to be best for me. I'm going to be somewhat-following Dr. Anderson's Simple Diet. This diet consists of eating 2 frozen entrees, 3 protein shakes & 5 servings of fruits & veggies. Well, I'm just going to follow the 2 frozen entrees part of it. My plan is to eat 1200 calories in my day. If I don't eat the frozen entrees, I just need to stick to my calorie limit and get back to frozen entrees the next day. I'm not saying it's going to be perfect but I have a goal of losing 2lbs per week so that I can reach my goal weight in May 2013 of 135lbs. I'm also going to add some exercise in there. Haven't thought of anything yet but I'm probably going to be following one of Jillian Michael's workout DVDs. My starting weight is 185.0lbs so I want to lose exactly 50lbs by next summer.

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