As I've mentioned before, I am trying to lose weight this year. You see the counter down at the bottom of the page? The one designed to keep track of all the pounds I lose this year? Yeah, well, it hasn't moved. And if it had moved, it would have moved the wrong way. All I had to do was decide to lose weight this year and I gained 10 pounds.
So it was time to get serious. I am now counting every calorie (just about) that goes into my mouth. The exception is fruits and veggies, which I figure are good for me and I don't need to worry about them. And sometimes I have to estimate, because it's a mix of things. But I've been pretty good about it. I started on Monday and by today, I have lost 5 pounds!
I'm pretty excited about it. I'm planning to allow myself a treat this weekend when Randy and I go for an overnight trip for our anniversary. I'm trying to stay under 1800 calories a day, and so far, have had no problem at all with that. In fact, yesterday I was around 1100 calories, which might explain the headache I had by bedtime.
I still need to tinker with it a bit, to make sure that I am eating enough. And I've also been tracking my fat grams, sugar, fiber, and protein. I can tell that I am not getting enough fiber, but since I'm not counting fruit and veggies, it might be closer to ideal than I think.
Best of all, today I got my formerly tight jeans on without a muffin top! Still haven't tried my really tight jeans, which fit fine last year. But I think I'm on the right track.
3 comments:
Way to go! Keep it up.
Sometimes I look at my skinny jeans and decide that my body has changed permanently after having children and there is NO possible way to get back to that size.
The reality is that it usually takes my body up to a year to get back to normal and by then I am thinking about more children, so I should probably just throw the stupid jeans away.
Ha, Maleen's comment made me laugh. Way-to-go Cindy, that's so great. Maybe I can pass along the flu we've had, that'll help. Just kidding, that would be horrible for you.
Hooray! How exciting for you. I have a whole stack of jeans that are just waiting for me to wear them again...I hope they're patient! Keep up the good work.
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