Well week 1 is over and done and drum roll........ I lost 5 pounds! This would be the good news by the way. I have to say that I'm rather positive that part of the weight loss is due to the fact that I had a HUGE day worth of food the day before I weighed and was likely retaining a bit of water. Regardless though, this isn't too shabby for my first week. I'd say I lost at least a good 2 or 3 pounds of just fat, which is exactly what I was hoping. We've established that what I'm doing so far is working and that is definitely refreshing since I have been doing other stuff lately and have had no success or very little success, a pound lost, a pound gained, and still exactly where I started. So I am making good ground now and doing something that I can keep up easily, I don't feel deprived, and most importantly it's working!!
Now for the bad news, today was a bad day for the food. I did do very good up until dinner when we met my mom at Rosa's and my starving stomach got the best of me. I let myself cheat a bit and ended up totaling out a bit over 2000 calories for the day. Not a complete diet bust by any means, but I just can't let myself do this often, especially on a day when I'm not working out to burn off some of the extra calories. No recipes today, so I'll try and do a short and sweet version of my foods and calories for the day! Let me know if this blog is helping you or entertaining you or if you're using the recipes. Aside from this being a way to keep up with my personal journey, I would really like for others to benefit from it in their journey's with food, weight, or life in general!
Breakfast:
Ezekiel bread, 1 Tbl of peanut butter, 1/2 Tbl of raw honey, and 1/2 cup of milk
Total: 266 calories
Mid morning snack:
String cheese and 2 cups of decaf/sugar free coffee
Total: 130 calories
Lunch:
Cafeteria food so I tried to over estimate a bit to stay on the safe side
Whole wheat tortilla, grilled chicken with buffalo sauce, lettuce, tomato and baked bbq lays
Total: 405 calories
Snack:
1 cup of pineapple
2/3 cup of crab meat
Total: 212 calories
Dinner: (This is what un-did my pretty healthy day so far!)
Rosa's Cafe - Chicken Fajita dinner with 2 tortillas, minus the rice, cheese, and sour cream
A bit of honey with the final tortilla for dessert
Total: 1007
Total for the day: 2020
Goal for tomorrow: Stick to my 1200-1600 calorie range even though it's Friday and will be tempting to cheat!
Way to go! And 2000 calories in a day, especially if you're working out shouldn't hurt, but I understand you. When you want to jump start your weight loss, you gotta be strict. I feel like I get sabotaged at the starting point a lot by the people I love. They don't understand how 'even just one day' can put you into a tailspin of overdoing your calories.
ReplyDeleteYou asked if the blog was helping anyone. Totally. I plan on using some of your recipes but right now I'm working through a whole list of vegetarian recipes. It's also nice to feel like you're working through the weight loss thing with someone. I feel like something about reading your blog helps keep me accountable.
Yay!! Glad it's helping. We are starting our detox on Monday, so I'll be posting Vegan recipes if you're interested!
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