So in a previous post I told you about how well I had done in the past and how far I had fallen. Well part of that failure was not equipping myself with enough information about dieting. I don't know if it started in college or when, but somewhere along the line, I have learned to eat quickly. The problem with eating quickly is that you don't give your stomach enough time to register that you are full. If you are hungry and you aren't feeling full and you are downing food, it's a no brainer that you are going to eat WAY too much food in a short amount of time. My family has been pointing it out forever, because when I'm done eating, I immediately want to leave the table because I'm afraid I will eat more. But I've come to understand if there was a race to get the food down, I won! But when it came to the Battle of the Bulge I've lost! Matter of fact, the heavier you get, you begin to retreat like you would in a real life battle. I've been in retreat mode for a while, too exhausted to get back in the fight. But this past few weeks, I'm back in the game! However, this time I'm equipping myself with five things determination, knowledge, a support group, exercise, and healthier foods! I had done some research about my age, weight, and height and how many calories I should be in-taking. The number was 2,000 calories per day, and felt a bit high to me! However, after talking to someone in our support group who has equipped herself with a lot of resources and the process of moving forward in her weightloss journey was able to confirm that 1,800-2,000 calories was in fact the correct regiment of daily calories for me to lose weight (in addition to my daily exercise and workout routine). Friday is our day to shop as a family, and I'm looking at all the healthy options I have to stay within my calories to obtain my goal weight of 175-180 lbs. It will be a little experimental at first, trying to get use to making sure I am eating 3-5 times a day, and making good caloric choices. When I can get my diet and exercise routine down, I am hoping I will be back to work, and able to make more investments in my health, shoes, and all that I need for my waist to continually decrease! I am excited, nervous, but determined!
I am also looking into stretches and warm-up techniques that will help me with the muscle soreness and the severe pain I have had the past two days! Also, several of us in the support group have committed to use My Fitness Pal, a free app, to track our calories and exercise. I am still using the walking app, and will do better when I get better with using MFP, today I started adding my calorie intake since I have committed to the calorie regiment. Today's foods are not the best, but what we have in the house until payday. What I have done is what could have been one meal to me a few weeks ago, I have spread it out throughout the day to be ALL of my meals. For instance, this morning I had toast, this afternoon a baked potato with no butter and about 2 teaspoons of shredded cheese, and for dinner tonight I am having baked chicken and probably some sort of vegetable or side. I will have to add some sort of snack in there, and will look into my options. At least today and tomorrow will help me get prepared to entering my intake calories into the app. I am still struggling to sleep at night, so I am still checking into the remedies I mentioned a few posts ago! I hope everyone is having a wonderful week! Please continue to pray for those in Oklahoma and here in Texas that are suffering from the Tornadoes. A relative of mine took a direct hit, but their spirits have been high! My heart is really with those who've lost loved ones, pets, and homes!
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