There is another
really cool thing that happened yesterday that I failed to mention (can’t
believe I forgot!) I went under 300lbs! I’m at 295 – Yay! I started this year at close to 360lbs and
the year isn’t over – but I’m already at 295 – and entering Month #9! It’s
really been a very exciting and interesting experience since the first day I
started. And if I had to choose just one single thing that I love most about
the entire experience it wouldn’t be the weight loss, or the new eating habits,
or health benefits, or my physical fitness progress, or even that my joints are
starting to feel much better, no, if I had to choose just one thing it would
absolutely be gaining control and being
disciplined. To be able to decide what to eat and what not to eat every day
is such a joy.
But let me tell you - this did not happen overnight – not even
close. It took a few months before I even realized that I could do that. The first
2 months (were actually December and January) and they were very difficult months.
I knew I had to figure this out so I could do it ‘my way’ as the song says, but I wasn’t sure what that looked like exactly
and so I started trying a bunch of different things until finally, around the 3rd
week of January I landed on food journaling which quickly grew to include calorie
counting and then of course the natural transition for me was to do a case study.
I finally found something that worked well for me. From the first day I started
recording calories I noticed a change. But it still wasn’t enough – something
was missing. I needed accountability – and that’s where blogging came in. And
then someone suggested I also create a community for additional support and
well here we are starting month #9. I’m so excited looking forward to the
months ahead because there’s still so much that hasn’t been done and so much on
my mind that I want to accomplish, but it’s gonna take time. And, time I’ve
got, because I know that the next 9 months will come and go whether I lose
weight, get physically fit, and healthier or not. So for me, this is a
no-brainer.
Here’s
Tracker:
| STATS | |
| Journey
Day: | 228 |
| Today's Calories: | 1625 |
| Daily
Calorie Goal: | 1700 |
| Next
Weigh In: | 8/27/2014 |
| Days
till Weigh-In: | 26 |
| Starting
Weight: | 351 |
| Current
Weight: | 295 |
| Lost So Far: | 56 |
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| Calorie Tracker |
Calories |
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| Thursday 8/28/14 |
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| BREAKFAST |
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| 1.5c
Crunchy Raisin Bran |
280 |
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| 3/4c
Organic Milk |
85 |
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| Organic
Mixed Greens |
0 |
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| Breakfast
Calories |
365 |
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| SNACK |
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| McIntosh |
60 |
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| Snack Calories |
60 |
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| LUNCH |
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| Angel
Hair Pasta w/meat sauce |
600 |
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| Fresh sliced carrots |
30 |
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| Lunch Calories |
630 |
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| SNACK |
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| Organic Grapes - seedless
green organic |
60 |
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| Snack Calories |
60 |
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| DINNER (2 veggies) |
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| 2 egg
omlett w/spinich, mushrooms & cheese |
350 |
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| Organic
Mixed Greens |
0 |
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Dinner Calories |
350 |
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| SNACK |
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| Organic Grapes |
60 |
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| Snack Calories |
60 |
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| **Miscellaneous Calories: |
100 |
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| Exercise |
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| GYM - workout |
No |
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| Walking - 25 min |
Yes |
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| 10 Min Stretching (& deep
breathing) |
Yes |
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| Total Daily Calories: |
1625 |
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| ***Daily Caloric Goal: |
1750 |
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| **Miscellaneous Calories: not reported on yesterday's tracker |
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Daily Avg.
Calories |
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8/27/2014 |
1740 |
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8/28/2014 |
1625 |
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9/16/2014 |
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