Another diet blog? Really?

Yes really. Why? Well why not? I am soon to be 45, have been overweight most of my life and I'm ready to do something about it. I quit smoking a year ago this month and decided I needed to make another huge life change this month. Lose weight.

That brings us to 2150 calories per day.

When I calculated what I needed to eat to lose the weight I want (a really huge goal of 100lbs) I figured how hard can this be?

I knew the exercising would be hard, I knew it was a huge commitment but who thought eating 5 meals per day every 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hrs and totaling 2150 calories could be so hard?

I thought the eating would be the easy part.

Boy was I wrong.

So join me as I attempt my huge undertaking. Some days I'll succeed, some days I know I will fail then have to pick myself up and start again. But with this blog I hope to bring a smile to some faces with my odd sense of humor and I'm sure there will be a tear here and there as well.

If the exercise doesn't kill me (bodyweight training) the 2150 calories certainly will.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Better but not there yet

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.” - Aldous Huxley

Now I know why it's so easy to miss meals. Because this eating all day is exhausting! Geez, it seems like I just finish a meal/snack and 'bing' it's time to eat again. I missed breakfast because I get sidetracked too easy and eating has never been a priority.

I know, an overweight person saying eating has never been a priority? But it's true. I can forget to eat every single day. I can be hungry then decide I want to finish whatever I'm doing and before I know it 3 hrs have passed and I still haven't eaten yet. This is my ongoing problem. It's hard to break old habits of eating one meal a day.

But man what to eat? I pulled out a Quaker granola bar and a bag of 100 calorie goldfish and then thought, "well that's not a lunch" so I put it back and made a sandwich instead (which of course is killing me in the carb dept).

If I can keep this up I will be much better than I have been the last week or so, right? So keep your fingers crossed out there that I continue to remember or if you have seen Damon the hottie cabana boy send him my way please.

Totals for today

Calories 1940
Fat 73
Carbs 266
Protein 65
8oz. glasses of water 2

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