izzypup68's Journal, 02 March 2015

One full month back on FS and things are going well. I am down just over 9 lbs! (I never re-set my start weight, but I was over 180 on that morning after the Superbowl! :P )

I have been quite successful in a number of areas: SUGAR has been reduced a lot. I never planned to cut it out completely, but I have managed to avoid candy and cookies and brownies and all those other assorted goodies that I used to eat daily. WATER consumption has been good. I completed the 2 week water challenge. I have been a water drinker for a long time, so this wasn't too hard, but it helped me become aware of how much I drink and concentrate on drinking with each meal or snack. EXERCISE has been fairly regular. I am pleased with the workouts that I set up with the trainer at the gym and will continue with that. I have been faithfully entering into my FOOD LOG everyday. This helps me immensely to pay attention to what I put into my mouth and to balance out the foods that I love but are not as good for me. My ATTITUDE has been really good. This time around I feel like I will do it, no doubt! My approach has not been, as in previous false starts, thinking about dieting and depriving myself of yummy foods, but rather I have been actively seeking ways to replace those foods, to develop a taste for snacks I would have turned my nose up at before.

Always, there is room for improvement though. My goals for this month include eating more VEGETABLES. I have been doing better with this, but I can fit more into each day's menu. I want to try new ways to prepare them and more combinations to keep it interesting. I love to cook and I just need to take all that energy that used to go into baking goodies into preparing vegetable goodness. I would also like to have a regular HOME WORKOUT that I can do on days I don't make it to the gym. Also, I will be going to visit family next month and I am already looking ahead to avoid falling off track while I am there. Exercise I can do at the house would make that easier. Mostly, I want to CONTINUE on the path I have found for myself.

Wishing you all a wonderful March!

171.6 lb Lost so far: 3.4 lb.    Still to go: 21.6 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1325 kcal

Fat: 46.32g | Prot: 74.28g | Carb: 151.98g.   Breakfast: Coffee, Water, 1% Fat Milk, Ideal Protein Chocolate Drink Mix. Lunch: Taco Bell Pintos 'n Cheese, Taco Bell Cheese Quesadilla. Dinner: Francesco Rinaldi Tomato, Garlic & Onion Chunky Garden Pasta Sauce, Cooked Brussels Sprouts (Fat Added in Cooking), Priano Portobello Mushroom Ravioli. more...

2668 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 10 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 58 minutes, Circuit Training - 50 minutes, Driving - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 11 hours and 42 minutes. more...