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I've been kind of bad about my eating habits lately. Not that I've been eating poorly in general - which I have, I ate out more than I would like to had done this past weekend - but more along the lines as I've been trying to eat as few calories as possible. Normally that's sort of what one is going after when they're trying to lose weight, but I haven't been doing it in a very productive way, so now I've gotten to the point where I just want to snack incessantly. I've fallen into the trap of wanting to lose as much weight as I can in as short of amount of time as possible, and that's a horrible thing to do to yourself. The chances of my reverting back to old eating habits and stuffing my face is much more probable than if I just ate a bit more than I would probably like, but still fall below my 1,600 calorie a day intake and actually feel fulfilled rather than starving at the end of the day.
Since I've weighted myself today, I've noticed I've at least dropped some weight, but I'll probably gain a bit of it back if hardly lose much at all in the coming weeks as I try to regain a better grip on my eating habits and become healthier. Losing weight shouldn't come at the expense of my health and the last thing I want to do is revert to old ways because I'm absolutely starving and the need to put whatever food is around me down my throat is stronger than my will to keep with what I have going. Even if I have been a little lax in it as of late, haha.
I've noticed that, since I've stopped eating more fulfilling meals and became far too concerned with calories, I've been having a harder and harder time working out. I'm too tired to or simply tire out too quickly because I'm running on fumes. It's not a good feeling at all. I went for a bike ride around the neighborhood yesterday and found it so incredibly difficult to manage even my usual four miles, but I did push myself! Alas, I've apparently slowed down, so I did nowhere near as well as I usually would.
It's a sad feeling to know I was doing so well and now I'm starting to slowly dwindle all because of the fact that I've become so obsessed over how I appear that I've become too focused on trying to eat next to nothing. As a result, I have just been snacking a bunch, which is probably a lot of what's effecting my energy. That's a very negative way to look at what I'm doing - I should be doing this for myself, to be healthy! - but life changes as of late have made it hard for me to think otherwise. I'm trying to, though! I had a much more positive and proper outlook on all of this when I first started back in March. Starting a relationship can really start to alter one's thought process, sadly.
So this week is dedicated to eating right, eating healthy, not caring about dropping so many pounds in next to no time at all, and making myself happy. I'm already proud I've dropped below 120lbs, I haven't been below that weight - or, hell, even 125! - in years! I think it was junior high when I was last able to fit into a size 5 pant and I'm there now! It's a good feeling!
Diet Calendar Entries for 21 June 2010:
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1502 kcal
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Fat: 36.69g | Prot: 71.64g | Carb: 233.60g.
Breakfast: Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Milk (Nonfat), Strawberries, SPLENDA, Lemon Juice, Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), Mangos, Peaches, Blackberries, Blueberries, Apples. Lunch: Mushrooms, Butter, Instant White Rice, Scallops, Salmon. Dinner: Angel Food Cake, Grapes (Red or Green, European Type Varieties Such As Thompson Seedless), Strawberries, Peaches, Mangos, Lemon Juice, Blueberries, Blackberries, Apples. Snacks/Other: Pita Chips - Sea Salt, Wheat Thins Crackers - Fiber Selects, multigrain fiber crisps blackberry pomegranate, Lite Firm Silken Tofu. more...
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1498 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 14 minutes, Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 18 minutes, Stretching (yoga) - 5 minutes, Standing - 20 minutes, Driving - 30 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours, Resting - 11 hours and 33 minutes, Sitting - 4 hours. more...
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