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I did pretty well with calories the last 4 days. Today I did not go to the gym because I was busy with errands. I did walk the dog, though. I just had an apple for a late night snack. My doctor told me that I might be less hungry and my metabolism boosted by eating 5 times a day instead of 3. It's pretty hard to spread out calories for 5 mini meals if you're only working with 1200. Tomorrow I am having a light breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and taco salad for dinner, and I have snacks I can schedule in between. I think it's a matter of me planning ahead 24 hours and sticking to the plan. I think I will go to the gym tomorrow and weigh myself again. I have got to get used to weighing myself more. I was weighing myself every day, and that fell by the wayside. I put a lot of pressure on myself and it was too much when the scale stopped moving. Then I was like weighing myself every week, but I need more than that. You can commit a lot of sins in a week before you notice it on the scale, and when you do, it's like BLAM. I endulged for 3 days at Christmas and I was 2 pounds heavier by the end of the week. I guess that's all it takes. Scary that I can gain weight so easily. I can gain 2 pounds in less than a week of bingeing, and it takes such tremendous effort to lose a pound in a week. I've got my work ahead of me, that's for sure. I just want to start losing again. I really miss that weekly sense of success that sustained weight loss gives me. It scares me to think of what my body would be like if I stopped exercising. I have been working out like 5 days a week, doing an hour of cardio each time, plus strength and toning. I have been running at least 10 miles a week. I have been doing all of that, but I've gained weight. It makes me wonder what I would have gained if I was not that active! I have to face facts - my 40 year old metabolism sucks. If I was working this hard in my 20's, I'd be doing great by now. I have to accept that even one day of overeating has dire consequences. I have to accept that I have to exercise and be physical and take care of my body from here on out, because if I stop, I will gain weight and since I'm older, it will be harder and harder for me to just move well and be fit and in shape.
Diet Calendar Entries for 29 December 2012:
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1215 kcal
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Fat: 58.82g | Prot: 60.69g | Carb: 128.19g.
Breakfast: red delicious apples, Atkins chocolate chip cookie dough bar. Lunch: Sargento Reduced Fat Colby Jack Cheese, Kraft Light Mayonnaise, Sara Lee Delightful 100% Wheat Bread, ham. Dinner: feta cheese, balsamic vinaigrette, romaine lettuce, cucumber, black olives, tomato, broccoli, croutons, chicken. Snacks/Other: fat free half and half, red delicious apple. more...
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2531 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Sitting - 7 hours, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Driving - 1 hour and 10 minutes, Desk Work - 4 hours, Resting - 3 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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