mikeb1982's Journal, 16 April 2024

I’ve been postponing putting in my weight because I let myself go. Last year mid summer I got real serious about no sweets of any kind. I set a goal not to eat any sweets until Halloween because I knew that would be a hard day to avoid candy.
That day I decided I could have anything I wanted to spoil myself. Some time in September I saw this huge pink cookie in a grocery store and my mind locked on to it… like those cookies were all I could think about.
So on Halloween I popped in to the store and bought the whole package and ate 4 of them throughout the day. They were probably 4-500 calories each.
For the love of God do not do what I did. Somehow that sugar took over my gut and my brain and I just gave up. I stopped counting calories and I started eating like a pig.
February 18 was a turning point for me. I stepped on the scale and it read 236 lbs. I was basically on my way to being right where I started. I made a promise to myself and my maker that I would count calories every day until the 4 th of July. I’ve lost 8 lbs.
I’m going to keep on going.
It’s nice seeing so many people being successful with their weight loss goals on FS. You all are such an inspiration.

228.0 lb Lost so far: 37.5 lb.    Still to go: 28.0 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1617 kcal

Fat: 59.90g | Prot: 76.80g | Carb: 197.42g.   Breakfast: Great Value Sweetened Condensed Milk, Milk (1% Lowfat with Added Vitamin A) . Lunch: Great Value Enriched White Bread, Rose Smoked Boneless Pork Shoulder Butt, Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce. Dinner: Calavo Avocado, Great Value Real Mayonnaise, Artisan Fresh White Bolillo Rolls, Cooked Pinto, Calico or Red Beans, Trader Joe's Carne Asada. Snacks/Other: Quaker Caramel Rice Crisps, Fiber One Fruit Snacks. more...

3269 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Apple Health - 24 hours. more...