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Got paid today & transferred some $$ to savings account; my trip to New Zealand is almost paid for! Funny, I'm kind of feeling some high & low from this - my only New Year's resolution was to finally go to New Zealand this year. I've been saving money for nearly 3 years to pull this off - 3 years of budgeting and (mostly) sticking with the savings, not blowing the money on something frivolous (most of the time). Yes, there's been a few slipups along the way, but I've been able to get back on track, pay myself back and now, finally, I'm almost there!
Now, I deliberately did NOT make my yearly resolution to "lose 10 lbs" or whatever, because for I don't know how many years I've been doing that, and most of the time it doesn't happen. Yes, there's been a few years when I really did, but for some reason I gained the weight back. So this year I said no, not gonna make that resolution. But here is one that I've actually kept, that I've worked to achieve for 3 years, and it makes me wonder WHY can't I lose this weight? If I've got enough discipline to consistently put aside $100 a paycheck and LEAVE IT THERE (most of the time) for 3 years, then WHY can't I stick to a diet? Well there's only one real answer: because I really don't want to. I want to lose weight, but not by dieting.
Now, I do exercise regularly, nearly daily in fact. I LIKE to exercise, I feel good when I do and lousy when I don't. But eating less food? Giving up some of those yummy treats that I love so much? That's much harder. I don't want to go low-carb anymore than I want to go vegan. I LIKE bacon and cheeseburgers. I LIKE chocolate muffins, and the custard donut that someone offered me this morning. I also know that no matter how much I'd like it to be true, that I won't "burn it off" later; much as I exercise I still don't exercise THAT much! I lost about 6 - 8 lbs last year after a running injury - yeah, I HAD to look at my diet then, because there would be no "running it off" later. I have started running again this month (and it feels SO GOOD!), and no big surprise, I'm eating more. I've got to figure this out, my problem is in my head. I do know this much: 1500 cals a day doesn't seem to be low enough; I've got to go lower (sad face). I also am not getting enough protein, so I need to up the protein cals & cut at least SOME of the junk. Maybe if I just focus on THAT for awhile, maybe it will get a little easier. I don't know, but any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. Thank you.
Diet Calendar Entry for 15 April 2016:
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1536 kcal
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Fat: 65.91g | Prot: 64.62g | Carb: 178.40g.
Breakfast: Harris Teeter Blueberries, Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats Bite Size - Original, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk. Lunch: Cheesecake (From Mix, No-Bake Type), Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Roasted Turkey & Vegetables. Dinner: Dove Smooth Milk Chocolate, Cooked Green String Beans (from Frozen), Cub Foods Ground Beef (93% Lean / 7% Fat). Snacks/Other: Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino Light, Custard Filled Doughnut. more...
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