Whew! Well, some good news, I lost 5.1 pounds in one day!!! AND, I am in ketosis with a very nice shade of pink on my keto-pee stick.. (I know, I know.. TMI). Officially 219.3 pounds. I would like to just state on record that it isn't easy to admit publicly how much I weigh. So please, no teasing... *wink*
So, what did I do to lose five pounds in one day? Well, it was most likely the combination of doing an all day protein day, keeping my calories under 1200 and going to the gym last night. I burned approximately 350 calories. Not bad – not my usual hardcore routine, but I figure anything is better than nothing, right?
However, the not-so-great part of today, I've hardly had anything to eat today. I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I woke up early and filled up my car with as much clothes as possible. I got to work an hour early, had a major email crisis that set me back about an hour (and yes, that is with the extra hour coming in early), had to go to the bank to cash my paycheck, go to the store to get a money order for my first months rent, quickly weighed in at the clinic, drove like a bat outta hell to long beach to the property management office to sign my lease, go over all the paper work, stop by my apartment and unload all the clothes that I stuffed into my car this morning, drove back to work like a bat outta hell, stopped off at shipping to pick up some more boxes for packing, and THEN finally got back to my desk to resume working! Sheesh!!! I'm pooped already. And, in this crazy frenzy, what have I eaten so far?
Breakfast:
1 Peanut Caramel Atkins Bar
Morning Snack:
1 Venti Green Tea Iced Tea
Lunch:
1 Fried Chicken Breast from Albertsons (yes, I know fried chicken isn't the best choice, but I was hungry and it was right there when I got my money orders.. so shoot me!!!)
Afternoon Snack:
1 Sugarfree Redbull and 1 20 oz bottle of water
Dinner and Evening Snack are TBD...
Not good my friends.. not good! One thing I do know about losing weight, is that eating regularly, every 2-3 hours is very important to keep your metabolism going.
So, what do I have planned for tonight? No clue .. I'm broke right now since I gave pretty much my entire pay check to paying my first months rent and deposit. I think I might have one can of Meatball and Vegetable soup left in the cupboard at home.. and maybe I'll have a low carb yogurt for my evening snack...
Shit! Dieting is so annoying. Having to continuously and consciously think about what food decisions to make sucks. But, it's only day two.. I need to stay focused.
The real problem though: I have the weekend to face, and not just any regular weekend, a three day holiday weekend! Shit again! Staying with an eating routine is much easier during the week when I am at work and focused. I don't have any extra time to be bored and constantly think about how hungry I am.
Sundays are by far, the worst and most difficult. Why? Because almost every Sunday, I drive over to my families house to spend time with my parents, my sister and her hubby and my 5 beautiful and wonderful nieces and nephews. There really isn't any Lindora program compliant food for me to snack on or eat. And I am usually there for most of the day. Not to mention all the little kid snacks that are laying around screaming my name (the loudest being the insanely huge economy/family size of doritos..mmmm... I really like doritos!) God, the temptation of spaghetti-o's and macaroni 'n cheese is so intense, I can barely fight it.. and usually I lose the fight.. hence why I am 219 pounds... My sister tries to help out a little when she cooks dinner, but I can't expect my sister to do all the work.. she has 9 people to feed.. and no one else is on the Lindora program (though I have been trying to get my dad to join or at least try to lose weight and exercise)...
And this weekend, I will probably stay the night and spend Monday with them as well. Please God, please don't let Suzie and Big Mo be having a bbq.. I know I can't resist their bbq's.. so much good food!!! It's a feast for an entire baseball team it seems like. Suzie and Big Mo are my sister's parent-in-laws. I love them so much. Technically they are not really family, but I think of them as such. They are so nice to me and so kind and they always include me and invite me to their house, even for the smallest of occasions. And boy can Big Mo bbq!!! Mmmm..
Damn it! Stop thinking about food Chandra!! You are not hungry! You are NOT hungry!! (self mental persuasion)
*UGH!!* I can do this! How ridiculous to give up and mess up after only a couple of days. I can do this! I am not too sure about the gym either this weekend, but since I am moving tomorrow, that will definitely count as moderate exercise! I am moving into a second floor apartment.. those stairs will kick my butt for sure!! Not to mention the millions of hours I will need to put in to put my apartment together.. okay, maybe this weekend won't be too difficult.. *fingers crossed*
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