Well, this has never happened to me before. I lost five pounds in one week. Last Wednesday I went to the doctor for a normal check up and first thing this AM I got on the scale and there was a number 5 lbs lower than last week. I have to say, this has been the biggest encouragement possible. I know that I won't lose weight over night, but wow. This loss is with one trip to McDonalds, a Saturday night at Plaza (that was not as bad as it previously would have been) and two nights eating out (but controlled). I have been working really hard to stay on both my diet track and my walking/exercise track and have done pretty good. I need to fit in something today and I am thinking 30 mins this afternoon before I get ready to leave for a meeting on the Eastern Shore. I need to get my heart rate up and I'd like to burn at least a couple hundred calories.
Things I have learned in this first week have been pretty valuable. First of all, I don't need the quantity of food I thought I did. For example, today for lunch I had one of my favorites - an English Muffin Pizza. Basically, I take a whole grain 100 cal EM, put a Tablespoon of normal bottled spaghetti sauce and a serving of the low fat 2% skim mozz and slap it in the oven. It gives me some veg (ha!), protein and whole grains. Believe it or not, it is incredibly filling. It also clocks in at under 200 cals. Yes. I can be full on less than 200 cals. Its not some huge salad or anything - but it makes me content. I guess what also helps is that I know at 3pm I'll be having a snack. I'm not eating something to hold me over to a 6pm dinner - if I were to do that, I'd definitely over eat. Today, I'm not sure about my dinner - I'm travelling for work until late and my buddy is driving me across the Bay Bridge Tunnel. Also, our meeting is at an Italian place, so if people eat I might find something that fits in my calorie allowances. Otherwise, I might just have a big salad. Those have been SO good.
Now Playing: Hey Stephen - Taylor Swift
Dinner: TBD
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