Magic 8

I’m having a little bit of a freak out because I realized if I go by my weight this morning (which was before breakfast and working out but—TMI alert–more than 24hrs after last bowel movement), I’ve achieved the goal I set for myself by LABOR DAY.  It’s only Bastille Day!  That’s 7lbs in 2 weeks, which maybe doesn’t seem like a ton for someone who is heavier, but for me, that is approaching scary levels.  In a way it’s exhilirating.  Plus, I have been counting my calories and ALWAYS come in over 1,000 and probably average 1600 going by 2 months of fitday data (and that’s probably under counting).  That seems like a healthy amt of calories, but I feel like my rate of loss is UNHEALTHY and SETTING ME UP FOR FAILURE.  I have been working out a couple extra days a week, but the increased exercise doesn’t seem that significant when you think about how much you have to work out to burn enough calories to create the kind of deficit you need to see results.

I’ve started going to the gym before work, and am worried this is a habit I won’t be able to keep up for life, but I actually WANT to go, so should I not go just because it is something I might not want to do regularly in the future?

Should I force myself to eat that extra cup of noodles, even if I don’t really want it?