I have been eating well for the past 7 days. I have not gone over 2,000 calories and have tried to be closer to 1,800. I feel good, I am satisfied after my meals and am not feeling deprived at all. I hope that I am able to keep up the momentum long enough to see some real results! So far I am down about 20lbs–the most weight I have ever lost in my life.

Around 2000 I joined weight watchers and worked with a trainer for about 6 months. The most I lost was about 12lbs. Although I worked out well I did not eat the way I should have after the first 2 months. I believe that this time I am taking it more seriously. I am keeping track of everything I eat and planning ahead (something weight watcher’s teaches but I never did).

I did my shopping for the next 3 days today. I cannot believe how much food I can eat while staying within my 1,800 - 2,000 calorie range. For example today I am having
Breakfast Tacos-350
Peanut Butter Cookie Luna Bar-180
Turkey Sandwich with Lt Mayo & Colby-200
Baked Potato with Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese-250
2 Peanut Butter Cookies-200

This is only 1,180 calories and its already 5:30! I know that I need to fit in about 700 more caloies before the end of the day but I haven’t even eaten the baked potato yet! I think it’s because I went shopping with a friend who had the bypass and he does not eat. We were together for about 6 hours yesterday (I didn’t eat during that time) and we were together for about 5 hours today and, again, because he didn’t eat all I had was a Luna Bar. Before his bypass we would have gone out for a calorie packed lunch (and I would have loved it). Instead we walked a lot around the mall shopping.

Oh well, I won’t get too obsessed on days when I am a few hundred under my calorie goals. There will be day when I am over.