ok. i had my weigh in day today. it was awful. i gained a pound. im back at 210. and i’m definitely not going to meet my mini goal, which is horrifying. so, from this point on, i’m doing two things.
1) completely changing my calorie goals
2)setting a new mini goal, from 6 weeks from now, to reflect my calorie changes. and hopefully to remotivate me. if i dont set a new goal and remotivate, it will be hopeless. so i have to look at this positively and say HEY! it’s time to eat some more food, and try going a different route. because as a couple of people have been pointing out in my blog. this not a quick fix solution. this is longterm, and should be a process. so im going to make it long term. and not look for the quick fix….SOOOO new calorie goals are: 1450-1650 a day, with the ideal range of 1500-1600 a day. i know it kind of seems like a lot to me too, but I’m going to try this for a month and see what happens. if nothing changes after a month, I’ll have to readjust again, but I really just need to find out where my body is happy losing weight at.
So my general breakdown will be:
bfast: 150
snack: 100
lunch: 500
snack: 100
dinner: 550
snack: 200
total: 1600
and obviously these are all flexible, in the sense that if I eat less at breakfast, or have no morning snack, i can have a bigger snack later etc. but this is just a guideline/general breakdown.
also, when i do my calories left thing, i will alway base it on 1600, and then if i go over a bit, that’s when i use my 1650 limit. and i dont really see any issue with getting to 1600 a day, so i wont really talk about the lower limit at this part. (also to anyone who thinks 1600 might be low, i actually want to keep it there for now, because since i dont weigh or cook any of my food, my calorie estimates are just that, estimates. so in reality i might be eating actually somewhere between 1600-1700 a day, but i dont want to move my limits that high, because then i might end up eating closer to 2000. just want to explain that.
So i’m resetting my mini goal! I’m currently back at 210. So I’m changing my mini goal to be when I get down to 198! which will be a great accomplishment, and the time for me to get my reward. 6 weeks from now will be April 10. So, my goal is to lose 12 pounds by april 17, and be at 198. this is definitely going to be a challenge because i will be home for spring break during these 5 weeks, so i will really have to focus and continue with my exercise etc, and I really dont want any set backs.
SO new goal: 12 by 4/17!
ok i’m pretty motivated, considering my bad outcome, so i’m hoping for the best. and hopefully i’ll see positive results with these new calorie adjustments. i’ve also decided to start holding myself account about sleep. i need to get 8 hours a night, and recently ive been getting 5-7. so from now on i’m adding sleep from the night before to my journal. to make me go to bed earlier, and hold myself accountable for that too.
ok let’s hope this works!!
