Yeah it's exciting. Just got to keep it up now, heh. But so far it hasn't been a huge sacrifice, in fact I'm enjoying my food more.
I went shopping last night and basically avoided all the aisles in the middle of the store and "shopped around the edges." I realized that by sticking to the perimeter of the store I avoided most processed foods. I never noticed that about my store before.
I came home with heavy bags full of fruits, organic milk, sliced turkey and swiss cheese and pita pockets. When I did by something packaged (like cream of chicken soup for a recipe) I looked carefully at any labels trying to choose between brands that had healthier choices and for the first time in my life it was actually fun to consult labels. I looked at it like a treasure hunt.
The main thing I've noticed so far is that it seems you can eat a lot more whole foods than processed to get to the same calorie goal. Like I have this cheap noodle dish that you add water to and microwave in my cupboard. I looked at it yesterday and noticed it was 240 calories. It's pretty small and I realized I could have two pieces of bacon and two eggs for less than that. Then I did a double take. It's 240 calories but there are
TWO servings in that tiny little package. Instead for 480 calories I could have a six inch sub with meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, olives, onions and jalapenos. No question which I'd rather eat!
Oh and Rhonda you'll get to actually see the difference someday, heh. I took "before" pictures the same day I weighed in for my starting weight. I just am not ready to post them until I get my first "after" picture to put it next to.