I have been hungry all day.
According to my weight loss tracker I need to literally cut my caloric intake in half to meet my goal by March of next year. I’m assuming if I get a good exercise plan in place I ca adjust that accordingly but for now that would have me at losing 2lbs a week.
I woke up early, very early and ate half of my normal breakfast. I was fine for about 3 hours, then I was starving. I didn’t get to eat lunch for abut 8 hours after breakfast and by then I was so hungry that I barely remember scarfing down my meager lunch. Again, I ate half of what I normally would. I got to eat dinner about 7 hours after that, after I was already starving again. So I was tired of being hungry and ate a normal meal, normal for me anyway. Then I ate a snack right after my meal, and I was still freaking hungry.
If I can remember correctly this has a bit to do with cutting down the amount of carbs I ate today, and cutting down the amount of sugar. I’m going to feel like this for a few days until my body adjusts, but it’s really hard! Every fast food place I passed on my way home was a ridiculous challenge to my will power. I just wanted food!
I also know that when I am able to get better quality foods in my house I will have lower calorie, denser and more filling meals. I have to wait until my next payday to shop though so I am trying to work with the “crap” I have readily available.
I did take my 2 dogs for a brisk walk this morning. An hour with the 2 of them was a bit over-ambitious but I think I can break it up and do a half hour with each of them/day. After a half hour my back was screaming from being pulled around the neighborhood, my heart rate was up and my breathing was labored. So even though it was short, it wasn’t a complete failure.
Work was rough today too. We had a large dog that I was struggling with who made it very hard to catch my breath for about 10 min. That is a HUGE part of the reason i’m doing this. I have never had such a hard time with my job before. I used to feel like super woman there. I can lift dogs heavier than I ever thought imaginable, but now when they fight us I get winded and feel like my body is on fire.
I’m not sure if I feel accomplished, or weak today. I feel like I failed with my food choices at the end of the day, but I feel great that I got up and walked them this morning. It’s going to be such a battle with my critical attitude toward myself. I can only keep taking it one day at a time.
Day 1 is a draw.