12 Pounds Gone
I started counting calories on March 1st and I started seriously counting them on March 3rd. I've been fortunate enough to lose 12 lbs since then and I can wear some jeans that I haven't been able to get into in about a year. I'm pretty happy about that.
I feel better and I have a bit more energy. This counting calories thing has been the easiest "diet" I have ever done, I quote diet because I really don't look at it like a diet at all. This is something that I know for sure that I can do long term. I admit that sometimes I don't eat the best kinds of foods, but what is important to me so far is I have been able to eat within my allotted calorie limit every day.
I do plan on cleaning up my diet with more wholesome foods but I'm not going to do it over night. I plan on changing things a little bit at a time so it doesn't seem like such a shock. One of the ways I have failed in the past is changing the way that I eat so drastically that I feel like I'm being deprived. When I start feeling deprived I start having bad thoughts that sabotage my plan. I really have not changed much about the way that I used to eat with the exceptions of... I try not to overeat anymore, I try not to eat at fast food places, except for a couple of places. I did start eating more vegetables and whole grains and I try to make better choices.
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