Hello, I was here last year and left for a while, wasn't really worrying about my weight but it started to creep up again this winter. More importantly, I was feeling depressed and felt like I was getting old and undateable...basically having like a mid-life crisis. So finally one day I said, I have to do something about this. So I decided to lose weight...SERIOUSLY this time...but SLOWLY this time. Because this time it's forever. I'm going to maintain these eating habits forever. Because I'm about to turn 34 and really cannot afford to eat the way I used to. I really need to develop good habits.
Starting weight last week: 158.5. Today: 155.
Plan: I'm not doing anything drastic. However, the one thing I am trying to be strict on is to eat only protein for breakfast and then NO MORE FOOD until lunchtime. Because snacking is my downfall. I used to eat a sugary breakfast and would already be craving sugar again once I got to work, and would snack on processed stuff throughout the morning, and basically be set up for failure for the entire day. No more! If I want sugar, I can have it after 12 p.m.
However, my general plan is to eat a healthy lunch and healthy snack consisting of veggies, lean meats, cheeses, beans, and nuts--somewhat low-carb. Then dinner can be whatever I want, but I'm shooting for less than 2000 calories per day.
I think this allows me the flexibility to feel like I'm not on a "diet." Basically anytime I go out to eat, I can still pretty much eat whatever I want (if it's lunch, I'll just trade lunch for dinner as my "free" meal). And I'll allow myself to go over 2000 calories once a week or so, if there's a Superbowl party or some evil event like that.
This is forever. That's what I keep telling myself. My goal weight is 138.5, so eventually I might have to reduce my calories a bit more to get there. But it would be unrealistic for me to eat less than 1700 calories long term, so I'm not even going to try it.
Back with a plan!
