I've changed my accountability list some since meeting with a trainer. I am no longer counting calories, but I have shifted to eating six smaller meals. This usually looks something like this:
Breakfast (5:45 or so): two scrambled eggs and a piece of fruit, or toast with peanut butter and Greek yogurt
midmorning snack (9:30-ish): piece of fruit
Lunch (11:15): serving of leftovers from previous night's supper
mid afternoon snack (2:00-ish): a handful of almonds
Supper (6:00-ish): includes a protein, a vegetable, and a carb. Portion control is the idea here.
I've been working out M-F at the gym. I took a class with a trainer, but it was WAY too much. I was extremely sore the next day, and the second day, I couldn't squat enough to sit without pain. I even had to stand to pee.
On both those "sore" days, though, I still went and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes because I knew that (a) if I didn't, I would quit going altogether and (b) it would help keep me loose. The night of the second day, I sprung $3 to go to a local hotel and take advantage of their "open swim" time for locals by spending about 45 minutes (in shifts) in the hot tub.
I weighed this morning, and I'm down two pounds, so something is working.
I also took measurements and photos on the 12th, so I will take them again on Dec. 12th.