So, I started by re-downloading Myfitnesspal and began logging my food and thanks to my Fitbit, my exercise as well. Incidentally I was 1,299 calories UNDER my goal. I thought that was pretty sweet!
I know everyone is different, but weight loss for me should be simple. Eat right and exercise. Like I said...simple. Right? WRONG! I am completely addicted to food and lazy as hell. It's not just eating a hamburger, it's enjoying everything about that hamburger. Knowing this also means that I know I have to stop thinking of it like that. Food is merely a means of taking in nourishment...at least it is for me until I can learn to control it. As for the exercise part of it, I have to adopt the old Nike slogan and "Just do it!".
So, yesterday I did...kindof. Normally I would have gone home after work, kicked off my shoes and put my fat ass in my recliner and done nothing. On the surface it sounds nice, but that means I'm not doing my part around the house, the dogs don't get walked and most importantly I'm not burning off the calories that I took in for the day. Yesterday was a step in the right direction. When I got home I changed clothes and started cleaning. I got through the kitchen made it to the living room where I got it picked up but then sat down to pay attention to my spoiled dogs. That was it. It was all over from there. The good news is I didn't spend the rest of the night there. My son had a baseball game (they won!) and I was at the ballpark for an hour and a half which got me in a couple steps more than I normally would have. It was more than normal, so that is a success in my book.
Today is panning out to be pretty good. This morning I got to work at about 5AM and of course I didn't eat anything before I got here...I mean, I love food but even I can't eat that early. Unless I've been up all night that is. At 9:30 I realized that I was getting hungry and REALLY wanted McDonalds or Chick-Fil-A. So, I got in my truck and started driving...painfully past McDonalds...even more painfully past the Chick-Fil-A and went on to Smoothie King. The good decisions continued and I got a Lean1 Pineapple and Mango Smoothie (510 calories) and a Chocolate Muffin (183 calories). The mental trade off was I got the muffin so I could have something to chew. Either way it was far fewer calories than I would have gotten either way, so again it's a success!
This afternoon when I get off work I plan on going home, changing clothes and taking the dogs for a walk. I know they need it and definitely deserve it.
When I started logging what I ate on Myfitnesspal I also looked at the Community boards and found one for motivation. In one of those threads someone posted the excerpt below from the Wall Street Journal. After reading it I realized it totally applied to me and figured it would be a good final thought to this post.
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