Great start!

Yesterday was a happy day--largely due to the happy thoughts from yesterday's post. I kept thinking of all the reason that I hadn't gained all the weight back and why the weight that I have gained back came on so slowly. There were just too many days where I worked out--sometimes I lifted weights, sometimes I played on the treadmill or rowing machines, there were days where I walked the 5K--too much of that stuff!  Then there were more meals than I could handle that were veggie based, or even featured fish. I sometimes counted my calories--too much of that!!!

I LOVE it!!!  This is the first time EVER that I've really felt that anything healthy I try to do makes any difference!  It DOES make a difference. Even without weight loss it still makes a difference!  Yesterday's plan went great--1500 cal (that's still way low for me) AND I accumulated 300 exercise calories!!  I'll use 100 of those tomorrow with my flavor point day. It's hard for me to eat lightly, but it's made much easier now that I feel as though it's doing some good.  And honestly, even on 1500 cal, the food isn't that scarce. It's a testament to how over indulgent I am that I feel the following menu is difficult.

Breakfast--pumpkin chocolate chip muffin, banana, milk
Snack--string cheese rolled in 3 slices of ham
Lunch--homemade bread with 3 more slices of ham, tomato, red onion and spinach, a big handful (24) potato chips and 2 tbls onion chip dip, and a pickle.
Dinner--leftover steak and blue cheese (3 oz), 2 med potatoes with fat free sourcream, and a cabbage salad with lite dressing and a few blue cheese crumbles.
Later--25 cal hot chocolate with light whipped cream

Today is even easier---pancakes for breakfast, a 500 cal lunch and dinner till I'm full PLUS a piece of the best key lime pie in the world. It's Sunday and sleeting outside so I don't know that I'll get any exercise points, but that's ok--it's the Sabbath.