Day 2

Okay, so yesterday was not bad. 1303 calories, 31.5g fat which is 21.76% fat if the formula online is correct. I did breakdown and have a second piece of chocolate so that was an extra 3.3 fat grams...

I weighed in this morning, down 2.5 pounds. I don't think that's real weight loss, either I was artificially heavy yesterday or I was dehydrated this morning, I certainly don't expect to see that every day.

I went to the gym this morning, packed, absolutely packed, all those resolutions...I can't wait until February to have my gym back. I did 27.5 min on the bike (200 calories) and 33 min on the elliptical (390 calories) plus lower body weights and stretching. That more than took care of the yogurt I had for breakfast. Lunch is on the stove warming, homemade veggie soup, I'll have to figure out that calorie count but it can't be too bad, it's all veggies except for the tomato paste.

God, I want some chocolate

I don't even love chocolate, I really prefer it only as an accent flavor but I have a bunch of it left from Christmas. I'm tempted to just eat it all tonight and be done with it but I don't think I can eat two large chocolate bars and a bag and a half of candy cane Hershey kisses.

I've been good about writing everything down so far today which has kept me from nibbling on aforementioned chocolate. My doc said I should try just giving up two things...she probably meant beer/wine and candy but I just don't think I can so I'm trying more moderation.

Risotto and broccoli for dinner, the risotto is surprisingly low fat, less than eggs, that's for sure! I have a feeling I'll have to still be more heavy on the broccoli and less on the risotto, sigh.

Eggs...Yikes!

I started this morning with a weigh-in and a yogurt, not bad, that's my typical breakfast. I decided to have eggs for lunch, a little protein. I knew eggs weren't great but really, 5 g of fat per egg (I should note that I accidentally bought jumbo eggs), that's about twice as much as I thought there would be. I guess I'll at least get an adequate view of why I can't seem to lose weight even though I go to the gym for an hour and a half each day.

Beginning...tomorrow

So this blog is going to be my motivation, not for a New Year's Resolution - I don't want to jinx it already - but for a general goal...to lose 15 pounds. That's my first goal, I'd really like it to be 50 pounds but I'm trying to be realistic. My motivation started with the news of an engagement which will in turn mean a bridesmaid dress and standing next to a skinny bride...followed by my doctor who was the one to suggest 15 pounds even as we looked at my chart and I pointed to the low weight point and said I wanted to be there again (she told me I wouldn't be and that for my 5'10" frame that was probably too low a weight, are you sure...) and in general I want to get back into some of my favorite clothes that just don't fit right now.

I'm hoping that doing this in a somewhat public forum will result in additional motivation.

Since I don't currently have a job I need to figure out how to do this on the cheap so tomorrow I will begin with a daily weigh-in, trying to eat better, writing everything down in a food journal and sticking to my gym routine and maybe adding some of the new classes. The gym will be the hardest part, not that I don't like to go but I hate it in January when it's so crowded with new members. I'm going to cut back on beer and try to eat more vegetables. We'll see how that works.

Wish me luck!