Progress report

[kellinator]

This morning I rolled out of bed and managed to exercise for ten minutes on my landlady's equipment. For a day, that's pathetic. For me, that's a start.

The diet (well, not a diet per se -- more like "healthy changes in eating habits") is off to an okay start. I've had hardly any Coke this week, and I've been drinking a lot of no-calorie fruit-flavored water -- at least a liter, two liters some days. I ate a lot last night at trivia, but mostly I've been trying for healthy smaller-portioned stuff like Lean Cuisine and more veggies.

It's really tough for me. For those of you who've never seen me eat, I eat like a horse. Eating is one of my great pleasures in life. But I want to get back to a healthy weight. I see myself in the mirror and I don't like it. Not to mention I have no energy. So I'm trying. We'll see how I do.

Comments

Re: Good for you!

[tikimama.livejournal.com]

My weight loss strategy is Sillouette's Skinny Cow ice cream products. ;) It is the thing that keeps me from going insane and eating a pint of Ben & Jerry's (I LOVE ice cream).

I keep a haphazard food journal--when I first started, I was very faithful about writing down everything. Now I'm much at tracking points in my head, so I don't do it that often. I probably would if I stopped losing or gained, though.

Another thing I learned about it serving sizes. I have two older brothers with whom I always fought for food, so I tend to take too much. Plus, the full feeling. Learning to eat less (half a sandwhich, etc) and still be as full was a struggle at first. Especially since huge portions are so commonplace.

Re: Good for you!

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

Portion sizes are defintely the problem for me, especially because I'M ALWAYS FUCKING HUNGRY. I've been thinking about liquid fasting for a weekend to try and shrink my stomach.