Everyone always says to that weight loss is as simple as calories IN vs. calories OUT. Well, I wish it were that simple, but things like psychology, schedules and inherent body tendencies tend to muck it up. However, I think it’s a valid point, and I think I should track what I’m eating and my exercise on a daily basis. I’m not going to get really obsessive and count calories for everything on here, though. When I can easily figure out the calories for what I am eating and do it, I will post it. But I am not aiming to start an untenable diet that I can’t keep up. The point is for to be able to eat enough healthy food to satisfy my hunger that isn’t overeating. I’m a big girl and I know what foods are healthy and what aren’t; it’s a matter of not giving in.
Okay so, today, August 10:
IN:
Brunch: Fruit salad (melon, peach, grape), 2 hash brown patties with a bit of ketchup, 5 or 6 spoonfuls of vanilla low-fat yogurt, and a cup of orange juice.
Snack: 4 Finn Crisp thin rye crisps with chevre crumbles (about 150 calories), an organic root beer (150 calories), a white chocolate fudgsicle (60 calories). Finn Crisp thin rye crisps are a great snack because they are high in protein and fiber, while also being super tasty. They’re a perfect partner for chevre or cream cheese and peanut butter.
Dinner: Half a Trader Joe’s Pesto pizza (465 calories) and a cup and a half of cucumber-green pepper-tomato salad dressed with lemon juice, olive oil and dill. Diet Hansen’s Black Cherry soda, which has no calories, caffeine, or sodium.
OUT:
Swimming: 16 laps (800 yards or about 0.45 miles); online exercise calorie calculators are giving me answers varying between 275 – 450 calories burned.
Wishing you success. You are really on the right track. Remember to be kind to yourself and celebrate along the way.
Oh yeah and breathe!
Aloha~
Gina