Well, let me start by saying that I woke up ready to go. I slept in (oops!) until 7:30, so my official first weigh in was a bit later than I wanted, since I want a consistent time. But, that's ok. The official starting weight is... drumroll please... 305.8! Ouch! I've never been over 300. Glad I am starting now.
I ate breakfast, then walked (Yes, I walked) to the grocery store down the road to get my food for today. We have a great grocery store that sells food that can be 1 - 4 servings. I picked up food that was ready to be cooked for lunch and dinner, and it was delicious! Yum! I am obsessed with this grocery store, so whenever I mention Fresh & Easy, that's my grocery store!
What did I eat?
Breakfast: For breakfast I started off with what I had available (I just spent a few days in Vegas, so I didn't have much). I am OBSESSED with oatmeal, thank you Bob Harper! So, I started off my day with Quaker Oatmeal and a cup of coffee.
Total Calories for Breakfast: 160
Lunch: After my shopping trip, since I live in mini-Mexico, I decided to heat up a chicken burrito from Fresh & Easy. It was a few more calories than I wanted to use, but it filled me up and lasted me longer than a less-expensive lunch. I also filled up on 16 oz. of water - which I truly believe helped fill me up and keep me full!
Total Calories for Lunch: 460
Mid-Afternoon Snack: Now, I did need a little something come about 3:30. This is normally when I come home from work and eat dinner, but being that it is summer vacation, I knew I needed to last just another hour or so, especially since dinner was going to take a while to cook. I luckily had almonds in my cabinet, so I ate 1/3 cup of almonds. I also drank another 16 oz. of water!
Total Calories for Snack: 213
Dinner: This was what I had picked up at the grocery store. I was so excited about it, but didn't really think about calories when I picked it up at the store. So, the calories were a bit much, so I went over my calories for the day, but again I stayed full, and they were good calories. I picked up chicken breasts that were pre-marinated in garlic and herbs, asparagus with garlic and butter, sweet potato wedges with brown sugar and chipotle, and 16 oz. of water. I ate about 2 hours ago and I'm STILL FULL! I love it!
Total Calories for Dinner: 880
Total Calories for the Day: 1713*
*Please keep in mind - I am using the "Lose It" program on my iPhone to count calories and it tells me how many calories I need to eat in order to lose 2 pounds a week. I set on my own my goal of 1200 to 1400 calories to start losing a bit quicker than 2 pounds a week. The actual goal according to the program is 2000. So, I am still actually below my goal according to the program. I am not being super strict right now about calories for this purpose.
So how did I do?
Overall, I'm very happy with how my day went. I plan to be more strict on calories tomorrow, but today was a great start! My goal for tomorrow is to stay below 1400 calories, and to again WALK to the grocery store. I also am setting myself the goal of getting into the gym for about 30 minutes. Let's see how it goes!
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