My first week

So, below is my first blog entry (thanks Nita). I plan on writing one a week. It’s for me and anyone that wishes to read it, I hope it inspires others as well as keep me on track.

First, I went to the Internet and did a search on BMI (my friend Leneen) gave me that idea thanks my “Neen Bean”. This calculates how many calories you need to eat in a day to gain weight, maintain your weight or lose weight. Of course, I chose the lose weight drop down from the menu section. Being the over achiever I said, “What the heck let’s try two pounds a week”. That took me to ~1600 calories a day. Next, I went in search of a free calorie counter website there are tons out there and I chose myplate. com from Lance Armstrong’s website. The website allows you to put in your calories, water consumption and your fitness activity for the day.

Decisions: After doing the above I had to make some serious decisions or as I like to say commitments.

1.I decided that I was going stick to this for one week from Thrus, March 18 to Thurs. March 25. 2. I also began reading success stories and other items on-line. Please, take everything you read on-line with some discretion not every method is meant for everyone. And sometimes not all the information is always accurate.3. I also realize I needed to kick it up a notch at gym and go a minimum of five days a week.4. I also decided to have one day off from counting calories and that was Sunday

I am beginning to think this can work for me, but I am being very cautious, as I’ve been down this road before. Its only three pounds, can I really stick with this? Others have done it, why not by me? Restricting my calories really seems to be working for me. I can tell you I have been on every fad diet there is, believe it or not restricting my calories to 1600 a day did not make me feel hungry or deprive. Yes, the portions are smaller but I ate what I wanted. I am not spending a whole bunch of money on particular diet items. I eat regular non-diet food, I even had chick –Fila this week. Again, I counted my calories and had just burned over 680 calories at gym. I felt like eating chick-Fila and the world did not end.

Next week:

Plan is before and after pictures never got around to doing that measurements of body parts and I need to start taking a multivitamin a day. Got a bad Charlie horse last night.

So that’s it for this week. Hope next week just as good. See you next week.:)