So... I drink coffee, with A LOT of creamer - that's just how I do. Since I've started tracking, I realize I put 5 tbls in 1 cup of coffee, I usually drink 2 in the am, so this factors into like 350-400 calories ALONE in my morning intake..
I think I need to look for a lower calorie alternative, but I don't know what would do the trick, I love my coffee & I LOVE my creamers!! Any ideas?
The only thing I can think of, is to cut back to 1 cup in the morning, but then I don't know if I could function! :\ lol!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Monday, July 21, 2014
New Beginning...Hopefully?
So I made a post a few days ago, y'know, the normal agony of realizing how far I've let my journey slip, again and again AND AGAIN. We all know how it goes, depressingly enough.
Well today is day 4 since I started, very small scale on the journey, again. I have been tracking everything I'm consuming, bringing my calorie tracking book with me everywhere, and I've tried to incorporate some healthier alternatives. Just in the few days since I've begun, I've gone down 3 lbs. That could be a fluke, but I'm choosing to let it motivate me towards continuing. This journey is so important for me and my health.. Most days I find myself exhausted all day, wanting to do nothing but be lazy and nap after work. It has become a very sluggish feeling that only fuels my emotional decline into my mind - which in turns causes me to emotionally eat everything that makes me feel this way over & over. Eating healthier and being more active will help me to have more energy, to be more positive, to think clearer and be happier. All of us who have been ping ponging with this journey for a while, we all KNOW, LOGICALLY, that it's not just about losing the weight, or 'getting thin' it's about all of the other added bonuses that come with it. I want to have energy most days, as opposed to wishing I could just sleep all the time. I want to be positive as opposed to the negativity not only about my weight but about everything else in general. I want to feel good, even if I don't loose another pound, eating healthier and being active makes me feel great! 3 days in and I can already tell that I'm walking prouder, feeling more feminine, smiling brighter.
So, small scale. Tracking what I eat, counting calories with no real 'set' intake in mind yet, just watching what I consume, and it's already proven to change my eating habits. I want to see less calories in general over time and I want to see healthier alternatives.
"No, I'll pass on the French fries and have a cup of cantaloupe instead, thank you".
I've been more active, now wait, let's not get carried away, no 'workouts' per say have happened, but I've been doing squats when I have a few extra minutes, trying to keep my body in motion, even if it means just moving my leg back and forth when I'm sitting. Taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
Hopefully, I'll be visiting around here more often again. Blogging about it this time, is for me, not for others or to 'show' people in my life that I'm 'Doing it!'. a part of me feels like it's my own secret for now, I'm tired of feeling defeated about it. So here goes, everything....
Well today is day 4 since I started, very small scale on the journey, again. I have been tracking everything I'm consuming, bringing my calorie tracking book with me everywhere, and I've tried to incorporate some healthier alternatives. Just in the few days since I've begun, I've gone down 3 lbs. That could be a fluke, but I'm choosing to let it motivate me towards continuing. This journey is so important for me and my health.. Most days I find myself exhausted all day, wanting to do nothing but be lazy and nap after work. It has become a very sluggish feeling that only fuels my emotional decline into my mind - which in turns causes me to emotionally eat everything that makes me feel this way over & over. Eating healthier and being more active will help me to have more energy, to be more positive, to think clearer and be happier. All of us who have been ping ponging with this journey for a while, we all KNOW, LOGICALLY, that it's not just about losing the weight, or 'getting thin' it's about all of the other added bonuses that come with it. I want to have energy most days, as opposed to wishing I could just sleep all the time. I want to be positive as opposed to the negativity not only about my weight but about everything else in general. I want to feel good, even if I don't loose another pound, eating healthier and being active makes me feel great! 3 days in and I can already tell that I'm walking prouder, feeling more feminine, smiling brighter.
I want to keep this.
I want to be even better than this.
So, small scale. Tracking what I eat, counting calories with no real 'set' intake in mind yet, just watching what I consume, and it's already proven to change my eating habits. I want to see less calories in general over time and I want to see healthier alternatives.
"No, I'll pass on the French fries and have a cup of cantaloupe instead, thank you".
I've been more active, now wait, let's not get carried away, no 'workouts' per say have happened, but I've been doing squats when I have a few extra minutes, trying to keep my body in motion, even if it means just moving my leg back and forth when I'm sitting. Taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator.
Baby steps.
Hopefully, I'll be visiting around here more often again. Blogging about it this time, is for me, not for others or to 'show' people in my life that I'm 'Doing it!'. a part of me feels like it's my own secret for now, I'm tired of feeling defeated about it. So here goes, everything....
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