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I started my lifestyle change on May 15 of this year. I prefer lifestyle change to diet because I realize you have to make a commitment to make changes for the long haul. To me diets have an end date. There is no end date now for me.
I decided to make 3 changes: 1. stop eating at night after dinner, 2. eat what I want, 3. eat smaller portions.
I had been snacking on pretzels, popcorn, or nuts before bed. I stopped eating after desert. Yes, I still eat desert.
Eat what I want. My husband doesn't like seafood. I love any seafood. I had been cooking what he liked, which turned out to be calorie ladened. He doesn't have a weight problem and could eat anything. One of his favorites was Italian stuffed chicken. Not only was it a lot of calories, but I didn't particularly like it. It was just easier to cook one meal.
Eat smaller portions. I was eating way too much carbs and starch by way of rice and pasta. I cut that in half and started eating more salads. Salads, another thing my husband doesn't eat. I didn't need two chicken thighs, one would do.
I don't like white meat chicken, so I still eat dark meat, but a little less, following my eat what you want in smaller portions philosophy.
I'd like to lose 40 lbs, but since I decided to change my lifestyle, I'm going to go until my body finds its new "set point". I set my weight loss goals in stages. My first goal is to lose 20 lbs. I'm closing in on that now and will celebrate when I get there. My weight loss has been slow, at least to me. 17lbs in 17 weeks.
My next goal will be to lose another 20 lbs. By breaking up the weight loss into smaller bites, I can celebrate the successes and move on to the next goal. The entire process doesn't seem so daunting and so far away. At the rate I'm going, 1 lb per week, it's easier to get to 20 weeks and feel successful and then start the next 20 week goal than to have to work toward a 40 week goal. Need to keep up the motivation.
View Diet Calendar, 21 September 2022:
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1458 kcal
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Fat: 42.00g | Prot: 103.95g | Carbs: 201.13g.
Breakfast: Thomas' Mini Bagels - Cinnamon Raisin, Bananas, Philadelphia Regular Cream Cheese. Lunch: Honeycrisp Apples, Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortilla (43g), Dannon Light & Fit Greek - Key Lime, Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Provolone Cheese, Boar's Head Rotisserie Seasoned Chicken Breast, Lettuce. Dinner: General Mills Cheerios, Progresso Breadcrumbs, Kraft 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese, Egg, Newman's Own Marinara Sauce, Barilla Three Cheese Tortellini, Publix Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs. Snacks/Other: Publix Chocolate Chip Brownie, Strawberries, Driscoll's Raspberries, Sweet Cherries (Queen Anne, Bing), Publix Red Seedless Grapes. more...
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2462 kcal
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Exercise:
Bike Riding - 12 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 48 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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