So Far So Good

Well, I figured I'd take a moment to update you on the first few days of our journey. I downloaded an app for my iPhone called myfitnesspal. This app helps track calories and exercises. While I haven't exercised much yet because we haven't been able to get our gym membership, this little tool helps me track the amount of food I'm eating and the calorie counts.

Based on my weight, height and my goal of 2 pounds a week, the app figured out that I need to eat 2010 calories a day, which isn't bad at all. So yesterday was the first day I actually put all of my foods into it and I came out only eating about 1450 calories. This to me is huge. I picked all healthy foods, nothing fried and only had one slice of bread. This is actually an accomplishment for me because normally I had fried foods and tons of bread during the day.

Today,  was much easier to say "No Thanks" to the nasty foods and "Yes please" to the good foods. I had 3 hard boiled eggs and a fresh fruit cup for break, lunch as another fresh fruit cup and a Caesar salad. For dinner, I think I am making chicken breasts with rice. I am seriously 100% motivated to do this.

I think the portion control and the healthier food choices is the biggest obstacle right now for me. I'm sort of glad I have a few weeks to get this portion of the journey under control before we start going to the gym. I have asked a few friends who are health about their ideas for exercises to do and got some great advice.

I am really glad that so far, I have succeeded with my expectations. You may think "Oh it's only day 3", well, you're right. But 3 days of denying bad foods and accepting good foods is a huge accomplishment for me. Already I feel cleaner inside and I don't feel bloated or gross because I just downed a basket of chicken fingers and french fries.

Well, that's all I have for now! All my love...