Day 2 - Instant Gratification

Everyone loves instant gratification, and I'm no exception LOL. I lost 4 pounds of water in one day, even if it is just water, it still helps motivate me to stay on track. I did cheat a little bit last night, I stayed up until midnight, and got so hungry I ate a few tortilla chips. But one of my main goals is to not eat right before bedtime, I do that too much, and I think it's a significant part of my weight problem. So, no more snacks before bed! LOL

Today I'm going to venture out into the freezing Wisconsin weather (it was 8 degrees at 8 p.m. last night) and do some grocery shopping for lower calorie foods. I think I'm going to try to do a sort of modified Atkins diet, where you eat more protein and fewer carbs. And on those nights when we have something like Hamburger helper, smaller plate and smaller portion will be my friends. That and of course, diet Coke :D

Have a wonderful day!

Well, I'm having a late lunch, too many carbs, but keeping the portion size down. I'll probably just have something small for supper.

January 1, 2011 - The Beginning of the journey!

Well, this is going to be my blog about losing weight and my health, both physical and mental. I got on the scale this morning and weighed in at 206 pounds. Waaaaay too heavy. My whole body hurts from fibromyalgia, and it's my hope that I will feel better if I take some of this weight off. I also hope to regain some of my self-esteem, enough that I would feel comfortable dating again.

So, I'm going to post what I eat, how I'm feeling, what I'm doing, etc. This will be my record.

So far today, I've had a normal sized bowl of cereal and milk, and now I'm drinking hot tea with no-calorie sweetener. It's 10 degrees F outside, and I'm freezing in the house, even though I have the heat set at 70.

I will add more later. Now I'm going to go play internet games :D