Exercise: Headed to the gym after lunchtime to do biceps, triceps and abs and a little cardio.
I DID IT! I have officially accomplished my first goal! I am feeling pretty good right now. It's taken about a month, which is fine. I think what's helped me get through this so far is having the short-term goal, and also having a realistic expectation of how long it takes to reach my goal. I certainly didn't expect to lose 5 pounds in a week or two...although that would have been nice. I also honestly didn't expect it to take a full month...but I'm seeing results, and that's what really matters!
Next goal? To be under 155! I feel good knowing I only have about 4 1/2 pounds to lose to get there.
Do you set realistic goals for yourself when trying to lose weight or get healthy, or do you set yourself up to fail? In the past I have definitely set myself up to fail with having too great of expectations of myself.
Here's to another day!
| Wednesday | |
| Coffee w/ sugar & creamer (142.5 cal, 5 fat, 28 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) (3 points) | 1 |
| Nutz over Chocolate Luna Bar (180 cal, 6 fat, 25 carb, 9 pro, 4 fiber) (3 points) | 1 |
| Peanut Butter Cookie Luna bar (180 cal, 6 fat, 26 carb, 9 pro, 3 fiber) | 1 |
| Fiber One Yogurt - Strawberry/Blueberry (50 cal, 0 fat, 13 carb, 3 pro, 5 fiber) (0 points) | 1 |
| Banana (105 cal, 0 fat, 27 carb, 1 pro, 3 fiber) (2 points) | 1 |
| 1 tbsp Girard's Italian dressing (65 cal, 6.5 fat, 1 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) (2 points) | 1 |
| Spring Mix lettuce (20 cal, 0 fat, 4 carb, 2 pro, 2 fiber) (0 points) | 1 |
| La Tortilla Factory Large whole wheat tortilla (low carb/high fiber) (80 cal, 3 fat, 18 carb, 8 pro, 12 fiber) (1 point) | 1 |
| 1/2 cup Great Value low fat (1%) cottage cheese (90 cal, 1.5 fat, 6 carb, 14 pro, 0 fiber) (2 points) | 1 |
| Jennie-O Turkey ground turkey (about 2 servings) (340 cal, 16 fat, 0 carb, 21 pro, 0 fiber) (8 points) | 2 |
| 1/2 cup Idahoan baby reds mashed potatoes (110 cal, 3 fat, 21 carb, 2 pro, 2 fiber) (2 Points) | 1 |
| 1/4 cup Great Value black beans (55 cal, 0.5 fat, 9.5 carb, 3.5 pro, 3.5 fiber) (0 points) | 2 |
| 1 tbsp Breakstones sour cream (30 cal, 3 fat, 0.5 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) | 1 |
| 1 cup Marshmallow Mateys cereal, plain (120 cal, 1 fat, 25 carb, 2 pro, 1 fiber) (shall I tell you 13 grams of sugar???) | 1 |
| Total | 1962.50 calories / 68 fat, 213.50 carb, 99 pro |
| Fat: 20-35% daily recommended (fat X 9 / total calories X 100 =) | 31% |
| Carbs: 45-65% daily recommended (carbs X 4 / total calories X 100 =) | 44% |
| Protein: 10-35% daily recommended (protein X 4 / total calories X 100 =) | 20% |
Good Job and Congrats! Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteKeep it up! Setting realistic goals are important. I have a hard time with that. You'll be at goal in no time. 1-2 lbs. a week is a good goal. Anymore than that and you may be loosing it too fast. I have a lot of weght to loose, but I know that I should start with a small, but attainable goal. I have set the goal of 5 lbs for my first week, but I know after that I have to be more realistic and stick to 1-2 lbs a week. I have a lot of weight to loose so I have made a slightly larger goal with wanting to loose 10% of my weight. After that I will set it for another 10%
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