My New's Years Resolutions have survived so far and I've started losing weight again! I stalled since Thanksgiving around 210 pounds. Today I weighed in at 206.5, so close to 199!! I've been tracking my weight on MyFitnessPal and tracking my calories on a CalorieCounter app on my android phone. The calorie counter app is SO cool, you can use a bar code scan to register food then group certain foods together as a meal (ex. 1 scoop Isopure protein powder, 1 scoop Spirutein choc/protein powder, 1/2 cup milk, 3 packets stevia = 1 protein shake).
I see this as going well and as something I could definitely stick with. I'm still technically eating too many carbs- shoot me... I love carbs. It's not bad stuff really- a slice of whole wheat bread, corn thins, milk (yes milk has carbs :/). I do cheat and allow myself 1 cup of chex mix per day. I'm strange- if I'm not allowed to have something I love I go crazy. I also occasionally have a few squares of dark chocolate. So far I'm still losing half a pound or a pound a day, so I guess it's working!
I'm around 900-1300 calories per day but I've been active and for my weight I can eat much more to maintain, so I think that's good too. I've been making myself drink a protein shake every morning since I was convinced that I wasn't getting in enough protein before, which probably caused my stall. Since I've been eating better I've been getting in around 100 grams of protein a day. :)
I joined the gym with my boyfriend who loves to weight lift, so I'm going to do that with him as well as take some cycling classes. I've also done Tae Kwon Do on and off since I was 6 years old so I recently rejoined and went to my first class last night. Actually- I thought I was going to class but I accidentally went to a pure cardio class and almost died. Not a great way to transition back into intense exercise!
So that's where I stand now. Just waiting to dip below 200 and head back into ONE-derland. :) Half of my closet is still clothes that are too small- so I can't wait to wear some of them!!
By the way- yesterday was my 5 month surgiversary. 256 to 207.5 as of then. Hopefully I make a lot of progress before my 6 month!
