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Great Changes....

I love this quote!  It is very true.  The longer I am on this diet, the easier it is becoming to keep on it and stick to it.  It is becoming second nature to prepare healthier meals. 

Another quote I found that I really like is:
Giving up your goals because of one set back is like slashing your other three tires because you got a flat.  I tend to do this all the time.  If I gain weight or so instead of sticking it out, I quit and then end up gaining it all back.  I am bound and determined to make this my last 'diet' aka Lifestyle change for good, meaning no more yo-yoing.  I am going to eat healthy and watch my carbs and exercise regularly.   I have to make it my routine.  Much like I am making keeping my house/kitchen clean my routine.  I come home from work, empty my lunch containers and my hubby's into the sink to soak while cooking dinner.  Then I do the dishes and load others that can go into it into the dishwasher.  It is becoming easy to do.  It's been a week which is a MAJOR accomplishment to me.  I think overall this diet is giving me more energy and pep and also losing the very toxic person on facebook has helped my attitude immensely.  I haven't been snappy at all to my husband this week (that I know of).  

 Today was my protein day for the week.  My 'official' weigh in day is tomorrow.  I decided to toss my scale out the door as it wasn't going anywhere even though I know I have lost weigh.  Weighed in on my hubby's scale (which is a high capacity scale) and I was 211.6# this morning so that's a loss of 13# in 15 days.  I know a ton of that was water weight.  So I am going to keep track on hubby's scale as it is closer to what the Dr's scale says hubby and I weigh.  I know that is a very high rate of loss, but considering I was so bloated and retaining water when I started, I am not surprised. 

Todays Net Carbs: (aiming for 50-100 per day)   26.4 Carbs *protein days are lower on carbs than weight loss days

Todays Calories (Goal is 1546):  1667 - 471 (exercise calories) = 1196 Net Calories 


Todays Exercises:
30 Minutes (Very Brisk Walk) 202 Calories
Pedometer Steps (9,203 Steps)  269 Calories Burned

 As for my mood goes, I am doing pretty good.  I am on 1/2 of the dose of seroquel I was on and it really seems okay, which is surprising to me.  I still want to get completely off of it as I think it really is affecting my weight loss. 

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