Food Log...Fine I'll do it!

Oh, the dreaded food log.  Every trainer, doctor and fitness guru's go to item for weight loss success.  Every time I was told, "you must keep a food log, it helps", I was thinking, "how do you know skinny minnie" but what I said out loud was, "great, sounds like it will really work for me".  RIGHT!  How can tracking my food possibly help me lose weight?  I know what I am eating, I put it in my mouth for goodness sakes!  So, when I started this journey to me (for real this time, you've been reading my bog, I've been on this"journey" since birth), I started keep a food log and I was showing it to my trainer every week.  I can't even tell you how many times I thought about lying!  I didn't want Pam to know I ate an entire box of oreos by myself!  I am proud to say I never lied.  Sometimes I would try to trick her and write what I ate without the amount, but she would always ask.  "Yes Pam, I did eat 4 slices of Athens pizza and now I want to barf from jogging around the gym for 30 secs".  But I have to be honest.  It did help.  Yes I said it.  It helped.  I was able to actually track exactly how much I was eating, when I had to tendency to overeat or eat badly and what time of day was most difficult for me.  For example, New Years Eve.  I know, who diets on New Years Eve, but I had a goal to get to by January 8th,  so I made a plan.  I was only going to have 2 drinks (rum and DIET coke) and have a small bite of everything.  My best friend and her husband bought us tickets to go to a nice restaurant for the night.  Dinner, dancing (exercise right?!) and a toast at midnight.  Well...the food was amazing!  It was like a wedding.  We didn't do much dancing, because we were a little young for this age group.  I stuck to my plan.  When we got home I wrote down everything I ate and drank.  HOLY S%*T!  It wouldn't all fit on one page!  I pigged out!  Moral of the story...don't diet on new years eve.

Here I am 3 months post surgery.  The inches are working their way off, but the weight has been slow and a little discouraging.  I've decided to go back to logging my food.  I've done it 3 days so far and I can already tell the difference.  It does help.  It forces me to be more intentional about what I am eating.  I've learned that I will snack on not so healthy foods when I go too long without eating.  So, the fitness world wins.  I am pro-food log. You should try it.

I want to say a quick thank you to those reading my blog.  Family and Friends have been messaging me telling me how proud they are of me, motivating me and letting me know I am motivating them as well.  Please comment on any of my posts and share your story too!  We are on this journey together!  xoxo

Diet starts Monday

Ah, the silence of an empty building.  These are magical words for us folks in Residence Life.  However, this also means I have more time to spare.  More time to put me first.  I have to admit.  I've been naughty.  Giving into my sweet cravings, even though they upset my stomach.  Food is such an addiction. 

But, I need to focus.  I am reminded everyday of why I did this in the first place.  I want to be healthy and happy.  I want to have energy to do more things in life.  I want to have babies!  Yes, my body is getting smaller, but the pounds are coming off slow.  I don't want to stretch my pouch or go back to where I started.  So what do I need to do...yes, hire a personal chef, trainer and housekeeper...hahaha, I wish!  No, I need to make a plan and stick to it.  I need to put me first and stop saying, "diet starts Monday", because my life is now.