A Real Blog Post!

Now that you know a few of the tricks that I'm using, I want to start daily blogging. As I try new things, I'll keep you updated on my new strategies and how they are working out for me.

I'll admit, today's been a bit of a bad day on the eating scene. Tomorrow's my birthday and I had dinner (and dessert :O! :X) out with my family at Montana's. Since I'm not planning on doing too much on my actual birthday, today was a bit of a break day for me. I had my cereal for breakfast, got ready to go, and walked to the bus stop. (This particular bus stop is about a 15-20 minute walk from my house and it's mostly uphill.) I haven't taken on exercising on weekends yet so that was a bit of extra work for me. For dinner though, I had a half chicken (I brought half of it home), broccoli, and mashed potatoes (no gravy). I haven't had potatoes since the beginning of August so I almost died when I first tasted them. Delicious :)

My mother brought me a scale today, so tomorrow morning I'll weigh in and let you know how I'm progressing! I haven't been able to weigh myself since the end of August (I was at about 197-198 then.) I've put in a lot of exercise, and eaten quite healthy for the last 3 weeks, so hopefully my determination and work is paying off. :)

Tip: There is a 10-20 minute delay between your stomach and your brain. Often, people will over eat and not realize they're doing it, because they eat until they feel full. To avoid this: 1)Eat slowly, 2) portion your meals out and if you are still hungry 20 minutes after eating a smaller portion of food, then eat again. I've often found that I'll feel full after I've given my body time to realize the food is there. :)