Agghhhhh

So hard to get in the habit of blogging regularly. 8th week of weight loss class and I'm not to thrilled. Only lost one pound over two weeks. Apparently I need to eat way more veggies, way less fruit. But fruit is so much yummier and satisfying. Boo-urns! Also struggling with this meal planning concept. I eat so much based on how I feel or how my day went, or what is on sale that planning my meals even a week in advance seems foreign to me, and like something I cannot (or perhaps just will not try) to accomplish.

Whew

That was an emotionally exhausting few days. Drama, stress, fear and worry make it hard to stay on track, but luckily I haven't gone completely off the rails and picked up a ginger ale. I have not been snacking enough or hitting my daily calorie goals but I am getting closer. My broken tailbone has healed up enough now to start back into yoga with some altered postures, so I am hopeful I can find the time to start exercising more. I honestly don't know that I've ever felt this weak, and I'm looking forward to changing that.

No longer starving myself

While I never felt like I was starving myself, I truly was. I would not eat all day and then binge at night on processed foods and empty calories, robbing my body of all it needed. This app I was talking about in my previous post, MyFitnessPal has opened my eyes. After journalling every last thing that has hone into my body for the past 5 days straight I am getting closer to the goal of 1400 (good) calories per day. Prior to this app I was consuming approx. 800 calories in a day, and even if that is all healthy, it is not enough to convince my metabolism that I am not going to starve it again. REVELATIONS! I never really understood or paid attention to calories before, mostly because of my strong dislike for math, but now I'm really able to understand the importance of understanding how many calories you are consuming in a day.

At six weeks

We have some progress. 10 lbs down, and more impressive is the 5 inches gone from my waist.

What did we do before apps

I got the myfitnesspal app for the iPhone. It's incredible, I've learned so much about me in one night including that I am still under-eating. I need to consume at least 200 more calories at breakfast to lose weight. Yes you read that right. For anyone confused by how an obese person can claim to under-eat please read the following thread.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing

After a roller coaster weekend

It's time for some pb & j on whole wheat. I don't know about the rest of you, but in times of turmoil, it's really hard to not dive into a bag of chips. I figure sandwiches are as close to healthy comfort food as it gets.

Truth about Tortilla's

I always thought that a wrap was healthier than a sandwich, until I looked at the label on the tortilla package. 540mg of sodium in one wrap??? Dear god! That's double the sodium that you would get from 2 slices of bread. I really wanted a wrap so I got the sodium reduced version which has about equal nutritional content.

2 years, 100 lbs

For the record, yes it's been two years since I created this blog. In that time I lost & regained 50 lbs (hence 100 lb title). I fractured my tailbone at the peak of the weight regain and am now more determined than ever to heal, get fit, and live healthy! 4 weeks post-injury and I am down ten lbs. I'm being guided by an incredible RMT/acupuncturist/yoga instructor and a registered dietician. This time around I need to lose 100 lbs, not yoyo a 100 lbs.

Hardest part

Finding the time and energy to think about & prep meals. I love fast and easy BBQ recipes