What I *should* be doing is studying for my impending German test tomorrow, but I have too much in my brain to study right now. The one thing that I can at least get off my mind by blogging about it is the recent change to my diet that I made two days ago: eating only 1200 calories a day. I make a solemn vow now that I will keep this up until Thanksgiving. I'm really done with faltering on the eating front. I really do want to lose 30 pounds, so no more excuses. With the help and support of my "dieting expert" (ooooo, I really don't like that word "dieting" but don't know what else to call it) partner and husband, Dana, I am going to get it done. A lot of you have seen Dana, so it's a pretty safe bet to call him an expert at this point.
What does 1200 calories look like? It's rather shocking and kind of sad really. Unless you are a rabbit, 1200 calories doesn't look like a lot. For me, it's making better choices that satisfy longer. This means lean protein. My favorite go-to food is low-fat cottage cheese. Damn, that stuff is tasty. Luckily, I've always loved it plain, so I don't even need a delivery system to go with it. With that being said, and I digress here, the best delivery system of cottage cheese in my book is potato chips. Don't knock it until you try it!!! It's soooooooooo good. Needless to say, I am NOT eating potato chips right now. I want to make my calories count! Other than that, my diet consists of: lettuce (all types), vegetables (mostly non-starchy ones), fruit, lean meats, beans, very few grains (even whole ones are being limited for the next few weeks), a teensy-weensy bit of nuts, and the occasional whole-grain Ak-Mak cracker (blessed be the mighty Ak-Mak!). I'm hungry a lot of the time, but I'm eating more consistently to keep my metabolism going. Here's the breakdown:
250 calories for breakfast
300 calories for lunch
75 calories for afternoon snack
500 calories for dinner
75 calories for after-dinner snack
Sometimes I have spare calories from lunch so I add it to my snack in the evening. I write my calories down, I weigh my food, and consult a calorie counter religiously.
So far, so good, although I have been a bit cranky about being hungry the past couple of days. This is mainly due to the fact that (close your eyes men out there who don't want to read it) my monthly visitor is here. Generally, I want to devour lots of things I shouldn't this time of month, and I'm not, so my mood isn't the best, but I'll live.
If anyone has some great tips of how to curb hunger and/or stay satisfied longer with fewer calories I would love to hear about them. Leave me a comment here or on Facebook.
Until next post...
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