Day 14

2 week mark! Weighed myself today. Not good. Lost 1.5 lbs in 2 weeks...not going to lie, I'm a little discouraged. Not that I expected to lose a LOT, but I think the change in my dietary habits are drastic enough to result in a weight loss of 2 lbs or higher. The trick now is to not get discouraged! In the past I'd look at my minimal weight loss, say "EFF THIS" and start eating junk. But not this time. Whatever I get the urge to do, I just tell myself to do the opposite and I know I'll succeed. 1.5 lbs may not be a lot but it's more than 0! Especially considering I'm not really working out yet. I'm sure 1.5 lbs of fat in my hand would seem like a lot. Numbers aren't everything. The point is that I'm blasting through these roadblocks like I'm playing pong! If we could just get the heart rate up with some cardio I'd be totally unstoppable. Until I have some funds I'm going to try and mooch of my friends and see if I can go as a guest with anyone to their gym. So far I have 2 or 3 volunteers so I'm going to try to keep that up for a week or so until I get paid. I'm usually pretty lazy but I just want to get my ass up and moving! I'll go running, hiking, biking, rock climbing, I don't care I just want to be moving. If anyone wants to do any activities let me know and I'll certainly be up for it! I will definitely brave the snow & ice for the sake of cardio!

Eating is still going well, I have moments that are hard and moments that are surprisingly easy. The part that's the most shocking to me is that I've been drinking lots of water with ease. I hate water. HATE IT. Well I guess I USED to hate it. I actually like it now. And it's become a habit to keep a big glass right next to me while I'm at my computer I bought straws so I just sip sip sip and before I even realize it I've drank 3 or 4 glasses in one sitting.

I seriously need to go food shopping. The last few days I've eaten whatever my mom makes for herself, which is healthy to begin with, but I'd like to expand my recipe horizons and come up with some new meals. A friend told me that she makes a small chicken breast and stuffs it with cheese & veggies, which sounds goddamn delicious. I would like to try that, just need to get some more stuff from the store! I would obviously make sure I use low fat cheese, but the veggies are great and as long as I bake the chicken I'm sure it will be delicious and nutritious.

Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast:

-1 packet plain oatmeal with some blueberries

Snack:

-Banana

Lunch:

-Small serving of beef stew (beef, potatoes, carrots, onions & beef broth) homemade.

Snack:

-Sugar free vanilla pudding cup

Dinner:

-Homemade soup: Brown rice, red beans, escarole

-1 chicken turnover, homemade by a friend (not sure what was in it)

Water:

4 glasses so far, on a 20 oz bottle currently.

Very proud of my eating! I'm trying to see past the 1.5 lbs on the scale and just keep trucking. At least I lost something! I also started taking some calcium, as studies show that people who take calcium while on a diet tend to lose more weight than people who are not taking it. Once before, when I had lost 20 lbs, I was taking calcium and it definitely sped up the weight loss process. So I figure it can't hurt to do it again! I want to try and do something active tomorrow, I'll see if I can try to get outside and get moving one way or another. I have plans already to work out on Sunday and Monday as well. I want to try to be sitting less! So far that part isn't working so well as I've been online editing etc since I got home at 8. I have faith that I'll get up and moving soon enough.