Okay, so it’s been 4 weeks since I restarted SparkPeople and I’m pleased to say that I’m down 5 pounds.

:)

I’ve been really doing well on tracking my food during the last two weeks, but the last two weekends did NO tracking whatsoever. And lost 1 and 2 pounds respectively. I even attended two parties last weekend, and a barbecue/pig roast (ick) this weekend. I drank, I ate, and I was (for the most part) merry. And to get on the scale and see the results - wow.

Now, I’m not saying that this is a normal thing - in fact it’s likely the drastic reductions during the week (from what I used to eat) that’s bringing down my total caloric intake to the point where I can lose, and I know for sure that this won’t work for me forever. But right now, seeing the results on the scale is so motivating, that I’m sure in the future when I DO need to be “religious” on the weekends, it won’t be so difficult. For right now, knowing that when the weekend comes, as long as I’m not crazed, I can eat what I want, have desserts and wine, and not pay the price. It feels damn good.

So here I am, 4 weeks into it (though I only did tracking for the last two) and I’m going to finally post some factual stuff. I’ll keep it simple for now, just caloric intakes and such, but I plan to add the daily stuff with exactly what I’ve eaten and so on. I used to do this a long time ago, and got out of it. I think it was actually because people never really responded to them. However I’m doing this for me, and really - I don’t mind if you only decide to comment on other stuff! :)

So - here we go:

For right now, I’m going to list the week, and then the total calories, fat, carbs, and protein eaten each day for the week.

If there’s an “X” it means I didn’t track at all. If there’s a number and then an “x” it means I didn’t track everything (Something I’ve had trouble with in the past).Week 1 - Starting 8/7 @ 258 (down 2 from start)
M - calories 1944 / carbs 227 / fat 52 / protein 117 / fiber 14
T - calories 1828 / carbs 159 / fat 101 / protein 52 / fiber 10
W - calories 1729 / carbs 154 / fat 67 / protein 109 / fiber 15
T - calories 697x / carbs 114x / fat 20x / protein 21x / fiber 12x
F - X
S - X
S - X

Week 2 - Starting 8/14 @ 257 (down 3 from start)
M - calories 1381 / carbs 206 / fat 43 / protein 57 / fiber 24
T - calories 1553 / carbs 155 / fat 83 / protein 60 / fiber 14
W - calories 823 / carbs 60 / fat 38 / protein 58 / fiber 2 (yes, this was 100% tracked!)
T - calories 1457 / carbs 211 / fat 21 / protein 105 / fiber 12
F - calories 2304 / carbs 168 / fat 114/ protein 110 / fiber 11(Ruby Tuesday takeout for dinner)
S - X
S - X

Over the course of 4 weeks, my weight went from 260 -> 258 -> 257 -> 255

*whew*

All that said, from this point forward I’ll be posting full food journals and daily weigh ins, with a weekly update.

And yes, I’m focusing on getting the food thing down first. Exercise will come when I get the $300 for a gym membership!

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