26 days to Take Off!
Cheers everyone…
Friday night…up early to walk the dog for an hour - today was an active rest day. Calories were a bit high @ 2475, but certainly acceptable.
Along the lines of caloric cycling, I am not a proponent of rigid calorie counting…and I am not reporting my daily calories for that purpose. Instead, I am doing it to demonstrate how much calories can be consumed (especially if they are quality - high in fiber, low in fat vs one large fast food meal) and I will still lose a size within the 28 day time frame.
Just as importantly…LIFE. One of my clients wrote that when she gets stressed and tired it is more difficult to stay focused on making good eating choices. I can’t agree with her more. Fatigue from a late night and poor sleeping, then early to the park to walk the dog…I am exhausted. That is where the majority of our (poor) food choices are triggered…and depending on the moods, we look for food to soothe our fatigue, stress, boredom, fear, etc. Obesity is an insidious reminder of how many times we look to food to make us feel better…and how rarely it does. I consider it a great success that I chose a Small frosty from Wendy’s this evening instead of the whole value menu (something I used to do - after all, I was saving money!) 320 calories vs. 3500…Progress not Perfection.
Keep at it…and keep the emails coming! It is great to read some of your challenges and successes!