NO Food Tastes as Good as Getting Into Shape FEELS!

Well I know today is not Monday, but I wanted to make a quick post and let you know of my progress. I am only suppose to weigh myself every Monday, but I needed a motivator yesterday so I weighed myself. I am down 7.5lbs to 299.5 just since the beginning of the week. I was having a really tough day Friday. I was really craving pizza. I talked with my friend at work that is helping me get into shape and he said I should have one cheat meal a week with a small treat of sorts. So tonight I had a Chipotle burrito without cheese, sour cream, or guacamole. I know it sounds fattening, but it is surprisingly not that bad compared to whats out there. I did not finish the whole thing. I was full allot sooner than usual. I also had one cookie which was amazing; I could have eaten a dozen more. Don't worry everyone, I am not loosing my motivation what so ever. I realized that by having one cheat meal a week and a small desert, that it would give me something to look forward to every week. I would not have been able to sustain that strict of diet for 8 months without having a little wiggle room. I only consume about 1200 calories a day and very very few carbs, maybe 5 grams. The task does not seem so daunting when I know I have one meal a week to enjoy.

My good friend Justin sent me a pedometer that counts how many miles I walk a day and how many calories I burn as well. This is an awesome help; my goal is to burn between 1200 and 1500 calories a day.

Despite having to adjust my diet to allow one cheat meal a week, I feel I have been very good at keeping my cravings in check. I am still motivated as ever and hope to reach my goal sooner than before. I would like to thank every one for checking the blog and leaving comments, it does really help with the motivation and accountability factor. I will make another post on Monday...