Eat This.... Not That.....

When it comes to losing weight, you need to get a little creative. No one want's to give up the food they love.

That's why I decided I was going to substitute items I loved, for thing that I still liked, but where lower in calorie.

Here is a good example. I love coffee! I love coffee to much, that I want to open a coffee shop someday. One of my favorite drink is a Carmel Frappuccino. While it's extremely tasty... it's also full of suger! A 16 once CF contains about 260 calories (without whip cream) and 45 grams of sugar! So instead of drinking in all those extra calories to get my morning coffee fix, I just changed what I order. I get a venti coffee with soy milk! This drink is amazing! Plus, they are cheaper! I save $1.50 every time I go to Starbucks.

So don't give up something you love, just find a way to make it work with your new lifestyle. It may take a little trial and error, but it's worth it in the end.

Dear Food Diary......

So I decided to start a food diary. I did this once before and lost about 6 pounds in 5 weeks. That's pretty good considering I didn't follow the rules for a good chuck of the time.

Right now, I'm on day 6 and I've lost about 2 pounds. I'm trying not to weight myself everyday, which is hard to do. I want to know my progress, but if the weight goes up, I know I will get discouraged. I'm using a website called myfooddiary.com. It's $10 a month, but it's so worth it. If it was a free service, I know I wouldn't use it. This keeps me motivated, because I'm paying for it.

The whole point of the diary is to make sure I hit 1,200 calories for the day. Which is hard, but effective. I like this, because it allows me to eat as much as I want, I just have to workout to burn off anything over 1,200 calories. Plus, it gets easier. The first few days of any diet suck. Once you get past the first week, everything is down hill. After seven day I don't have to eat as much to stay full, I have more energy because of what I'm eating and I overall feel better. Plus, if I'm writing everything down, I wont have that piece of cake that's in the office for someone's birthday.

There are many free service people can use to track their calories. I googled free food diary and found www.fitclick.com. There are many more just like this one, you just need to find one you like.

I also got really motivated and took some before pictures the other day. I have a goal of weighting 115 pounds before the first of the year. According to myfooddiary.com, this is completely achievable. Plus, now that I've posted this, I feel more compelled to make it happen. So wish me luck! I have a long 5 months ahead of me!