What I Have Learned

Now that I have been at this experiment for more than 30 days,  I am going to dare to allow myself a bit of reflection.  I have learned that starting a blog is not as scary as it first seemed, especially if you have children or a  college aged niece who are willing to help you.  I have learned that 1900 calories is a reasonable amount for me to eat each day and that I will not starve or even be particularly hungry eating that amount.  I have learned that it is easy to go way off track when I eat out at a restaurant and that most alcoholic drinks contain at least 150 calories, each.    I am beginning to believe that it is true that when I eat sweets, I crave more of them, and when I avoid sweets, as I have been doing, that craving diminishes. I have learned that most fruits and vegetables have between 50 to 100 calories each, and being good for me, I should eat more of both.  Although not the basis of my weight loss program, exercise is an important part and I feel better when I am working out.  I have learned that by publicly declaring my goal and admitting some of my shortcomings, I have a vast network of people who want me to be healthy and will support my efforts.  Finally, it feels really good to have have lost 13 lbs, a good start, and I want to keep going!

Consumption:

Cheerios and Bran Chex cereal with milk
1 piece of bacon
An orange
Red grapes
A chicken pesto sandwich
carrots
mixed fruit
Oatmeal bagel with creme cheese
3 slices of Harvarti cheese with crackers
Glass of white wine

Exercise:

None.

My Fitness Pal calculated I was 50 calories over my goal.