Lagging

So today wasn't the best of days. Ate a Twix bar, an Aussie bite, a microwave chocolate souffle, 2 waffles with maple syrup and margarine, and a piece of basboussa. In addition to 2 regular meals. Walked just over 4,000 steps. Yep, it wasn't the best of days. I haven't mentally calculated all the calories, but I'm pretty sure it's more than my daily allotment of 1,500!

So what to do when a day like this happens? First of all, my stomach is feeling pretty miserable and I had to leave a couple bites of the souffle in the bowl because I would be sick if I ate anymore. I'm thankful for that, strange as it may seem. Second, I realized that I ate this evening because I am programmed to eat when I watch any kind of cooking show (Top Chef Just Desserts was my downfall) and I wasn't hungry. So my 3.5 weeks of going to bed with a growling stomach was worth it to finally have an evening when I wasn't hungry. Of course I defeated the purpose by eating. . .but that's besides the point. And finally, I know it's a hassle but I'm going back to counting my daily grams of fiber. When you know something works, wisdom dictates that you continue to do whatever it happens to be. I was discouraged when I first started my high fiber diet because it didn't seem to be effective. Until several days in, when the weight started dropping and didn't stop. When I quit being conscientious about the fiber intake, though, the weight stabilized and then began to creep back up.

I want, no I need, to lose the weight for good. My goal in all of this is to learn how to eat healthily so that when there are days that I can't exercise, my body will still be happy because I will be giving it fuel rather than clogging it up.

So tomorrow is the first of September and my goal is to lose 5 pounds this month. I think it's possible and I plan to achieve my goal. If I can do so, I'll be that much closer to my goal weight and I'll be able to fit more comfortably into my clothes. I have the cutest red dress sitting in my closet waiting to be matched with a pair of red heels and a slimming black belt. Just a few more pounds and this 34-year old woman will be steppin' out in style!