Here's where I was yesterday:
Breakfast- BPC, 3 eggs scrambled in 1/2 tbsp butter and 1/2 tbsp bacon drippings, 2 slices crisp bacon
Lunch- 2 slices deli ham spread with 1 tsp total mustard and rolled with 1 slice each cheddar, 1 serving home-made coleslaw
Dinner- 1 "bagel" dog with a smear of spicy brown mustard, 10 green olives, 4 celery sticks with 1 tbsp ranch, 1 slice bacon, 1 oz cheddar
Water count- 152.1 fl oz
I purposefully ate larger meals with more fat and protein and cut out snacks, and I'm pretty happy with how I felt. I was not hungry at all until it got to the next meal time. We will see if this results in more fat loss as I continue for a while. At least in the immediate term, eating more, but less frequently seems to be a potential solution to my exercise-driven hunger.
So. Victories.
1. I am not having any trouble sticking with my lifestyle changes thus far and am excited about my progress. Having and maintaining a positive attitude is the very first factor in accomplishing your goals, so I'm happy to report I seem to be off to a wonderful start.
A good example of living by my lifestyle changes came today after music/cantor practice at church. There is a Krystal right across the street from my church. Right. Across. The. Street. The kids beeeeeegggggged me to swing through and get them slushies. That would be sabotage for me because there is no way I would be able to resist the call of a Cheese Krystal. It's also a bad choice for the kids.
A month ago, I would have said, "Screw it!" and ended up in that drive-through. Today I took a long swig of my water and drove on by without even sweating it at all. This may sound crazy to anyone who doesn't have a weight problem and/or food issues (good Lord, my first world problems sound absurd even to me now), but it is a GINORMOUS accomplishment. Being able to turn down a favorite comfort food and it not even be a big thing at the time is a major step in the right direction.
Great success!
2. I am definitely losing inches. I am not weighing or measuring again until this coming Monday, but in the mean time I can tell I've lost fat simply because my clothes are beginning to get pretty loose. For example, yesterday I wore a shirt I could not get into a month ago. This top was skin tight the last time I tried it on but now it not only fits, I actually have quite a bit of room and it's borderline baggy in the stomach area.
^^^^ The hump you see towards the bottom area of the shirt in the front is NOT my stomach. It's actually the button area of my pants. My pants button officially sticks out further than my belly. WOOT!!!!
^^^ The wrinkles across the belly of the shirt are from extra fabric and NOT flab.
WOOOOOOT!!!!
^^^ HOLY COW! I've got tons of room in my pants!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!
Plus, in case you didn't notice, my hair is fricking awesome. Yes, modesty is escaping me right now.
:D
Until tomorrow, my babies! Keep on keto-ing on.
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