Well, I'm 3 days into tracking calories and I've been within 15 calories of 1200 all 3 days now! I'm sticking pretty closely with the food pyramid, too, though I don't eat that many grains. 6-11 servings of grain a day! I'm more like 3-4 with 6-8 of fruits and veggies.
I haven't been getting much in the way of exercise, but I have been trying to make a point of walking around or standing during the day, more than sitting. So I think that counts for something. ;)
All in all the transition back to the world of calorie counting has not been bad so far. Usually day 3 is the worst for me, and all I want to do is eat. Today that wasn't the case so much, and whenever I wanted to eat something, I'd reach for a fruit or vegetable, which was great!
So... I guess this means I'm at step one of making this goal a reality. Today I weighed in at 128. Not the best, but it could be worse, I guess. That leaves me with 15 weeks (pretty much exactly) to lose 18 lbs.
*gulp* Here we go!
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I'm catching up on blog reading, and wondering how the South Beach vs. Calorie counting decision is going? If you are considering South Beach, you might also look into what Suzanne Sommers did a few years ago, because I think there are some similarities between the two programs, and hers is really based on fresh foods, but the order and combination of eating are important. It intrigued me, but I thought it would be a bit expensive for my food budget.
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