Week 2

Alright, so I decided to update every week instead of every day. Ive learned that in weight loss, things dont get exciting or interesting on a day to day basis. The first week went really well. Im a 21 year old boy so I dont know the first thing about cooking, so right now my meals are pretty much the same day to day. In the morning I have 2 egg whites and 2 strips of turkey bacon with a glass of skim/fat free milk. Between breakfast and lunch I usually have an apple or some peanuts (unsalted). Some people prefer almonds but Im not very partial to those. For lunch I either have a ham sandwich with mustard. Mustard is a good substitute for mayo because it has 0 calories. Or a salad with fat free dressing. With that I usually have a handful of "veggie sticks" You can buy them at your local grocery store. They're like chips but they look like vegetable straws and they're not bad for you. The only thing is, they're salted, so I dont have very many of those. Between lunch and dinner I, again, usually have an apple or some peanuts. I usually alternate those snacks. If I have an apple early in the day, I'll have peanuts later, and so on. For dinner I usually have a chicken breast with some sort of vegetable. Usually broccoli. I bought a George Foreman grill. They're cheap, they cook things fast, and they squeeze all the bad stuff out of the meat. Since some of these foods can be sort of bland, I tend to add crushed red pepper to it. Gives it a little kick. You can find it in the "seasoning" section of your local grocery store. For a snack after dinner I usually have some Yoplait yogurt. They come in a million different flavors and they're fat free and only 100 calories. All I drink is water throughout the day as well. Every night when I get home from work, I go for a 2 mile walk/run. And at several points throughout the day, I'll drop down and do 10 pushups, situps, flutter kicks, and squats. I was told to give myself a few little goals every week. It'll show me that my body is changing and growing and it will help me move my progress along. So my plan is every week to do 5 more reps of previously mentioned exercises.

Since I started this whole thing a week ago today, I already feel so much better everyday. I have more energy all day, Im always in a good mood, and I feel great about myself, and even though it may or may not show in the progress picture that Ive changed in size, I feel like I have. And a few people have already told me it looks like Ive lost weight. Mainly in my face. They say that weight loss shows from the head down. It really amazes me how quickly the body gets used to healthy eating. This weekend my girlfriend ordered a few pizzas for her and I and the family for a rainy Sunday. I had a couple slices and a little later, my stomach turned sour and stayed that way the rest of the day. Its ok the have some "not so good" food once a week. Im not saying go out and eat McDonalds all day. But have a couple slices of pizza, eat a piece of cake at a birthday party, etc. That way your body says "oh no, this stuff isnt good" and it works harder to get rid of that food. But overall I think it was a good week. Im gonna weigh in every 2 weeks, so next monday we'll see how much progress Ive made.