Well, week 1 was a success for me in so many ways. I started, stumbled a meal and got back at it!
My week of 1200 calories started on Thursday and I had no problem adjusting Thursday to less calories, Friday was the same....until supper that was. Hunger and old Friday night habits definitely took over and I quickly found myself giving in and bingeing on comfort food, pizza and chips. What was different for me after eating it, is the fact that I acknowledged what I was doing and decided to move forward. So, starting Saturday morning I was committed to giving 1200 calories a chance and I made it!! I strictly followed my food guide and weighed, measured and recorded everything.
Things that surprised me this week:
- The amount of food that I used to eat in a serving.
- How small 2-3 ounces of chicken actually is.
- How satisfied I felt with the little food I was eating.
Do I still want a bag of chips, yep I do! But after stepping on the scale tonight and seeing a 12 lb loss, I think I may just ignore the chips!
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
1200 Calories, I got this!
Well, week 1 has since passed. Last night was the start of week 2 and I was really looking forward to our meeting last night, we dove right into a weight management module and our 1200 caloric recommendations for the next three weeks.
I left the meeting feeling confident about consuming only 1200 calories, I have a sheet with food selections and basically if it is not on the sheet we do not eat it. Some people seemed to struggle with that concept last night as they continued to ask if this product or that product was ok to have.
I arrived home and prepared my meals for today, I already know that if I do not take the time to prepare them then it will be a bad day. My husband said that for the next three weeks he will be a constant reminder for me to prepare my meals for the next day and that we will prepare them together. I appreciate his commitment to me during this journey. So here I am day 1 of 1200 calories....I got this!
I left the meeting feeling confident about consuming only 1200 calories, I have a sheet with food selections and basically if it is not on the sheet we do not eat it. Some people seemed to struggle with that concept last night as they continued to ask if this product or that product was ok to have.
I arrived home and prepared my meals for today, I already know that if I do not take the time to prepare them then it will be a bad day. My husband said that for the next three weeks he will be a constant reminder for me to prepare my meals for the next day and that we will prepare them together. I appreciate his commitment to me during this journey. So here I am day 1 of 1200 calories....I got this!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The First Day.....
Standing in front of the door to my new beginning, I stare at the word Pull for 2 minutes. All that's left is to open this glass door and on the other side awaits change, knowing that once I go through these doors I will not turn back. It is my first night after waiting for 3 full months to take this journey and it has finally arrived, but who am I kidding, I have been waiting my entire life for this. So I pulled the door open.
I walk in and look around, I was not the first to arrive. I wonder if anyone else stopped and stared at the door like I did and pondered the significance of taking this big step through! I am greeted by the receptionist and escorted to my group session room. Even though I have made this walk before it took forever tonight, I walk into the room and find an empty seat, other people are also sitting around the table, some chatting and others looking at their phones. I look around at the many different people sitting across and next to me, we are all here for the same reasons and these are the people for whom I will spend the next 52 weeks with. There is a large white 3 ring binder on the table in front of me, I open it and flip through the crisp white pages. The young lady sitting across from me repeatedly taps her pen on the binder, when I look up she apologizes for the tapping and let's me know she is nervous. We start to chat to ease her mind a bit.
There are 20 of us, men and women of all sizes and shapes. We introduce ourselves and meet the clinic team before jumping right into session 1 information. Tonight was emotionally draining for me there was a lot of information to soak in with limited time to do so, the information was basic and consisted of general housekeeping, the program, our expectations and our responsibilities. Luckily the binder has all of this information inside so I will take the time this weekend to read it all. The second half of the night was left to have basic body compositions completed and take part in a short fitness test, I went into this program knowing most of my numbers but as always when you see them on paper it reminds me of why I am here. Some people compared their numbers and others like myself tucked the numbers into our binders!
I left last night tired but excited and motivated! Next step is 3 weeks of 1200 calorie days, technically this transition does not start until beginning of week 2 but they provided us a little bit of information so we can prepare and buy the food needed. Looks like I need to hit the grocery store tonight! 1 day down 364 days left!
I walk in and look around, I was not the first to arrive. I wonder if anyone else stopped and stared at the door like I did and pondered the significance of taking this big step through! I am greeted by the receptionist and escorted to my group session room. Even though I have made this walk before it took forever tonight, I walk into the room and find an empty seat, other people are also sitting around the table, some chatting and others looking at their phones. I look around at the many different people sitting across and next to me, we are all here for the same reasons and these are the people for whom I will spend the next 52 weeks with. There is a large white 3 ring binder on the table in front of me, I open it and flip through the crisp white pages. The young lady sitting across from me repeatedly taps her pen on the binder, when I look up she apologizes for the tapping and let's me know she is nervous. We start to chat to ease her mind a bit.
There are 20 of us, men and women of all sizes and shapes. We introduce ourselves and meet the clinic team before jumping right into session 1 information. Tonight was emotionally draining for me there was a lot of information to soak in with limited time to do so, the information was basic and consisted of general housekeeping, the program, our expectations and our responsibilities. Luckily the binder has all of this information inside so I will take the time this weekend to read it all. The second half of the night was left to have basic body compositions completed and take part in a short fitness test, I went into this program knowing most of my numbers but as always when you see them on paper it reminds me of why I am here. Some people compared their numbers and others like myself tucked the numbers into our binders!
I left last night tired but excited and motivated! Next step is 3 weeks of 1200 calorie days, technically this transition does not start until beginning of week 2 but they provided us a little bit of information so we can prepare and buy the food needed. Looks like I need to hit the grocery store tonight! 1 day down 364 days left!
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