I'm Losing It: Week 2

Hey, these numbers look awfully familiar...

Starting Weight: 130.8

Current Weight: 128.2

Total Weight Lost: 2.6 lbs

And the really frustrating part is that this week I was actually remarkably well behaved and TRYING to shed some poundage.  Whereas those 2.6 pounds I lost last week were due to... nothing.  I blame the chocolate croissant I ate yesterday.  Worth.  It.

Oh well, I'm not giving up, just have to remember it's a process and despite the fact that I didn't see a decrease on the scale, I do feel better about myself when I'm eating better and exercising.

I'll be totally honest, I'm just too lazy to do South Beach when Colby isn't around to eat the food and help me with the cooking and cleaning.  It's a great diet if you've got the motivation or love for cooking, but I have neither.  I don't want to spend three hours a day chopping, stirring, cooking, and cleaning for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

So, instead I'm going old school and calorie counting.  Obviously based on this week alone, not a terribly effective method, but I'm willing to see if it pans out with more time.  It's sort of a bastardized Weight Watchers and I have a bunch of friends who've had great success with that, so we'll see!

I used the Mifflin-St. Jeor calorie calculator as it's been identified as one of the most accurate calorie equations by the American Dietetic Association.  According to that formula, my calorie intake for weight-loss should be about 1560 per day.  I've been writing down everything I eat (an amazing way to realize just how much random crap you put in your body without even realizing it) and trying to stay around the 1400-1450 zone since aside from doing Insanity, I'm admittedly pretty sedentary.

So, we'll see what this next week brings.  I have plans to be out just about every night, so it's going to be a struggle to stay the course and hopefully a little indulgence here and there won't hurt too much.  But it's Charleston Restaurant Week, and the Triple Chocolate mousse at Social is calling my name!

Comments

[E.P.]

You are way better than me in this, girl. I've got a month and a half to the wedding, and I am trying to figure out how to slim down more than I already have, and I'm coming up at a dead end simply because I am lazy and I like to eat.

I'll be interested to know how the calorie counting goes. Let me know, and try your best to enjoy Charleston's Restaurant Week. (And come to think of it, I think it's Nashville's Restaurant Week this coming week. Hrm...)

[Jessica]

I do calorie counting too and although I do hate it, it does really help and work. I didn't log this weekend because friends were in town, oy, I cannot fall off that wagon again! But, it does work. But allow yourself to go up to 1,500 if necessary, don't totally deprive yourself!

[steph anne]

Congratulations! Counting calories can be a pain in the butt.