Today we return to the topic of weight loss, since all the others have been exhausted. I'm hoping to hit the 20-pound mark next Monday, although I'm not sure if I'll make it or not. The past week or two have been abysmal. Well, actually, I have lost a little (less than a pound each week), so it hasn't been too bad, but I feel myself slipping off track a bit. Even so, my daily calorie totals haven't exceeded maintenance level more than once.
For me, I find that it helps to see calories much like currency. I give myself a daily allowance, and I am allowed to spend that in whatever way I chose. If I want to have a Hershey bar as an afternoon snack, I just have to eat less for lunch or dinner. This way, I never deny myself anything, so it doesn't feel like dieting. On the flip side, sometimes I opt for the more healthful option simply because I can eat more of it. I could have an apple, a string cheese stick, and five saltines for the same amount of calories as are in that Hershey bar. That's practically a mini meal! Tomorrow, we plan to travel out of town, and we are supposed to be eating fast food on the way. Hopefully I can find some good, filling choices.
On a side note, I found a new tasty item that is "economical," calorically anyway: the Pacific Shrimp Soft Taco at Taco Bell. They are zesty, flavorful, and two of them make a nice little meal for under 400 calories.
And with that, I will say good night before I pass out asleep on the keyboard.
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