Back on the calorie counting bandwagon!

So after eating 4 pieces of cake last night and hating myself for it and working out for 2.25 hours already today jogging, weight lifting, and cycling (note, it is not even 3:00PM)to make up for my.......CRAP, I have decided once again to start counting calories. It's the accountability factor. You would not believe what you do not eat just because you don't want to have to write it down and actually be accountable for it.

It is somewhat time consuming (in the beginning) as you try to figure out what is what but worth it in the end. It helped me drop the three pounds I was trying to loose last fall......PLUS another four.....AND keep it off for a good 6 months. It's not that I ever stopped counting the calories in my head (1/3 cup oatmeal 100 cal, 1 1/2 TBSP brown sugar 75 cal, 1/2 cup milk 45 cal) but it seemed that when it was time to add in the sweets and treats (3 jolly ranchers 70 cal) my mind would go blank and I would loose track of JUST HOW MUCH I was actually eating. NOT GOOD. It is VERY easy for me to consume over 1000 cal of sweets/treats in one sitting....let alone one day. So...thus explaining the weight gain.

I do like counting calories. It helps me keep track, day-to-day, what I am actually taking in. Every once and a while Rob and I will go out to eat and I will just call it a complete bust. Either I go home and don't record it or just add 1000 cal to the day and move on. Once a month, or even week (have you heard of "free days") a night like that is NOT going to affect my body. I know that....it's just that when it is happening EVERY day, or at least EVERY OTHER....NOT GOOD.

Here's hoping it works.

Current weight: 151.4 LBS (this morning)
Old Goal weight: 150 LBS
New Goal weight: 146 LBS (It really does feel good to feel fit and thin)

This time when I actually get down to 146 I WILL buy a few pairs of pants (instead of waiting to gain it back and having my pants fall off me for 6 months). Size 8 here I come!