Finally Starting to Get It Together!

I believe I am finally starting to get it together....yesss! I did some real soul searching this week and did some more research in an effort to help me get it together, and I think I may finally have it! I weighed this morning and I have now lost 4 of the 5 lbs. I gained over the holidays. I have been walking consistently for three weeks now, and after doing some research I have discovered (what I really already knew) that I have been sabotaging my weight loss by having too many calories still. I decided to look at the gastric bypass information again and realized that I have indeed been grazing.....NOT GOOD! Grazing is where you eat a little at a time, but you pretty much eat all day long....and yes....that's what I've been doing. I've also been careless about eating carbs, and of course sugar since the holidays. One example of my carelessness is...when we go to a movie I get a small popcorn = carbs and a "large" Icee = sugar! Yes....it's true! This is just a sample of some of the things I've been doing which don't seem too bad at the time, but when I realized just how often this exact type of thing happens...that's when I realized...it's my fault I'm not reaching my goal....DUH!!!

So, last night when we went to the movies I made the decision before I went that even though I had a "$2.00 off coupon" for popcorn that I was not going to eat popcorn.....those coupons really mess with my head. I tend to feel like if I have a coupon to save money I "MUST" take advantage of it, right???? Well, amazingly enough I went last night and didn't use my $2.00 coupon, had unsweetened tea left from my dinner which I took in with me, and guess what??? I came home with about $10.00 more than if I had used my $2.00 coupon and gotten an Icee!!! How cool is that??? Amazing how that happens, and you know what else??? I stayed within my calorie range for the day.....even more amazing!!! Thus I wake up this morning, weigh and I have "lost weight".....WOW!!!

So...my goal for this next week is to stop grazing and stay within my 1200 calorie per day range, cut the sugar and carbs....hmmm...we'll see what happens!