So we made it to month #2 and we're still here. Two of us anyway. :) Just kidding Aly. I've invited Dad, so we'll see what he has to say.
So I've had to sit down and look at what I'm doing and go over it again. I was doing really well calorie counting and between work and taking care of the family, I feel like it is the easiest thing for me right now. I just need to get back on it again. It is so much easier said than done. Even though I know it was only a few weeks ago I was doing it and I felt so much better doing it. On some things I'm being more specific. I'm still using that website from before to calculate my calories. Then I have two options for breakfast and two options for lunch each day. It might sound boring to eat the same thing most days, but it really isn't that bad. I just picked something easy that I like, usually a sandwich. It is nice because I already have figured out how many calories are in it and I can just plug it in to my spreadsheet. On some days that I really am craving something less healthy, I have a cheese quesadilla on corn tortillas, because even though it's more fattening, it ends up being about the same as my usual sandwich, then I am only allowed to have a piece of fruit or a vegetable to go with it. Then for dinner Tanner and I have regular meals, but we cut down on portion sizes. This has been hard for us. But I'm starting to simply make a little less, so it isn't tempting to just finish it.
Other things I've had to just go with it. If we do cheat or blow it at dinner with some friends, we just keep going and remind each other that we're trying to eat healthy overall, not just kill ourselves. I'm not looking at numbers this week because after last week, the few pounds I have lost are almost all back. But I'm not going to stress myself out over it. I can't be thinking about food all the time and worrying, or when I do blow it, I get so down on myself about it. I have to just say that it's okay and keep going. My goal this week is to stay on track and not have more than one big cheat meal. I'll let you know next week how it goes!