Ok, so day 2 is a little harder than day 1. Breakfast and lunch are a piece of cake compared to dinner. Dinner is really the only time I eat meat. I usually spend about an hour at the gym burning over 300 calories so I crave me some protein. Tonight was pretty hard since I went to the gym with my sister's. We were on the treadmill for 30 minutes then I stretched while they did abs (back is too tight for abs), then we did pull-ups on the assisted pull-up machine. It's been a long time since I did pull ups and I could feel my muscles tearing, so when I got home tonight I wanted some chicken. Instead I made chicken kung poa without the chicken. It came out really great! I probably had about 2 servings of veggies in one bowl! It was satisfying as well. I added a little sour cream to mine to add a little protein to it. I also had a nice handful of nuts when I got home from the gym. The only reason I didn't add tofu to it is because my husband is not crazy about it. He was forced to eat it as child. He is willing to give it a try again as long as I make it taste good. I have never had it before and I have been told that it is pretty flavorless. I will see what I can find to hide it in.
After today I learned that I will probably have to switch to small meals for the month. I don't see how I can not have meat and just do 3 meals a day. I have read that 5-6 small meals a day is better for you, but I just like me a big dinner. I was raised on big family dinners. This is probably something I should reflect on a little. I didn't reach 307 by NOT eating big meals. I am willing to try just about anything to keep the weight off and stay healthy.
The thing I will have to keep in mind this month and every month after, is too stay positive. My sister Kitty is working really hard on this, this year. So far she has been doing great! The weight will come off, it may do it slowly, but it will come off. As long as I keep thinking that it will come off and working towards it, it will happen. One small thing I tell myself is that I am only 1 point away on my BMI to being just plain over weight. This is probably more of a bing thing to say, especially since when I started this my BMI was over 40! It's that one small thing that keep you going on your goals. I will always tell someone to start small. I started small. Walking on the treadmill turned into speed walking which turned into starting to jog which turned into a 5k! I cut out regular soda and drank more water which turned into more veggies, which turned into 90 pounds! You get my point it's a snowball effect. So with this challenge this month I have started out small and by the end of the month I may be eating tofu often and beans. Who knows where this will lead.
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