Again Is Better Than Never

I adjusted my plan to lose 1 lb. a week instead of 2. That gives me 1530 cals instead of 1200. That feels more do-able to me. It's 3:41, and I have 600 cals left to eat and stay within my limit. I googled "what can I eat for dinner for 600 cals?" This is what came up, and I highlighted everything that looks yummy.

450 calories - Turkish Stuffed Eggplant; Couscous.
429 calories - Greek Chicken Souvlaki Salad; Garlic Pita Chips; Baked Apple.
440 calories - Turkey; Dressing; Wild/Brown Rice/Caramelized Onions; Coleslaw.
400 calories - Omelet; Salsa/Sour Cream/Cilantro; Tamale; Fruit Cup.
461 calories - Zero Point Weight Watchers Vegetable Soup, 10 soda crackers, Baked Apple.
340 calories - Grilled Chicken Salad; Chipotle Dressing, Tomato; Cucumber, Olives; Onion; Peanuts; Cilantro; Tortilla Chips.
392 calories - 2 Pulled Pork Sandwiches on buns; Coleslaw.
500 calories - Tuna-Macaroni Casserole, Peas, Cucumber-Onion Salad, Raspberry Gelatin.
257 calories - Chesapeake Bay Shrimp; Raspberry Gelatin.
415 calories - Turkey; Dressing; Broccoli; Cucumber-Onion Salad; 2 cups Popcorn.
300 calories - Spaghetti Squash; Spaghetti Sauce; Coleslaw; Raspberry gelatin. 
600 calories - Lasagna; Cabbage Salad; Apple Crisp. 
492 calories - Catfish Creole Stew, Brown Rice, Coleslaw.
600 calories - Chicken Gumbo; Rice.
456 calories - Spaghetti Squash/Tomato Sauce; 2 Toffee Cookies.
459 calories - Chicken Panini with tomato/onion/aioli mayonnaise; Unsalted potato chips; Kosher Dill Pickle; Plain Gelatin.
448 calories - Baked potato/Salsa/Sour Cream/Cilantro; 1 Toffee Cookie.
600 calories - Chicken Gumbo; Rice.


My problem would be, with any of the above, is portion control. That is a big hurdle that I currently and standing in front of.


I can do this. Again. And I don't really care it it's "again" because again is better than never.

I weighed myself the other morning. I feel as if things will never change. My husband said doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results is the definition of insanity. I think I'm clearly insane.

I signed back up to http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ again today. It's a super easy way to track health success, caloric intake, calories burned etc. I was pretty sobered at the amount of calories I injected today, and it was a normal day for me.

According to my weight, height, age etc. and my goals (to lose 35 lbs.), I need to stay at 1200 calories per day. I went 1424 OVER my intake for a whopping total of 2624. That includes taking off 97 points for my 20 minute measly walk.

I have come so so far away from what I used to be. I have my thoughts about why, but that really doesn't matter right now. Perhaps I'll share that another day.