Day Two: Not So Bad

I just woke up, and had an omelet. I used three egg whites and only two yellow parts, cuts out quite a few calories and you don't really miss it. I'm taking a Women's Active Metabolism multivitamin. It seems to be working pretty good. It actually has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. Anyways, I guess I'll go ahead and tell you the reason why I'm actually choosing to change my life now. My parents and I have decided to do our own little Biggest Loser type thing. Each of my parents are putting in $400, and I'm putting in $200. The person at the end who loses the biggest percentage gets $1,000. :) We all need incentive, and one thousand dollars sounds good to me. My dad weighs about 225, and my mom weighs about 265, so I have a great chance at winning, if I stick to it. Hopefully, this will help me. Another thing I'm doing is eating 5 meals a day instead of 3, or less. Each meal is only 150-200 calories, so even though I'm not eating a whole lot. I don't feel as hungry because I know I'm going to be eating in a few hours again.

For example, yesterday for my 5 meals I ate:

*Coffee & a Fiber Bar (Fiber One bars are AMAZING)

* An Orange

*A can of Progresso Light Chicken Noodle Soup (only 170 calories)

* A Salad with shredded lettuce and part of a rotisserie chicken (skin peeled off) with light ranch dressing

* A Banana

Never once did I feel hungry. I hate to pull a "commercial" on you, but the Extra gum they talk about all the time on Biggest Loser, really does work. The Winterfresh kind is my favorite. I realize it's only day two, but it doesn't seem so bad yet. I'm not starving, or secretly driving past fast food places struggling not to turn into the drive-thru. I just ate breakfast, and I'm honestly full. I only ate a small omelet, and drank some coffee and I don't feel like I'm missing anything. My main problem was portion sizes. I used to think that eating 4 pieces of pizza covered in ranch dressing was normal, now I realize it isn't and that's how I got this way. Now, I just have to change how I see food. Most people "eat their feelings", I however, just like the taste of food. I had a great childhood, I don't have some underlying problem that I look to food to comfort. I really just like the taste of food. Maybe this journey will reveal a different problem I have, who knows. For now, I'm working on my portion size and getting to the gym everyday. Well, I must get ready for work now. I'll have more tonight. Hopefully pictures of equipment, my before picture, and other little things. Good luck, and stay healthy!