First Goal Approaching

July 30th: 219 lbs.
November 4th: 204 lbs.

I'm actually doing it. I'm actually really doing it.

15 lbs in about three months. That's about 5lbs a month, a healthy, steady loss.

I have my fitness pal set to lose 1.5lbs per week. I do pretty well eating my goal everyday, with one major cheat day a week to keep my metabolism confused.

I'm averaging one strength workout per week, though it's been a bit rocky because my trainer busted up his knee and is out, so I'm on my own for now. I'm gonna try to get two in this week, but we'll see. It's been a long work week and I may need to sleep.

This is the most success I've had, which you'll see if you follow the history of my blog.

My first goal is under 200 by the end of November which right now is looking very doable despite the fact that I'm a bit stalled. My weight is fluctuating from 208-210 to 202 on a daily basis. I don't know if it's a plateau or water weight or what, but it's really frustrating.

I haven't been under 200 lbs since October 2015, so this first goal will be a major accomplishment. Two years to do it, but better late than never!

I'm meal prepping these days. I think that's the biggest and most successful change I've made. I pre-portion meals and leftovers before I eat, try to eat less than 100 grams of carbs a day, and try to eat a lot of protein and veggies. Most meals I don't eat a pasta/starch, but I have been lately, because I went shopping hungry and bought a bunch.

Maybe that's why I've stalled out....

Anyway, it's working better than any of the fad diets I tried. I didn't like paleo. Keto was too extreme for me. This seems to be working. So I'm going to stick to it.

Right now, when I'm tired and hungry, 1400 calories a day seems measly, but most days I do pretty well.

 I just read an article on myfitnesspal that says plateaus are common after losing 10% of your body weight. 20 lbs will be approximately 10% of my starting body weight three months ago. Maybe that's why I stalled out after losing the first 15 lbs last year...

I'm going to keep at it this time, though....

I had a surplus of food in my cupboards and freezer, so I've been eating creatively trying to condense my supplies. I'm due for a good shop. Need some more protein and basics.

This has been an update from yours truly. Will keep you posted.