I’ve given myself 8 weeks to lose 16lbs and reach my target weight of 173lbs. This is only day 2 of the process but I’m already feeling good about it.
Yesterday was one of the days on which I only eat one meal a day, and as I reported, I stuck strictly to the eating plan.
I’ve done well to stick to the eating plan today in having just one main meal in the evening and seeing through the rest of the day on small snacks. Today though the snacks haven’t always been fruit or veg (which is what I aim to eat), today at lunchtime I ate a small piece of cheese and a cracker together with half a dozen crisps (potato chips). During the early afternoon I also had a bite of a chocolate brownie.
As a stay at home dad I find it difficult not to eat what my children leave on their plates. As a 41 year old you might not be surprised to hear that I come from an era when clearing your plate was expected. I was raised by post-war parents and wasting food wasn’t an option, because it wasn’t an option when they were children.
The good news is that none of this was enough to derail me and I don’t feel bad for eating what I ate. The fact is that if I hadn’t acknowledged the cravings I may well have overeaten other foods to compensate and then still given in to the cravings.
None of what I’m doing is about starving myself or depriving myself – even on the days when I eat one meal a day. I just make sure I determine how much I’ll eat before even a single morsel touches my lips and then stick with my decision.
This morning I weighed in at 187.4, down from the 189.6 of yesterday. The significant drop was most likely the loss of some excess water weight or possibly some dehydration.
I am going to weigh myself everyday over the next eight weeks – which is not something I would normally do as it can be distracting and misleading – but I think it will be a useful as a means to gather average weight data over the course of each week.
I’m pleased with the start I’ve made, and I’ll try to keep the momentum going and ensure I do lose 16lbs in 8 weeks.
Fit Dad
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