Monday, February 21, 2011

BUILDING A ROUTINE

I finally updated my statistics to show my yo-yo activity of the past few months.  I hated putting a gain for December because I had started off so strong and had been losing until the end of the month when it all reversed! 

Working 5 days a week is really helping me stay on track.  I have breakfast and a good sized lunch and then pack my dinner to take with me to work at 3.  This keeps me out of the kitchen during the hours I am most likely to snack and otherwise run my calories up.  I have gotten past feeling hungry when I get home after 11 by breaking my dinner into 2 parts and having the second part around 8 pm.  Then when I get home a cup of tea is enough to help me relax before bed. 

Lately I have been relying on the "protein pretzels" from Lifestyle for part of my dinner.  I can dip them into hummus or eat them with some string cheese or Laughing Cow soft cheese.  I have a couple of carrots and celery sticks and a little tomato and I am full.  My second dinner break favorite has been 1/2 cup each of strawberries and vanilla Greek yogurt -   kind of like a dessert.

I have been managing my calories at 1200-1350, and I am back to losing 2 pounds a week.  Next step is to up the exercise intensity and hope my knees continue to feel strong.

Plus, 2 more days and I get a manicure!
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5 comments:

  1. KarenFebruary 21, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Protein pretzels? Must check them out. Glad to hear you are back on track.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Two pounds/week is fantastic!

    Don't forget to do at least a waist measurement (lesson from someone else working on 150 pounds loss) because sometimes long plateaus happen but inches will be dropping away. I lost 2 sizes when the scale only showed a 4 pound loss.

    Can't wait to see the color you choose for your manicure.
    Jan

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    I love how you come up with plans like this. Your evening meal sounds yummy. Great job on the recent weight loss!

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  4. Cammy@TippyToeDietFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    Good for you for finding your groove! (Not that I ever doubted you would!)

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  5. Jenn @ Juggling LifeFebruary 23, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Go you! I think things are much easier with a schedule, too. My dieting win this week was not gaining any weight on a 6-day trip where I had no kitchen.

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