I'm Back... With a Mission!

I have made myself a lofty goal. I will lose 215 pounds by my 35th birthday. This sounds astronomical, but it boils down to only 2-3 pounds per week from now til then. Which is Totally reasonable in my mind. Because I've been dealing with some fairly serious lung issues, I have to focus my energy on consuming less calories as opposed to exercising more. Unfortunately, my lungs are in such poor shape that they just can't handle a lot of strenuous activity. I'm likely to pass out if I get too winded.

Anyway... Today was a pretty good day by MY usual standards. This may not sound like a really great diet day to other people, but you have to take into consideration what a totally crappy eating plan I was following before.

For breakfast, I ate a 1.6oz package of Kashi cereal. No milk. Just the cereal. It lasted a lot longer that way, so I didn't feel like I gulped down my breakfast & was ready for something else.



For lunch, I picked up a soup & salad combo from Cracker Barrel. I got the Country Chef Salad with Ranch dressing and a cup of vegetable beef soup with four crackers. This meal was surprisingly filling & delicious too. I love a good salad. I just don't love all the prep work that goes into making one myself. Being able to buy for a reasonable price is awesome.


After work, I went to the grocery store to pick up meal ingredients for the rest of the week. Since there is a Subway store inside Wal-Mart, I got soup & a sandwich for dinner. I forgot to take a pic though :( So I'm going to borrow from the Subway site. LOL


So. Under 2750 calories today, which is EXCELLENT compared to my usual intake. And I got in some walking today - just around the grocery store. But if you've ever seen me grocery shop, I am on a mission when I go in. I am Not a browser. So I move my tookus when I'm in there. Plus, I parked about half-way down a row so I would have to walk extra.

Whew. Good day! I'm proud of myself. And I'm not hungry. THAT is the biggest victory :)