Weight Loss

It is getting to be that time of year right? The time of year when you make resolutions and plan to shed a few pounds. I have been contemplating losing 40 pounds since this fall. I gave up until after Christmas...

Yesterday I began contemplating how I am going to start to make lasting changes. I love donuts. I work within 100 ft of a grocery store with excellent cake donuts. I have decided that my breakfast of a meat & cheese croissant can do without the donut addition. I am two days in minus the donut. Hurray.

My other major offender is snack time. This morning I purchased Fiber One Chocolate Chunk cookies. At 120 calories this is a good step down from my 300+ calorie sugar laden snacks I usually find next door at Dollar General. Eventually I want to replace it with fruit but this is a start that wont leave me crying for chocolate.

I also fired up MyFitnessPal app again. Updated my goals and started adding in diary entries. It is amazing how the calories add up before you realize it. Im not one who enjoys logging meals but this will at least show me more areas needing improvement.

My short term goal is 10 lbs. Once I reach that I want to consider starting a diet I have had success with in the past. More on that later. I have 10 lbs to lose first!

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