Fat to Phab Day 1

Ok so this is my first journal entry, so I will tell you a bit about myself. I'm a 26 year old female, 5'7" from the East Coast and I'm trying to lose 125lbs naturally. (STILL putting me at 200 lbs, but man, will I look good!). I've gained a bit of weight since the birth of my daughter and also getting a seated job and not moving all day. My strategy is eat balanced, organic, healthy food as much as possible and work out MUCH MORE!

I've been a heavier, big boned girl for a long time, but right now, at my last weigh in, I was 325, but that was over a week ago. I will keep you posted. This is my highest weight ever. So as I'm looking at my food list, I can see a huge room for improvement. Like that bagel at work that tempted me.. DANG IT, I did not need that!!! I resolve that will be my LAST BAGEL for a while.

End of Day Report: I am using http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=foxeyladyktto track my progress, it's GREAT! I stuck to my goal of 2000 calories (give or take),but after analysing my diet, my fat intake is FAR too high. A bulk of it came from olive oil, great, but a bit part of it came from FULL FAT DAIRY. If I just use 1% milk in my coffee and eat low fat yogurt and AVOID cheese like provolone! (I normally don't eat food that rich, but hey, my 87 year old grandmother is visiting! Special occasion.) I think that small changes can make a big impact.

The best improvement I've made for myself is packing a huge bag of goodies for my week at work. This means that there are no stops in the AM at McD's or Dunkin for breakfast (my nemesis!) and no wondering what I will have around lunch time. Breakfast has been oatmeal or yogurt with organic sugar free chutney (MMMMMMMM), prunes, Crystal Light To Go packets in my water and lunch is a salad almost EVERYDAY and I bring in something left over from the night before. Work is FULL of temptations, but keeping track of what I'm eating (EVERY MORSEL!) is helping me realize that every bite counts. ALL OF IT. So Day 1 of my journal, it was an ok day, exercise and dietary improvements can and will be made and implemented. I feel focused.