mmcaleer's Journal, 26 January 2022

Remember that everyone's weight loss journey is different and everyone's body looses weight differently. A few things that help me every time I start cutting weight:

Mental Focus
This is the hardest part of weight loss. Focus on the goal. There will be temptations, comments and plateaus. For me, there were goodies at work, chips and ice cream at home, individuals suggesting I should have some because I always uses to eat more or be the cleanup eater. And plateaus which question everything you’re doing. Being Mentally Strong will push through. Focus.

Maturity
Wanting a donut and knowing you can have a donut is different. Being mature about weight loss is difficult. Being accountable for the food that goes into your body. Knowing that you can have donuts, pizza, ice cream but just not right now. Just know that you will be able to have them again but not right now. I had to cut the treats out to understand how to manage caloric intake before introducing these food back in. Just because there is food in front of me doesn’t mean I have to eat it. Not self-control, its Maturity.

Weigh Everything
Weigh your food every meal. What I thought I was taking in wasn’t what I was taking. Weigh and measure everything. I would weigh and measure my breakfast, supper and lunches before going to work. The benefit is you get an accurate idea of the food you are consuming and after a while you will be able to judge the amount of food you are consuming when eating out or at someone’s place without measuring.

194.4 lb Lost so far: 4.0 lb.    Still to go: 19.4 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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2068 kcal

Fat: 100.61g | Prot: 177.03g | Carb: 113.47g.   Breakfast: Yoso Almond and Cashew Yogurt, Muscle Pharm Combat Protein Powder, Strawberries, Dairyland 3.25% Homogenized Milk. Lunch: Dairyland 2% Cottage Cheese, Cabbage Salad or Coleslaw with Dressing. Dinner: Dairyland 1% Cottage Cheese, Broccoli Salad, Egg. Snacks/Other: LeanFit Whey Protein Shake Vanilla, QuestBar Nacho Cheese Protein Chips, Eat Me Guilt Free. more...

2486 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Weight Training (moderate) - 30 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...