I'm Back!
So I took a little rest from this journal, just because I felt like it, no real reason! :)After getting some VERY helpful tips from the girls at the Shape message board I have upped my calories to 1800-2000. I asked them all if eating 1300 calories per day while staying active 6 times a day would be OK, and they all said NO, why? It was obvious and I can't believe I didn't figure this out earilier, will I be able to eat 1300 calories for the rest of my life? NO. I can't and wont. I will not deprive myself, yes I wont eat junk food but I wont say I wont eat it once in awhile just not like how I was eating it before (almost everyday). If I ate 1300 calories for let's say, 7 months? And I lost weight, then started eating like normal again I would gain it all back and possibly more. So I upped my calories to an amount that is normal and I can still lose weight by eating that many. Basically I figured out my BMR (2765) from here http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/energy_needs_of_women.htm and just cut about 765 calories from it. I have also stopped counting my calories, this doesn't mean I'm going to be going over my calorie range of 1800-2000 it just means I know when I am full, and I have checked for a few days adding up my calories on fitday at the end of a day of non counting that I stay in that range comfortably, that means I have learned a lot from my body, I actually listen to it's signals now. I am noway going to count calories for the rest of my life, I don't want to be obsessive. I know what's good for me and I know what's not. I know what's healthy, I don't eat junk. I workout 6 times a week, Strength training 3X a week and Cardio 3X a week. I think I have already accomplished a great deal.
It feels good to be free. I feel like I am enjoying life again. Healthy foods and exercise make me HAPPY!! :D
