Maintenance
The word for the year is maintenance. 148.9 after all the crap I ate over the holidays, I'll take it! Apparently, I've learned better habits about portions then I thought! :)
While I found losing weight to be a constant struggle with wanting to eat what I "used" to eat and eating what I KNOW will make me lose weight, I now find myself with the same struggle.
Lesson learned: I can NOT eat what I "used" to eat, ever again. Not in the quantity I "used" to eat the junk. Maintenance will be a constant struggle with wanting to eat what I ate when I was fat and eating what I KNOW will control my weight.
If you are on a journey to lose weight know this: you can NEVER eat what you "used" to eat in the QUANTITIES you used to eat and expect to lose or maintain. It simply is mathematically impossible. It really is as simple as calories in vs calories out. When you endeavor to lose weight, and maintain, as I am currently doing, you begin to realize this is a lifestyle change and NOT a diet. Diets are temporary, lifestyle changes can be permanent.
Here's to the New Year and figuring out how to cook low calorie meals with the correct proportions of carbs (60), protein (20) and fat (20) which seems to work best with my cravings and my body. Out with frozen meals such as lean cuisine, smart one's, and healthy choices and IN with healthy meals I actually prepare myself. Of course, I still have two slices of pizza a week. Currently, I eat Domino's, they really have changed for the better, and I can't find a better "local" place where I currently live.
Hope everyone has a great year!