Week 1 Weigh In Results

This past Saturday (1/18) was my second weigh in.

1/11/14 - 219
1/18/14 - 217

That's 2 pounds down in 1 week.  With this just being the beginning of this new way of eating/weight loss plan, I don't really know if that's actual weight or maybe just water or some other natural fluctuation.  I still haven't taken measurements.  I will do that in the morning, since I'll be coming off of my fast.  I think that will be the true measure, so to speak, of real loss as I go along.

  Saturday was meant to be a fast day.  However, by lunch time I was really hungry.  I had to work and brought an Ideal Shape meal replacement shake with me for my lunch.  However, I was feeling a little queasy off and on because of having too much to drink with friends the night before.

My boss and her friend had cooked a turkey the day before, along with veggies and stuffing, a sort of belated Thanksgiving meal since they bought the turkey for Thanksgiving but never got around to thawing and cooking it.

So, for lunch, instead of my shake, I had a small meal with some turkey meat, green beans, and a spoon full of stuffing.  I did a rough calculation of my calories and was hopeful I could keep from going over, but after I ate that small plate of food, I was still really hungry.  I kept drinking lots of water, but could not feel satisfied, and also still felt a little queasy.  I drank my shake, and that kept me full til later in the evening.  By the evening, I was really hungry again, so just decided to call it a loss for the day.

I decided to just go ahead and have supper and try fasting again on Monday (today).

Exercise - I had a nice long walk with a friend and her nephew yesterday afternoon.

What I've learned this week - I find that on my fast days, it's easier if I wait as long as I can to eat anything.  Once I start eating, then it makes me much hungrier.