And Now, Dinner
I drank just my two cups of coffee yesterday and, as predicted, it was fine. I didn’t find myself yearning for more.
But, as I often do, I ate too much at the dinner table.
I was hungry just before dinner, so I ate a cheese stick. And another and another. They’re only 45 calories each, but still…
Then I had some bread and butter.
Then dinner, which was ravioli and meat sauce. I really need to measure out my portions at dinner. A serving size is one cup. I probably had two. 500 calories for two servings, putting me about 300-400 calories over my limit.
After all of that bread and cheese, I would’ve been fine with 1 cup of ravioli.
I ate until I was starting to feel slightly uncomfortable, which is a huge no-no in bariatric surgery preparation. I didn’t quite get to that point, but I was really pushing it.
I apologize for this post. I realize it is dry. I am daily trying to tweak my program to be more successful. It’s easiest for me to do in writing.
So today I will drink my coffee ration and measure my dinner portion, and we’ll see how it affects my calories.
I’m supposed to be aiming for the 1400s to lose weight, and theoretically, it shouldn’t be that difficult. However, foods high in protein are also sometimes slightly higher in calories, at least in my estimation. I almost never can manage to stay within that range. Even though everything I’m eating now is healthy.
My nutritionist is less concerned with calories than with protein, sugar, and fat. But I know that to effectively lose weight, you have to burn more calories than you consume. I’m not really doing that right now, which is why my weight goes up and down slightly but not consistently down.
I can tell all of this because I’ve been tracking it.
That’s the beauty of tracking. It gives you insight into what you can do better. It shows your patterns.
I have to cut myself off, here. It’s gym time. It’s my last day at work. Two meetings today, have to get there early to talk to a teacher. Maybe I could email. Anyway, busy day. Talk soon.
