Rules

Today: 150.2

I have been trying to lose weight for over a month now. And I haven't lost any. I have bounced around from 152-148, but it has settled around the 149-150. This has been frustrating because I am trying to make a lot of positive changes and there is no question I am eating less.

• I am exercising almost daily
• I have a routine sleep schedule
• I am staying hydrated
• I am skipping breakfast
• I am eating my yogurt/oats dish again
• I am either having no snack or not snacking after dinner
• I am having 1 purposeful snack
• And when I am hungry I am eating healthy snacks 
• I have mostly cut out candy

On the  positive side: 

• I am feeling better
• I have more energy
• I can feel my muscles starting to tone
• I have had 3 major heavy eating events (weekend feasts with my nephews, wedding anniversary and girls over for tea) and not gained weight

I am committed to losing the weight long term as I see it only coming on as a response to the high stress of my last job.  

So I thought I would start this journal to check in and follow the process and layout some ground rules. One's I want to initiate today: 

1. No caffeine unless - I am super hungry or super tired.  I have increased energy and so I see this as very doable.
2. Have my fiber at 11:30 every day. I find it takes 30-45 minutes before I start to feel full. So I will have it at 11:30 and eat at 12.