For just a normal slice of bread it is between 70 and 100 calories. So to make up a sandwich with the two slices it uses up more than half of my calorie goal for lunch....
I say this so you can understand that today was difficult :) I did have a sandwich for lunch but used the sandwich thins which only have 100 calories together. But since Roger was flying out to South Carolina today, I had bought him one of the gargantuan sandwiches from Wal-mart. Alas.... I ended up eating the extra sandwich bread with honey. It was very delicious, but I am still amazed at just how many calories are in bread products.
There is a new philosophy I have...
You choose your lifestyle and you are sized accordingly. Of course, there are proabaly a few exceptions, but it's also proabably a very few.
If you choose healthiness 100% of the time, you are a stick.
If you choose healthiness 50% of the time, you are medium.
If you choose healthiness 0% of the time, you are rather chunky.
And there is everything in between.
I came to this philosophy while thinking back to my mission, where I ate beans and rice everyday, didn't really snack a ton, and walked miles upon miles. I figure if my life were like that again, I would lose the weight like I did there, but currently my life is sitting in my kitchen with Ginger while something is playing on the computer from netflix or hulu snacking on cake or fruit, etc. So right now, I am trying to change my life style from a 50% to a 25%. I figure that I will still eat a slice of pound cake occasionally (just not 5 slices). I don't think I want a 100% lifestyle, but I think a 25% would be great!
And though today was difficult and I might have eaten too many dehydrated apple slices... I just have to take it one day at a time and know that every step counts.
2 comments:
You're doing great Sprice, keep it up! Have you felt any results yet?
Have you ever tried Weight watchers? I've done it twice, for about a month or two each time. Its a great helper and a wonderful wonderful company. It adds in accountability and support.
Can't wait to see you in a few weeks!
I have heard of a lot of people that have had success with weight watchers. I think the nice thing about that program and the one I am doing is that it teaches you how to eat and you don't have to feel that you CAN'T have something.
My progress isn't really all that dramatic, but I think I have lost 2 lbs. We will see how it goes till I see you :)
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