Today I am feeling recharged in this mission to obtain a healthy BMI.  I am back down to 148 from my vacation gain and am feeling good.  Yesterday evening I made a dinner that was very satisfying and guilt free even though I had seconds.  It was an Italian style veggie soup with cabbage, carrots & kidney beans.  Delish!  I served it with a slice of homemade bread and refrained from a second slice.

Today I enjoyed some peanut butter toast for breakfast, one quarter of a peanut butter honey sandwich and smoothie for lunch, and look forward to having my veggie packed chili for dinner this evening.  My total calories should be at about 994 at the end of the day.  Right at about 1,000 calories per day is where I want to be.

  Honestly, I do not think I will make the deadline I gave myself earlier this year.  I had hoped to be somewhere between 132-135 pounds by late May.  At this point I do not have an interest in trying to obtain that timeline.  I would have to “diet” the old fashioned way which is a ship built to sink.  Eventually, after doing without for a while…I want food!  So that is one this I have tried to avoid doing this time around.  I do not want immediate success that will leave me faster than it came.  I do not want such small success that I lose my ambition along the way.  I am trying to get the best out of my nutrients that I can without putting my health and happiness on the back burner.  So maybe I won’t lose 13-15 more pounds  by the end of May, but I hope to have lost 5 more!  If I lose 1.3 pounds from here through the end of June, I will be at my goal.  That is doable!  Looking forward to July! Whoop whoop!

The key is going to be moderate sensible dinners.  I think we all know what the key is to our dietary success, because we know generally what we do wrong.  Some people would argue this.  I could easily say that I am an active woman who maintains a plant based diet with lower calorie intake, so I have no idea why I am overweight.  However, I would be overlooking the fact that I knowingly eat unhealthy portions for dinner and never go to bed on a flat belly. 

Some of you have given me some positive feedback lately and I have found that very encouraging.  A friend said congrats to me for only gaining one pound on my vacation, an aunt commented that I had lost quite a bit of weight since having my baby a year ago, my parents said I look great, my niece said every time she looks at me she is inspired, and lastly my favorite one…my brother said I look like a runner!  I have been a runner for the last four years pretty regularly, but I have not looked like one so that put a smile on my face!

Speaking of activity…this is where I am falling short.  I have decided to take a lengthy break from running to let my hip flexor heal hopefully for good this time, but I could be walking!  I could be setting my alarm, stretching, walking, and loving every minute of it.  I think this is where I am going to put some emphasis and energy towards either late this week or early next.  I really need to and want to.  Right now I am still riding the vacation excuse- I am tired and am catching up on a week’s worth of laundry for six people.  The truth though, is that I feel better when I get out of bed early and exercise.  I always thank myself, and I have never regretted it.  So why don’t I?  I can’t think of one good reason.  So Krista (note to self)…just listen to Nike…Just Do It!!!