Yesterday I wrote my plan for shabbos. It was really helpful as a starting point for today. I had some extras but I was definitely far more restrained knowing what the calorie already were for what my basic meals were.
Supper (770)- Challa (small slice), beef with mushroom (1/6 th of all of it), barley with shallots – I had probably a quarter of the beef and it was oh so good. Really juicy! I clearly was craving fat and protein!
Total – 1326 which gives me leeway to have a little bit more if I decide to – total for the day was approximately 1500 which really isn’t terrible at all.
Breakfast (311) – grape juice, 2 matza, cottage cheese (about half a tub) – I also had an orange, a plain yoghurt with sweetener, some rice krispies with a tiny amount of full fat milk (636)
Lunch(497) – Challa, one chicken thigh, roasted sweet potato, onion and butternut squash – I had an additional leg and wing, 2 bendick’s mints, stewed apples (967 – eek, for one not particularly extravagant meal)
Total – 808. There will obviously be additional food but this is the plan so far
After Shabbos I had a banana, and then a plate of barley with the vegetables from lunch.
Total calories for the day around 2000 (1975 according to mfp, but I reckon it’s underestimated). Interestingly, when you click the complete diary button it tells you your estimated weight loss over 5 weeks. I’d still have lost about 1.5lbs which obviously isn’t a lot, but it means there is still a calorie deficit. Combined with days with a higher calorie deficit I should be having a good weekly loss. Let’s see! I’ve been going to sleep thinking about which exercise classes I’m going to do this week, and calculating “if I lose x lbs each week, then by this theoretical future point I’d weigh z amount”. Perhaps I’m obsessing, but is that such a terrible thing? I’m not going to achieve my goal without focusing on it properly.
I’ve no doubt it’s going to take a little bit of obsessing until the new routine becomes your “normal”… kinda like if we decide to become more regimented about performance of any mitzvah… it’s not impossible, it just requires us to focus until we get accustomed. Enjoy your exercise classes this week!! shavua tov, jen
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That’s a really good point and analogy. Thanks Jen. Good voch.
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Good planning & very impressive project management! (I’ll send you a project management cycle separately to illustrate what I mean). Keep up the good work. Lots of love and hugs. Daddy xx
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