The scale read 353.2 today so I think it is safe to say the calorie counting is working. I am far more aware now of what I eat. Last week I talked about how eating potato chips was a problem I had to work on. I really think that thanks to the calorie counting I’ve got my potato chip usage down to the recommended one serving. I’m well on my way to 350.

354.8. That is a 1.6 pound gain. Which I’m ok with. Since I’m counting calories I know what I did and I know what I need to do different. Basically I need to cut pizza out of my diet and grocery list to avoid those moments of weakness.

346.6. That is a loss of 8.2 pounds. Since last Monday I’ve kept a 1500 daily calorie limit. So now I just have to come up with a meal plan daily that makes sure I stay at the 1500 a day mark. Before all of this diet and exercise thing I ate whenever I was bored. So I need to find ways to fight off boredom. My next goal is hitting 300. I can do 50 pounds no problem.

344.6. A loss of two pounds. A loss despite my probable overeating of pizza at the nephews birthday party. Not including the cake of course. I’ll take any loss and be very happy about it.

342.8. A loss of about 2 pounds (1.8 to be exact). On Saturday I had went over to my Dad’s house for something and I weighed myself then. On Saturday I weighed 339.6. I think I have to stop thinking about losses and gains and just continue to focus on what I eat. Overall it is a loss since last week and that is all that matters. My Dad warned me about weighing yourself more than weekly. He is right it makes you loose focus on the overall goal.

338.2. A loss of 4.6 pounds since last week. I busted my ass to try to keep my daily calorie intake at 1500 or less. I really tried to watch the calorie count on Saturday and Sunday since those days I don’t walk and don’t have that minus calories that walking burns off. To be honest it feels pretty weird as my clothes start to slowly feel like they are getting bigger. I had to get a new belt since my old one didn’t have enough holes to buckle without my pants constantly falling down. Still it makes me a little proud of myself.

339.0. I gained a pound (.08 technically). I had Halloween to deal with, did one night of moderate beer drinking, and ate biscuits and gravy with a small hash browns at Hardee’s. So overall I think I’m lucky it was only 1 pound. I’m not loosing any sleep over my gain. Just going to try to hit my 1500 daily calorie goal again this week.