Little Things Add Up

I was home flat on my back for three days with lower back pain. I was getting no exercise and taking a lot of Advil. And, wow, did I want to eat. Boredom eating is one of my major downfalls. There isn't any part of my day that wouldn't be a little brighter with some M & Ms added to it.

I didn't eat too much outside of the plan, but the freedom of being on maintenance let me talk myself into grabbing a handful of this and a couple of those. I need to remember that all those little things will add up. Especially when I'm not adding in any exercise to burn of the extra.

Today, I am starting to restrict myself again. I have about six weeks until we go to DisneyWorld. I don't want to waste those six weeks of potential weight loss.

My days should look like this (It is very similar to the HMR at Home plan):

Breakfast: 1 Fruit
Snack: 1 Shake
Lunch: 2 Vegetables
Snack: 1 Shake
Dinner: 1 Entree, 1 Vegetable, 1 Fruit
Snack: 1 Shake

When necessary, I will add extra fruits or vegetables. This will fulfill the minimums that are required for my maintenance. It restricts me to not adding any extras.

I'm also striving to hit the 2000 calorie minimum exercise again. I slacked off a bit lately. I have no excuse (other than the back pain). The weather has been beautiful and mild. Perfect for walking. So I am doing 15 minutes, three times a day on my morning break, lunch hour, and afternoon break. If I don't get it done during the day, I'll have to make it up on my treadmill at night. That gets more difficult with the amount of homework supervision I have had lately.

I'm trying to get back that "new diet" feeling. That time when you are obsessed about following the rules and journaling your efforts. Wish me luck.