Day 2 In the Bag

Day 2 of 30 daily posts.

I said I was going to do my measurements today but the day got away from me. I can tell you two of the numbers, the rest will come tomorrow for real. 

This is totally embarrassing.

I weigh 240 lbs and have a 44" waist. 

The last time I did Weight Watchers with my mom my starting weight was 233 lbs. and I vowed never to get that big again. When I first went vegan, I weighted in at 260 lbs. How sad is that? But this time I have a stronger understanding of what I should eat, why I should eat it, and when I should eat. I'm trying to not make food the center of my world. 

I have always been an emotional eater. Today was a very emotional day. I don't want to get into why yet, it's too fresh. Maybe in a later post. But I will say, even though my emotions were tanked, I didn't use that as an excuse to binge. A huge step in my world. 

I am contemplating a diet bet. I might be more likely to stick with everything when I have an end goal and a financial stake in the result. I researched how much I should weigh to decide on my diet bet wager. According to standards, my ideal weight for my height is 142 lbs. I honestly don't think that is an achievable goal. I'm aiming for 160. My Weight Watchers goal was 175 and I had almost made it, I think I was at 182 when I quit going. 

But here's my game plan.

I'm only going to eat when I'm hungry.

I'm going to stop when I'm full. (I'm still working on recognizing the signals)

I'm going to stop eating out as much as possible.

I'm going to focus on being a starchavor. This means half my plate is starchy whole foods, a quarter is non starchy vegetables, and a quarter is a bean or legume. 

I know it's possible because people on the McDougall facebook page have all touted huge weight losses and health benefits. 

So today I started (for the most part because I did have a handful of sour cherries) my new behaviors. Tomorrow I'm going to finish with my full measurements. Maybe post a pic or two of my starting place. I'm going to start going to the gym (again, for the umpteenth time). I'm going to start my diet bet. 

I'll see you tomorrow. Smile on.