2000 calories!!!

Oh my I have eaten like a crazy person today. Bella is out of school for a few days so I guess I feel like I am on vacation. We went to get biscuits this morning, then went to Chatt with my mom and the kids so we went to our favorite place...Bea's....if anyone knows about this place you know that they have the BEST fried chicken in the world! So of course I ate a piece, and pinto beans, and little potatoes in some kind of sauce. Then to finish all that off, Bella wanted Krispy Kreme since we were in Chattanooga. Now I couldn't let her eat a doughnut by herself could I?

Now I know I shouldn't have eaten all that but I did. The old Lori would have said "oh well, I will just start again on Monday" and then I would have proceeded to eat myself into oblivion for the rest of the weekend. But I am a new Lori, I realize that I am not on a diet. I am totally changing my lifestyle. Will I eat "bad" some days during my new lifestyle?...YES! Will I decided that I will make better choices tomorrow or for the next meal....YES! It is ok to eat badly every once and awhile. It is not OK to make bad choices at every meal.

Now, an update on my weigh ins. Last week I lost 1.5 pounds and about the same in inches and then this week I only lost .2 pounds...BUT I gained 2 lbs of muscle and lost 2 lbs of fat! I also lost 2.5 inches and almost an inch of that was my hips which is where every woman wants to lose weight! When I looked at the scale before going to the Y this week I wanted to cry. My scale measures a little higher than theirs so I thought I had actually gained weight but once I got in there and they did measurements I felt a lot better. That being said, if you are out there and reading this and are discouraged by the numbers on the scale. Do some measurements! It will make your outlook a lot better. Now, I am in a competition so I want to lose weight but I am ok with gaining muscle. I can already wear clothes that I used to wear when I was 15lbs lighter so I know that my body is changing even if the numbers on the scale are not what I want.

I will say one last thing. I was really beginning to get frustrated with not losing more weight. I am eating 1200-1500 calories a day and exercising and burning ALOT of calories a day (sometimes 1000), so I feel like I should be losing more but once I stop and think and realize that my measurements are showing that I am losing even if the scale doesn't I calm down a little.