Continuing

This morning I weighed in at 196! Which I was really amazed at. I didn't actually get any real cardio in yesterday but it just shows that keeping my calories at a reasonable level is really making a big difference.

Of course, it's not easy. Last night we went over to some friends' apartment. I can tell how much I've changed by the way I reacted to all of the potential food choices. Usually I would have had no problem indulging in a huge pineapple-based drink. I might have had two or more if T was driving. Yesterday I took one look at the nutrition facts on the back of the pineapple juice and knew I shouldn't have any of it. I tasted T's drink and called that good.

Then of course, there was frozen pizza. Which I would have consumed in fantastic amounts. T and I used to buy frozen pizzas and we'd each eat half and sometimes we'd also eat breadsticks. So of course, there I was, checking out the nutrition facts for the pizza (pizza companies do this tricky thing, where they make a "serving" one third of the pizza, when most people cut pizzas in 8 slices and generally consume half of a pizza. Sometimes figuring out calorie counts for frozen pizza isn't my favorite thing). I was feeling hungry, so first I ate an apple. Then I decided, yes, I was hungry, and had one slice of pizza from the first pizza and part of another slice. I didn't have to not eat pizza, I just had to make sure I didn't eat too much of it.

Today the wellness center opens (actually I think the brand-new wellness center is opening) and I will be happy to get back to a regular exercise routine! Today I'm going to exercise and watch my food-- still! :)