Energy !!!

Yes, finally my energy has returned and I am eating no more. I knew it wasn't food, it was just my body readjusting to all the crazy quick changes. Last night was wonderful, I made dinner, played with Summer, went shopping, went to the park. This morning's workout was the best yet, even tho I did wake up hungry which was a first, maybe it was the pasta from the spaghetti last night, carbs do that right? It went away before I had breakfast, sometime during my workout. I was really proud of myself, I can tell the workout is getting easier. I also ordered pilates for dummies and that should arrive before I go on vacation. I want something to do while I am away from home. I was teaching Summer some basic workout moves last night, it was so cute, she can imitate me so good now. We laid on the floor and put our feet in the air then we opened and closed our legs, then we touched our toes, then we ran in the air, then we rolled onto our stomachs and kicked our legs - she had so much fun watching and participating. I hope the pilates tape is easy enough that she can enjoy it. I am anxious to get it and check it out.
Overall things are going well and getting easier. I created a weekly menu to keep things simple, two items, a meat and veggie or one night we are doing chicken tortillas. I will change the list up each week but having a basic list of healthy foods helps. I still measure the day in times to eat but the food doesn't matter as much. I am still hungry some of the time, like right now in fact but not bad, and I only have an hour before I can eat my yogurt afternoon snack. I can already see and feel the difference in my stomach, I can see it is so much flatter and I can feel myself digesting differently. We took photos when we started, I am sure you can see a difference but I don't know when we will take new photos. I say for anyone who has to see results - don't weight, take pictures, it shows you SO much more. I haven't lost any weight since I dropped to 138 but I don't expect to since I am building muscle and readjusting weight around. I am still happy that I made it almost two weeks since the first two weeks are always the hardest. Now I have to keep at it!

Much Better

I felt so much better last night - I had SO much more energy. I was hoping the energy would eventually come to me. I figure there are 4 key points to this whole lifestyle change that I have had to overcome.
1- Waking up earlier. Instead of waking up at 6:30 we are waking up at 5:30. It was hard at first and there will be days that I won't want to get up out of bed but having Kris next to me motivates me to hurry and get up before he does hehe.
2- Working out. Working out can be hard, right now it is kicking my butt and today seemed harder but it is going faster. Some days I am just not motivated to try very hard. The first day I felt sick, my teeth hurt and I had no fun but I am not pushing myself that hard, there is no reason to get sick and be in pain. Now I take the workout slower, at my own pace, do what I can, I try to push myself some but I have issues with cardio. I just bought a pilates DVD that I want to try with Summer and I need something to take with me on vacation in two weeks.
3- Eating Less. It is hard to change your diet. The hardest part in the beginning is the amount, eating about 1/3 to 2/3's less can be really hard. By day 1 I was ready to quit but it helped to read other blogs about some people I know who are trying to save starving people in Africa - Darfur. Those people are hungry, I am not.
4- Energy. I have had some issues with energy, it comes in waves, some days I have more than others. For a while I had almost none, not to mention I am tired at night because I am getting up so early.
Overcoming those 4 things can be done and I know I will feel better soon.

What day am I on?

I just can't keep the days straight anymore, maybe that is a good thing. I felt bad about losing my hunger pains but maybe they are just gone. I have a new nagging problem - energy. Working out and eating healthy is suppose to give a person more energy but I haven't found mine yet. I don't know why, I can only assume I might be eating too little - but seriously, could I be eating too less? Today I am going to eat a tad bit more to see, even though I feel like I am eating enough and I no longer feel hunger pains. I actually was surprised when I stepped on the scale today and saw I had lost another whole pound. I have lost 3.5 pounds since last Monday, I really didn't think I would really lose so much weight as fast as I have. My breakfast was the same, 1/2 banana and a bowl of rice krispies and 1% milk, my morning snack (which comes up in 4 minutes) is peanuts but I added a few more. I bought some veggies to have with lunch, a piece of bread with peanut butter and honey. I have yogurt again for my afternoon snack, maybe I will add a few peanuts. Dinner tonight will be breakfast, scrambled eggs, cheese and bacon - yes I said bacon. Two pieces, I have to get rid of it or it will go bad. I might even have half a piece of toast. It all sounds like enough to me - so we will see how I feel tomorrow. It could still be the adjustment to waking up early.