Tracking Nutrition

As I've mentioned, I recently joined SparkPeople.com again. I know that tracking calories is an important part of weight loss and SparkPeople makes it simple for me. I am unable/unwilling to listen to my body when I'm eating. I eat until my stomach catches up to my tastebuds and usually by then I've eaten a full day's worth of calories in one sitting. So I believe that tracking my foods is helpful to me by showing me what exactly I am taking in and when is a good time to stop.

Yesterday I didn't keep a watchful eye as I was eating, I just entered the food in and was so disappointed by last night. I knew I would be, but there was a part of me that hoped my calorie intake wasn't as bad as I thought. Not only were my calories near to being out of control, I was also able to see that I was eating "too much" fat and "not enough" protein. I'm sure my protein intake is low because I'm just getting used to being a vegetarian and trying new and different types of protein.

This morning I skipped breakfast. For lunch I made myself a sauerkraut sandwich--2 slices of bread, 1/4 cup of sauerkraut and a slice of swiss cheese, fried up in a skillet. As I was going I looked at the calories I was about to consume, but didn't add them all up in my head. When I finished my sandwich I thought I was still hungry and justified a second sandwich because I hadn't eaten breakfast. I added my two sandwiches to my SparkPeople Nutrition tracker and they were way more than I had anticipated! I do have enough left over for pizza tonight, but it would have been nice to have a little more leeway. Not to mention that I now feel like my stomach is going to explode!

I guess the important lesson I want to take from this is that I'm not failing...I'm learning. I know that the longer I keep track, the more I will be capable/willing to listen to my body.

Another New Start

I finally decided that I really am going to start working out. Right now I'm waiting for Jamie to go to sleep so I can go for a walk. I re-joined sparkpeople.com and I am all set to get my life back together.

This afternoon I had a minor breakdown after weighing myself. I am heavier than I ever got during both pregnancies. What a wake up! I really feel like I have the motivation to get started again, but I know I've felt this way before.

So here's to new beginnings, again. *clinks water bottle*