Food

So The last little while I have been trying to transition regular foods into my diet so that when I get to my desired weight I can maintain. The key has been eating less. Last night we went to the Cheesecake Factory. A trick that I have learned is to check out a restaurant before I go so that I can check the menu and find something that is low in calories/fat and that I would still want to eat. Sometimes that can be hard I couldn't find anything on the regular menu that was in my desired calorie range and still sounded good, until I discovered they have a Skinnylcious menu. where everything is under 590 calories. I got a Turkey burger, it was good but small. I ate it kind of fast and then realized if I am going to make this thing work I need to slow down and take me time eating. I've heard it said that it takes 20 minutes for you brain to realize that your stomach is full. I'm pretty sure I just experienced that. Right after I was done I looked around on the table to see if there was any bread left, there wasn't any, but after a few minutes I realized I wasn't hungry any more. I was satisfied, and I need to stop and wait when I am done eating so I don't over eat. With the realization when dessert came I know I didn't need it or really even want it, so I only took one bite of each kind and that's it. I was done. 
   Now as far as my exercising...my 2 times a week stair/run is going great. The other things like push-ups and weight lifting has kind of stopped. So I need to get motivated and start up again.

My 1st Milestone

One of the first goals I set for myself was to lose 10 lbs by Sept 1st.

I DID IT

That's Right I weighed in this morning at 238.6. I am very happy about the work I have put in, but I know I still have a long way to go. My next goal is 225 by October 1st. Actually I want to do it by Sept 29th, 4 weeks away.