It's Working!

Well, it's day four of no processed sugar and wheat. Though it has been pretty difficult, it is working. This morning when I jumped on the scale, I was down 3 pounds! Now, I do realize a person typically gains 1-2 back when they re-introduce foods that have been cut out, but I still feel great about finally seeing the scale move again.

The other thing I really feel is helping is my food journal. I downloaded "My Net Diary" on my iPhone, and have found it to be a very useful app. I am able to utilize it from both my phone and any computer with Internet access. The great thing is I can track everything from food, to water intake, to exercise, and much more. The fact that I have to log everything I put in my mouth is really holding me accountable, and makes me really think before eating or drinking something. I can also look up food and see the calories before I actually eat them, so I am better equipped to decide if it's something that's really worth eating. At this point I'm not specifically "counting calories," but it is good to see how quickly they accumulate if I'm not paying attention.

I've also started setting goals again, but not ones that are months and months away. For example, my goal on Friday was to get through the entire weekend and log everything I ate or drank. By only having to focus on the following two days, it was much easier to stick to the plan. Also, I made a goal to not drink any alcohol this weekend, and even though I went out, it wasn't extremely difficult to abstain. Since I didn't say, "no drinking for a month," or, "I have to log every day for the next 16 weeks," it was easier to not fall off the wagon.

So, small goals = big results. Just taking things one to two days at a time seem to work better than looking WAY out into the future.