Day 9 - Learning and Making mistakes

   Hello, I am proud to say I am on my way for changing my eating habits and exercising habits.
  As I mention in my title to day is DAY 9!!! So, I have been learning how much my body really needs during a day.
        So, January 1- 5, I did very well keeping track of my calories and trying to cut my calories and walk to work whenever I could ( The place I work is not far from my house). Saturday of that week I weight myself and my weight stayed the same. So, I knew I was on the right track, I did not burn or lose weight like I should, but remaining the same weight is a good sign that your doing the right thing with your eating and exercising, but you need to either cut more food or work out harder and longer.
    Now January 6-12 week, I used a pedometer called a " Fit Bit" which tracks exactly how many steps I took and how much I am burning, ( it does not recognize running and such but does know when your walking slow and when your walking fast). This Fit Bit  is very useful and I will explain more about it in another post.
           Monday, was good day, I watched what I ate and went for a long walk  Tuesday, came and I got sick toward the middle of the day and my calories where all over the place but low, but today came, I was starving. I defiantly went over my calorie in take. I had pancakes( 2 big ones) and for lunch I had alot of random things, dinner was controlled but I defiantly went over my intake because of lunch and dinner. So, as you see I have habit of over eating when I skip a meal or when I get sick even goes into when I am snacking. ( Lunch is one meal of the day I found m self over eating, I do not know the reason but I had a habit of eating a lunch with bunch of snacks, till I felt full.)
       So, as you can guess this was upsetting to me, because I was doing so well and then I just came out like a ravous animal. After I ate what I did today, I feel guilty because I knew if I stopped and thought about it and prayed things would have been different, so it is my fault and though I am seeing where I have impulses to just eat till I feel full. I am encouraged because I see my problem and I will work at it till I learn to not over snack eat. Also bring it to the Lord in prayer,when I want to snack to make myself feel better,but to Him in prayer when I am stressed (or just want to eat) or going on a walking praying to Him.
        So, tomorrow is going to be so hard because I am meeting some friends for lunch and my cousin and I are having a movie night. So, I will update at the end of the week for how my calories go for the rest of the week.
     So, my encouragement for the week is by Winston Churchill:

              Winston Churchill: Never, never, never, never give up.

So, even if I defiantly messed up and have alot of habits I need to break and have alot more effort to put in and raise the bar, does not mean I should quit. My goal that is in my mind is 6 months from now I can wear a topless dress or tank top for the summer and not be ashamed. That by my 21 birthday I will be able to wear a cute dress to my party and be proud!