I was thrilled to see the grey box reward me with another 2.2 pounds down for a total weight loss of 17.2 pounds so far.  I also was really able to tell that I have lost weight when I put on my pants this morning.   They are a pair that I have regularly worn for about 2 years and they are my go to pair.  When I started this weight loss journey four weeks ago they were really snug.  Now they are really baggy.

I purposefully have not set a total goal for the weight I want to lose.  I believe that would be way to overwhelming.  Instead, I have been trying to set small goals for myself to accomplish.  I am almost done with my 30 day crunches challenge, I only have 4 days left.  Once I finish that 30 day challenge, I plan to start a different one.  The other goal I really want to meet is to have a full week of staying within my allotted calories each day.  I would do that this week, but my birthday falls this week and I know it won’t happen.  I would do it next week, but I am camping with my family and I don’t think it will happen then.  Further, I don’t want to put that type of restriction on myself… because usually I end up over indulging when I finally do give in to something I want.  So perhaps the week after….

My nifty fitness pal app recalculated my calorie intake for the day after I entered my new weight this morning.  I now can have 1290 calories per day versus the 1320 I have had for the last 4 weeks.  And I was surprised that I actually felt that reduction in calories today.  As I sit here right now, I have 2 calories left for today and I am hungry.  I could certainly eat something else.  I am not sure if it is just mental, but I am hoping tomorrow it balances out a bit better and I am not sitting here before bed wishing I could eat something else.