Check in: 381

Week 1: -4lbs. 

After the green shirt photos, down to 358.8

364lbs - 5/16/15. 

(385 down to 381). 4 of 11lbs lost this week. 

The next size down... 330

And I'm not shrugging this off to period water weight loss because... 

- I tracked calories every day. 

- I did both of the swimming classes. 

- I stayed away from most of the sugary shit (a little dark chocolate here and there). 

This week I plan to... 

- make more food at home. 

- start tracking my water consumption. 

and then after that... 320

- Tues/Thurs swim class 

- keep calorie tracking. 

- Get measurements - it will be important in the long run. 

This week's biggest struggle was trying to determine if I should cut myself down to 1800 or 1500 calories. I have listed 1500 calories on my tracker and know that I have a little wiggle room. Because whatever I actually entered, 1800 or 1500, I surpassed by about 200-300 calories. So set the limit lower and I can meet the 1800 goal. I'd like to surprise myself and hit the 1500 mark twice this week. 

Thinnest full body photo I have in my library - probably around 300 

Non-Scale Victory: Ordering down at Jimmy Johns. I normally get a turkey club, a cookie and sometimes a soda. Enough calories for pretty much an entire day. This time I nixed the cookie and the drink and ordered the veggie club. Cuts out the sodium from processed meats and helps me meet that greens quota for the day. 

I'm curious as to when I start feeling a difference in how my clothing fits. That will probably be way further down the line... I'm thinking 6 months from now I can start digging the old "doesn't fit" collection out of the bottom of the closet and start trying things on again. I really look forward to accessing that wardrobe again. 

I dug out a lot of photos from thinner days. It's amazing how it seems like 80lbs when working the actual numbers doesn't seem like much. But to see how different it looks in actual weight is fascinating. 

XO, 

N