Day 2: The First Attempt

I think the first day is always the easiest, honestly. I'm motivated, I'm ready to accept the challenge, and I have the confidence to attempt it. As time goes on, life is going to be more difficult. Especially with play rehearsal and trying to keep up my grades, it's going to become increasingly hard. No, I'm not excited for this to get hard, because I know that it's not going to be easy, but you have to do what you have to do, and that's the end of it.

I'm not going to lie, I did have slip ups today too. I ate too much for breakfast, and too much for lunch, but I still managed to end up below my calorie count for today, which isn't too fantastic according to SparkTeens...

However, I am quite proud that I took the time at the end of the day to enter in all of what I did eat, and to assess what I did correctly, and what I did wrong. I need to consume more calories, as odd as that sounds, because too little can effect your metabolism just as much as eating too many. I had just enough fat and protein to remain healthy today, but I need more servings of fruits and vegetables, and more glasses of water a day.

Also, because today is a weekend, I wasn't really active. I dance a lot during the week, and I walk home from school quite a bit, which does help to keep burning calories. I think I'm going to start doing some crunches before bed to work my non-existent abs, because I think that will help burning calories as well.

Because today was my first day, I was quite apprehensive about snacking. Now that I've completed my day and I know what I need to change. I know that I need to have more carbohydrates, because even though too many bad for you, having them in proportion is good for you. I need to have more of them.

Right now I'm fighting with myself. It's after 8:30, and I've made a decision that I'm not going to eat past 7:30. I heard somewhere that eating after a certain point at night isn't good for you, because you're less likely to burn calories after that point. Let's see if I can stick to that. My parents brought out a package of cookies just a few minutes ago. They're chocolate. I want one so bad, but I know that it's not worth it.

I'm proud that I made it through my first day. I feel like I have a long way to go, and I'm nervous for the rest of my journey. By this time next year, I hope to be at one twenty five.

Well, until tomorrow.
-Siobhan