I will try and watch what I eat over the next few days but Friday may be a bad day at work for me. I have decided to focus on my diet coming this Saturday and at the risk of sounding like a broken record I will try it again. Yesterday I weighed myself and I was around 273 pounds. 270-278 has been my range for the past 5 to 6 months.

All I have to lose is the weight of about a 1st or 2nd grader. Ha! If it was that easy it would have been off a long time ago. I plan on using Fitday software and my pedometer to help in my weight loss by counting calories. Not carbs, not points, not fat grams but pure low fat calories.

I started tracking my measurement around my waist for the past couple of days. I noticed that I have already lost one inch around my waist. Maybe I should only track this once a week? My goal is to be able to fit back into my Size 34 Jeans. I still have several pair for several years ago. I know that I will be close to goal when I can get them back on. Right now I am lucky to barely get me Size 38 jeans on. Thank God for stretch jeans and work pants.

I am finally down to a new low since going back on a caloric restriction diet. I hit 265 pounds this morning. Although I don’t know if I am taking in too much sodium in my diet which may be a cause of me not losing as much? I’ve also been fearful of not eating enough calories but maybe I shouldn’t worry about that. Part of me is wanting to go back to Weight Watchers. They let you eat anything you want - Just within the points allotment.

Of course I was hoping for a big loss. I am always hoping for a big loss but I will take the .2 lbs. I’ve been watching my calories pretty close and have stayed right around my 2000-2200 goal for each day. I really enjoy the way that the FitDay software allows me to see different stats. Finally there is a way to see how I am losing by how many calories I consume per day.

I have set my short term goal to be at 262 lbs by the end of the month. But of course you know that I am hoping for more. It’s almost 8 pm and I will try and not eat anything until tomorrow morning. That is a rule that I am trying to follow. No food after 7 pm. I didn’t exercise today but I plan to get on the elliptical machine bright and early in the morning.

Weight: 268.8 lbs