Becoming a Butterfly

Last weigh in with the UNC Research folk, the amount of involvement with them was stepped up because I was 3 lbs from my goal.  So today was my counseling call with the dietician. I will get one once a month along with the regular monthly meetings. 

I was on my way home from the meeting with the personal trainer, talking to a buddy…and she called, but I didn’t know who it was…so I didn’t answer, then she called back…so I answered.  

I made the appointment with them last month AND they sent me a reminder…but some how I still forgot.   I think in all the excitement of meeting with a personal trainer???

She was so sweet…and spent an hour with me.  Told her about all of you…told her how to go online and check it out.  She did and was impressed…was also glad I was getting some support. (not as glad as me:)

Told her about the new Biggest loser food plan…trying to go to whole foods and eat less carbs and more protein throughout the day.   I had so many questions for her.  One of them was, “WHY ISN’T THE SCALE MOVING?????”  Basically she said I am probably forgetting to log some of my food…(and going out to eat too much).

Was she saying that, because I forgot about the call:)???   

Seriously…maybe that is it…but enough that I wouldn’t  lose anything????   I do go out to eat occasionally…

So I made a committment to not go out to eat for a month…and to log as soon as I eat…so I won’t forget!

She asked why I was looking for a trainer…and I told her I was frustrated with the scale not moving!   She basically said I didn’t need one…that I seem to have the exercise part down. 

I asked if maybe I wasn’t eating enough calories and it was affecting my metabolism…and she said, that is very unlikely.   That there is actually no data to support that!!!!?    That I could eat even less calories. 

WHAT?  So I said, ok…then how about I go down to 1200 then…would the scale move?  And she said, “Yes, definitely.”  So I said I want to do that.  So today I had 1300. cals.   Tomorrow I am going to go for 1200.  That way, if I am eating over, then maybe, maybe I will actually eat 1500…and the scale will move.  Either way, it will be a good thing!

She liked the fact that I was going for the whole foods.  Said that it will help me feel fuller with less calories because of the bulk.  And it is harder to miscalculate your calories too. 

AND since I am going to be eating more protein–more times a day–that will help me feel satiated longer.

She encouraged me to focus on the positive changes I have made…not the scale so much…but all of you tell me the same thing:)

I think that is mostly what we covered…

Tomorrow I meet with trainer # 2 so I will see how that goes…today…not so good…but I will fill you in tomorrow.