Overview - Week One!

I started my new plan last Monday. So, let's see how I did this week!

Monday: 1646 calories. Exercise- 30 Day Shred, Level 1, 25 minutes.
Tuesday: 1246 calories. Exercise- 20 minute moderate walk.
Wednesday: 1318 calories. Exercise- 20 minute moderate walk.
Thursday: 1971 calories. Exercise- 30 Day Shred, Level 1, 25 minutes.
Friday: 1767 calories. Exercise- 30 Day Shred, Level 1, 25 minutes.
Saturday: 2276 calories. Exercise- 30 Day Shred, Level 1, 25 minutes.
Sunday: 1181 calories. Exercise- none.

Overall, I felt pretty good about my calorie intake. I'm trying to make sure I never go below 1200, including the amount that I burn when exercising. My target is 1300-1600. Saturday, I was doing great until I went out with my fiance and a bunch of his coworkers. I can tell that reducing alcohol is going to be harder than I thought! I'm not a big drinker, and I don't drink often, but most of my social activities involve drinking. Several of my friends binge drink quite frequently, so I really need to be aware of exactly how many calories I'm drinking!

When I think about how much I drank in college, and how many calories that added up to.... Ew. Seriously. Saturday's damage was about as much as I ever do. Over the course of 7 hours, I had:
1 screwdriver- 180 calories
1 lemon drop martini (my favorite!)- 125 calories
1 beer- 140 calories
1 rum and coke- 150 calories.

I can't forget to mention the bean and cheese quesadilla I made when I got home. I always try to eat something when drinking to prevent a hangover, but it was really a double-whammy. All in all, my nice of fun and debauchery packed on a whopping 950 CALORIES onto my daily total. That was after dinner, when I would've otherwise had a light, 150-calorie snack before bed. On top of that, I was exhausted on Sunday (we got back home at 5 AM), so I slugged around all day and didn't work out at all. Talk about lasting consequences!

So, the moral of this story: when thou must go out and merry make, restrain thyself to two, and no more than two, low-calorie beverages. Now goest out into the world and be wise.

Love,
Poli