The amazing shrinking stomach!

I can't believe how quickly my stomach seems to have shrunk. Having discovered that my daily total of calories was too low, I've made the appropriate adjustments. So, today I ate something for lunch I probably wouldn't have even thought of eating yesterday. I had a bagel, chicken, and tomatoe sandwich. This is something that MIGHT have filled me up just enough prior to beginning my diet, but probably would have required some pretzels to really top me off. Today, I am STUFFED! Ugh! The idea of eating one more bite is not even remotely appealing. I don't even want to drink any more water for a little while. Don't get me wrong... it tasted SOOOOOO good! But I am SOOOOO full now. :-)

It's kinda weird knowing that I am totally stuffed AND I haven't blown my diet. However, it does make me feel like I NEED to exercise to burn it off... but I guess that's a good thing, right?

It's strange the tricks your mind plays on you. Logically, I know that I made a good, healthy choice for lunch, but emotionally I ......have to resist the urge to over-exercise. I feel like if I'm stuffed than I should do at LEAST 1 1/2 hrs of exercise and probably another hour tomorrow just to "make up" for today's lunch. I wonder where this comes from? Isn't it odd that I think the more full I am the more I have to kill myself exercising? hmmm

You know, I think I believe that the only way to lose weight is to be just a little hungry all the time. Maybe that's not true. I'm going to try to stick to the numbers I've come to and really focus on moderate exercise every day. Then time will be the judge. If I haven't lost any weight in a month, I'll have to reevaluate. If it's working...yippee!