I stepped on the scale this weekend, and the results were not pretty. 199.8 lbs.
Yikes. Now, I don’t consider myself “fat” but I’ve gained 15 lbs since last summer, and I’m not happy about it.
I was thinking about my food spending habits lately, and I know there is some correlation between my weight gain and my income gain. When I was dirt poor, I thought about every single grocery purchase. I never splurged on anything extra.
Now with a little more cushion in my budget, I’ve noticed that I throw in extra food into my cart that I wouldn’t have even considered when I was broke.
So, I need to go back to shopping like I’ve got $70 in the bank instead of $700.
The good news is that since my “fat awakening” I’ve already started eating better. I’ve even been counting calories, which is shockingly familiar to counting dollars. I’ve found it kind of a fun game to play watching how many calories I eat. I even splurged on a food scanning app for my iPhone to scan food items and track the calories, it makes it super easy and fun.
My goal is to be 180 lbs by my wedding in July. I weighed in at 196.4 this morning, so I’ve got a ways to go, but definitely some time to get it done. Maybe I’ll post some before and after shots here for motivation.
The last two months have been bad health and spending wise. With my fiancee’s mother passing, and then we both got sick for 2 weeks, we just ate terrible. And all that happened right after the holidays. Not exactly the best way to start 2010. Here’s looking at a better March!
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