Wowee! Zumba kicked my butt today! If I weighed 150 pounds, I would have burned around 530 calories, but since I weigh 30 pounds more than that *sigh*, I probably burned more.
Adding to that, I had a very filling yet low-calorie breakfast today. One large egg over-medium on a whole wheat English muffin with 1 t smart balance butter. I also drank one cup of coffee with 3 T creamer in it. In all, I logged less than 300 calories in, and 560 calories out. I still have 1600 calories left for today!
Now, this is usually where I tell myself I can go upstairs and make myself something greasy to eat. I'm not going to do that. First, because I'm not hungry and second, because I want to have a drink at the restaurant tonight. I've been craving it ever since I saw it in the menu two weeks ago - a black cherry mojito. It's probably between 250 and 350 calories. Add in any wings or appetizers I put in my mouth, and the calorie count could easily go over.
So I am going to look up the restaurant's menu and make my decision BEFORE I get there. This is an excellent tip for anyone trying to lose weight. Decide what you're going to order and count up the calories before you go. Then, don't open your menu so you're not tempted to order something you weren't planning to!
More good news for me: I lost the .4 pounds I gained over the weekend! And I lost .3 pounds more than that! Go me!
Time for a snack, more later.
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