Barby's 21 day challenge is complete!

I gave myself a challenge - track everything i eat and try to move a little every day for 21 days and I am happy to say that I just completed the challenge! I used my fitness pal to track what I was eating and it was ugly. I had no idea how horrible my eating habits were, especially sweets. I thought I had cut back but they still dominated my tracker. I also made time for exercise every day, most days I rode my recumbant bike but some days all I could make time for was a quick 10 minute stretch. I love riding my bike. I just plug my kindle fire into the speakers and watch hulu while I ride and before I know it a half hour has gone by. My goal was to be able to fit into all those clothes that are hanging in my closet but most fit about the same. I did lose 8 lbs and my husband says he can see a difference but until those clothes start fitting better I'll be a little skeptical. I went out and bought some bigger jeans and shirts and that has helped a lot with my confidence. I know that sounds crazy but there's something about clothes that fit - even if the size is bigger I still feel comfortable with myself.

The place area I have seen the most results in are my habits. I think twice about what I'm eating because I don't want to have to write it in my tracker or go over my calories (or even worse, I don't want my friends to see that I had two brownies that day, lol). This past week we have been busy painting the kitchen and little time for anything else, including snacking and sitting on my butt watching tv. I found that I was snacking less and still was not hungry. I know that alot of health guru's say to eat several small meals a day but that just makes me want to eat more. I think for me the best approach is a solid breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an afternoon snack. I seem to function best that way. Now that the kitchen is done I'll be able to start cooking again and going to the farmers market. I can't wait to start growing my own but i'll have to wait until next year for that. Hopefully by then that closet of clothes will be fitting quite nicely.