Weight Loss journey update

So, I'm a couple of weeks in to this weight loss journey now. I think I've lost some weight but I'm not sure yet. I'm planning to weigh myself on Friday and I'll know then. I feel pretty good though. I'm really enjoying the exercise. Before I could always convince myself that I didn't have time to work out. Now I'm just making it happen.

I do a cardio interval workout on my treadmill three times a week and a pilates strength training workout twice a week. Making time for the treadmill isn't too difficult. Patrick usually has a morning nap and Helen is happy to sit on the futon and read books while I use the treadmill. We end up having a lot of pretty funny conversations as a result. She's learning a lot about sweat and exercise. Plus she stretches with me afterward. It's probably good for her too.

The pilates workout is a bit more difficult to find time for. I have to do it when Helen is napping because she's too all over me if I do it when she's awake. Helen and Patrick don't always end up with overlapping naps. Sometimes I do at least part of the workout with Patrick on the floor watching. It means I end up doing it in spurts a little but that's okay.

I've also been keeping a food journal and counting calories as much as I can. I guess I must have been eating a ton of calories before so it's nice to have a clearer picture of that. My breakfast and lunch choices aren't too bad but I feel like I need to modify some of our dinner choices. We eat a lot of red meat, cheesy casseroles and other high calorie things. I'm trying to work in at least one meatless night a week and have easy modifications on other nights. My husband has been losing weight a lot lately and doesn't need to restrict his calories. Neither does my daughter. So, some nights I just make something one way for them and a slightly different way for me. Plus I'm serving more vegetables with each meal...if I eat a big salad first then I'll eat less of the higher calorie option.

It's good. The exercise is great. The food choices are better (but I still have a sweet tooth and need to learn to control it more and, possibly, find some better options to satisfy it). It's a process but I'm learning.