Calories-I eat about 2,000 per day

First, Drusilla your before and after pics have you look like a completely different person.



Although I did not log my food when I first began losing in earnest, I can say from my current pattern that it was on the order of 2200-2400 calories per day.

I walked nearly everyday rain or shine.


Major dietary changes:

Stopped drinking carbonated soft drinks (just lost the taste for them)

Stopped eating the big bowl of ice cream and went to a desert cup size (the real serving size) and had that almost every night summer and winter.

Went from drinking "sweet tea" to a half and half blend of sweetened and unsweetened

Eventualluy reduced and then dropped the morning coffee flavoring of French Vanilla

I began eating a real breakfast every day rather than skipping it or maybe having a piece of toast.

All that took me from my first plateau of 232 pounds down to 190 pounds.

I eat 1400 on a regular day and around 1800 on a workout day. 1400 is plenty and I usually have to supplement with protein shakes, nut butter or larger portions to get higher.