Calories and Weight

For more than two and a half months, I have been weighing every morning (the days I missed can be counted on one hand) and have remained consistently below 230 pounds even though I fluctuate between 226 and 229 most often, but never have I been above 230 since I've counting.  Not only do I count my weight but I have been counting calories and eating only those foods that are filled with nutrition and healthy like:  fish, chicken, vegetables, beans, fruits, and breads with low calories similar to English Muffins.  I have also been focusing on antioxidants wherever I can and staying away from fried foods, fast foods, and sugars.

When I first started this approach back in July of this year, my caloric intake was underestimated at between 2000 and 2500 give or take with naturally more giving than taking.  However, with little effort except stubborn persistence, I successfully have reduced my intake to something between 1500 and 2000 which leaves me full and not wanting anything else on most days.  There is more of an intake of water as well even though it was been flavored...  it is water all the same.

I chart my weight and my intake of calories and I fear if I stop either that I will gravitate back to my old ways and have to start all over again as was the case when I finally returned to the gym for exercise.  We are creatures of habit and most of our habits we know well, especially once we have reached the age of 60 and while I have denied myself much, I actually do not miss anything anymore and when I revert back just for a taste you see, I find I don't like it anymore at all and have no desire to taste it again.

BUT...  the real success of my continuation is the simple fact that I adopted a process of eating small meals every two hours about 4-5 times a day which includes snacks as well as meals, starting no earlier than 10:00 am...  then noon...   then 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm and 6:00 would be final...  however, my times have more varied to 11:00 am, 1:00/2:00 pm, 4:00 and 6:00 pm, with my last little snack around 8:00 pm if I eat anything else at all and it is usually just a small cup of fruit (40 calories) and maybe some sugar free cool whip (20 calories).  Right now, I am drinking about a quart of water maybe more like a quart and a half depending upon how hot is was or if I decide to end my day in the hot tub.