a thinner me

My main goal this year is to lose weight and slim down. So far I'm losing about 3-4 lbs a week. Weight Watchers will not like the amount I'm losing - they want no more than 2 lbs a week. In the past I've concentrated on getting faster and stronger on the bike. This year I've decided the best thing I can do is lose weight. Thus, I'm not eating the weekly points or the exercise points. When I eat either, I only lose about .5 lb a week. So, I've decided I'd rather limit my workouts than eat the extra points.

So far, I've not been hungry. I've increased my protein to 100-110 grams and I'm supplementing with 31 gram protein bar and 23 gram protein shake. The amazing thing is that I'm down about 10lbs so far this year and I'm being very disciplined about writing down what I eat. I'm keeping my calories about 1400 cal/day (or 26 points). I'm counting workout food. Actually I'm not eating much on the bike. I may have to shift this a bit. So far my workouts are only 1.5 -2.0 hours and probably no more than 50 minutes hard. I've also eliminated sugar (except in workout food) and wheat. I think the lack of sugar and wheat is why I'm not getting cravings or unruly hunger. I'm guessing that my weight loss will slow down and will eventually become about 2 lbs a week.

I'm using Fitday.com to track my food intake. What I like is that it breaks it all down and gives you the minerals as well as calories, carbs, fat and protein. Consequently, I've started taking my vitamins again!