kukua's Journal
wow it's been a long time since I posted.May 26 2009 04:40
Title says it all. It's been agest since I've posted on here. I have been keeping a journal (as in, an actual journal - on paper and everything) instead, to try to keep my food decisions rational, and not emotional or reflexive. I'm surprised to find that it's actually working....most of the time.
I'm still not counting calories, although I still look at calories when I'm making/buying something. I just don't record them or keep a daily tally. It's working well for me. I gained weight at first, but I've lost a bit since then. I've been working out in our gym at work 3-4 days a week too, which I'm really enjoying!
I had stopped weighing myself completely for awhile, when I stopped counting calories, to try to get myself thinking more about health and less about numbers. I was getting completely obsessed/discouraged/self-destructive for awhile. But, last week I joined a "biggest loser" competition at work, so I'm back to weighing myself once a week. I'm going to try to keep an eye on it though - if I start to notice myself getting upset again if my loss isn't enough, I'll drop out and quit weighing in again. I don't want to go back to that state of mind.
Today is the start of week 2 of biggest loser and I"m down 2 lbs from last week. Woot! :)
congrats on the 2 lbs! and recording the emotions behind less than great food choices is an amazing idea. i may have to steal it :) miss you! xoxo. |
Yeah it's really helping me force myself to think about my food choice, instead of just eating by reflex. I think about whether I really want that food, and if I'm actually hungry, or if I just want to eat it because it's there, or because I can. Also, if I decide after all that to eat it anyway, it was a concious decision on my part and I refuse to feel guilty about it later. It's really helping me control my cravings. Although I will admit, it doesn't ALWAYS work. :) |
So you can log your weight -- which allows you to do the following:
- Plot your weight curve
- Analyze the trend of your weight (see under Recent in the figure above)
- Determine the projected target date (see under Overall in the figure above)
