Just a quick update...Warning: This post is not what you think it is about. I am not saying goodbye to Kody...ever. I am saying goodbye to something else. So here it is:
"We have gotten to know each other really well over the past year and half. We have grown a lot together. You have seen me through my very best, and my very worst. I remember that we first got to know each other many, many years ago. We drifted apart. Then, in January 2011, I came back to you. You didn't hold it against me. We picked up right where we left off, and went on our way...together. You helped me a lot since that time. I know that I am happier because of you. But the time has come for a change.
We just don't have what we used to have. I feel like our relationship isn't moving forward...we have plateaued. It is unfortunate...because I have gotten used to you. I know your little tricks and how you work. But it isn't the same anymore. If you aren't moving forward, than you aren't growing. This is hard for me to say...but I have found someone new. I have heard really good things about this someone and I think that this change might help me. I am sorry to say goodbye, because you have done so much for me. But I feel like this is really for the best. Goodbye."
A year and a half ago, I decided to go back on weight watchers. I didn't feel comfortable in my own skin and I wanted to do something about it. I had done weight watchers in the past and still had all of materials. I know that a lot of people say that the support from the meetings were the best reason to pay for the program. I never felt that way. I was just fine doing it, for free, on my own. So that, combined with exercise, helped me to lose just over 40 pounds in the last year and a half. Lately, I have been feeling like I haven't been making any progress. I am lucky if I can lose a 1/2 a pound in a week.
I knew that this would be more of a struggle as I got closer to my goal weight (I already passed my first goal, and was working on a second). I was getting frustrated and feeling deprived. All that work and all of those diet restrictions, and it wasn't paying off. I had two feelings. First, my body seemed to be getting to used to my normal routine and so it wasn't responding as well. I needed to do something to jump start my weight lose again. Second, I was doing all this exercise and I never felt like I was really eating enough. It is hard to calculate the points that you earn from exercise. I never really did it, because it was so subjective.
Today, I made the decision to stop weight watchers for awhile. Instead, I will be trying a new diet plan. There is a free program called "My Fitness Pal (MFP)". There is in app that you can use on tablets and such. You give information about yourself and they calculate all of the things you need to eat (calories, fat, fiber, carbs, protein, etc...) during the day. You can scan bar codes for the things that you eat, or you can enter in nutrition info into the app. It tracks your food and how much you can still eat for that day. You also enter your exercise. It tells you how many calories you burned and how many calories you can eat, extra, because of that exercise. They tell you to eat at least half of the additional calories that you earned due to exercise. Looking at this new info, I am even more convinced that I wasn't eating enough on weight watchers. I will try this plan for awhile. I hope that it helps. If it doesn't, then I can always go back to what I know.
That's all for now. I stayed home from work today because my cold, from last week, settled into my sinuses. I was miserable all day. I think I will be okay tomorrow, but I have lots of meds to take with me, just in case. Take care everyone!
**A quick note to all of my followers. I know some people can't fight their natural instinct to correct grammar, and such. You know who you are. ;) I apologize for any mistakes, or the lack of flow in certain sections. I use this blog to get out my thoughts and frustrations. It is cathartic for me. It even helps me sleep sometimes. Usually, I can't seem to turn off my thoughts and spend many restless hours trying to get to sleep. My priority is to get my thoughts down. I hope that everyone understands that and will let some things slide. I am not saying this because anyone has said anything to me. It has just been on my mind.
I have some friends that write such descriptive blogs. They have such a way with words, that you almost feel like you are reading a book. I love reading their blogs. Mine isn't like that, though. I just need to get things out there. Usually, they come out fast and a little chaotic and scattered. However, if you know me at all, you will know that I am just like that sometimes. I hope you will keep following; but if not, I'll live. This blog is for me.**
Okay, that's it. Goodnight. I love you all and I wish you sweet dreams!
3 comments:
Know you, love you, and as Damien Rice once said, can't keep my eyes off of you. :)
Hooray for new diet plans! I've never done Weightwatchers before so I don't know how that goes, but I tried an online app similar to the one you described here. I really liked it, and I felt like it worked well. Best wishes on this! :)
I love you too. I am so glad you have this blog just "for you". The rest of us just get to have a peak into your life. It's funny, while you were writing about the diet plan I was thinking maybe she should do the "my fitness plan" app that Mona at work told me about -- and then you said it! I was thinking about trying it myself so let me know what you think.
So, far I love it! I don't feel as deprived as I did on Weight Watchers. I calculated it out, and on Weight Watchers, I was only eating about 1,100-1,200 calories a day. I never included exercise points because they were too hard to figure out.
MFP let me set my goal of how much weight I wanted to lose every week. I still get about 1,200 calories a day. When I put in the exercises that I do each day, I earn about 400-600 more calories. I feel like I am eating more and I have been a lot happier. I have eaten the best stuff this week and have not gone over my calorie limit.
I have already lost one pound. It could be a fluke, but I am becoming more and more convinced that my body was literally starving on the other program. You still have to figure out calories, but it is worth it. The only problem I am having is trying to meet the nutritional goals every day. It is easy to use all of the calories. Trying to use those and watch my protein, sugar, carbs, etc...is a little harder. I am learning a lot though!
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