I have been trying to find a software program that is easy to use to track my food intake, but I have had no luck. So I am going to do it the hard way, by blogging it.
Just as I wrote this, I tried to find a place where I could track my calories and activities (exercise), and I found Calorie-Count, which is by about.com and it has no advertising pop-ups or other annoying crap. Most of the other free calorie-counting websites have a ton of pop-up ads and spam. So this is where I am counting my calories beginning today. It is free, and it is easy to add customized foods. Like the stuff that I eat every day, I just tag it and it goes into my tagged foods section. That is easy. It is not very fancy, but at least it keeps track of the calories consumed and expended. I have not missed any days of exercise this month. The calorie counter will help me.
Which brings me to this weeks Weekly Weight Loss Winner, someone who is immune to pizza and turns up her nose at candy. The bakery aisle holds no terror for this amazing lady! Christine lost 2.6 lbs this week, and she is under 200 lbs. now, at 198.4 lbs!! That is a great milestone for anyone to reach. There are several bloggers that are getting close to the mythical 200 barrier! I am inspired to do better. Christine is a good role model for anyone trying to lose weight. She is tracking her calories too, and I am starting to understand that strictly tracking calories is very key to losing weight. When I was massively obese, it was easier to lose weight. Even though I am still very obese, I can't just play fast and loose with the rules anymore. For most of the bloggers that are reaching the 200 mark, it is very apparent that they have to really stick to their diets religiously in order to pull off their goals. Christine has "The Eye of the Tiger" (remember that song? click the video above and you will hear Survivor singing it). Keep on doing it, Christine, and thanks for setting the bar as high as you have been doing!!
July 21, 2007
Weekly Weight Loss Winner 11
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Way to go Christine. Under 200!
My husband loves this song. He rodeoed for 12 years, and this was song that got him hyped out to go out into the arena!
Thanks so much again for the congrats - you really do push me to do as well as I can!
Its something that really makes sense for me now though - you have to keep track of what you eat verus what exercise you do. Not sure why it took so long to click for me - but its the truth.
Keep up your blog - love it. And good luck with your calorie counting. I am going to check out the link you left. Take care.
Have you tried fitday.com? I haven't used it in awhile, but I find it a good site for checking up on how I'm doing. I like to get a baseline whenever I make any big changes to my diet, so I can ensure I'm getting an appropriate number of calories and that my vitamins, minerals and carb/protein/fat ratios all make sense.
My doctor set a 200-pound goal for me a couple years ago. I was closer to it then than I am today.
Weight-watchers has this point system. It's quite complicated. I'd rather count calories.
Last year I was counting calories and did my own spreadsheet. Each day just put the portions of each food type and it calculated the weekly result for me.
Counting calories is good because it stops you sneaking snacks.
Yaaaay for Christine for her self discipline (which her weight loss reflects.) Yaaaay for Spider for writing about her and highlighting how counting calories has helped her get rid of the lbs.
Way to go Christine!!! Onederland is awesome! And I hope to be there at the end of the summer. I want that 'eye of the tiger'! Sometimes I have it and then I don't.
Think I need to track my calories now too, I just need to do it.
wow Christine! way to go. I can't wait to get under 200. What a dream.
Spidey, try sparkpeople dot com.
It is a pretty good one.
I like counting calories, but a lot of people enjoy the point system. I am going to post a picture of myself online on my 39th birthday(sept 25th) without my shirt off even if I don't hit my goal of 200(10 past my finalfifty.com goal) Maybe it is some darkside motivation.
I have comment moderation off. I figured since I was gone for 5 days that the villains would blow up the batcave, pimp out alfred pennyworth, and replace my zone bars with snickers. 3 more days to comic con. Geek out!!!!
Jeff
Christine is going great, she deserves the accolades.
I have the eye of the tiger as my cell phone ringer. it reminds me to keep focussed.
The evil captain is back. It is great to have so many fans!!!!
jeff
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