Okay, so, I am swallowing my pride for the benefit of you all. Within three weeks of no journaling, and ten days of vacation, and obviously too much food, I had gained seven pounds! In the last three days though, I have taken three of them back off. I'm really seeing that if I don't weigh myself regularly, or pay attention to my calories, that I can easily deceive myself.So, here I am, journaling once again. I know this is the way for me. And although it can get tiresome, it is worth the effort. I am worth the effort.
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Good for you, Kristina, for journalling again. I am starting today as well. We are in this thing together, eh?
Jules
PS...did you see my comment about the Fall Frolic? The 13th of Oct. works best for me. I don't have worship commitments and our soccer games are early.
Jules
For me, food and activity journaling is the key. The absolute key. I think that there are several key things that have made me lose weight:
Exercise
Journaling
Eliminating sugar
Eating approx.: 1500 kcals/15 grams fat
Of those, journaling keeps me on target with everything else.
I think after this walk next weekend I'll start journaling too. I don't even need to track calories. The mere act of writing down everything I eat has a deterrent effect. I just plain make better choices when I'm writing them down. I suppose that's because I heighten my awareness that way, eliminating a lot of the mindless eating I do for stress relief.
Good for you. I've found that journaling helps me SO much. I'm such a mindless eater otherwise.
I've also found a site that's making it a little more "fun" to do: www.fitday.com. You can also use www.dietfacts.com to get information for your journal.
Good luck!
I could of written this entry. Every word of it...You took the words right out of my mouth. DAP
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