KarrieMassotti
Past my 1/2 mark / Tracking food.
Feb 04, 2011
What a difference tracking food makes. This is not rocket-science. I have been very successful in this in the past due to this practice.I had gotten complacent and stopped tracking. After-all I had lost > 120lbs I know how much I am eating, I know my habits etc..
but, I was in a stall. The scale just wasn't budging at all. I started tracking my every bite and the scale is again my good friend.
In fact, I reached a large milestone yesterday. I now have less left to loose than what I have lost. I am past my halfway mark. In weighing in today I was thrilled to realize that I have lost 126 lbs and have 116 left. WOOHOO!
It is amazing how your decisions about food change when you track. I look at my calories and carbs as a budget and make sure to stay within. That is a no-brainer.
But, for those of us who are WLS patients, we have minimum goals too (water, protein). I am using SparkPeople to track because I love the way you can set targets for things like Protein to make sure you get enough. It is forcing me to sometimes get another shake in if I haven't gotten enough cuz it shows balance remaining instead of just showing how much consumed.
For those of you who don't track your food; read this article for inspiration: http://www.dailyspark.com/blog
.asp?post=study_spills_the_secret_to_weight_losssurprised
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Kent, WA
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36.8
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Surgery
03/02/2010
Surgery Date
Jan 24, 2010
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