Thursday, February 16, 2012

Calories, Charts, and Boards. Oh MY!


     Okay, I said I was going to write something every week. I don’t think that is going to happen. Where I last left you, I was talking about my mental health issues. I am not saying that I am crazy but I am very analytical. I waist too much time thinking about things. It can get complicated in there. So, I will not discuss the complexities of my mind. That is one of the reasons I didn’t write anything for weeks. My mind wouldn’t let me.
     Last week I decided that I would have to buckle down and do something about my weight. I had to because I didn’t win the “New Year, New You” contest. I thought (Not too much) how am I going to do this? First thing I did was get a calorie counter. After looking at several different ones, I chose SLIMCOACH by MYTACK.
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Slimcoach will indicate with a circle of light how far along you are until you reach your goal for the day. When reaching your goal for the day, it will turn the full circle Green. It is really cool. It is working well so far. I have been getting there really quick. I’ll show you why I get there so quickly.

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     Here is the chart that indicates to me how many calories I need to burn for the day. It will start at a very low level and increase it every day until I hit my target date with my target calorie burn. Now I am only burning 290 cal. for the day. That is a low number compared to my ultimate goal for this health plan. It will increase in calorie burn every day. By the end of this, I would be burning 1,380 cal. It also calculated how much time it should take me to loose the weight. On May 11th I will be 180 lbs. and that is 54 pounds liter. That is the general idea.
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     I thought of one more thing that would help me in my journey to weight lose. I got it from "The Secret”. I created a vision board. On my board you find my ultimate body goal and my ultimate weight goal. You can see that I also put my current goal of 180 lbs. I will also track how much weight I have lost. Every week on Monday is weigh in. The next weigh in is on February 20. As you can see I have lost 4.4 lbs. this week. YAY!!!! DSC_2352     In concussion, I have finally started my weight lose journey. It will not be easy as I have seen by my first week. I just have to remain focused. I am exercising every day and becoming aware of my eating habits. Wish me luck. Have a wonderful day. I talk at you soon.