dreamseeker9
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I'm now officially in the double digits count down until my trip. I'm very excited but also very panicked. I need to get this weight off! I'm back to down 23lbs, but I have 17lbs more to go. I've been doing T25 for 3 weeks now. It has definitely helped get the extra I had gained off, but lately I'm just in a funk emotionally about my slow progress. I know it is fairly normal, but I really am working out a bunch more than I had been. I had hoped for more progress because of it. I've amped up my routine so now I'm doing walking 5 miles per day, T25 5x per week, weights at the gym 3x per week, & concentrated 5-10 minute core workouts 4x a week. I'm really just bummed all of this isn't doing more.
This week I started tracking my food again. I hate doing this. It is such a pain, but I'm trying to figure out what my problem is. So far with the exception of Valentine's day the calorie counts look pretty normal & nothing outrageous. I have to say though, I'm bouncing between the Fitbit app, MyFitnessPal app, & Sparkpeople app. I can't find 1 tool that does everything correctly. Fitbit's calorie burn estimator was throwing the count way off & the barcode scanner for food is annoying. I switched to MyFitnessPal but it removes calorie burn from all of my walking as soon as I input that I did a 25min workout video, & it also doesn't give me any calorie burn credit for weight training. Sparkpeople doesn't have a barcode scanner so logging food is just a pain. *sigh* At this point what seems to work ok is if I turn off the calorie estimator in Fitbit, log my food & workout videos under MyFitnessPal, sync MyFitnessPal to Fitbit so the food & videos will transfer to Fitbit, then log the weight training in Fitbit. Seriously, there's got to be an easier way.
Cynister, you're motivating me to work out more - you're doing great! I'm sure the weight will come off.
I agree that logging food on the SparkPeople app is a major pain.
I just hired a health coach for the next 6 months. She is advising me not to weigh myself and not to log calories, but to concentrate on eating lean proteins and veggies (and some fruits and whole grains). She's also asking me to start meditation and yoga daily. We're just starting out, but I'm excited to try this new approach, and I feel relieved at not spending time logging in foods and weighing myself. So I'll keep everyone updated on how it's going.
112 days until Disneyland, and 224 days until WDW!!!