Week 3, Entry 4

This is week number 4!! :) So last week we talked about self goals. Did everyone make a goal? Were you able to stick to it or meet it? Or did you have a bit of trouble, like I did? I'd like to hear your stories and comments.

My goals were to not eat so much fast food, not to drink pop and to do some more exercising and try something new. I managed to keep to the majority of my goals however, some trouble on the way such as withdrawal symptoms from the pop, caffeine would do that my dad says so maybe I'll replace that with tea? I prefer herbal tea though, and I think part of it is the sugar as well since as soon as I had carbs or sugar of any kind I ended up kick-starting back up with energy.  I have managed to start back into my Zumba games again (even for a short time) and Excerbeat, for those who have Wii. Both are really good but the Excerbeat I really enjoy even more so than the Wii Fit as it is not only encouraging but it has aerobics, karate, boxercising, dance, stretching and yoga. I won't be doing much other than a bit of that at night and some walking to and from work because this week, it's supposed to get HOT!

As for food content, I also found this website or app called Lose-It!  http://www.loseit.com/ is the site and it's a great start on keeping track of just what you eat and when and how much you're losing and your progress. Dr. Oz suggests keeping a food journal and keeping track of exercise however it's usually difficult to write down in an actual book. For those that have android phones or I think even Iphone, you can get this application on your phone as well as online and enter in daily. I've tried it for 2 days now and see a difference. Yesterday for example, being my Friday, I ate way too many calories (that is assuming one is actually counting lol!). I don't actually count but it does show you just how much bad stuff one can eat in one day such as fried foods, pop, sweets, etc. It even allows you to enter in if you ate out at places like McDonald's, Starbucks etc. which shows you their content per what food you ate. This also allows you to set a reasonable goal, for myself losing  a set amount of pounds or even half a pound per week to meet my goal of losing 30lbs by hopefully November while doing so safely and not depriving myself of food. Just monitoring what you eat and eating better things like fruit or veggies and then perhaps pasta or whole grains etc. will assist.  This app is my "something new" for this week.

Speaking of food, here is an interesting article I found on msn of some common food myths. http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/seven-diet-myths-making-fat-160000320.html but then again I might add that I'm wary of these "myths" only because things change so much..one day we'll be saying salt is good for you the next it's bad for you for example. Everyone has different opinions, some are backed up by proper studies and documentation while others are exactly that, a wive's tale.

There you have it everyone... that is this weeks entry. I'd like everyone who reads, if you have any suggestions, comments or stories to share about what has worked or hasn't worked for you to feel free to share!