Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Back with a vengence

Soooo....2 weeks of vacations and other lame excuses got me out of the Sparkpeopl habit = BAD. Back-to-back weekends of excuses to allow myself a little excess. (One weekend would have been okay....2? No.) But my first day back on the wagon was a good one.

Know what one of the best things about sparkpeople (for Fitday or any food journal/tracking) is? It shows you how to make decisions. It demonstrates tradeoffs. You can enter everything you might eat, look at the various calorie allotments and have a really honest conversation with yourself about what is actually genuinely worth the calories.

That has been my defense against the still-present leftover Halloween candy in the office. Sure...I can have those Nestle Crunches....or I can have one glass of lovely Reisling after dinner. One or the other, but not both...and when presented in that fashion, it is easy to make the decision.

The last 2 weeks makes me a little fearful that I will never be to the point where I can just eat right without tracking...but for now....if this is working....it's not so onorous that I am willing to give it up.

Weight: 150 (le sigh)
Physical Activity: 2 miles of dog walking, 2 mile walk to work, 20-minute weight workout, 20 minutes on the ellptical, 4 mile run.
Calories: 1550

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