Working out is not a problem

Depending on your sources, you can have a variety of statistics on the breakdown in importance between calorie intake and exercise for weight loss. That remains a huge part of my frustration, I admit. I can follow a plan, if I know it is successful in the long-term. But while some will say weight loss is an easy equation of calories in versus calories burned, others will show scientific evidence of the KIND of calories (fiber, protein, good carbs vs. bad) or the timing of calories (eat whatever before 2 p.m., eat every 4 hours) or the temperature of calories (ice water burns more...) being a critical factor in success in weightloss. Frankly, if you did all kinds of online research, I can see where you might #1 - give up completely or #2 - buy into some stupid plan like the grapefruit diet.

But the bottom line is that nothing will work long term if you don't learn tio eat properly. I hear that losing weight is 70 - 80% diet, and the rest exercise. That is frustrating to me because exercise is NOT a problem for me. In fact just today I did a GREAT 30-minute upper body weight work out and a 5-mile run. But did I eat okay today? That is really the question when it comes to weightloss. And while the answer for today is probably "yes"...that is not the same as this past weekend....or last weekend, when I was on vacation. And if I am not ultimately learning to be a better eater I am not being successful in my current endeavour, I will also not accomplish long-term success in my relationship with food, which is really critical.

Our scale has been acting up, I think it is now fixed, but I do not have a current weight to report. Nor have I been good about tracking my calories.....I wanted to get to the point where that was not necessary....but I do not think I am there.

And the holiday season is upon us, which means food challenges. I have a lot to learn.