Comments on: Motivation

By: dnbarton

dnbarton — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:24:22 +0000

I usually post once or twice a day (update my food in the evening) and I have a food chart template on my site that I use. It works well for me and I’m pretty fast at it. If I don’t post food, I don’t lose. I known it’s different for everyone.. it’s just what works for me. I love being able to look back over “good” weeks and see what I ate and even use those menus if I’m struggling…!

By: 2Phat

2Phat — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:10:36 +0000

This year I’m using WW online etools to journal. I usually do it at the end of the day just after dinner and input all the things I’ve eaten all day. The etools automatically calculate points based on food and quantity - I don’t have to figure out all the flipp’n point values for everything. It also keeps track of weekly points including the flex points. So far it’s been working for me.

Last year it was hit or miss - I tried pen & paper but that didn’t work, tried to log all food on my blog… that didn’t work. Looking up points on everything was a royal pain and I got bored eating the same foods all the time because they were the only ones I knew the point values. This year I still pause and think about what foods are better for me but I don’t worry about point values on everything. It’s been liberating and I’m still managing to stay OP.

By: zazu

zazu — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:59:14 +0000

How are you journaling? Paper and pen don’t work for me. I track my points daily in excel. I usually do them all in the morning. I put it what I ate for breakfast, then input what I’m planning for lunch dinner and snacks. I don’t always stick to exactly what I put in .. sometimes I don’t feel like cooking what I originally planned or I end up eating out when I brought a lunch to work. I just adjust at night and add in flex points when needed. This has proven the best way for me to track food. Plus I keep an entire month’s worth of journaling on one Excel page so when I feel stuck or in a rut I go back to previous months when I had good weeks and try to follow some of the same menus. Good luck!

By: formeforlife

formeforlife — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:45:51 +0000

Hey!!! Thanks for posting on my blog. I just got done updating. Looks like things are great for you, so I’m very happy about that for you! Keep up the great work. Baby steps is definitely ok!

By: swizzlepop

swizzlepop — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:30:19 +0000

I’ve been struggling with logging food too. Funny thing is that I didn’t log in Dec and lost. As soon as I started again I went up like 1-2 lbs. I swear the stress and pressure of logging has something to do with it. I’m TRYING to start out slow. Babysteps
Good luck and glad the challenge is working for you!