I had great success over the course of the first year and a half and lost almost 60 lbs to reach 174.4 lbs. My lowest weight in my adult life. For the next two and a half years, I gained back 25 pounds, spending a lot of time between 190 and 200 lbs. In July of 2009, I was diagnosed with a hypothyroid which probably caused a lot of the weight problems. Feeling utterly exhausted is not conducive to working out or planning and cooking meals. I will probably always struggle with my weight, even with medication. The full extent of hypothyroidism on my life is a subject for another blog.
That said, I do know that over the past few months, I have not been making the best choices food wise. I've watched the 15 lbs that I struggled to lose since my diagnosis slowly creep back. So for this week, I'm creating my own little challenge. Every day, I'm going to post my food tracker from the day before. Depending on available time and my mood, it may just be the page or could be accompanied by notes and thoughts on what happened that day.To the left is a blank tracker for reference. The main portion is an area to list the foods you eat and their points values. At the bottom is a location to track your hunger level. The righthand side of the page is a place to keep track of the 8 healthy guidelines. More on that another time.
For those not familiar with the WeightWatchers system. I get a certain number of daily points allowance (24 in my case) and 35 flex points to use each week as needed. You can also earn activity points and apply them to your food balance. Yeah, the accounting analogy is kinda fun for me. :)
Tomorrow morning I'll post today's tracker for the world to see!
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