I'll be the first to admit, I have not been behaving myself. I haven't been on the bandwagon really much at all since January . . . and boy has it shown. 11 pounds later, and woof, I can't believe how much worse I feel!
Despite having had success, it never ceases to amaze me how my weight will slowly, but surely, creep back up the chart. Since January, I have bounced back up into the low 190s, a place I swore I would never return to.
There is no place for arrogance or complacency in racing because you are up there one minute and on your backside the next.
- Tony McCoy
I grew complacent. I was satisfied with where I was at. I ate what I wanted, and boy did it taste good. Free donuts in the breakroom? Sure, i'll take two. Especially if they are Paula's peanut donuts (at ~600 a pop)...
Screw you MyFitnessPal
Back to the world of calorie counting and exercise I go, to rebuild my chain and to put forward an honest effort. At least I know how to do all of these things, and I know I can do it. But boy, are those donuts good.
We are closing in on our third anniversary of the blog, and I think it is time to recommit my own efforts, back into the weekly weigh-in grind. I encourage everyone to think about where they want to be, and if you want to get back in on the tracking game, let me know. I've been hearing from many people that they have rebounded a little bit too, so it would be fun to get it all really going again!
Good luck with getting back on track! The important thing is that you are doing it!
Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!
Kudos to you for getting back into your fitness routine. We all fall off the wagon every now and then, but what matters is you’re back on. Best of luck to you!
Correcting before it gets way out of hand will hopefully make it easier too! Thanks for the encouragement 🙂
OK, Jono, I hope there’s room on that wagon for both of us. I’m back to calorie counting too and its an unpleasant surprise to look at the old habits I’ve turned to since moving. My Fitness Pal, and at least strength workouts for me until my foot heals.
I saw that you were active on MFP! Lets do it up!
Best of luck to you- you got this!
This is exactly what I needed! I’ve been doing well with creating new habits, but unfortunately some poor habits have returned. I need to get back to a stricter version of the FODMAPS diet, and I need to commit to using the myfitnesspal calorie tracking app again. I feel like using that app should be easier…does anyone know of a good app tutorial?
I’m not sure about a tutorial, but I’ve found it gets a lot easier over time as you get your “typical” food logged the way you like.
I struggle with guessing the homemade, but honestly in my opinion even a rough estimate is good enough.
I’ve found the real magic comes from the fact that you are more aware of what you are putting in your mouth. Just by logging (regardless of the correctness of calories) makes you realize you don’t need that extra slice of pizza.
Thanks Jon…I completely agree!