So in the past few posts, I have gone on and on and on about the importance of keeping a food diary. Keeping a food diary was imperative to my weight loss. The key with keeping a food diary is to keep it simple, but use enough detail that it becomes useful.
It took me a while to find a system that worked for me. A sample day of my food diary looks something like this:
3:45pm: woke up, weigh-in: ___lbs, 8 oz water
4pm: five strawberries, 1 apple, 1 hard-boiled egg, iced coffee
4:36pm: 24 oz water
5:30pm: 3 chicken tenders, honey mustard, 1c steamed broccoli
7:30pm: salad w/...
Saturday, July 26, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Snack Time!
I don't know about you, but I almost live for snacks. Seriously, on my days off from work, my bedtime snack is a bit of a production. Matching plate and mug? Check. Comfy pajamas? Check. Warm beverage? Check.
One of my friends actually asked me about snacking as I was writing this post. She said that it was one of her biggest downfalls while trying to lose weight. In the weight loss world, there are 2 people: snackers, and the anti-snacker. In case you haven't realized it already, I fall in the former category. If you don't want...
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Why I Blog
I hear countless times after I tell someone that I blog, "Oh, I'd love to start a blog! I just don't think anybody would read it."
Good. That is one of the best reasons to start a blog.
I don't have 100 pageviews every time I make a blog post. Actually, in total, I have 565 pageviews. I was tickled to death when I noticed that my post on nail polish was my most-read blog post. It has 57 page views. I don't make one single dime from somebody reading my blog. While it is nice to think that someday maybe I could make money from blogging, part of me...
My Top 10 Tips for Weight Loss
Hello!
I have had an outpouring of people asking how I lost weight. Did I use a certain diet plan? Did I cut something out? Do I eat? The answer is no, no, and YES! I feel like I'm constantly filling my mouth! I wanted to do a post of my top tips for what helped me lose and keep off over 50 pounds. None of these tips will get you skinny quick, but that's okay. The little changes really do add up. Trust me on that one. It took me a year to lose 50 pounds, and there were months that went by when I didn't lose a single pound. However,...
"This Time Next Year, You'll Wish You'd Started Today."
Hello!
While my blogging skills have been lacking, my health journey has been going full-force. I'm sorry for another unannounced hiatus.
August 3, 2014 will mark my one-year anniversary of my weight loss journey. An entire year. Time sure flies when you're having fun! This year has had its ups and downs, and plenty of its plateaus. It has been a time of learning what works, working with what doesn't, and a lot of self-discovery.
I initially started this blog as a bit of an online diary documenting my weight loss. I'm SO glad I did. I love going back...
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