I joined Weight Watchers tonight for their online-only program. It's about $20 a month, and if nothing else, the fact that I'm paying that much should help me make sure that I'm doing my tracking like I am supposed to. I am currently weighing in at a hefty 262 pounds... WW says I should be in the 180 - 195 region. That means I need to lose something like 25% of my current weight in order to hit the top of that range. That will be fun.
So, to keep myself motivated, here's my plan:
- Track food intake and exercise every day. For every full week where I track, I get some sort of treat. Not sure what yet, but I will figure that out.
- Increase my physical activity. This doesn't necessarily mean going to the gym (even though we have a free one at work), but my goal to start is to do three things a week. Walk for 30 minutes, mow the lawn, go for a bike ride, etc. Two weeks in a row of three things a week = small reward.
- When I lose 15 pounds, I get to use my "new every two" thing and upgrade my phone.
That's a good set of goals for me for now. I will try to post regularly so that I have a record of how I am doing on my goals, so feel free to ignore my posts!
Funny that you posted, I came here to resurrect as well!
ReplyDeleteI haven't stepped on the scale in the past few weeks but I know I'm up at least 10 pounds from the wedding (225-230 now, 215 then). I've fallen back into some really bad habits and justifications so I need to get my stuff together.
My plan is to start counting points again, but I won't sign up for the site at the moment. There are a good amount of android apps out there than can get me what I need, calculators and counters. What I really miss is being active. I feel so much better when I get some activity in. I'm going to start with the gym twice a week, no ifs ands or buts.
We can get this going again! Where is Max?