Every day I've been working out, doing something active. The only day I missed was this past Saturday, it was raining and I had a bridal shower to go to and I was running all over the place and didn't get my workout in. Sad face. But hey, 15/16 days in July ain't bad.
I've been keeping a spreadsheet, a calendar, and a food diary tracking my progress. Obsessive much? Maybe. But I think it's working. My actual weight isn't changing too drastically - I AM losing - but I can notice a difference when I look at myself in the mirror.
Below is a screenshot of one of the spreadsheets I'm using. It tracks my total calorie, carb, fat, protein, sugar, and fiber consumption each day. In the carb, fat, and sugar columns, you'll notice the cells are red if I finished over my daily goal for the day. In the protein and fiber columns, the cells are green if I finished over my daily goal for the day. I made those green because - is it really bad to have too much protein or too much fiber? I'd submit that it is not. So I went over, but it's not red/bad.
When you exercise, you can earn more to consume, so that's why some of the cells aren't red if they are over my daily goal.
Using tools like this help me stay on track. And honestly, sometimes I really won't want to go to the gym, but I know that if I don't then I can't have a little bit more dinner to eat. And I also know that then I would have a big red zero on my spreadsheet in the exercise column, which I don't like. Or a big fat NO on my exercise calendar. So I always end up dragging myself to the gym, and I'm always glad I did.
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