After my disastrous results at losing weight on my own, I have been on a mission. I have searched far and wide to discover how in the world I am going to lose weight on my schedule. I get up in the morning just in time to make myself barely presentable before driving for an hour to work, Once I am at work, there are a million different temptations in my department. Snacking is the rule and not the exception. I work for 8-10 hours a day, commute the hour back home, help the kids with their homework, eat dinner, try to clean up enough so that someone doesn't condemn my house, catch up on my reading, possibly watch some television before falling into bed exhausted. Most of the other women that I know do the exact same thing and those that don't I usually don't like for that reason.
My weekends are usually catching up on the shoddy cleaning job that I have done throughout the week, bringing the thunder down on my kids so they will try to push through another miserable week at school, ironing the laundry that I will need for the upcoming work week, grocery shopping, planning for upcoming events and occasionally playing Betty Crocker for my kids. On top of all of this is the underlying fear that the economy is going to deteriorate to a point where my husband is going to lose his job and we are going to lose everything that we have worked 15 years to get, trying to figure out how to pay the bills while trying to pay down the credit cards from Christmas and teach my kids that there are more important things than money even though I don't know that I quite believe that myself right now. Thank God for anti-depressants.
The only thing that keeps me from jumping off the ledge and actually believing that I can do this is:
a) the fact that I have done this before and I know that I can do it again.
b) the determination that I will not be defeated when the only thing standing in the way of me is me.
c) a couple of really cool web applications that are FREE and that have convinced me that with a little organization and some good record keeping, I can defeat my weight issues.
The first application that I want to introduce everybody to is Calorie King. If you have ever wondered how many calories are in a Denny's hamburger or a Frisco-melt from Steak'n'Shake (hint--it's a lot) you can look it up on calorie king. I have yet to find a food that isn't listed on calorie king.
The second application is Fitday. Basically this is a free application that not only helps you track your weight loss progress. You can track the calories that you consume everyday, your moods as well as a journal to see if your mood affects what you consume, whether you have exercised or lost inches but not weight. Excellent tool.
Sparkpeople is another tracking application. There are recipes and articles as well as support from other people that are trying to lose weight or get healthier.
Last but certainly not least is a very simple application called Joe's Goals. Joe's Goals is an easy way to track how well you are keeping your promises to yourself. For those of us that make New Year's Resolutions on the first and break them by the 5th, this is an awesome tool. Even if you don't meet every goal it is a good way to get back on track when you slip up.
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