When I was writing the Gown Blog, I did a post about tools that I recommend for anyone trying to lose weight. Some were so indispensable to me, that I continue to use them this time around. My Fitness Pal is one of them.
It has a plethora of great features: a huge database of foods and their nutritional information, a progress tracker, options to add foods that are missing from the database, a diary to keep track of calories burned through exercise and calories consumed, and a fun feature that tells you what you'd weigh in 5 weeks if "every day were like today" based on the exercise and foods entered into the diary.
But that's not to say the product isn't without its flaws. For instance, underneath the place where it says what you'd weigh in 5 weeks, it gives a little spiel about whether or not you're eating enough or too few calories (and by "too few" if the goal is 1200 and you eat 1199, it says you're eating "too few"). The problem is, the tool spits out the same, clinical, boring message no matter how much sodium or alcohol, or fat you consume.
If I were the folks at My Fitness Pal Headquarters, I would add a couple additional messages.
For instance, this morning I weighed in at 152.6 again (yay!), but that was with a pretty spectacular hangover from going out to celebrate Double Agent's birthday last night. We also celebrated with pasta. =/
It should have said, "If every day were like today, you'd be dead in 5 weeks because you'd be severely dehydrated and probably go into liver failure. Oh, and by the way, you had way too many calories yesterday so don't make a habit of this or else your whole 'lifestyle change' is completely blown."
If I ate a crapload of Ramen or something, it should say "If every day were like today, you should look forward to the end stage renal failure that inevitably awaits you! Bonus: You'd qualify for Medicare early!"
If I ate nothing but water and rice cakes it could say, "If every day were like today, it's likely that you are anorexic and ought to get thyself into some sort of counseling. For realsies."
You get the idea.
Anyway, today's weigh in was good, but I am living on borrowed time because if every day were like yesterday, this would cease to be a blog about a lifestyle change. It would be a blog about an endearing chubby girl who enjoys herself some vino and pasta.
So. We pick up and move forward. Tomorrow is the week 3 weigh-in. Wish me luck!
