I've been wanting to lose weight for a while but just last week started to do something about it. My wife lost alot of weight just by counting calories and montering her progress on www.sparkpeople.com so I figured I'd give it a shot. I knew that I was eating out way too much, eating bigger portions than I probably should, have Ben & Jerry's way too much etc.. and I knew that wasn't good.
So I joined up on the website and since Friday or so started watching what I was eating more. I thought it would be hard and I'd be craving all the stuff I usually ate at the same portion size but it actually only took me a day to alter my way of thinking. I've been pretty good with sticking within my daily range. The other day we went out to dinner and that blew my calorie range by about 300, which I guess is still better than what I used to do. My fat range I still have to try and work on too although it's not as severe as it was.
The biggest thing for me is how many calories my favorite foods have. The most depressing one is chinese food
My calorie range is 1550 max. Just 2 cups of pork fried rice and I think 3oz of chinese ribs is about 1400 calories. NOOOOOO! I mean that doesn't mean I can't have it once in a while, but I'm just amazed at how many calories it has. Jen says that's why she stopped eating it on a regular basis
So I joined up on the website and since Friday or so started watching what I was eating more. I thought it would be hard and I'd be craving all the stuff I usually ate at the same portion size but it actually only took me a day to alter my way of thinking. I've been pretty good with sticking within my daily range. The other day we went out to dinner and that blew my calorie range by about 300, which I guess is still better than what I used to do. My fat range I still have to try and work on too although it's not as severe as it was.
The biggest thing for me is how many calories my favorite foods have. The most depressing one is chinese food