Today I decided to, experimentally, count calories. Ideally a dietitian would have followed me around (secretly, for maximum efficiency), record the calories I’m eating, then tell me the next day. However, there was just a me, kitchen scales, and the link to My Fitness Pal, so the best I could manage was to eat as I have been doing, but remembering to weigh and record stuff… then come back and add it all up at the end of the day.
Here’s why I don’t like calorie counting, or point systems like Weight Watchers use. They create a dependency on keeping doing something that may be long-term unworkable, i.e. weighing everything that is eaten and looking up its calorie or point content, rather than helping the person using the system to learn how to balance their own diet in ways that are sustainable and in ways that build new habits that are easy to follow. Hence, while I agreed (with myself) to calorie count today, it was just today and just to give me an idea.
Today was a weigh day. I’ve lost 250g, and I was going to say ‘only’ 250g but then I found a mug in the kitchen that weighs 250g, held it, and went ‘OK then’.
Today was also the day for starting the step aerobics DVD, and I did some step aerobics before I started work. Not very much step aerobics… but there will be more step aerobics as I get used to it. *waves asthma inhaler at you*