getting motivated
I have tried a couple of things in an effort to get motivated & to get moving. I bought a "Fitbit"- which is like a Fit Bug that gets talked about on the main lap band forum. It measures my steps taken (more accurately than most pedometers), floors climbed, calories burned, how active i have been, & distance traveled, I down load it every couple of days to the Fitbit site, which is free for the first year, and if I register what I have eaten, it will tell me if I am ahead of the game or NOT for the day. I find that I really want to get those 10,000 steps in every day. It will also tell me the quality of my sleep, if I register what time I went to bed & got up. It costs 100.00 plus shipping.
The second thing is a site (I can't remember the name at the moment) which I linked to from the Fitbit site. This site you decide what you want to improve in your health habits & you play a game against other people with similar goals. I chose to cut sugar out 6 days per week, fried food only once per week, take my vitamins daily (I have been slipping lately), drink my water daily, & to limit my snacking in the evening to 100 calories (my biggest issue of all). I am not sure how well this is going to work yet as I just started, but if it keeps me even a little more accountable, it's a good thing! I am only 4 days in & already i realize that I am skipping my vitamin a lot more often than I thought.
The second thing is a site (I can't remember the name at the moment) which I linked to from the Fitbit site. This site you decide what you want to improve in your health habits & you play a game against other people with similar goals. I chose to cut sugar out 6 days per week, fried food only once per week, take my vitamins daily (I have been slipping lately), drink my water daily, & to limit my snacking in the evening to 100 calories (my biggest issue of all). I am not sure how well this is going to work yet as I just started, but if it keeps me even a little more accountable, it's a good thing! I am only 4 days in & already i realize that I am skipping my vitamin a lot more often than I thought.
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sounds awesome,
sounds like you have the motivation to get or stay on track
i think (with me anyway) when we have to be accountable to something or someone, helps me more than not.
when its only me i find that i do well for the first little bit but since "big brother" isn****ching, it seems to go downhill.
the tools you mentioned sound pretty good. i know there are a few things out there in internet land to help (i dont have internet except at work) so i mostly have to do it the old fashioned way lol
you will have to let us know how it goes
:)
sounds like you have the motivation to get or stay on track
i think (with me anyway) when we have to be accountable to something or someone, helps me more than not.
when its only me i find that i do well for the first little bit but since "big brother" isn****ching, it seems to go downhill.
the tools you mentioned sound pretty good. i know there are a few things out there in internet land to help (i dont have internet except at work) so i mostly have to do it the old fashioned way lol
you will have to let us know how it goes
:)
60 pounds gone!!! Look at you go, girl! My weight has been up but stable....if that makes any sense! I gained about 40 pounds between being unfilled last January and my second surgery and my weight has bounced up & down since. A week ago I turned up the effort & I am down 3 pounds this week. I would love to get together for coffee. Nothing like following the rules to make this band work.I have had good restriction for about 3 weeks, so I am trying to make the best of it.
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