What a difference tracking makes! weeks 9 & 10 weigh in

I can feel the weight leaving my body, and it's mostly because I'm paying CLOSE attention to what I'm putting in my mouth. Once again, and probably for the most accurate time, I'm logging my food intake. As mentioned in my last post, I'm using a free, online tool at www.MyFitnessPal.com to enter my daily eating and exercise amounts. And, WOW, what a difference - I lost 4 lbs in one week!  The biggest difference in my food intake is my sugar. I've begun regularly using Stevia (see my post about this wonderful, natural sweetener) in my tea and eating spoon-sized Shredded Wheat for breakfast - it's one of the few cereals that doesn't have any sugar. This way I don't start my day with my sugar allotment in a negative position!

Armed with the knowledge and confidence that I CAN lose weight on my own, I made an appointment with Herbal Magic to see if their program would be a good fit for my needs. It's a shame they won't let you benefit from their one-on-one counsel and branded journal without forcing you to buy and consume their supplements.  I suppose that's how they make a profit, but I was truly disappointed that it was going to cost me approximately $100 per lb lost*  - and that was almost all in supplements.  I can see how their program is beneficial to people with a lot of weight to lose, who need to develop a whole new mindset around eating, and have good-paying jobs!  I'm glad I spoke to them though, now I can tell my husband how much $$ I'm saving by tackling this weight, head-on (or hip-on!), on my own - with his support.  :-)

(*my calculation based on my personal goal divided by total fees, that is not their payment model)


Week 9 update:
BMI: 27.75
weight: 80.2kg (wowsers! broke another kg threshold this week - below 81kgs now!! In fact, this is the exact weight I was the first day I did the WiiFitPlus Body Test, Christmas day, 2010)

Week 10 update:
BMI: 27.82
weight: 80.4kg (not bad considering we were on holiday this week and I wasn't tracking my food intake)