Thursday, January 19, 2012

Emotional Eater

Emotional Eater.  That's what Sparkspeople.com told me I was after I took their "style" of eater quiz.  It was no surprise to me.  I have always been able to tune out the bad with a big bowl of popcorn on my lap and phase out with it during a movie.  I also have this thing called boredom eating.  Another words, I eat just for something to do.  Now...before you go thinking I'm an overeater who shovels it in...think again. I'm the "teenie" snacker.  The one that you never know even was a calorie until you add it up everyday.  I know, everyone makes resolutions each year, only to have them fizzle within a few weeks. But this isn't just a resolution, it's a promise to myself to get back to the old me, the fit one, the one without the extra baby weight.  That extra 20 lbs has been haunting me for 9 months now.

It's time. It's time to sweat. 









No, I'm not just starting this.  I've been doing this.  For 3 weeks now and I feel better than ever.  It's not a harder than life plain either.  I work out 5-6 days/ week and my calories are between 1200-1500.  This hasn't been hard at all to track all of this on my iphone with Sparkspeople.com.  You enter your food...it tracks your caloric intake along with carbs, proteins, fat, etc. and you track your workouts. You log in your weight, which I have vowed to only allow myself once a week, so that I am not obsessing about the number, and you get to watch the little graph go down as you get closer to your end goal.  In the last few weeks, I've not only lost pounds, but inches. 

I'm not giving up until the end. 




I'm not making excuses.  I've had enough of being tired trying to keep up with an almost 4 yr old and a 10 month old. 

So you can keep me accountable here.  Here's my weight loss confession to you. 

Will you join me?


7 comments:

  1. I love your blog, I wish I could hire you to decorate my house :). I am using my fitness pal on my phone, I am feeling the same way you are, I want this 20 lbs GONE, but I find myself having trouble actually doing it, not cause I'm lazy because I love to sweat, the day just gets away from me, I would love an accountability partner too :)

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    1. You, got it Toni! I'd love to be your accountability partner. I have to admit, it has been a bit easier to do this since I can work out on my lunch hour, but I have tons of videos and gear at home if you ever want to borrow something to help change it up. And you don't have to hire me to decorate your house...I'll help you out anytime. :)

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  2. Way to go Beck! I'm proud of you!
    I need to get with the program and figure out what I am going to do and stick to it! You inspire me!
    Keep up the good work!

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    1. I'm finding out consistency is key...and you have to get to the point where you want it bad enough that you'll work hard to get to where you want to be.

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  3. We all need a little motivation now and then. I changed my diet little over 6 months ago and it was a life changer.

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    1. I feel so much better since I've changed up my eating a bit and I can definately tell it's helping with the weight loss too.

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  4. OK, first time to ever see "sweat is fat crying" and I almost spit my coffee out I laughed so hard!! That is totally true and I love it. Will be using that one! M.

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