I'd cheer more but I'm feeling rather weak. Pass me that pastry?
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:57PM Late post today. I was out trying to burn off those nachos I had for lunch. Also, those stolen bites of DQ Blizzard. And...some other stuff.
I'm back on the dieting bandwagon again. Can you tell?! Yayyayayyayayyaya starvation!
(Dieting apparently enhances my sarcasm. Yet another fabulous benefit.)
This time I'm using MyFitnessPal to self-torture, er, track calories. I have used SparkPeople in the past, and it is still very good, but MFP has an added social component. You can get encouragement from friends, and let them see what you ate and did for exercise if you want.Supposedly you lose up to three times more weight if your friends can shame you for that chocolate blackout.
(You've never blacked out and eaten ALL the chocolates? Just me?)
Is anybody else using MyFitnessPal? I need people to chide me about my nachos-for-lunch choices, but also people who tell me it's totally okay to eat that whole snickerdoodle cake after midnight, everybody does it. I have openings for both good cops and bad cops. I'm SuperKeely on MFP if you want to look me up.
(Well, I'm SuperKeely most places, but there too.)
Yayyayayyyayayay team starvation?
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Reader Comments (7)
Ha!!! I wouldn't chide you...got my own battles. Can we say chocolate covered ice cream bar?? Sigh
Hugs
SueAnn
Nah... I can't judge... I've woken up at odd hours of the night just to scarf down entire chocolate bars, packets of cookies... and chips... I love chips... I'm unapologetic about my cravings for them.. :)
I use MFP and need a bitch slap about my food and exercise choices. My mreilly1959 (like everywhere).
Ha! My health insurance company has a wellness coach who will call every month and remind me that I'm still fat. I won't tell you the name I've chosen for her.
There are snickerdoodle cakes?! How do I get one of these snickerdoodle cakes?!
I'm so glad you're blogging again.
Take this for what it's worth...
I was an avid MFPer. And it did work. The problem is that I have kind-of a problem with things like MFP. I can't use them responsibly. I got obsessive about my calorie counts and my exercise. I have refused to eat meals because they were 400 calories. I have come home from skiing and ran four miles because it was the only way to work off the beers I'd had apres ski. I have (more than once) freaked out on Kyle for taking a swig out of my water bottle, because now the amount of water I recorded on MFP would be inaccurate. Some tips from a recovering MFPer:
1) For the love of all things only, talk to your doctor about what is an appropriate amount of calories for you. Don't just trust MFP, because they're going off a generic formula that they apply to everyone. MFP told me 1520 per day, and the only way I could stick to that was by eating *extremely* light meals. That was fine if I was at home for the day, but if I was at work I found myself exhausted and bitchy.
2) Take the community on MFP worth a grain of salt. Seriously, that's where it got dangerous for me. For every person who's healthy and responsible there are two more who take it too far. And by "too far," I mean there are people on there who will record the 10 calories in their gummie vitamin. I'm not kidding. They can be a wonderful tool, but they can also be harmful.
3) Remember why you're doing this. It's so, so easy to become fixated with numbers. The number of pounds lost, the number of glasses of water drunk, the number of calories in every bite, the minutes exercised. I once had a sobbing meltdown because the GPS on my phone got wonked and didn't record my run, which meant I didn't have specific numbers to give MFP. Don't let the numbers run your life. Let them bring you awareness and guide you, but don't let them control you.
I hope it works for you. Remember, it's all about being the happiest, healthiest, most kick-ass you that you can!