Weight: 265
Calories: untracked
Somebody missed me. I feel so special. Honestly though, this is exactly why I wanted to to this blog, so that I would have some pressure to be accountable. And to Kat who said I'd never post again after my intro post, this is now #3, so there. Nanny nanny boo boo.
There's so much to write about, I'm not sure where to start. I guess rather than recapping the last two weeks in detail, we can just say it was challenging, and neither a success or real failure. In one sense, it was failure. I've not reduced my debt or lost weight. But this was a challenging time. I was travelling on business for most of that time. Travelling is HARD on a diet.
First of all, I speak from experience with my last diet in saying that eating out is hard on a diet. Really hard. Even the light meals at many restaurants (undesirable as those options are) are generally higher calorie than what you'd make at home. And you eat out every meal when you travel. That said, it could have gone much worse. I think I gained a pound over the last couple of weeks. Similarly with money, I had to finance this personally on credit cards and then submit for reimbursement, so we'll see if I pay it all back off the cards.
I knew going into the trips that losing weight was unlikely, so I sorta took this time off from the diet, but tried to limit the damage, and I think I did well and made responsible decisions.
But back on the horse. I'm still super excited actually. Kat and I got new phones last week. I'm getting to why this is relevant. See, I love tracking what I've eaten on a PDA or smartphone. The last time I was on a diet I had great success with a Pocket PC. Last year I bought an iPod Touch, and did well with it for a little while but haven't consistently used it. One reason is just my own stupidity, but another is actually carrying it. I don't have room in my pockets most days. So when Kat and I got new smartphones, that means I have everything on one device and carrying it shouldn't be a problem.
Now I just need to find the right software package. I think for an upcoming post, I'll take a look at the different programs and compare.
