To go along with my Noom program, I’m tracking all my food intake. Now, I’m not getting crazy here. Not yet, anyway. I’m only tracking the food and the number of calories.
In the past I’d create an Excel spreadsheet with calories along with a breakdown of grams of fat, protein, and carb, plus fiber. Not this time!
I’m tracking everything at Google Sheets, which, in case you don’t know, is like Excel on the web.
Tracking my food is one of the great ways to keep myself from eating junk. If I have to enter it into a spreadsheet, I am far less likely to consume it.
The potato chips I ate last night seem to belie this. Maybe I’m kidding myself. But at least I’m tracking!
I just started Noom, so I’m not even concerned too much yet with lowering my dietary consumption. I’m trying to establish a baseline. Yesterday I consumed 2460 calories. That’s too many for weight loss, but it’s a real number, so once I establish all my real numbers, I’ll be able to better analyze my dietary goals.
Oh, oh, though, exciting news. I’m tracking my steps again!
I remember back in the day how much trouble I had finding a decent pedometer. Well, of course, nowadays we have these cool fitness trackers, and I could even use my phone, if I wanted to.
I want to track my sleep patterns, though, and I’ve found that my phone doesn’t do a great job of that.
I’m rather frugal, so a Fitbit was not in the cards for me. They are great, from what I’ve heard, but so expensive, and I prefer to spend my money on other things, like improv classes and great food.
I did a little looking around, and ended up with a Letsfit.
I’ve only had it for a couple days now, so I can’t recommend it yet, but my initial thoughts are very positive. It tracks my steps and my sleep patterns. Perfect. The Android app on my phone interacts with the tracker. It’s comfortable and light. It fits my rather thick wrist.
At any rate, at only around $30, that’s quite a savings over a similar Fitbit, so…
Note to self: Do not obsess about steps. Keep moving, but there is no need to incessantly pace around your apartment. You have other things to do. Shoot for 10k steps, but 5k is okay. 20k is too many, and 30k means you’ve lost your mind. Chill.
I am bound and determined to make sure that this program is (1) sustainable, (2) sustainable, and (3) sustainable. Even if I don’t reach my goals, I need to make sure the program is sustainable, because, if it’s not, then my victories will be short-lived, and I want to avoid any more yoyo-ing!
Noom- The Last Weight Loss Program You’ll Ever Need – I hope that slogan pans out for me.