Seeking My Strength

Meeting my goal of a family photo shoot I was reading my US weekly mag today, aka "girl porn", and came across the "Life after Loser"  article by Eric Anderson & Brad Witter. It was, as expected, a puff piece celebrating the 10 yr anniversary of the Biggest Loser  show and spotlighting 5 contestants and their 600 lb collective weight loss. I have been a fan of the show for the last 10 years and even began my weight loss journey using their pay program with great success. I still cook from their cookbooks and the other recipes I got from their website frequently. However, I have always been bothered by the extreme weight loss contestants experience during such a short period of time and the complete lack of support they receive after their season wraps. It seems they gain a significant portion of their weight back. At this point in my journey I am highly concerned with maintenance. I would love to drop this last 20 stubborn lbs, but as long as I am main...

Yeah, sounds right. Anyone who has ever "dieted" knows the adage of "calories in vs. calories out". How do you know exactly? Well you wear a hr monitor  and maybe a pedometer to judge calories out and you use a web tracker to log calories consumed. I am going to focus on two of the main places that help to log your food intake. The first is Weight Watchers  Online and the second is My Fitness Pal . I have found that the only way to truly be successful in losing weight is to track my food intake somewhere. It makes me accountable and aware of what I am eating, and how many calories are in my food choices. I hate doing it, I find it tedious, but if I want to lose weight I have to do it! I know that a lot of people have great success with Weight Watchers Online. Personally, I didn't like it. It was expensive, although relatively easy to use and had a mobile app. The points system just never made sense to me, an avocado is full of healthy fat and good fo...