tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post7124295483450208397..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: But I Don't Wanna Write It Down!Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60186184042639391912008-08-04T22:19:00.000-04:002008-08-04T22:19:00.000-04:00I hate to write stuff down, but I have done it off...I hate to write stuff down, but I have done it off and on and have to be totally honest... I have lost weight writing stuff down before, and gained weight when not doing it and not weighing daily.<BR/><BR/>I've gained nearly 30 pounds since marrying and moving away from my gyms, gym friends, and lifestyle I had before (I have to cook constantly now.) I am glad I saw this, because I'm heading out now to find a new online diary. I've always used Calorie King for the Mac and loved it, but I am at multiple computers and need it online now.<BR/><BR/>I even have a Bodybugg and didn't do the tracking consistently and have gained about 8 pounds since I got it! Jeesh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-11178361715364256552008-08-03T18:21:00.000-04:002008-08-03T18:21:00.000-04:00I find it annoying to write down everything I eat,...I find it annoying to write down everything I eat, too. I do a pretty good job, I think, of keeping track of it in my head. That works well enough for me! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70049393721153386262008-08-03T07:44:00.000-04:002008-08-03T07:44:00.000-04:00I do super well when I log everything into FitDay ...I do super well when I log everything into FitDay (the PC version - so that I can make my own custom foods)<BR/><BR/>Thing is, I'm at work most of the day. By the time I get home I'd have to remember everything so far. I suppose I could keep a running list on a little notepad at work but dude, that would require me to not be up to my eyeballs in needy tourists that require me to wipe their ass or something.<BR/><BR/>/tangentChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816670347595063112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-5787390363045082062008-08-01T12:29:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:29:00.000-04:00I don't anymore, but whenever I fell off the eatin...I don't anymore, but whenever I fell off the eating right wagon during my Weight-Loss Diary column, I'd keep a food journal for a few days and bring myself back on track.<BR/><BR/>It always worked, but it was a real pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-35548582909449020992008-08-01T05:02:00.000-04:002008-08-01T05:02:00.000-04:00I go to Weightwatchers who are, I think, the "gran...I go to Weightwatchers who are, I think, the "granddaddies" of food journaling. And, you're right -- when I write down everything I eat, I lose weight. My guess is the reason it is so hard to write everything down regularly is the little part of all of us that HATES to be told what to do -- even when it's ourselves telling us! So, we rebel by NOT writing it down. There. I'll show "her!" We're our own worst enemy.<BR/><BR/>This post and the great comments have inspired me to start tracking faithfully again and lose that last 10 lbs.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-45082880679110009962008-07-31T10:32:00.000-04:002008-07-31T10:32:00.000-04:00I found keeping a journal only helped me lose weig...I found keeping a journal only helped me lose weight because I'd see a cookie, then think, "Well if I wanted to eat this, it's not JUST eating it - it's eating it and pulling out my journal and finding out how many calories are in the cookie and then writing it down...eh, eating a cookie is too much work."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-35451838171437503632008-07-31T04:38:00.000-04:002008-07-31T04:38:00.000-04:00You have (uncanny) impeccable timing, my dear Crab...You have (uncanny) impeccable timing, my dear Crabby. When I saw the title, I knew I shouldn't read it, because I have been trying to talk myself out of starting my journal for the past 2 days.<BR/><BR/>Ugh. Now I have to, because I fit all the reasons that I SHOULD do it. A kick in the butt. Needed it, didn't want it. So sort of thanks. :) Hehe.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584272535630167653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-84610711463312634102008-07-31T02:49:00.000-04:002008-07-31T02:49:00.000-04:00It seems that most of the food I eat is food that ...It seems that most of the food I eat is food that I prep myself. I have no idea about calories, or counting anything, etc. As for eating out, it's usually a burrito, or some Thai food, and I never know the calorie counts. I intermittently keep a dairy, but I just write down what I ate, not bothering with counts. I figure if I'm eating huge amounts of food out of boredom (a downfall of mine) I'll notice it from a diary. I notice it in real life, too, but can ignore/deny it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-24703865496415682702008-07-30T23:43:00.000-04:002008-07-30T23:43:00.000-04:00Unless there's a specific food-related issue, like...Unless there's a specific food-related issue, like a potential wheat/gluten problem I'm trying to pin down, I don't track food. It's too much work.<BR/><BR/>The workout/mileage logs are easy to do, and give me a great deal of satisfaction at the end of each week or month.<BR/><BR/>Great post - and comments from your readers.mappchikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11121801381931009888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-69311878313589426792008-07-30T20:40:00.000-04:002008-07-30T20:40:00.000-04:00I just started myself back on food journaling. I h...I just started myself back on food journaling. I hate it. I know it's absolutely necessary for me to make sure I'm eating healthy and to keep me accountable and help me reach my goals, but DAMN it's annoying. <BR/><BR/>It takes up so much of my time figuring out the "numbers" associated with what I'm eating, and i end up buying more expensive "pre-packaged" versions of what I want to eat (no frozen dinner type pre-packaged but I live near whole foods so like a pre-packaged salad)<BR/><BR/>As far as the fitness journaling, that's much easier ^_^ I just blog it. That actually ups the ante as far as my little mind is concerned...it's a lot harder to cheat when you know that someone else will actually KNOW you cheated.<BR/><BR/>That said, I <B>am</B> doing a food journal again, because they do work, and I do need it to loose the weight. But as soon as I'm out of "loose" mode and into "maintain"? that journals getting shredded!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681981436179673834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-87356095133040061722008-07-30T19:44:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:44:00.000-04:00I hate food journals. I don't do it. It makes me...I hate food journals. I don't do it. It makes me obsess over every tiny morsel, and puts me right back into my ED mindset.azusmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08833120044345423052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2298363839867416742008-07-30T17:53:00.000-04:002008-07-30T17:53:00.000-04:00I admit it, I've tried to keep Food Diaries. With ...I admit it, I've tried to keep Food Diaries. With my current diet, I'm considering calorie counting... but, you see, I remember how much I hated writing in my food diary, trying to remember where it was, and what I ate, and how much and blah blah blah. And when I tried Weight Watchers, the Point System kicked my @ss. So why I'm even considering calorie counting, I don't know.<BR/><BR/>Though, I must admit, thinking about calorie counting has made me check the calories of much more of the food I want *before* I take it home from the store. It keeps me reaching for low-cal, no fat, "diet" foods. And, in most cases, since these are simply the counterparts of what I'd normally eat, I'm not going to massively over-eat with them. Well, so I hope!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-2732474978506295112008-07-30T15:37:00.001-04:002008-07-30T15:37:00.001-04:00I used to track my food using FitDay, but I'm pret...I used to track my food using FitDay, but I'm pretty much over it. My weight has been consistent for 8 months, I know what to eat and know when I've screwed up. Every once in a while I say: I will track for a week just to make sure. Get half way through the first day and find something hard to account for and quit.<BR/><BR/>That said, I sit down every weekend and plan my workouts for the week. Then record what I've accomplished. I make notes of when I need to increase weights or when I've cheated myself on an exercise (I hate the floor exercises). <BR/><BR/>Usually LOVE planning the workouts, then don't have to think when it comes time to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85131039070949036902008-07-30T15:37:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:37:00.000-04:00Great post, Crabby! I've never tried tracking what...Great post, Crabby! I've never tried tracking what I eat. Perhaps I should. On the other hand, maybe I don't wanna know....the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17434610508260994331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-62576286140274288842008-07-30T15:22:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:22:00.000-04:00I've tracked food a few times before but don't any...I've tracked food a few times before but don't anymore... I get too obsessive about it! But I still keep track in my head and I pretty much always assume the worst when I don't have the nutrition info at my fingertips.<BR/><BR/>But I DO track my exercise- how many flights of stairs, how much I've walked/biked/swam/danced, and what exercise videos I've done. Its fun to look back and see my improvements!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285850895862247408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-88469622485187377612008-07-30T15:17:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:17:00.000-04:00Well, I have to change my eating habits and exerci...Well, I have to change my eating habits and exercise habits, so maybe I'll just start out by marking a calendar when I've eaten well and when I've exercised. Then work on getting a full month of check marks and go up from there.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-23600715378070267162008-07-30T14:38:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:38:00.000-04:00I am definitely one who can become extremely obses...I am definitely one who can become extremely obsessed and, last time around, it started to turn really bad... I just stopped enjoying food and I was chronicling everything that went near my mouth and it just became something my entire life revolved around, and it wasn't doing me any good! The last time I did it I actually lost 30lb, but it just isn't working for me anymore. So I have had to quit, though I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to track a few days here or there just to see how I'm doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-63723548893197925842008-07-30T14:29:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:29:00.000-04:00Nice post! Free online journal...http://www.fitday...Nice post! Free online journal...<BR/>http://www.fitday.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85155965425478075582008-07-30T14:26:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:26:00.000-04:00Can't do it. Or rather, I CAN do it. I CAN keep ...Can't do it. Or rather, I CAN do it. I CAN keep track consistently and amazingly, and it works- soon the ingredients and nutritional values and relative values of my excercise are always in my mind... and then I am in serious trouble. It is hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle when a monster in the back of your head can't find a happy medium between starvation and overeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-31538761215963191572008-07-30T14:11:00.000-04:002008-07-30T14:11:00.000-04:00Crabby, are you talking to me? Totally guilty. I h...Crabby, are you talking to me? Totally guilty. I have an exercise log, but loathe writing down what I eat. I've tried it before but because I got scary obsessed with what I was eating, I stopped. There is no reason in the world I should be able to tell you how many calories 10 cherries have. That's the other downside. If you have obsessive tendencies, writing down every bite can bring out that beast. At least for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-56962872578861873832008-07-30T13:45:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:45:00.000-04:00For me, The Book is simply too harsh a mistress. A...For me, The Book is simply too harsh a mistress. <BR/><BR/>A poor workout when I was full of flu just looks like a poor workout when it's in The Book. Similarly "a slice of birthday cake and two big pieces of pizza" just looks like an unhealthy dinner, rather than a treat because it was my best friend's birthday.<BR/><BR/>Life happens, and sometimes life doesn't look like a perfect diet and exercise regime when you put it on the page. I could never get over the guilt of seeing my "slips" in the cold light of day - I ended up cutting the treats out altogether (and the friends that came with them), and that was no fun at all!<BR/><BR/>TA xPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140441387378978556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-13838932827883723752008-07-30T13:18:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:18:00.000-04:00Wow, some great suggestions down here for making t...Wow, some great suggestions down here for making the whole tracking thing less of a pain in the ass.<BR/><BR/>And Dr. J, how could I forget Calorie Lab? I tend to go directly to your column there so I forget what a great resource the whole site is is.Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-60585300721749426522008-07-30T12:58:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:58:00.000-04:00i've done them a few times. maybe it's just me, bu...i've done them a few times. maybe it's just me, but it really didn't keep me from eating crap. i may have eaten less crap, but that is all.<BR/><BR/>the last time i kept one, i was also wearing a tech device called the bodybugg that made me go crazy. kind of.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808070327493365276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-66661901318802126092008-07-30T12:44:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:44:00.000-04:00Great post, I think I'm in the too lazy category. ...Great post, I think I'm in the too lazy category. The junk food after dinner is big downfall too.<BR/><BR/>I've put up a tally chart in the kitchen to mark consecutive days running. So, that's a start.<BR/><BR/>The diet log would be a real winner, something to think about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49915012703172718682008-07-30T12:33:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:33:00.000-04:00I've kept a complete log of all my food and exerci...I've kept a complete log of all my food and exercise at DailyPlate since November 6, with only three days off (I was at running camp, with no internet access, with home cooked food that I looked at the calories for and it seemed pretty okay, and we were typically exercising 3 hours or more per day - I probably didn't fare TOO badly there). I'm a complete addict, but it makes me wonder if I will actually do this forever? It seems crazy to do it forever, but I also can't see myself stopping.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17100746061554733157noreply@blogger.com