Great News!! ^.^

Hey everybody, I have some fantastic news!!

So, you all know how I have started my mission of self-improvement to take back my life...right? Well, I am pleased to announce that I have already lost 2lbs since starting my mission. Now I know that to many of you, 2lbs doesn't seem like very much. However, as I had stated in previous posts... I do have a binge eating disorder. Therefore, it is a huge success for me to have lost 2lbs even with the struggle of the binge eating disorder. Losing this weight has certainly made me feel a little bit better about myself and has allowed me the opportunity to tell myself that losing weight isn't impossible. I will not lie when I say that it's extremely difficult to lose weight and I know that I have quite a challenge ahead of me. Creating this blog and keeping up with my posts has certainly helped me with staying on track and I'm thinking that each week I'm going to be doing a weigh-in. By doing this, it will help me to remain aware of any eating habits and how those habits affect me. This also helps me to understand the way my body works that much more. By keeping track of what you eat and how it affects your weight, this allows you to make alterations to what you take in. As an example, let's say that you're a big soda-pop drinker. You really like to drink soda-pop and your favorite drink is coca-cola. A 12oz can of Coke has 140 calories (12 oz can of Pepsi has 150) and as many of you know, soda-pop tends to swell you up. By keeping track of how much soda you drink (and the calories), you are able to see what one 12oz can of coke can do to your weight. Now it's very hard to completely cut yourself off from soda altogether, therefore it's a good idea to look at other carbonated beverages. So instead of drinking your usual coca-cola, you can switch to SanPellegrino sparkling water which has 0 calories or look at various carbonated flavored waters which will have less calories than coke will. Once you start drinking the waters versus soda-pop, you will notice a big difference in your weight patterns and your body will feel much better because you aren't swelling yourself up like Violet from Willy Wonka.

Well...That can't be good!

You're most certainly right! For once we actually agree on something, soda really isn't good at all for your body and can cause you to feel tired, bloated and have no motivation to do anything. So I would like to suggest an awesome app for you all to download, especially if you're trying to lose weight like I am. Go to your play store and look up "Calculator and Tracker for WWPP," this is a great app that is completely free. If you're looking for something that has a little bit more then I would suggest the "Weight Watchers Mobile" app but you do need an account to login to the app and the monthly standard plan costs $19.95. So, if you don't mind spending $20 bucks a month then this app is for you but if you are tight on cash and just want to track the points then go with the Calculator app. Another really great app that I'm starting to use is "MyFitnessPal," this also helps you keep track of what you eat for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. You're also able to log any work out that you've done for the day.

As I have said many times in my posts, please feel free to ask me any questions or leave a comment. I also encourage you to help any family and/or friends who are struggling to lose weight. It's always helpful when you have people close to you to give you support.