So I started eating properly and exercising last Tuesday. The results of last week’s efforts: down 2.5 lbs. I plan on keeping a weekly update on this.
I will say that I love the Apple app LoseIt! If you have an Ipod touch or an Iphone, it’s free and AWESOME. It gets your details at the begninng, and then calculates your calories based on the average amount of weight you wish to lose per week. In my case, I said 1.5 lbs. It told me how many calories I could have, and then I can enter my food and exercise into it (I am sure there is some fudge room in this, but whatever), and then it tells me how many calories I have left during the day. If I exercise, it gives me more calories to eat, if I want. I can choose to see how I have come in each day over the course of a week in a handy bar graph, even. But today I found out the best part of the whole app: as it tracks my weight, it readjusts how many calories I can have each day and how much I actually burn hen I exercise. Fascinating, and oh so helpful! (Chels, maybe something to keep in mind for patients? Seems like something up your alley; in any case, have Chris load it, and check it out!)