My Fit Bit Diet

     I'm lucky I've never had to worry about weight when I was young, but as I got older my metabolism has slowed down and it's easier to put on a few pounds.  It makes sense for me to keep the extra weight off because it just adds stress to my joints but dieting is easier to say than it is to do.

     I received a Fit Bit for Father's Day, which is a watch, step counter, heart monitor, activity monitor and calorie counter.  You can also load an App on your smart phone a record your food throughout the day.  I could have logged my food in a note book but this App makes it much easier.

     Since I wanted to lose a few pounds I thought I'd give it a shot.  I recorded my goal weight and Fit Bit then told me how many calories I was allowed per day to meet that goal.  My goal was to lose 14 lbs. without starving myself.  I found that logging the food into the App was easy and it made me aware of what I was eating. I still ate cookies a snacks but I found that I ate less because I recorded them in the App so I didn't deprive myself of the fun food I just ate less of it.

     I have lost 5 lbs. by Thanksgiving which has taken a little less than 4 months, but for me it's not a race, it's about getting healthier without having cravings.  I exercise as I have always done but the Winter months are always the hardest because for me its more difficult in the cold weather so I exercise indoors which I don't enjoy as much.

     The app tracks your calorie intake versus your calorie output and tells you if you are on track to meet your goal.  It only cares about calories not where the calories come from so you could eat only bacon and the App wouldn't care as long as you met you calorie intake goal, although your cardiologist might not approve. Science and common sense tells you that even though two different foods have the same calories, your body reacts differently to an apple versus a donut, so taking that in to consideration, I decided against a bacon only menu.

     Some days I am over my goal but I don't stress about it because overall I seem to be doing well.  It's a slow process but if I can be down 10 lbs. by the Spring I will be pleased.  I will not beat myself up if I miss a daily goal because it's not about the daily goal it's more about the end goal.  This is what works for me, I wish you luck with your diet goals.

     I consider Thanksgiving Day as a non-diet day for me, I will however record my food just to be aware of my calorie intake but I won't let it run the holiday fun.  I will get back to the Fit Bit diet on Black Friday.

I hope everyone has a safe, fun and blessed Thanksgiving day enjoying your family and friends.