I'm actually hopeful

Weight: 231


Seems I've reached a plateau. Hardly surprising when I don't exercise. Anyways my aunt told me the more i exercise the more I can eat. For right now, though, she gave me some sites to try. The one I found the most helpful was www.myfitnesspal.com . See, my aunt said I need to be counting calories and exercising in order to continuously lose weight. The more weight I lose, the more I reduce my caloric intake. She said to start at 1,800 calories, then gradually reduce that, week by week, to 1,200. However, this site started me off at 1,200 calories based on my weight and activity level. If I go by their food plan, I should lose about 1.9 pounds per week. That's with doing at least 10 mins of cardio a day. Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that 10 mins of cardio a day works wonders according to my aunt. One can then build up to 15-20 mins a day.

It's also what Bob Green said in his book. Actually, he said a lot of things about how to exercise and what intensity your exercises should be in order to lose weight and effect a change. I'm glad my mom gave me the book.

Anyways, this site is amazing. it has all foods, bascally, and their caloric value. It has a food diary, and exercise diary...feel free to check it out, I've included a link to the right of this page. I think I can really achieve my goals this summer!