So Many Tools!

Have you ever noticed there are a kajillion products out there to lose weight? Seriously one could go years trying a new product every day and still have not lost an ounce. That's because all those wonder drugs, videos, and machines will only work if you've mentally decided you want the change/lose weight.

Many people, myself included, have use these miracle products hoping that in a week we'll be slim and trim, and then blame the products for not working. As if it's the magic pills fault I ate an entire pizza myself and washed it down with a 2 liter of soda, and then snacked on a 10 piece hot wing. (Yes I have done this)

This time I am choosing to take my journey unassisted by these wonderious products. Instead I'm focusing on the tried and true ways of weightloss. Portion control, fluid intake, and exercise... could it be that simple?? Can a person really lose weight and tone their body into what they want just by doing those 3 simple steps? I guess we'll find out.

However, I don't go into this journey with out any aids at all. I have a freakin amazing app on my Droid Eris phone, that actual scans the bar codes on the packages of the food I eat. This bar code scanner logs my calories, fats, even weight watcher points!
Journaling is another step I'm going to have to add to my steps to weightloss. I must log everything I eat. I'm one of those people who will eat a small village and not realize it, so journaling is very important to me. One more tool I'll be using on this journey, a food scale, I bought it a few months ago but now I will actually use it. Understanding portion control has always been pretty easy for me, but agian something I've choosen not to pay attention to.

So now with my phone/journal in hand I'm off to track all the foods I've eaten for the day. Then onto a step aerobics class that's guaranteed to kick my flabby ass into a tight firm buttoux:)