Woke up this first day of 2021, 6 pounds over my desired weight. It has been a tough year. No need to do anything but eat right and exercise until everything had to shut down. Now Marjorie and I are thinking carefully about what happened to cause some weight gain and then take steps to deal with those changes.
One thing I noticed that once my gym closed down in March, I was using walking as my primary exercise. I never thought of that being something that could be overdone, but, “Ouch”. Balance is a good thing, and a Fitbit can be a nasty task master if steps are all you are paying attention to, not feet, knees and hips. Anything that slows you down can change the delicate balance of “winning”. Even though my gym began open-air classes through the summer and fall, being aware of what hurts had slowed me down enough to reverse progress.
Another issue that I’ve had to consider is the fact that using the Weight Watcher’s app, I had gotten used to counting on foods that did not have a point value. The idea of eating whole foods and low fat protein sources works great when losing weight and paying attention to satiety needs. Maintaining, it might just have become too easy to eat larger portions of healthy foods. I was not writing everything down, but I am back on track paying attention.
There is still nothing out there meant to support maintaining a weight loss long term. Weight Watchers could really improve their company by changing over to true support for people who have reached their goal. We have lots of ideas about how this would look, but we haven’t gotten their attention yet.
Happy New Year, and here is to increased health and success for all of us!
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