Daily Plate--HELLO! You gotta do this!

[kimmyv 0]

So I have been reading the raves on here for Daily Plate.com to track your food etc....

My weight loss has trickled down to nothing and I didn't make the best choices over the holidays so I needed to kick myself back into gear. I decided to join Daily Plate.com and HOLY EYE OPENNER!!!

If anyone is struggling or not losing the way they really want to-- I HIGHLY suggest doing this. I measure all my meals out to 4-5oz, I tried to make sure to incorporate high Protein items (ie tuna, chicken, steak) as the biggest portion. The rest is veggie or salad usually. I don't drink before/after or during meals. Nor do I eat in between meals. I eat 2x a day (too tight and not hungry in the morning-surgeon said Protein shake is a no-no).

Yeah... well- Just putting in what I could remember from Wed thru today. The least part of my diet was protein. And the amount of fat and sodium is out of control. Here I thought I was eating SO much better and when I did make not so great choices (I had 3 wings during the BCS game-Go Gators) I justified it by the serving size. 3 is better than 15 right? It's still a ding dang chicken wing though.

No wonder I am not losing! And I don't think I am getting enough calories either..... Only 1 day did I get over 1k calories. And frankly-That was the day of the BCS game and I had like 4 or 5 glasses of wine (and a roaring hang over the next day).

Good new is my fellow bandsters-I can start over and LEARN how to eat in a truly healthy way-Not just what I thought was healthy because it involved lettuce or the food wasn't deep fried or covered in ranch.

I am very excited and really encourage everyone to check this out.... And you can keep a food diary.... And there is a lap band group on there. It's awesome.

Also-- I AM GETTING A TREADMILL TODAY!! Yeah Craigslist! Finally found a good one that we can afford....Meeting the sellers at 3pm. Couch to 5k here I come!

[MissBS 3]

Hi. Thanks for your post. Just wanted to say that I love Daily Plate too. It really does make you realize that some things you thought were so good really aren't. It is a great way to keep track of calories, Protein, etc. Good luck to you!!! Becky

[janesays 2]

always glad to hear another one fall in love with the site ... i swear i use it 10X a day! it is what i attribute my losing 2lbs a week since surgery.... and if i don't lose, well TDP tells me why! (i ate too few or too many calories, etc)

[Melody2006 1]

I swear I owe my weight loss to the daily plate. Wish I found it before lapband too.