Comments on: Week 1 Notes

By: Jeremy Wright

Jeremy Wright — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:24:01 +0000

Colin: When I want to track calories, I use an app called FitDay. My issue with these tools is that after a couple of weeks you get a pretty good understanding of when you’ve eaten too many calories and when you’ve had enough (or not enough). So after a few weeks it’s just a datapoint.

Not that datapoints can’t be useful, I mean we’re geeks after all, right? But we have to ensure they don’t distract us.

I find that for me I’m either “on” or “off” on a given day. It’s either a great day (which doesn’t necessarily get reflected in the weigh-in the next day) or a bad day (which somehow typically does). But I find “on” days are cumulative, so the more you have the faster the weight comes off.

If I exercise and eat properly for 3 days, I can lose 3-4 pounds. I just typically max out at 3 great days

By: Colin Smillie

Colin Smillie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:46:04 +0000

I’ve been using MyFoodDiary.com to track my food & exercise. I find its a great tool for understanding the impact of different foods on your goals. There a few of these types of sites but I found the food database to be the best and its dead easy to use. The only down side is the $10/month fee but I think its worth it compared with all the search I’d need to find equivalent information. There is also a good goal tracking component.

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:57:05 +0000

I once read a comment by Joan Collins. Her diet tip was always leave the table feeling that you could eat more. Apparently that’s what the Victorians used to do.

I recommend you always take a packed lunch to work. It only takes a couple of minutes the night before. It saves money and stops you grabbing calorie laden sandwhiches from shops.

I’m a great soup maker and in the winter I make big batches of soup which I use over a few days for lunch times. It’s easy to take some with your in a thermos. Coupled with a wholemeal roll a nice healthy alternative