I'm getting married in October: I have incentive. I've been on a diet since last June and have lost 50 lbs: I have the means. I haven't lost any more weight since I dropped 5 of the 9 lbs the holidays made me gain: I have frustration.
Something must be done. I can't fail at this diet when it clearly works for everyone in my family. (Seriously, everyone. My mom, dad, sister, aunt, brother-in-law, cousin, etc!) I have to figure out what I've been doing wrong or I'm going to be looking at a higher price tag for a plus-sized wedding dress. Smaller sizes are cheaper. It's just a fact of life.
The one huge reason I can think of why the diet just isn't working like it should be is my lack of exercise. I always seem to find an excuse, always seem to run out of time or not feel up to it. I've needed some way to make that time for myself and keep myself interested in my progress. Some way to make it fun.
Cue my new phone with a really cool exercise app (Cardio Trainer), and I have instant motivation. If I can make a game or a mini-competition out of anything, it'll help me get off my sedentary heinie. It marks my progress, shows me where I walked, my pace, my calorie gain, and how long I exercised for. You can set it to automatically play the music saved in your mp3 list when you start your workout, you can make it announce key milestones in a lovely British voice, you can have it post to several networking communities (I chose Facebook), and you can also make it display a little badge of calories burned per week on the desktop of your phone. So cute and empowering!
So far, it's keeping me motivated. Tonight I did over 300 calories and managed to earn my 500 calorie badge. I actually stopped at 200-something and realized all I had to do was another 11 to reach my next accomplishment and continued until I reached 114 instead. It gave me the will to push past my tiredness and achieve my next goal. And it was fun.
It has its disadvantages, but so far they're minor. I checked the calorie counter against the piece of equipment I was working out on and at one point in time the app drastically slowed down its recording. I assume it can be fixed by rebooting my phone or uninstalling/reinstalling the app. If it doesn't, I can either find a new one or assume all my workouts are relative and it's the results that count the most. Which actually doesn't sound like too bad of an idea. I don't feel my motivation slipping any. I'll keep everyone updated.
So this October? Hellooo less expensive wedding dress. Goodbye inactivity.
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