023: Getting by With a Little Help From My Friends - Let's Reverse Obesity

In this episode I will be talking about drawing strength and motivation from others.

And I have a Health Coach.  And you know me, I turned a coaching call into an interview with my health coach Nancy Walters.  And I’m excited to introduce her to you.

Well like I said I have a health coach Nancy Walters.  Nancy completely transformed her life.  Nancy lost 90 pounds and is one of the most amazing women I have ever met.  Nancy has an internal strength and drive that amazes me.  Honestly, Nancy is a bad ass.  And Nancy knows “The Struggle.” nancy has successfully made the journey, and reclaimed her life   Nancy gave up her career and went back to school to study about health and nutrition and now Nancy wants to help others reclaim their lives.

One of the things Nancy does is check my food diary on My Fitness Pal.  Well I wasn’t as diligent as I should be in logging my food.  Nancy and I go into it in more detail in our talk later in the episode but what it boils down to is honesty.

You have to be honest with yourself.  Because, that’s where the answers are.

I’ve talked about this before in earlier episodes but “Why” is one of the simplest and most powerful questions.  Why wasn’t I logging my food?  It was because I didn’t want others to know what I was eating.  Plain and simple, but for the coaching to work I need to be honest.  If I’m not honest then I’m wasting my time and worse, I’m wasting Nancy’s time.

So I made a simple post on my profile wall over on My Fitness Pal.

“Well I made a promise to log ALL food that I eat. Even those cookies I ate at 3:00am when I was looking and no one was looking. It’s not the same as a tree falling in the woods. If you eat and no one is around…. The calories still count. New Day, new way, let’s try this again!”

I honestly just wrote that for myself.  To remind myself that it all counts.  And something wonderful happened.

Let me back up here for a second.

I have not been posting and replying to my friends over at My Fitness Pal for awhile, for months.  I thought most of them would have kicked me to the curb and unfriended me. So I really didn’t expect a response from anyone.

Boy was I wrong!

LosinItAll2012 I’m a closet eater as well John… and yep, unfortunately those darn calories do count!! Be honest to yourself… log everything… I try… but don’t always keep up. We both know consistency is the key… We can do this John!!!

Mommadibo John I just wanted to say that I am also a late night snacker and yes those calories sure do count but at least they made it to the paper and thats all that matter cause you can now move on and remember to be honest and ask yourself “is it really worth it …I am gonna have to write this down!!” have a good day!! stay with it and I am trying to take a minute before I put something in my mouth I ask if I am sure I wouldn’t rather have a glass of water! lol

greekygirl Yes, I totally understand….I used to trick myself into thinking that it didn’t count when my office mate is out…how silly! I made a pact with a friend to finish logging and complete my diary daily NO MATTER WHAT. Sometimes it’s hard to do when I have a 3000+ calorie day but I do it anyway. It helps me stay in reality and get back on track. October starts our fourth month in a row completing our diaries, no matter what. Just keep trying, that’s what I do…never give up!

sistersyd I ate a whole bowl of ice cream last night before I even knew what was happening… But log-and-learn, right? It helps me figure out patterns and triggers and to plan for it. Be honest with yourself, but use the info – don’t abuse yourself with it (not that I could tell from your status).