Today I made an appointment with the doctor. I thought that, given my age, fat content, and goal to run in a marathon, and trying to lose weight, it would be a good idea to talk it over with him, show him what I am doing and plan to do and get his feedback. Dropping dead while training for the marathon would be a bummer. My appointment is for Monday at 9:30 am. They are going to do a cholesterol check, which means no eating after midnight the night before, I think I can handle that! By then I should have a better handle on what kind of thing I am going to be doing with the WebMd meal plan and how the FitDay.com tools will fit into it all. I think I might have to re-do the interview with WebMd because they have me eating 3600 calories, which I know is not right from the food journal I kept a few months ago. They ask you questions like how many times do you eat meats for breakfast? How many times do you eat a bagel?, things like that, maybe I over estimated that kind of stuff, because I rarely eat breakfast anyway, or it could be that I really have no idea how much crap I have been shoveling down the gullet!
I would like a little feedback from you guys on my "jog log" vs "activity journal". I have changed it to an activity journal because I do more than just running at the track from time to time. If you go to "Recent Posts" you will see a back dated post on July 1 called "activity journal", compare this to the "Jog Log" (click the pig), which one do you think is better? I even color coded the activity journal! I know you guys won't really be checking into this area too much, but if you were, which one would be better for you? Which version would you get the most use out of? And no, I don't want to hear "it's really up to your preference"! Be assertive!
Gotta get back to "work", have a (choose one): great, relaxing, adventurous, meaningful, efficient, loving, working, sexy weekend! ( I know I am).
I like the jog log because you can tell at a glance what you've been doing, and it will be easier to stick with.
Posted by: Michelle | July 10, 2005 at 16:40
I like the activity journal the best. It's kind of like a mini-blog...a place where in addition to writing down what you do each day, you can write things like "I got a cramp" or "I got dizzy" or "I exceeded my goal for the day." Things like that. It might be something fun (and educational) to refer back to.
Posted by: Faith | July 09, 2005 at 20:33
Oh, the joy...I clicked "YOGA" on your sidebar. You describe the effects beautifully! Are you still practicing?
Posted by: bonnie | July 09, 2005 at 14:10
I enjoyed your comments at marvelous Margaret's site! Do you practice yoga? That's one cute little piggy!
Posted by: bonnie | July 09, 2005 at 14:07
Hi! I hope you don't mind me jumping in - I just stumbled over your blog and I happen to be a community moderator at WLC! :-)
Your evaluation is definitely not accurate so your eating plan is not accurate!
If you stop by the boards at WebMD WLC I'd be happy to help you!
I have enjoyed wandering around your blog, you've done a really nice job with it.
:-)
Posted by: Kyra | July 09, 2005 at 06:29
I like activity journal much better because it includes everything. (but whatever you want-tee hee)
Posted by: Margaret | July 08, 2005 at 22:02