(back to) workin on my fitness

I do better with my weight loss goals when I make them public, so here you all go. That was the original reason I started blogging and it totally helps and works, so I guess I'm back to my roots here on GGL.

We had a Biggest Loser in January until just now and I did not win. I did not win extra lbs either, but I didn't really try too hard. It was still cold out and I don't currently have a gym membership, so you can see how I really went no where. The only consistent change I made was that I started prepping chicken salads for lunch - and did that every day for three months. It's a lot of work on Sundays, but it's a good habit, and I always get veggies with this habit. I love my salads so it's not a big deal, but one friend at work feels like this about them:

Except you guys want to hear about my diet, right? :-)

I started using My Fitness Pal again - they've really up-ed their game! It syncs with my Jawbone and Runkeeper, so all my movements are tracked and it makes adjustments for my activity. Plus, it has this handy equation at the top of the home page:

So I can see how many calories I get for the day, less the food I've eaten (and it's so easy to enter - just scan the barcodes!) + extra calories from working out and then you want to end up in the green.

One thing I don't understand is how it says I get 2,060 calories a day. My two friends who share my diary with are only eating 1,200 a day, so not really sure how that all works out. Anyone know?

So you enter in all your food and track your steps and activity and then you always know how much you have to go.

Anyways, back to my goals - I'm hoping to lose 20 lbs. I know, it's a big goal. It's going to take awhile, I have to stick with it, and I have to be accountable with my friends (that's why I'm glad Jamie and Katie are looking at my diary on My Fitness Pal!) But, then, when I reach my goal, I get this:

Actually there's another one that just came out on Friday, but I can't find it online yet, but if the fitness is going to get real, so is my purse collection :-)

So friends, cheer me on, ask me how I'm doing, help keep me going. After all, bathing suit season is upon us...