April Fit Friends Challenge!

I've posted a challenge to Running A Healthy Family's Fit Friends...Ditch the scale for April!  Members are weighing in and taking their measurements.  And then the scale goes in the closet, or maybe to a friend's house if stepping on it is just too tempting.  We'll all weigh in and take our measurements again at the end of the month.

When you're always getting on the scale, you always know how much you weigh.  Yes, it can be a good thing.  However, if you see you're down a couple of pounds, it's so easy to have a couple of extra bites.  Why not?  You've already reached your goal.  If you don't know if you've lost anything, than you're probably not even going to chance those extra bites.  The idea is that without the scale tracking and dictating your calories, you'll have to do it yourself.  My theory is that when you don't know the poundage, you'll be much more vigilant about keeping track of the calories you pack in, and finding ways to burn them off.

So what do you do?  Cross your fingers and say a prayer?  You could, but it's probably going to take a little more than that.  My first suggestion is to track your calories.  There are plenty of free smartphone apps out there, and most sync up to your computer.  My personal fave is Calorie Counter by FatSecret.  I know a lot of people love My Fitness Pal.  You could also just grab a notebook and pen and write it down.  Now that you know what you're eating, you should probably figure out what you're burning.  For this, I really do recommend using one of the above sites.  You need to consider and track everything you do in a day, including sitting.  You may be surprised at how many calories you burn vacuuming!  At the end of the day, as long as what you've eaten is 500 calories short of what you've burned, you're on your way to some healthy weight loss.

If you need a little motivation, join the RHF Fit Friends group on Facebook.  With 40 members at different weights, and all different levels of health and fitness, you'll fit right in!

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