It's about time.

William and I have been working out, but I have not been blogging. I feel that he has started to work out more on his own. I am very excited he has. The one thing that is hurting his weight loss is the eating. My first thought was that if he just gets moving the weight will come off. Well…. Wrong we need to work on a diet. That is because when he does not work out for a day or two he eats the wrong food. For example last week we worked out to the point of William getting dizzy and feeling like he could puke. Afterwards we ate, and then went to get a treat. When we got there he ordered more food! My comment was “for real?”  He said he loves those things and he never gets to eat them. On the way home he eats it and says that it was not as good as he thought it would be. I don’t think he even realizes how bad his eating habits are. When we first started I asked William to count his calories and the result was shocking. His calorie count was very low. I wonder if William did not count everything. This is a tricky situation I have found myself in. How do you convince a friend that he is not eating properly without making him mad? It is important that we are aware of the food we put in our body daily. It is easy to just eat what you want, and do what we want, without thinking of the toll it will take on us.

Now that William is exercising his new war is on food. I am challenging William to redo his calorie counter and put Everything in it even water. This needs to happen not just for a day but a week. We need to see where to go from here. I challenge everyone to give it a try. It is the best way to know what you are taking in, and the easiest way to find out what you need to cut out. But in order for this to be a success you have to be honest with yourself.  That is going to be the hardest part, it is easy to just tuck that voice in your head that says “don’t eat that” away. On Monday February 14 (yes valentines day) I ask you to join us for a week of calorie counting. A very easy way to count online is http://www.acaloriecounter.com/ . There are many apps for your smart phone. It would be awesome to know what your daily intake is post is on the strength2act face book page. I think it will help William understand where he should be with his daily intake of calories. Just remember be honest to your self, maybe you eat to much so what lets hear it.