RSS Feed Junky

I, T, am an RSS Feed Junky. Yes, I admit it. I love to know when my favorite, sites and blogs are updated. Oh, yeah, I already admitted that I love blogs. Now, I am sharing that I get my fix by having RSS feeds. If you want your blog shared easily, make sure that you are "feeding" your readers with more that great blog comment.

Today, as I was checking my "My Yahoo" page, I found that Tom Venuto (http://www.burnthefat.com/) had an update to his blog. I have to tell you that it was a message about "Maintainers vs. Losers". As I read the message, I realized that for 2 years, I was a maintainer that I would have listened to if I were trying to lose.

I lived by the self-monitoring rules of fat loss:

• tracking calories
• tracking body weight
• planning meals
• tracking fat
• measuring amount of food on plate

I did all of these things and I was successful in weight loss and, for a while, maintenance. I also included daily exercise and emotional management work since I was (AM) an emotional eater. All these things were integral to my success. I know that when I incorporate ALL of these modifications into my DAILY plan, I will be successful again. My current situation is that I will do a few or some, but definitely have not connected the dots for ALL.

One thing that I realized was that I knew that I would re-gain the 85 pound weight loss if I stopped working out. I didn't believe that it would happen because I was living the lifestyle of a healthy person. Yet, I did. I did because I thought that I had won the "battle" with weight loss and stopped being so vigilant with my food journal. Then, I let my workouts start to slip. Before I knew it, my 'lifestyle' was not a lifestyle any longer.

My Daily Report Card:

nutrition: 8
energy: 9 (did not go to work)
sleep: 9 (took a great nap)
water: 8
workout: Missed (0)