Losing weight on the internet!
I recently discovered the Google 15 iGoogle widget. The idea is that you record your weight at the same time every day, and it provides you with a moving average of your weight that is a better indication of weight loss progress than one day’s static number.
I like this for a variety of reasons. First, it turns the weight check procedure into a daily habit. Hard to hang too much significance on the thing that comes just between brushing one’s teeth and the shower, at least in my opinion. Second, in my previous method of weighing in once a week, at the same time on the same day of the week each time, it doesn’t take into account the natural fluctuations of weight. So I had no idea if I was having a slight up day or had had a big up day earlier, and was back to losing again. With the Google 15, I can see each daily number as well as the overall trend. So while two days this week I had very small gains, the average trend was toward loss. It continued to be an encouraging process despite what I might otherwise have written off as a disappointment.
In general, I’m a fan of turning weight loss and nutrition into a numbers game. My problem with food is that it tends to be too circumstantial, too emotional. If I can disassociate my emotions from my nutrition, I tend to have more success.
I discovered it through a weight loss board on Ravelry. Yup, crafters think and talk about other stuff, too. I know if this is of interest and use to me, that it may be for others as well.
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