Weight Management from an IT Guy's Perspective

I used to be slim back in college and tried to maintain it as much as I can when I started working. Due to lack or sometimes no exercise at all, (yes, I'm lazy) I relied on blindly eating less (sometimes starving myself) and walking/commuting to work as exercise.

When I got married and had kids, my lifestyle changed and so are my exercise and eating habits. I drive wherever I go and lost my old "consciousness" when eating. I also started to feel my metabolism dropping as I reach 30. My old skinny clothes were being replaced by new bigger ones. It has become a frustration for me to lose weight.

I tried everything: gym, crash diet, a treadmill at home, and even weight-loss products (coffee/tea/plums, etc.) but nothing just seemed to be right for me. I skip gym/treadmill but continue to eat like I worked out, I'm worried of any side effect the products might give, and crash-dieting is just dangerous and very unhealthy.

I knew it was my overeating that's preventing me to lose weight. So I've always wondered if there could be someone or something that can tell me how much should I eat per day and remind me if I am about to exceed my required food intake for the day for weight loss.

One day, I googled for the leading weight loss app. and found myfitnesspal. I downloaded it to my phone and tried my best to follow the daily calorie limit. Sometimes I make it, but most of the time I exceed by 400 to 600 cals.

Here I am as I monitor my weight loss. My original target was 136lbs. as advised by my doctor. Upon reaching it, I think I can get back to my old weight so I changed it now to 130lbs. Losing 21 pounds may not be much for some of you here but to me, it changed my life





In just 2 months, I was able to lose 11 pounds with ease! I was never starved and I can even enjoy all-you-can-eat buffet dinners once in a while. I didn't need special diets, I just eat regular foods but in controlled and still enjoyable portions.

Now I do not make blind guesses on how much to eat and I became aware of which foods are highest in calories that can easily ruin your allocation for the day. I also started exercising again. :happy: