Weight Loss Help

In my last post I talked about losing weight in ten pound increments and using the principles from the 6 week Body Makeover program.  I tried locating it online for those who may be interested and unfortunately it appears to have been "replaced" by the Food Lover's Diet.  I looked at the program's description and site, but was not impressed.  It appeared to be more expensive and more "material" that doesn't add to my interest in the program.  I am glad I purchased the original program a few months ago.
My first few weeks of eating better didn't go so well.  After all I am human and attempting to get my house in order and used to four small children proved too much for me to remember to eat small meals throughout the day.  This week has been much better diet wise and my wonderful husband was willing to do it with me.  Now I don't have to cook different meals.  He also told me about a free app for our cell phones that allows us to enter and share our daily food diary, tracks our exercise and calories each day, tracks our progress toward our goal weight, and allows us to encourage each other.  It is called My Fitness Pal.

Once you download the program you provide your weight, age, goal weight and how much you would like to lose each week.  Based on this information it provides a target calorie intake for the day.  Because it is a calorie focused program I use it primarily as a visual encouragement and accountability.  My reason for this is because of my experienced weight loss in the past.  When I followed the program I have restarted I lost 30 lb. in about 5 weeks; however, the program is currently projecting my weight loss at only 14.  I believe some of this is because I am eating foods that will jump start my metabolism due to the type of carbohydrates which encourage my body to burn the fat I have instead of using the "easy" carbohydrate energy and storing the fat for later.  I am not a nutritionist, I just know what worked for me in the past.  I kept the weight off too...until I got pregnant, slacked off, and gained 18 pounds over the weight of the baby.
You can add in your weight each day, or however often you decide to weigh yourself.  I like to weigh myself each morning as another way of keeping myself motivated and accountable.  i have always been told "professionals" suggest weighing yourself once a week or every few days instead of each day, but a little gain in between doesn't discourage me it keeps me motivated not to cheat.  This might not work for you so you can "weigh in" whenever you feel comfortable.  I have not been able to weigh myself since my doctor appointment Monday placed me at 268 and some change so I rounded it up to 269.  My scale is broken :-( which is driving me nuts.  I will be purchasing a new one today and weighing myself tomorrow morning so I can stay on track.  My goal is to lose 109 pounds.
I would encourage you to check out My Fitness Pal and if you join, you can add me (addisonrain1) as a friend so we can encourage each other in our weight loss journey.  If you are curious about what I am eating, let me know and I can start posting pictures of my completed daily diaries.

Happy Weight Loss and Healthy Living!