I LOST 26 LB BEFORE/DURING THE PANDEMIC
My Journey with Exercise and Tracking Nutrition
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You would think I’m old enough to know what works when it comes to losing weight. Wrong! At 68 years old, I’m still stumped. And it’s not helpful that nutrition experts are constantly contradicting each other.
For a long time, I walked around with the Pollyanna mindset that if I exercised 6 days a week, I can eat what I want and lose weight. Wrong! Instead, I gained weight with my waistline, belly, hips and butt sadly expanding.
Frustrated, I decided that, as a last ditch effort, I would monitor each and every food substance that crossed my lips. I got a portable food scale to measure my foods in grams. I bought two food scales, one for home and the other for acting work. Without a doubt, the free fatty foods offered on Hollywood production sets are fast tracks to Weight Gain Hell!
Daily, I tracked my caloric intake using the free Nutritionix Track program available online and as a mobile app. I also logged in all of my completed exercises via free videos as well as videos I purchased online from my favorite fitness guru, FitnessBlender.com. And I was giddy beyond belief to discover that driving a car, doing laundry, studying, etc., are unusual calorie busters that can be…
