The results are in...I have commitment issues

I've slacked off, I know, I'll be the first to admit it and I'm sorry and I'll never do it again (I'm lying, I might!)

First and foremost - holy shit it's hard to maintain positive habits round this time of year. I've heard people say stuff like this before but it only really hit home this year. Secondly, I have commitment issues and this all came to light when I tried to implement the use of the app 'MyNetDiary'.

I could lie and say that I managed to maintain use of the app for the week that I said I would but that would defeat the point. So here is the result of approximately 3-4 days of app use.

Please note speed bumps to fulfil app use included: Mumma's BIG 60th and an Engagement party both which included unrecognisable foods for the app.

 

So despite the inconsistency of my use of the app, I'm able to get some ideas about a number of habits that characterise the way I eat. I'd say usually I'm consuming more calories during the day. This is because I'm bored at work so I snack so I've tried to curb the snacking with setting myself water drinking goals as well as snacking on carrot sticks. I also consume a lot of calories through snacks. that's got a lot to do with my love of lollies (the newly developed heart palpitations while eating lollies are helping with putting a stop to regular lolly eating).

So my criticisms of the app would be that's it's difficult to identify exact calories of foods as the app may not have a matching food. A bit of googling can help resolve this. I also think it could be improved by having time slots as that would help identify a few other habits.

All in all, I think it's better than nothing. The discipline it takes to enter all the foods you eat and brutal honesty to admit to your self what you're actually putting in your mouth is a great motivator to eat well. I recommend everyone gives it a try just to see how they find it, and hey we all need a bit of additional motivation round this time of year!