More motivation

265.1 this morning.  I think I'll make Sundays my "official" weigh-in day.

Some blogs are more motivational than others.  I know most people write for themselves and not for others, so my opinion doesn't (and shouldn't) matter but personally, I am generally not motivated by weight loss blogs that list just their food summaries.  Sometimes it helps to find a recipe or some inspirational pictures, but other people's food logs don't do it for me.

Part of it is because I think my view of the food aspect of dieting is a little different.  We have gone to Weight Watchers in the past, and it did work (for the time we were following the program anyway, naturally).  My issue with WW is their promotion of non-foods and fake-foods - anything with lower calories, artificial sweeteners, fake ingredients.  I tend to look at the answer more as steering away from those things and more toward real foods - an apple and/or a banana instead of cookies or cakes with artificial ingredients to make them more low-calorie; larger portions of vegetables instead of a small portion of something that includes fat-free mayo, fat-free cheese, etc.  I think I tend to think of those things as just not "natural", akin to my feelings about high-fructose corn syrup and artificial colors.

When I do find a blog or website that's motivational, I tend to go back and read all (or most) of it.  I love Tony Posnanski's blog (The Anti-Jared), and Jared at 12MillionSteps.com (who was our inspiration & motivation for purchasing our Omron pedometers, and for joining Walker Tracker) among others.  This morning, a new favorite will soon be Tyler at 344pounds.com.  I've read a few of his recent entries, and will be reading through his archives over the next few days.  It's a shame I can't find some way to read motivational blogs at the gym (the book rack on the treadmill is not big enough for my laptop, and they have no WiFi access to boot.)