Today I had to take a long hard look at my priorities. I had to take Birdie Cat in to the vets office. She’s been really lethargic and mopey lately and starting to get a bit whiny. So I signed her up for the vet’s pet insurance plan. It was cheaper to do that and pay monthly than to pay the fees associated with taking her in for her routine check ups throughout the year.

That got me to start thinking about my finances and about what I’m doing for my health.

I joined Weight Watchers to see how i would like it. I’ve not noticed any loss so far after 2 weeks I’ve fluctuated around the same weight. I’ve tracked and counted my points and really nothing has happened.

When I was counting calories and going to the gym I lost almost 10 pounds. Yes I went astray and got back to my starting weight but, I was able to lose the weight this way.

So it was coming down to closing my gym membership, closing Weight Watchers or getting rid of my cell phone. Well I’m certainly not getting rid of my beloved iPhone! If I go to the gym 8 times a month my current employer will pay me back for the monthly dues.

So it was a no brainer. $17 a month to do something I can do on my own for free? I wasn’t going to meetings I was just doing the online version. It is a glorified Spark People but without as much support.

So after Monday’s weigh in I will be going back to calorie counting with my iPhone app and either Spark People or LoseIt! (or some other app if I find a better one!)

Update on my goals this week so far:

I have stayed OP all week. I used some of the “extra points” on a pretty bad binge last night but luckily it was stuff that was healthy and like 2 points a piece.

I’ve gone to the gym once and will be going again tomorrow.

I have not worked out at home because it is SUPER FREAKING HOT in my house and I really don’t wanna pass the eff out. But, I did get my Wii hooked up and will be able to do streaming Netflix which means more access to workout videos!

Question

What form of controlling your food intake do you use? Weight Watchers, calorie counting, carb counting etc?