221.5 lb
Loss of 0.5 lb from last week.
I really cannot convey how fantastic weekly weigh-ins are for me. There is no escape, every Tuesday I have to face the facts. Did I exercise ? Did I track my eating? The scale doesn't lie, it just weighs my fat butt. If I let myself slip on week, I can make a correction quickly... I really would hate to dig myself out of a hole only to fall back in again because I let old habits return.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
27th Tuesday weigh-in
222 lb
two steps forward and two steps back, gain of 2lb from last week. I actually am not too concerned with this because I started lifting again and that can cause water retention. To be 100% honest, I also ate more than I should have over the weekend which included soda, candy, salty chips and crackers and birthday desserts, i.e. lots of junk.
I started lifting because my new personal trainer recommended it. Also my personal trainer recommended my base calories be 2200, thedailyplate had me at ~1800... according to her, I should lose 1 lb a week from staying at 2200 calories per day. Any exercise on top would be additional loss of weight. She also said diet should not be restricted to lose more than 1 lb per week and the rest of weight loss should come from exercise rather than further calorie restrictions. She told me if I eat less calories than my basal metabolic rate, then I will lose muscle rather than fat due to my body entering starvation mode. So I really hope I have not been doing damage to myself for the past six months slowing down my metabolism and losing muscle etc... My numbers are looking scary, my bodyfat measured by the trainer was still 23.5%.. it was at that in January... when I weighed 229 lb..
I am sad to miss camping this weekend due to rainy weather but will have fun anyway and not have to sit in memorial day traffic. Rebecca and I are planning to buy a van and sell her car but the main hangup we have is gas mileage... the van only gets 18 mpg city... and we would have to get a loan on it (we both despise debt.) The homemade panini's were fabulous, what a great idea. Rebecca got a George foreman grill so we can continue having them at home.
two steps forward and two steps back, gain of 2lb from last week. I actually am not too concerned with this because I started lifting again and that can cause water retention. To be 100% honest, I also ate more than I should have over the weekend which included soda, candy, salty chips and crackers and birthday desserts, i.e. lots of junk.
I started lifting because my new personal trainer recommended it. Also my personal trainer recommended my base calories be 2200, thedailyplate had me at ~1800... according to her, I should lose 1 lb a week from staying at 2200 calories per day. Any exercise on top would be additional loss of weight. She also said diet should not be restricted to lose more than 1 lb per week and the rest of weight loss should come from exercise rather than further calorie restrictions. She told me if I eat less calories than my basal metabolic rate, then I will lose muscle rather than fat due to my body entering starvation mode. So I really hope I have not been doing damage to myself for the past six months slowing down my metabolism and losing muscle etc... My numbers are looking scary, my bodyfat measured by the trainer was still 23.5%.. it was at that in January... when I weighed 229 lb..
I am sad to miss camping this weekend due to rainy weather but will have fun anyway and not have to sit in memorial day traffic. Rebecca and I are planning to buy a van and sell her car but the main hangup we have is gas mileage... the van only gets 18 mpg city... and we would have to get a loan on it (we both despise debt.) The homemade panini's were fabulous, what a great idea. Rebecca got a George foreman grill so we can continue having them at home.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
26th Tuesday weigh-in
219 lb
2lb loss from last week. Goal I set was to lose around 19 more by July 17th. Tracking what I eat helped with the loss, also running a chainsaw for a few hours cutting firewood along with manually cutting down a few dead branches with Randy and a long rope saw contraption helped burn off the campfire smores. Rebecca has pictures of Eleanor camping, pester her to post them.
Side note: The garden is looking good I can see lots of chard and radishes, maybe a few beets and carrots too. My tomato plants are huge! I need to plant them in the garden before too long. I also need to gather up the stuff for a garden drip system, turn on my sprinklers before the free rain stops, and buy some black plastic for the tomatoes to grow over...
Busy Busy Busy
2lb loss from last week. Goal I set was to lose around 19 more by July 17th. Tracking what I eat helped with the loss, also running a chainsaw for a few hours cutting firewood along with manually cutting down a few dead branches with Randy and a long rope saw contraption helped burn off the campfire smores. Rebecca has pictures of Eleanor camping, pester her to post them.
Side note: The garden is looking good I can see lots of chard and radishes, maybe a few beets and carrots too. My tomato plants are huge! I need to plant them in the garden before too long. I also need to gather up the stuff for a garden drip system, turn on my sprinklers before the free rain stops, and buy some black plastic for the tomatoes to grow over...
Busy Busy Busy
Thursday, May 7, 2009
25th Tuesday weigh-in
221 lb
Up 2 lb. Too much salt and candy and too little water and vegetables I think. Oh and the homemade bread is addictive. I did stay with my daily cardio exercise.
I am really glad I do this each week. It keeps me honest with myself on what I am doing and what I am not doing. The main reasons for the gain this week is because of snacking and not being accountable on the dailyplate for what I was eating in the evenings and on the weekend. Also, I have been drinking a lot of caffine (at least two 12 oz cans per day) and so I have not been sleeping/feeling as well as I could be.
Up 2 lb. Too much salt and candy and too little water and vegetables I think. Oh and the homemade bread is addictive. I did stay with my daily cardio exercise.
I am really glad I do this each week. It keeps me honest with myself on what I am doing and what I am not doing. The main reasons for the gain this week is because of snacking and not being accountable on the dailyplate for what I was eating in the evenings and on the weekend. Also, I have been drinking a lot of caffine (at least two 12 oz cans per day) and so I have not been sleeping/feeling as well as I could be.
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