- Calories Burned - 2653
- Calories Consumed - 1530
- Total Activity - 0:44 |
- Steps Taken - 5730
That is all for today!
Showing posts with label GoWearFit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GoWearFit. Show all posts
Monday, October 4, 2010
Mission Accomplished
BodyMedia FIT data 10-4-10
That is all for today!
That is all for today!
Monday Blahs
Here we are at the beginning of another long work week. Job is stressful, but I find a certain amount of satisfaction when I am following a plan. Gives me something personal to focus on instead of getting wrapped up in all the work stuff.
I have a focus issue, probably one of they many reasons I am where I am today. Yesterday was a great example. One social event and I totally lose all focus and control. It was then my excuse to spend the entire day not being good to myself. "Oh, its a party" or "it's Sunday ... i will start again Monday", these excuses were running though my head all day and night. I will say one good thing about myself. I did keep track of what I ate. Did I stop myself and make a better choice in my eating habits, no ... but I did write it down and keep track in my daily log. I figure it was a wash of a day.
Let's move on to today! I have the blah's, as I do every Monday...but I am getting inspiration around the promise of a great week taking care of myself.
Here is what I am doing to motivate and prepare for my success this week:
I have a focus issue, probably one of they many reasons I am where I am today. Yesterday was a great example. One social event and I totally lose all focus and control. It was then my excuse to spend the entire day not being good to myself. "Oh, its a party" or "it's Sunday ... i will start again Monday", these excuses were running though my head all day and night. I will say one good thing about myself. I did keep track of what I ate. Did I stop myself and make a better choice in my eating habits, no ... but I did write it down and keep track in my daily log. I figure it was a wash of a day.
Let's move on to today! I have the blah's, as I do every Monday...but I am getting inspiration around the promise of a great week taking care of myself.
Here is what I am doing to motivate and prepare for my success this week:
- Blocked an hour off each day on my work calendar to take a walk. The first step in taking care of myself is allowing myself to take priority.
- Prepared and planned breakfast and lunch items for the work week. I am terrible at planning and following though when it comes to my meals at work. I have egg beaters, sandwich thins, ham, grits, protein bars, HMR shakes, and lean cuisine meals for the week. Even better, I have them AT WORK.
- I will drink 2 L of water each day at my desk. I am putting THAT on my calendar as well. Why is drinking water so darn hard for me?
- Sharing goals with a friend. I feel so alone in this...hopefully I can find someone to commit to taking some of these steps with me. At minimum I am here, blogging to myself, sharing on Facebook and of course my twitter. BodyMedia FIT has made that easy.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
BodyMedia FIT (GoWear FIT) and Facebook
Pretty nifty, just figured out how to link my daily snapshot onto my Facebook account. I would really like to be able to do that with Twitter as well, but that is okay.
I am sitting here in my living room being a total couch potato, and just looking at my numbers from yesterday is motivating me to get up off my butt, put on some sneakers, and just take a walk. Not sure where I am going ... but I need to start moving again!
Had a pretty good and filling breakfast:
I am sitting here in my living room being a total couch potato, and just looking at my numbers from yesterday is motivating me to get up off my butt, put on some sneakers, and just take a walk. Not sure where I am going ... but I need to start moving again!
Had a pretty good and filling breakfast:
- Flat Out Honey Wheat wrap
- 3 Eggs (scrambled with light marg)
- some black forest ham (2 oz or so)
- 1/4 cup 2% mild cheddar shredded cheese
Rolled it all up and it was delicious and HUGE. I think this will sustain me for quite a while, especially while I go out for that walk.
On the down note, I am getting fairly frustrated with my water retention. I seem to be gaining 4 lbs of water weight every few days. I take a water pill, it goes away ... then it slowly comes back over the next couple of days. Not really sure what to do about it. Probably should see the doctor. I really want to lose some weight and live better and see if that helps.
Friday, October 1, 2010
It's me again ... again!
Okay. So here we are again. If I lost a pound for each time I started blogging about needing to get back to a healthy way of living and starting a new diet chapter, I would be doing great!
Self-snarkiness aside, I really do need to make a change. Recently I have been feeling terrible physically and mentally. I've never had depression issues, at least none that I am clinically aware of ... but right now I feel like I am committing a slow suicide with each cupcake and bad food decision.
Earlier this week I woke up and was officially over it! Ready to do something about it. As many times as I have been at this crossroad, it is much better to be at this place then back in denial.
So, this past week I have started being accountable again for my actions. My main crutch will be my GoWearFit - BodyMedia FIT device. It is an awesome little gadget that helps with setting, tracking, and achieving goals. Go check out their website if you are not familiar with the system.
Hot, right? Anyway, this is me in all of my about 280 lb, 5'1" glory! We are going to call these "before".
That is all for now. I will write more this weekend. I just wanted to get the blog started again and post those lovely self portraits!
More on my plans later...
Self-snarkiness aside, I really do need to make a change. Recently I have been feeling terrible physically and mentally. I've never had depression issues, at least none that I am clinically aware of ... but right now I feel like I am committing a slow suicide with each cupcake and bad food decision.
Earlier this week I woke up and was officially over it! Ready to do something about it. As many times as I have been at this crossroad, it is much better to be at this place then back in denial.
So, this past week I have started being accountable again for my actions. My main crutch will be my GoWearFit - BodyMedia FIT device. It is an awesome little gadget that helps with setting, tracking, and achieving goals. Go check out their website if you are not familiar with the system.
To be fair, posting before photos of me (which are not at ALL flattering) is the way to "keep it real" so here you go:
Hot, right? Anyway, this is me in all of my about 280 lb, 5'1" glory! We are going to call these "before".
That is all for now. I will write more this weekend. I just wanted to get the blog started again and post those lovely self portraits!
More on my plans later...
Monday, January 18, 2010
Ironwoman!!!
Okay, just a quick note. I did really well today. I walked for 50 mins during lunch (and some jogging) with the arm weights AND went to the gym and swam 36 laps. Overall my GoWearFit recorded 1:48 mis of activity and almost 8000 steps. The steps do not even include the swimming ... which really makes my pedometer reading more like 12K!!!! I am amazed at myself and right exhausted. It feels good to have accomplished something great today, especially given my sugar binge lastnight.
If you are like me and counting your steps, here is a cool link to help you equate everyday things (like swimming) into steps per min. http://walking.about.com/od/measure/a/stepequivalents.htm
Check me out babies:
If you are like me and counting your steps, here is a cool link to help you equate everyday things (like swimming) into steps per min. http://walking.about.com/od/measure/a/stepequivalents.htm
Check me out babies:
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Month 1 Results
Just finished up my first full month on my new program. I am please to say that I have lost 11.6 so far. Not bad considering the holiday's! Definitely pleased with my progress. I did realize, however, that my math on the # of weeks until my birthday was flawed. My weekly count to the left went from week 5 to week 8 ... which means I only have 12 weeks to lose my 36 lb goal. With that pace I need to lost 3 lbs a week. I will do everything within my power (within reason) to reach that goal...but given that I just shot myself in the foot and lost 2 weeks, I will NOT be disappointed if I fall slightly short of my goal. What will be disappointing is giving up in any way, which I just do not accept.
That said, I have corrected my weekly count and linked each weeks GoWearFit 7 Day summary. It will show all my crimes and successes!
I am getting to the point of looking forward to getting active, which is nice. Today I walked / semi-jogged a bit in our parking deck at work. The 1 lb arm weights I had on my wrists increased my calorie burning by 30-40% when doing a brisk walk. That is awesome! Now I have wrist weights for home AND for the office. No excuses!
To help with my goal, I am going to start swimming laps a couple times a week (most likely weekends), target an average of 45 mins a day of moderate activity and try to get an overall reading of 60 mins a week of "vigorous" activity. Today while walk/jogging, I racked up 12 mins of vigorous activity. I just need to do that 5 more times :)
Food wise my focus is shifting a bit to a lower sodium diet. I've been concerned with the sodium content in my everyday (admittedly processed) diet. Now I am going to try to keep my sodium around 1500 mg per day.
We will see!
That said, I have corrected my weekly count and linked each weeks GoWearFit 7 Day summary. It will show all my crimes and successes!
I am getting to the point of looking forward to getting active, which is nice. Today I walked / semi-jogged a bit in our parking deck at work. The 1 lb arm weights I had on my wrists increased my calorie burning by 30-40% when doing a brisk walk. That is awesome! Now I have wrist weights for home AND for the office. No excuses!
To help with my goal, I am going to start swimming laps a couple times a week (most likely weekends), target an average of 45 mins a day of moderate activity and try to get an overall reading of 60 mins a week of "vigorous" activity. Today while walk/jogging, I racked up 12 mins of vigorous activity. I just need to do that 5 more times :)
Food wise my focus is shifting a bit to a lower sodium diet. I've been concerned with the sodium content in my everyday (admittedly processed) diet. Now I am going to try to keep my sodium around 1500 mg per day.
We will see!
What were you doing a year ago?
I know ... I was packing and getting ready for Hawaii!!! Today ... wondering how cold it can possibly get here in Atlanta, NOT packing for Hawaii :) I found my old post from a year ago. Very interesting to see what was on my mind, and realizing that I am pretty much in the same place. That diet sprint for 8 or 9 weeks was great, too bad I didn't keep the momentum! Interestingly enough, this sprint and that last print, day 3 was a nightmare. Funny how that works out.
Finally took the time to finish the book I have been reading, Confessions of a Carb Queen by Susan Blech overall very glad I read it and would recommend. The psychology of failure and forgiveness is certainly very interesting. It is very easy to be hard on yourself when you feel like you haven't succeeded, it is not as easy to be kind and forgive yourself and move forward. Definitely a bit cathartic to be inside of the author's head as she struggles.
As for myself, I had a great day. Made a wonderful low(ish) sodium dish ( inspired by the book) and did very well at the gym. Thanks to my iPod Touch and an episode of Glee, the 25 mins on the elliptical few by. Unfortunately I was running late to a meeting, otherwise I believe I could have stayed in the gym longer. Now that I am a month into this thing, I am going to need to increase the exercise. This weekend I will make my way to the pool at the LA Fitness. I assure you the fat lady in the pool with the swim dress, blue and pink swim cap, goggles, and little waterproof mp3 player on my head will be a spectacle! The good news is that I totally don't give a shit. One thing is for certain...life is too short to care what other people think. That said, I still have to change into my gym clothes in the restroom rather than the open locker room!!!
Tomorrow I will run my GoWearFit report, weigh-in, and post the data for the world to see!
Until then ... nighty night. Time for my nightly date with Craig Ferguson.
Finally took the time to finish the book I have been reading, Confessions of a Carb Queen by Susan Blech overall very glad I read it and would recommend. The psychology of failure and forgiveness is certainly very interesting. It is very easy to be hard on yourself when you feel like you haven't succeeded, it is not as easy to be kind and forgive yourself and move forward. Definitely a bit cathartic to be inside of the author's head as she struggles.
As for myself, I had a great day. Made a wonderful low(ish) sodium dish ( inspired by the book) and did very well at the gym. Thanks to my iPod Touch and an episode of Glee, the 25 mins on the elliptical few by. Unfortunately I was running late to a meeting, otherwise I believe I could have stayed in the gym longer. Now that I am a month into this thing, I am going to need to increase the exercise. This weekend I will make my way to the pool at the LA Fitness. I assure you the fat lady in the pool with the swim dress, blue and pink swim cap, goggles, and little waterproof mp3 player on my head will be a spectacle! The good news is that I totally don't give a shit. One thing is for certain...life is too short to care what other people think. That said, I still have to change into my gym clothes in the restroom rather than the open locker room!!!
Tomorrow I will run my GoWearFit report, weigh-in, and post the data for the world to see!
Until then ... nighty night. Time for my nightly date with Craig Ferguson.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sometimes the math doesnt work in your favor!
Today was weigh-in week #3. I ended the holiday weekend up about 2.5 pounds from my weigh-in last week...today I end my week right where I was last week!
As you know, I am taking a mathematical approach. It's all about what goes in, who goes out ... and hopefully what comes off! There are, however, other factors involved. How much exercise you are getting ... how much water you are drinking ... what ARE you eating, etc. Though on paper my calorie intake was low enough to warrant a weight loss ... it just didn't happen! I can honestly say that 1) I didn't exercise on purpose 2) I did eat a lot of crap 3) I did not keep up with my water and keep hydrated 4) I did not take my vitamins like a good girl.
It all boils down to an overall pattern of good behavior .. and I did not meet the challenge in many ways. On the positive note, my calorie intake over all was still on target. My daily average deficit was over 900 calories...so on paper I should have lost about 2 lbs.
How do I feel about all of this? I am actually quite motivated! I know that in order to be successful and reach my goals, I need to do ALL the work required ...and not just "phone it in"!
I am feeling better ... and that means back to the exercise. Back to reaching my weekly average goals for steps and activity! I will feel better and I will be more motivated to keep going.
All that said ... I am totally doing mimosa day tomorrow (New Year's Day). BUT with my day of mimosa's ( I estimate about 675 calories for a bottle of cava + 8-10 oz of OJ) I will drink plenty of water ... and MOVE MY A$$!!!
As you know, I am taking a mathematical approach. It's all about what goes in, who goes out ... and hopefully what comes off! There are, however, other factors involved. How much exercise you are getting ... how much water you are drinking ... what ARE you eating, etc. Though on paper my calorie intake was low enough to warrant a weight loss ... it just didn't happen! I can honestly say that 1) I didn't exercise on purpose 2) I did eat a lot of crap 3) I did not keep up with my water and keep hydrated 4) I did not take my vitamins like a good girl.
It all boils down to an overall pattern of good behavior .. and I did not meet the challenge in many ways. On the positive note, my calorie intake over all was still on target. My daily average deficit was over 900 calories...so on paper I should have lost about 2 lbs.
How do I feel about all of this? I am actually quite motivated! I know that in order to be successful and reach my goals, I need to do ALL the work required ...and not just "phone it in"!
I am feeling better ... and that means back to the exercise. Back to reaching my weekly average goals for steps and activity! I will feel better and I will be more motivated to keep going.
All that said ... I am totally doing mimosa day tomorrow (New Year's Day). BUT with my day of mimosa's ( I estimate about 675 calories for a bottle of cava + 8-10 oz of OJ) I will drink plenty of water ... and MOVE MY A$$!!!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Back on track ... again!
Feeling good about being back on track as of yesterday. Not feeling well in general ... but feeling good about that! I had 4 HMR shakes, couple of fiber snack bars, and an entree with veggies on the side. All in all on target for what I wanted to accomplish, a 1500 calorie deficit!
Today I am trying to keep my mind on finishing out my meetings at the office, going home and crawling into bed! Apparently the world doesn’t stop because I don’t feel well... the nerve!
More shakes shakes ... need to order some actually. More water water water ... and more trips to the ladies room!
Hope all of you are keeping your goals in mind for today and the new year. My goal for the next decade is to get considerably healthier. I'll be turning 40 :::shiver::: and would like to do so in much better shape than I am now, and with life skills to support that lifestyle moving forward!
- Allison
More shakes shakes ... need to order some actually. More water water water ... and more trips to the ladies room!
Hope all of you are keeping your goals in mind for today and the new year. My goal for the next decade is to get considerably healthier. I'll be turning 40 :::shiver::: and would like to do so in much better shape than I am now, and with life skills to support that lifestyle moving forward!
- Allison
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas Everyone!
This morning weigh-in (lost 2.6) and tonight Pizza Hut pasta. The good news is that I found out the nutritional information, weighed to the gram ... and counted the calories on everything the best I could. Of course I must have had about 8k grams of sodium...but calorie wise I am doing okay. Drinking lots of water!!!
Tomorrow, Christmas, is a day off from the diet. Saturday, day after Christmas ... BACK ON. Making a southern breakfast for my boyfriend and some family ... then having a proper dinner at a friends house. My hope goal is to wake up ... have a double shake ... then serve breakfast. As for the dinner, I will fend for myself!
With the weigh-in I have uploaded my new GoWearFit report for this past week. Overall not what I wanted to achieve, but not bad. My average steps not over my daily target ...next week...fix that. On the upside I have increased my vigorous exercise and will do more of that next week.
http://www.nosilla.net/gowearfit/gwf_122309.pdf
Merry Christmas ... I am off to curl up with my book and enjoy the rest of my evening. Tomorrow ... craziness! Hope Santa is kind this year :)
-Allison
Tomorrow, Christmas, is a day off from the diet. Saturday, day after Christmas ... BACK ON. Making a southern breakfast for my boyfriend and some family ... then having a proper dinner at a friends house. My hope goal is to wake up ... have a double shake ... then serve breakfast. As for the dinner, I will fend for myself!
With the weigh-in I have uploaded my new GoWearFit report for this past week. Overall not what I wanted to achieve, but not bad. My average steps not over my daily target ...next week...fix that. On the upside I have increased my vigorous exercise and will do more of that next week.
http://www.nosilla.net/gowearfit/gwf_122309.pdf
Merry Christmas ... I am off to curl up with my book and enjoy the rest of my evening. Tomorrow ... craziness! Hope Santa is kind this year :)
-Allison
Monday, December 21, 2009
Holy cow I almost jogged!
Hey Ya'll,
Its been a great day ... finally back into a groove from the weekend. My only activity over the weekend was accidental and totally shopping related. Today, I went for my walk around the parking deck. I decided about 4 steps in to try a little jogging pace. I call it jogging, I am sure an agile old lady in a walker could of stll passed me, but it was definitely a jog vs my usual walking. It was cool! I managed to jog for several minutes. There were certainly bouts of walking, but the jogging at the beginning of my walk was great. My GoWearFit indicated 11 mins of vigorous activity and 18 mins of moderate activity. Probably the most viperous activity I have had at one time in quite a while!!! Anyway , it was awesome and I definitely plan on doing that again very soon.
Here is the calorie burning diagram comparing walking / jog-walking. Kind of hard to see because the calorie scales are different, but while jogging my max calories burned per min were about 14 per min. While walking my max calorie burn rate was only around 11. Not a huge thing, but certainly huge for me!
Anyway, I am running out of shakes and need to reorder soon. I will find myself in a bind during the holidays I am sure. Speaking of holidays ... I will be hosting a breakfast on Christmas as well as going to a friends house for a traditional dinner. Not sure what to do there. Counting my own cooking is one thing (albeit a pain in the ass) but counting someone elses cooking might be a challenge. My strategy will be to have a couple of shakes before each of these meals and hope that I naturally do not want to have much to eat. I have decided this year to take Christmas off of the diet ... but only in such a way as to not go crazy and still try and capture what I am eating.
That's all for now ... its time for some holiday cheer (non-food related).
-Allison
Its been a great day ... finally back into a groove from the weekend. My only activity over the weekend was accidental and totally shopping related. Today, I went for my walk around the parking deck. I decided about 4 steps in to try a little jogging pace. I call it jogging, I am sure an agile old lady in a walker could of stll passed me, but it was definitely a jog vs my usual walking. It was cool! I managed to jog for several minutes. There were certainly bouts of walking, but the jogging at the beginning of my walk was great. My GoWearFit indicated 11 mins of vigorous activity and 18 mins of moderate activity. Probably the most viperous activity I have had at one time in quite a while!!! Anyway , it was awesome and I definitely plan on doing that again very soon.
Here is the calorie burning diagram comparing walking / jog-walking. Kind of hard to see because the calorie scales are different, but while jogging my max calories burned per min were about 14 per min. While walking my max calorie burn rate was only around 11. Not a huge thing, but certainly huge for me!
Anyway, I am running out of shakes and need to reorder soon. I will find myself in a bind during the holidays I am sure. Speaking of holidays ... I will be hosting a breakfast on Christmas as well as going to a friends house for a traditional dinner. Not sure what to do there. Counting my own cooking is one thing (albeit a pain in the ass) but counting someone elses cooking might be a challenge. My strategy will be to have a couple of shakes before each of these meals and hope that I naturally do not want to have much to eat. I have decided this year to take Christmas off of the diet ... but only in such a way as to not go crazy and still try and capture what I am eating.
That's all for now ... its time for some holiday cheer (non-food related).
-Allison
Sunday, December 20, 2009
A nice Saturday - Day 10
A lovely day indeed! Took a bit of a break from the shakes today and had my calories with oatmeal for breakfast, 2 HMR meals mixed for lunch ... and a little bow-tie pasta creation for dinner. Not terribly healthy on the veggies front, but such is life!
After 2 days of being more or less a lump I managed to burn some calories and get some exercise. Most of the activity was doing my favorite thing...SHOPPING! I bought myself some silly hat with ear flaps and a matching scarf for walking in...I will be quite the spectacle at work. It's Elmer Fudd chic ... and I will ROCK it :) Naturally I bought a few more things for the tree. In case you do not know already, I have a magnificent 80's fab / Miami Vice themed tree. It is white and full of electric blue, pink, orange, green, and purple.
This tree is dedicated to the memory of Bea Arthur ... I think it spans the Maude and Golden Girls era :)
Anyway, that is all for now. Time to go to sleep and start it all over again tomorrow.
Here is a shot of Saturday's GoWearFit reading. Not bad, not bad! Could have taken more steps...but I honestly wasn't trying!
After 2 days of being more or less a lump I managed to burn some calories and get some exercise. Most of the activity was doing my favorite thing...SHOPPING! I bought myself some silly hat with ear flaps and a matching scarf for walking in...I will be quite the spectacle at work. It's Elmer Fudd chic ... and I will ROCK it :) Naturally I bought a few more things for the tree. In case you do not know already, I have a magnificent 80's fab / Miami Vice themed tree. It is white and full of electric blue, pink, orange, green, and purple.
Anyway, that is all for now. Time to go to sleep and start it all over again tomorrow.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
GoWearFit Summary - Week 1
Hi ya'll! Great first week. Tomorrow morning is my official weigh-in, but I did upload my data for GoWearFit and have posted it online: http://www.nosilla.net/gowearfit/gwf_121609.pdf
Feel free to check it out! Its very detailed showing day by day what I did...very interesting if you like graphs and numbers about someone else :)
As far as today goes, I probably didn't have enough to eat, only logged about 900 calories. I think I will live....but I should strive to have more. Met my goals for exercise, about 2 miles of walking during lunch, very refreshing!
It just hit me that xmas is about a week away. I was so ahead of the game a month ago, but now I am falling behind. Still trying to figure out what to give my elderly grandparents that are in their 90's. If they don't already have it ... they don't need it. If I get them anything snazzy and electronic, they don't know how to use it. Only so many books I can give them ... sigh. If I 1) had a kitchen and 2) felt like cooking I would make something to fatten them up. Maybe I will give them the gift of booze. Can't ever have enough wine.
That's all for now. Good night and I'll be back in the morning to post my loss!
Allison
Feel free to check it out! Its very detailed showing day by day what I did...very interesting if you like graphs and numbers about someone else :)
As far as today goes, I probably didn't have enough to eat, only logged about 900 calories. I think I will live....but I should strive to have more. Met my goals for exercise, about 2 miles of walking during lunch, very refreshing!
It just hit me that xmas is about a week away. I was so ahead of the game a month ago, but now I am falling behind. Still trying to figure out what to give my elderly grandparents that are in their 90's. If they don't already have it ... they don't need it. If I get them anything snazzy and electronic, they don't know how to use it. Only so many books I can give them ... sigh. If I 1) had a kitchen and 2) felt like cooking I would make something to fatten them up. Maybe I will give them the gift of booze. Can't ever have enough wine.
That's all for now. Good night and I'll be back in the morning to post my loss!
Allison
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Feeling the diet love - Day 4
It's interesting ... yesterday I was like a crazed dieting nut-job wanting to do nothing but eat and laze around the house. Today I woke up feeling energized and feeling good about overcoming all the temptation of my Saturday. It's a much better place I assure you!
Accomplishments:
I am going to need to remind myself of this as my grandmother is currently in the kitchen making her Christmas cookies. For those of you who don't know ... my BF and I are displaced from our home because of the flooding in Atlanta. Hopefully we will be back in our new digs in a couple of months. Mean while, I will be here, trying to resist those cookies. The ONE thing I love more than my Grandmother are her damn cookies :)
Off to throw some more ornaments on my Miami Vice inspired tree and think about something other than those cookies that are baking in the oven!
Accomplishments:
- Bought new walking shoes
- Had 2 shakes for lunch (will have 2 more for dessert)
- Lots of water
- LOTS of walking!!!!
I am going to need to remind myself of this as my grandmother is currently in the kitchen making her Christmas cookies. For those of you who don't know ... my BF and I are displaced from our home because of the flooding in Atlanta. Hopefully we will be back in our new digs in a couple of months. Mean while, I will be here, trying to resist those cookies. The ONE thing I love more than my Grandmother are her damn cookies :)
Off to throw some more ornaments on my Miami Vice inspired tree and think about something other than those cookies that are baking in the oven!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
It all hurts!
Don't have a lot of time this morning as I am already running late, but I wanted to check in! I had a great time at the office bowling party. Managed to avoid ALL the sliders, wings, chicken tenders ... etc. Have I mentioned my LOVE of wings...anyway.... didn't have a morsel. Gave the drink tickets away, and had 2 large diet Pepsi's. It was a great time ... and 3 hrs of mingling and bowling actually counted for about 2000 steps AND 20-30 additional "moderate activity" minutes.
All very good for me ... now I just cant move. My body hurts! Sad I know!
Weekends are hardest for me because they are not as regimented as the work week. My plan is to scarf down something for b-fast that is high protein...maybe a quick double shake and run errands. Reality is that I will most likely avoid most social events for a while ... but that is okay, I have a Christmas tree to finish decorating and stuff to buy/wrap!
I am posting my stats for yesterday's GoWearFit report. Its awesome. 2300 calorie deficit for the day. Love it!!!
All very good for me ... now I just cant move. My body hurts! Sad I know!
Weekends are hardest for me because they are not as regimented as the work week. My plan is to scarf down something for b-fast that is high protein...maybe a quick double shake and run errands. Reality is that I will most likely avoid most social events for a while ... but that is okay, I have a Christmas tree to finish decorating and stuff to buy/wrap!
I am posting my stats for yesterday's GoWearFit report. Its awesome. 2300 calorie deficit for the day. Love it!!!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
GoWearFit screen grab - Great first day!
Very good first day so far!
Hey all...I wanted to report that I did INDEED take my walk. I did 20 mins outside (2 parking deck laps) which I am sure was about a mile. Not a huge workout, but definitely what I needed to get me going in the right direction.
Today I have:
• well over 64 oz water
• eaten well
• met my 5000 steps goal
• met my 30 mins of moderate activity goal
Being at work makes it easy...going home makes it more difficult. I figure the worst case scenario is that I drug up, read, and go to bed early :)
Time to go have another double shake (making 5 total so far) before I go home.
Today I have:
• well over 64 oz water
• eaten well
• met my 5000 steps goal
• met my 30 mins of moderate activity goal
Being at work makes it easy...going home makes it more difficult. I figure the worst case scenario is that I drug up, read, and go to bed early :)
Time to go have another double shake (making 5 total so far) before I go home.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Plan - Please Read
The Plan
In the past I have found success (albeit short term) with following the HMR Program. For those of you who are not familiar, its a program that is generally administered under medical supervision as a VLCD (very low calorie diet). There are "at home" versions that do not have to be medically supervised and follow a slightly higher calorie plan overall.
The program is based up on meal replacements. The "hard core" version consists 100% of meal replacements, but in an unlimited fashion. There are shakes, bars, entree's and soups. Each shake is roughly 100 calories, very high protein, and very low fat. I use the HMR 70 shakes that are lactose free (vanilla and chocolate).
Anyway … all that being said, my plan this go around is to use the meal replacements as an easy alternative during the week … and substitute a "sensible" meal for the entrees. I don't mind the meals, though some people cannot tolerate them, but they are pricy. $3.50 a pop…and I generally have 2 for dinner (mixing and matching) … it adds up.
For me, I am like a robot when I am in the zone. I don't want to think about what I am going to eat, i don't want to have to make a decision on what will keep me on target…essentially i need to have a no-decision program, which also lends to NO RATIONALIZATION for straying. Clearly that is not a long term successful way to be as its very isolating…so I am going to try and find a middle ground.
My secret weapon will be using GoWearFit to track everything I am eating (all nutritional info) as well as all the calories I am burning by exercising and just being alive. Check out the website linked, it really is an awesome tool if you don't know about it. I wear an arm band 100% of the time (not in the shower/swimming) and it tracks activity, steps, even measures sleep efficiency. The armband collects data and I dump it into their program / website and it tracks everything. The results are awesome reports that show progress … averages … day to day evaluations, etc. Once I start getting weekly data I will link them on the blog.
My strategy is simple math: creating calorie deficits using restricted daily intake and burning calories via physical activity to lose weight. Each pound of body weight is roughly the equivalent of 3500 calories. So, to lose 1 pound a week, you would need to determine the amount of calories per day that you need to eat to maintain your current weight … and then reduce/burn the amount that will total 3500 a week.
Here is a link to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (calories per day your body burns)
Take that # and multiply x 7 for your weekly total of calories to break even.
Multiply the # of pounds you want to lose a week x 3500 for calories you need to burn/not eat
Subtract the two and divide by 7 to get the target of calorie consumption per day.
Here is mine:
2506 x 7 = 17542 (calories per week to maintain current/starting weight)
2 x 3500 = 7000 (calorie deficit needed to lose 2 lbs)
17542 - 7000 = 10542 / 7 = 1500 calories per day TARGET max calories
By eating less / working out more than the target above, ideally I should be able to lose more than 2. This of course changes weekly as your weight decreases.
FYI, if you are following Weight Watchers, that equals about 30ish points (each point roughly being 50 calories).
Here is a spreadsheet that can help with your weight loss projections and may help you keep track or stay motivated. The file was created Ken of losingtofindmyself.com and tweaked a bit by me. Check it out: http://www.nosilla.net/gowearfit/weightloss_projection.xls
So folks, there is the plan. To execute here is what I am going to do for myself (not advocating for anyone else)
1) have 4 - 6 shakes a day (2 for breakfast, 2 for lunch, 1-2 as dessert) - 660 - 700 calories per day
2) keep dinner and snacks low fat and high protein
3) drink 64 oz of water a day - crystal light/ocean spray cran drink mix
4) diligently track what i am eating using GoWearFit to look at total nutritional picture
5) daily vitamin / fish oil / dietary supplements
6) start walking - targeting 5000 steps a day / 30 minutes of "moderate" activity a day per GoWearFit
7) keep up with blog / twitter as much as possible
That's about it!
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you …. talk to you more about GoWearFit or HMR, etc.
Good luck!
Allison
In the past I have found success (albeit short term) with following the HMR Program. For those of you who are not familiar, its a program that is generally administered under medical supervision as a VLCD (very low calorie diet). There are "at home" versions that do not have to be medically supervised and follow a slightly higher calorie plan overall.
The program is based up on meal replacements. The "hard core" version consists 100% of meal replacements, but in an unlimited fashion. There are shakes, bars, entree's and soups. Each shake is roughly 100 calories, very high protein, and very low fat. I use the HMR 70 shakes that are lactose free (vanilla and chocolate).
Anyway … all that being said, my plan this go around is to use the meal replacements as an easy alternative during the week … and substitute a "sensible" meal for the entrees. I don't mind the meals, though some people cannot tolerate them, but they are pricy. $3.50 a pop…and I generally have 2 for dinner (mixing and matching) … it adds up.
For me, I am like a robot when I am in the zone. I don't want to think about what I am going to eat, i don't want to have to make a decision on what will keep me on target…essentially i need to have a no-decision program, which also lends to NO RATIONALIZATION for straying. Clearly that is not a long term successful way to be as its very isolating…so I am going to try and find a middle ground.
My secret weapon will be using GoWearFit to track everything I am eating (all nutritional info) as well as all the calories I am burning by exercising and just being alive. Check out the website linked, it really is an awesome tool if you don't know about it. I wear an arm band 100% of the time (not in the shower/swimming) and it tracks activity, steps, even measures sleep efficiency. The armband collects data and I dump it into their program / website and it tracks everything. The results are awesome reports that show progress … averages … day to day evaluations, etc. Once I start getting weekly data I will link them on the blog.
My strategy is simple math: creating calorie deficits using restricted daily intake and burning calories via physical activity to lose weight. Each pound of body weight is roughly the equivalent of 3500 calories. So, to lose 1 pound a week, you would need to determine the amount of calories per day that you need to eat to maintain your current weight … and then reduce/burn the amount that will total 3500 a week.
Here is a link to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (calories per day your body burns)
Take that # and multiply x 7 for your weekly total of calories to break even.
Multiply the # of pounds you want to lose a week x 3500 for calories you need to burn/not eat
Subtract the two and divide by 7 to get the target of calorie consumption per day.
Here is mine:
2506 x 7 = 17542 (calories per week to maintain current/starting weight)
2 x 3500 = 7000 (calorie deficit needed to lose 2 lbs)
17542 - 7000 = 10542 / 7 = 1500 calories per day TARGET max calories
By eating less / working out more than the target above, ideally I should be able to lose more than 2. This of course changes weekly as your weight decreases.
FYI, if you are following Weight Watchers, that equals about 30ish points (each point roughly being 50 calories).
Here is a spreadsheet that can help with your weight loss projections and may help you keep track or stay motivated. The file was created Ken of losingtofindmyself.com and tweaked a bit by me. Check it out: http://www.nosilla.net/gowearfit/weightloss_projection.xls
So folks, there is the plan. To execute here is what I am going to do for myself (not advocating for anyone else)
1) have 4 - 6 shakes a day (2 for breakfast, 2 for lunch, 1-2 as dessert) - 660 - 700 calories per day
2) keep dinner and snacks low fat and high protein
3) drink 64 oz of water a day - crystal light/ocean spray cran drink mix
4) diligently track what i am eating using GoWearFit to look at total nutritional picture
5) daily vitamin / fish oil / dietary supplements
6) start walking - targeting 5000 steps a day / 30 minutes of "moderate" activity a day per GoWearFit
7) keep up with blog / twitter as much as possible
That's about it!
Let me know if there is anything I can do to help you …. talk to you more about GoWearFit or HMR, etc.
Good luck!
Allison
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