Ok, so I'm back here. Feeling a little better. Ready to start over again. I'm not even going to weigh myself because it's just going to suck! I know I've gained weight, my clothes are not fitting right and I just don't want to see how much I've gained. It will just be too discouraging.
So, I've decided to take Ms. Olivia's 21 day challenge! My challenge for the next 21 days is to eat a well-balanced HOME COOKED dinner. I'm pretty sure I can do it. Hooray!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Updates
Well it's been a while since I've posted on this blog. I haven't really been doing well at all lately. My birthday is one week away and I don't think I've lost anything. I just can't stay focused, I've been really stressed out and depressed lately and I just can't seem to get out of this funk that I'm in. I honestly think I need to work on my emotional health before I even begin to worry about losing weight.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Today's weigh in
Que the sad music - 196.7. That's a gain of 1.1 lbs. It's all water weight though. That's all, nothing but water, a good cry will take care of that :(
In all seriousness though, I'm not why I gained. I did better diet/exercise wise than I did last week, so if anything I should have at least stayed the same. The only thing I can think of is that I'm having some mild digestion problems, which probably isn't helping in the least.
Ah well - today is my first day trying this "big breakfast" idea, and I just don't know if I can eat 1/2 a days worth of calories in the morning before I leave for work. First of all, I really don't have time for that, and secondly, that's just a lot of food in one sitting (not that I've never done that). I did eat a much larger breakfast today though - english muffin with a WHOLE serving of peanut butter on it, a 1/2 a cantaloupe (a small cantaloupe), and a serving of vegetarian breakfast sausage. All in all that was about 420 calories. That's more than 2x the amount I normally have for breakfast, so it's a good start. I was going to try and eat some yogurt too, but I just couldn't, I was too full, plus I needed to get my butt out the door.
In all seriousness though, I'm not why I gained. I did better diet/exercise wise than I did last week, so if anything I should have at least stayed the same. The only thing I can think of is that I'm having some mild digestion problems, which probably isn't helping in the least.
Ah well - today is my first day trying this "big breakfast" idea, and I just don't know if I can eat 1/2 a days worth of calories in the morning before I leave for work. First of all, I really don't have time for that, and secondly, that's just a lot of food in one sitting (not that I've never done that). I did eat a much larger breakfast today though - english muffin with a WHOLE serving of peanut butter on it, a 1/2 a cantaloupe (a small cantaloupe), and a serving of vegetarian breakfast sausage. All in all that was about 420 calories. That's more than 2x the amount I normally have for breakfast, so it's a good start. I was going to try and eat some yogurt too, but I just couldn't, I was too full, plus I needed to get my butt out the door.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Big Breakfast Diet!
Now this is a diet I can live with!
Makes sense to me, sorta. Although I honestly find that if I start off my day eating large, I just keep it up all day long. Maybe I'll try out for a week and see how it works for me.
Makes sense to me, sorta. Although I honestly find that if I start off my day eating large, I just keep it up all day long. Maybe I'll try out for a week and see how it works for me.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Why I think the BMI is crap
My BMI is 30.5, which puts me in the obese category. Fine whatevs. Apparently that puts me at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, and some cancers. But that's not the whole story is it? How about waist to hip ratio? Mine is 0.7, which puts me at a "low risk" for all the above health problems. I have a body fat percentage of 31.7%, which puts me in the "acceptable" range, not "obese".
Now lets go beyond these arbitrary measurements and talk about lifestyle - well I smoke sometimes, although I'm constantly trying to quit, this time I'm rather successful actually, so hopefully it will stick so we'll say I lose 10pts there. I eat a vegetarian diet full of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, etc., so that's very good, add 10 pts. I get a decent amount of exercise with at least 2 days a week with an hour or more of good sweaty cardio and everyday with some moderate cardio everyday, so lets add 10 pts.
Lets look at family history here too, my mother and my maternal grandmother had gynecological cancers (which have been treated and both are "cured" so to speak). My paternal grandmother died of lymphoma (sp?) when she was in her 60's, so that's not good. I have a family history of thyroid disease, which is no good. My father and my paternal grandfather both have/had GERD, which puts you at risk for throat cancer, no good. As far as I know, heart problems do not run in my family. My mother has high cholesterol these days because of side effects of some of the anti-cancer meds she takes. My maternal grandmother suffers from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, but she's the only one I know of.
BMI is just a number, the real way to measure someone's health take more into account than height vs. weight.
Now lets go beyond these arbitrary measurements and talk about lifestyle - well I smoke sometimes, although I'm constantly trying to quit, this time I'm rather successful actually, so hopefully it will stick so we'll say I lose 10pts there. I eat a vegetarian diet full of vegetables, fruits, beans, whole grains, etc., so that's very good, add 10 pts. I get a decent amount of exercise with at least 2 days a week with an hour or more of good sweaty cardio and everyday with some moderate cardio everyday, so lets add 10 pts.
Lets look at family history here too, my mother and my maternal grandmother had gynecological cancers (which have been treated and both are "cured" so to speak). My paternal grandmother died of lymphoma (sp?) when she was in her 60's, so that's not good. I have a family history of thyroid disease, which is no good. My father and my paternal grandfather both have/had GERD, which puts you at risk for throat cancer, no good. As far as I know, heart problems do not run in my family. My mother has high cholesterol these days because of side effects of some of the anti-cancer meds she takes. My maternal grandmother suffers from high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, but she's the only one I know of.
BMI is just a number, the real way to measure someone's health take more into account than height vs. weight.
Base Metabolic Rate
BMR Calculators are easy to find. Your BMR is the amount of calories your body burns when you are just lying in bed all day long, doing nothing at all. It does not take into account any activity you might be doing. In any of the calculators I've found online, my BMR is about 1500-1600 calories, daily. That just doesn't make sense to me though. According to Weight Watchers (which is supposed to be a healthy "lifestyle" plan) I'm supposed to eat about 26 points a day, which roughly translates to 1300 calories a day. If I'm supposed to be eat 1500-1600 calories just to fuel my body while I'm lying down doing nothing, how is 1300 calories going to fuel me while I'm up and about everyday working?
Well, no wonder the weight watchers plan leaves me feeling deprived. I'm basically starving myself. I guess I'm going to have to rethink my plan.
Well, no wonder the weight watchers plan leaves me feeling deprived. I'm basically starving myself. I guess I'm going to have to rethink my plan.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
I don't really understand
Over a year ago I went to my first Weight Watcher's meeting and I was 220lbs! I've lost 25lbs since then. Although I hit that 25 lb mark last summer and haven't been able to get past it. I've lost my focus I guess. I want to lose more, but I just can't seem to say no to yummy food. I have no willpower when I am a party, or out to eat. I do fine day to day as long as I am at home and I don't have any of my "trigger foods" around, but put me out in a social situation and I am a complete pig.
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