02/23/2006 23:22
Scale tell me no lie!
ok now this is weird.... i got on the scale today and it said 233.6!! i got on and off, over and over but that's what it said??? was it rigth??? i went and got a 2 lb weight and sure enough...2.0. so then i held it and got on the scale and it said 235.6 so it was right. BUT HOW!! i have been driving myself crazy trying to figure out whats right for me and how i will go about it. yes, i've cut portions and the only thing i can think of is that i've been drink my water, not as much as i should and replaced my sweet tea w/ crystal lite. could that make such a difference? i have felt hungry but i more or less have been letting it happen so i know what it feels like and gage the span of time it stays and then goes and when it will return. the other thing is i looked at what i've been eating and most of it is low carb and protein. that's not intentional b/c adkins really makes me sick and now i realize where my afternoon headache has been coming from. so i guess the way i've been eating is kinda adkins but modified to a higher carb consumption. i guess only time will tell and that 233.6 is subject to change but either way i'm gonna keep working at it and w/ some good friends and their support and help i'm gonna figure this thing out and make it work!!......=)
now if 3500 cals = one pound of fat, then to lose one pound of fat a week i would have to decrease 3500 cals taken in or burned thru exercise in that weeks time? is this rigth? does anyone know for sure how to figure it out. i found this web site that shows you but i'd like to know how it is really worked out..... ACS :: Calculate Your Daily Calorie Needs
my other question has been about my target heart rate and i found this and thought someone else may be wondering too... ACS :: Target Heart Rate Calculator
i have also made a few changes in my tracker. when i started i entered my initial weight being 236.4 but actually i have been fighting this battle since summer 05' and i did manage to lose weight and maintain it while i've been chancing that diet wagon. so when i talk about losing weight i always refer to that high of 248 minus what ever i lost so i decided to put the 248 as my initial weight vs. the 236.4 b/c i did work hard to lose that 11.6 lbs. and have maintained it since august 05' and i am proud of that b/c i really didn't try to keep it off so that means that some of my eating habits have changed as well as being a little more active meaning "i made that i did make a healthy life change!!!" so now i just gotta get going and keep on keepin...=)