Ok I have a question. I have seen how many calories others are eating and it seems to vary from under 1200 to over 1800. So I researched it online and found a calculation to do in order to eat enough calories to keep our bodies from going into starvation mode AND still lose weight. I got the following from: How Many Calories Can I Have And Still Lose Weight?
Basic Calorie Requirements Calculation Based on Activity Level:
Sedentary : 13 X Weight = Avg. cal/day
Sedentary is not exercising at all
Moderately Active: 16 X Weight = Avg. cal/day
Moderately Active is exercising approximately 3-4 times per week
Very Active: 19 X Weight = Avg. cal/day
Very Active is 5-7 strenuous exercise sessions per week.
If you weigh over 200 pound now, and you'd like to weigh closer to 150, here is a calculation you could use to get started: Assuming you are going to be adding enough exercise to quality as Moderately Active, we'll use 16 as our modifier:
150 pounds X 16 calories per pound = 2400 calories
Less 500 (Using the common 500 calories per day reduction) gives us a total of 1900 average calories per day
So my question: does that seem right and how have you all come to the total calories per day that you are striving to eat?
I get confused sometimes because one article says to cut carbs, another says that cutting calories is the key (not carbs or fat grams) and yet another says something else. Siiiiiiiiiigh ... I do believe that cutting out the fast food and upping the exercise is the key and I have found some success with this plan AND I still wonder.
Probably due to my TOM and lack of exercise...but hey I didn't gain so that's a plus right? I still have not joined the gym due to some financial stuff but now I am ready ... so once my TOM is gone, I will be there. FYI: I have really bad periods with lots of cramping and bleeding, so bad sometimes that I just can barely funcion. Sigh. Anyways, I'll be joining the first of March and hitting the ground running. :)
Oh! And I did manage to avoid the Whopper urge. I found a lovely cheese steak sandwich at Pickle Barrel and it was super yummy, and actually good for me. So I was happy, and usually once I get my TOM, the cravings leave within the first few days of it. Alrighty then!!
Well I can tell that my TOM is coming soon because the cravings are hitting me hard. Why are they so darn specific? It bugs me cuz if I am wanting a whopper with cheese no lettuce or tomato...nothing else satisfies! I tried Bocca burgers, and they are good, they just don't satisfy the craving. Sigh. I fully expect to gain a little bit with the TOM thing but I refuse to gain because I am eating fast food willy nilly. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Two more pounds down....many more to go! But that's a total of 10 pounds since I started here so I am totally excited. :) Hubby is home for three days so that means I'll be exercising...wink wink!
So here it is--a day of love, flowers, and chocolate. My downfall for sure! I have tried drinking sugar-free cocoa. And it is yummy. But nothing satisfies as much as the sweet goodness of chocolate melting in my mouth. So I bought some candies for the kids to give with their Valentine's at daycare, and I have one serving of Hershey's milk chocolate kisses just for me. I plan to savor each and every one, slowly letting the chocolate melt in my mouth. It is almost orgasmic! LOL
Thanks everyone for the support yesterday. I do not know why I was so hard on myself. After all, it was just a slip AND I did avoid the fries. So, this morning I had a healthy breakfast and am back on the right path.
Well, I lose 3 pounds last week and promise no fast food....and guess what I did? Yeah, went to Burger King today. I had a whopper with cheese, no fries. I also ate a Snickers. There, I admitted to it. Now, drink drink drink and get back on track!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I am pleased to announce that I have lost 3 pounds this week! Cutting out FF helps!! Yah me!
My plan for the week:
1. Drink 96 oz of water/green tea daily
2. Avoid all fast food
3. Exercise at least 3x this week for min of 30 min per time
4. Take time to nurture my soul with meditation or just a nice bubble bath
5. Add an extra fresh veggie to my meal plan daily
I am feeling a little bit vulnerable this week because my husband is out of town longer than we thought he would be (he should have been home tomorrow) and now it will probably be another week til he is here. That makes me sad and lonely which normally means I eat comfort food.
I was proud of myself because yesterday I called a friend I hadn't talked to in 5 months, we met up for dinner and drinks. We went to Applebees and I made healthy choices with grilled chicken & salad (dressing on the side), I skipped the bread, I drank sugar-free tea instead of alcohol, and we laughed and visited for SIX hours! I feel so renewed and refreshed. AND I am so proud of myself for not feeling guilty about taking some much needed "me" time.
Ok so this is my second blog today but I'm really po'd right now. As if we don't have enough problems on our own, now the state of Mississippi has a bill before it that would prohibit restaurants from serving food to obese people!
Now I am sure this violates so many of our rights and probably will not go anywhere, but the mere fact that they proposed this piece of "legislation" irks me! That would mean that those of us with a BMI over 30 would not be allowed to eat in restaurants with 5 or more seats despite the fact that we are working on eating healthy and watching our portions, calories, etc.
Who the heck are they to tell us where we can or cannot eat? What is wrong with this country when we are sliding backwards to continue discriminating against people based on their outward appearance (ie race, gender, etc). It's bad enough that China won't allow "overweight" couples to adopt one of their thousands of orphans, but this is the USA people! Land of the free! Oh this makes me just so darn mad!!!!!!!!!!!
This week I have written down everything that I have eaten, including that snickers bar on Wednesday, and what I found is that so long as I stay away from the fast food joints, fat is not an issue for me. It is totally about carbs and calories. Well and lack of exercise too. Soooo it was nice to figure that out. While I hardly think this journey will be an easy one, I am happy to learn that I have been making healthier choices than I realized.
Now to tackle the carbs and the lack of exercise. I am going to join Snap. They cost about $1 per day and have a special on enrollment right now. With them just over 1/2 mile away, it removes most of the excuses I would create if I was driving to Curves about 7 miles from here. I wrote down a list of pros and cons to the two, and Snap won out.
My question about carbs--how many carbs am I supposed to get each day to ensure I lose weight? I am trying to eat clean but often find carbs in items I never realized had carbs. So how much is too much?
