POST 8
Date: 11/10/08
Be advised, EVERY MONDAY, is now going to be an ‘Ugly Day’
Weight – 192lb (Didn’t lose even one freaking ounce!!)
Body Fat - 37.3% (0.2% loss…what an embarrassment)
Total Inches – 293.5”
Average Weight Loss Per Week – l.3bs (Goal 2.5lbs per week…bloody hell!!)
Total Weight Lost - 8lbs (Should have been at 15lbs on this ‘Ugly Day’)
Total Inches Lost – 17.5” (Not bad…not bad at all! Hallelujah!!)
Some facts:
1lb = 3,500 calories
Hence, in order to lose 1 pound you need to reduce your calorie intake by 3,500 calories.
I need to lose 2.6lbs per week for me to reach my goal. That means I will need to reduce my calorie intake by 8,750 (3,500 x 2.5) per week (1,250 calories per day). If I workout for an hour, I burn approximately 2,200 calories in a day. So, in order for me to meet my goal I need to consume no more than 950 calories daily (2,200 – 1,250). The thought of eating ONLY 950 calories makes me want to take a looooooooong walk off a very short cliff!! I don’t think that such a low daily calorie intake is either healthy or sustainable. Therefore, I will layout daily meal plans for 1,200 cals and monitor my weight and measurements (through the infamous ‘Ugly Days’) to see if I need to modify my meal plans.
Helpful Tip:
Leave a bright piece of paper and pen on your kitchen worktop and jot down whatever you eat/drink as soon as you prepare/consume it. This saves time at the end of the day, and you don’t forget either.
Excellent workout the past two days, Kiddo! When you're at the gym, you give it 100%! Wish you would have taken Spin with Hilary, though. No "forgetting" next time. Next class is Thursday at 9:00…unless you want to make my 5:30am class tomorrow????
ReplyDeleteI know your goal is extremely fast weight loss…but I do not suggest going any lower than 1200 calories. Main reason…you need at least that many for the energy it takes to get through the day and to get through your workouts. Eat sensibly and you’ll be ok. Fresh fruits, veggies, lean protein, and a tad bit of the right fat. No sugar, at least 25 grams of fiber (daily) and PLENTY of WATER. That’s all it takes…and working out of course.
You will reach your goal, Ruchika! I know you will and girl, you are going to look and feel fabulous!!!!
Thanks Veray...it's ALL you!!
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm on a weight loss journey too. I tried to start a blog about it, but it was too depressing, so I'm just on fridgegraph (on and off, username k8e0308). Like Veray said, eating so few calories is not a good idea. Also, 50lbs in a short amount of time was an ambitious goal to start with, leaving no room for errors, so don't be so hard on yourself! It'll feel better for you and stick with you longer if you don't make dieting feel like torture. Also, if you're getting that 2200 calorie figure from your basal metabolic rate, that's the amount of calories you would burn if you laid in bed all day and did nothing! You're obviously doing way more than that, so you do need more calories. At least give your body what it needs to break down the fat you want to get rid of, otherwise you'll find yourself losing lean muscle, and possibly making yourself very sick.
ReplyDeleteI was where you are less than a month ago, and I know how you feel. One thing that has helped me is drinking a cup of hot tea (no sweeteners, or at least nothing with calories) before every meal plus at least 2 other cups every day. I use green tea, and it seems to be helping. Before I started that I was exercising and eating maybe 1200 cal/day, and lucky to lose 1 lb a week (and I often would gain it back because I felt so deprived and would binge), now I'm reliably losing at least 1 lb a week, and I feel more satisfied.
Ok, sorry for the book-length comment, I just know exactly how you feel! Be strong, we will get through this and get on with our lives!
And now I've read your first entry and know where you got that calories burned figure from. Does the armband take into account your metabolic rate and such, or is it just your activity calories?
ReplyDeleteHi k8e -- Thanks a million for your comments. You really don't know how much it helped me to read your thoughts on my blog and about your personal experiences.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your suggestion regarding drinking tea, I shall start implementing it from tomorrow.
I honestly know what you mean about 'getting on with our lives'. Between working out, meal planning (or lack of) and feeling hungry there really isn’t any time left for much else.
The armband I am using is the 'Bodybugg' (I believe they used the same one on Biggest Loser on TV), http://my.apexfitness.com/index.php. The Bodybugg is "watching" your body from four different perspectives. In addition to measuring motion and steps, the bodybugg® is able to see how much you are sweating, your skin temperature and the rate at which heat is being dissipated from your body. These additional physiological parameters give the bodybugg® a more complete picture of what your body is doing and its level of exertion, all of which means a much more accurate estimation of your calories burned.
I truly do love this device as it measures exactly what I have burnt, and all I need to do is go in and log what I have eaten in the day. Actually, to be honest logging in what I have eaten is quite a chore…but there is no other way!
Wishing you every success in your endeavors…and do keep me posted on your progress.
Take Care