8 for 8

As of yesterday my streak was 8 for 8.

Today I'm running out of time, if I can find something to constitute a work out while I watch Biggest Loser it will be 9 for 9.

If not, I broke my streak and I'm blaming it on the husband.

Metabolism Mayhem!

I LOVE using formula's and logic to lose weight, cause thats me. A pound is 3500 calories, so if I cut 3500 calories a week from what my body needs to maintain, then I lose that much. LOGIC. LOVE IT. But sometimes people do that and lose even MORE, why....because of their metabolism. So I'm BIG into reading on metabolisms. I know that my yo-yo dieting during college probably really messed it up big time....so I like learning how to fix it.

These are things I KNOW can fix your metabolism:

• Frequent small meals
• ALWAYS eat breakfast
• Work out in the morning
• add a second smaller workout or walk mid day to re-rev it
• Intervals when working out are HUGE (confusing your body)
• Get 8 hours of sleep

Along with loving my logic and my math, I'm a reader, and I know you shouldn't believe everything you read, but I overheard a trainer telling one of his clients to read the new posting on the wall. So of course I did. And I believed it!

It listed some of the above ways to boost your metabolism. BUT it had a number one I had not read before:

When we drop our calories to a certain number and eat that each day, our body gets used to that, and SLOWS its metabolic burn rate (adjusted on what we are eating). To prevent this from happening you should find your "maintain" number of calories (which I've done with my formula) On 3 days a week, eat that amount of calories, and on the OTHER days, drop your calories by 20-30% of that number. The thing is you can't do it every other day, or anything your body can get "used" to, predict or adjust to. It needs to be random. (They suggested flipping a coin in the morning and heads is maintain, tails is lower)

That made a TON of sense to me. I am definitely going to try this.

Back on the wagon

Well, I'm officially 4 for 4 since getting back on the wagon. That includes eating under 1500 calories and working out daily. If I dont lose weight I'll drop to 1200 calories. But for now, I'm getting fit.

I have not run, and I have less then 3 weeks until the 5k. That said, I'm not putting pressure on myself, its also a "walk" so I'm not going to worry about my time, but instead worry about feeling fit, and walking or running for a great cause :-)

http://www.irisremembers.com/events/TurkeyTrot2009/

Its been a while

Well once I hit 138lbs I kinda gave up. I've been in maintain mode. I fluctuate 5lbs up and down amongst the days. But I still consider it the same.

I do NOT look like I thought I'd look at this weight, and therefore am getting BACK on the wagon to shape up for my cruise.

But sooner then that, I have a 5k in 3 weeks! And I have not ran since September, that doesnt fair well for me. SOOOOOOO back to the grind.

My goal right now is to get 6 workouts a week in between now and Thanksgiving (the day of my 5k). I'll see what my weight does without cutting calories. If it doesnt move, then starting after the 5k, I cut those back down to 1200 as well.