Today started my weight loss journey (one I've started & failed so many times before), but somehow I feel like this time will be different because I am just so disgusted with myself. I so badly want positive results, so I want to stick with this until I see them.
Today I can point out 3 positives in my 'journey':
-I walked Lula for 25 minutes, which I've been doing more recently lately. It's good for her and good for me - win win.
-I ate canned chicken and a small serving of corn for lunch. Staying away from carbs is a big thing for me.
-I sweated to death on the elliptical for 30 minutes. It says I burned close to 500 calories - I don't know about that, but I do know I was breathing hard and sweating a great deal.
My 'Needs' Improvement Issue for the Day:
-I ate cereal with sugar sprinkled on it. #1 I gain/hold weight when I eat cereal, #2 I poured straight sugar on it. Oy! Tomorrow I shall try to kick myself into making an egg-protein! protein! protein!
This evening I'm making Lasagna for dinner. I realize it is a carb filled meal, but I will just have to limit myself to a small portion size. You can't win'em all! Plug I bought the ingredients to make it last week.
Carbs are mostly irrelevaht. The main reason people think they are bad in a diet is due to the fact they consume too many. Overall it's a benefit to try to balance out your portions of calories from fats, proteins, carbs. Try to get 35% of your calories from protein, 35% from fat and 30% from carbs. As fats are more calorie rich than carbs or proteins, 35% isn't really all that much. In general, you might want to constrain to 1200 calories a day. That's a level where your metabolism won't be damaged, but will still be enough to enable positive weight loss. Take your 1200 calorie base and reward yourself with extra calories for working out. For each mile you walk, give yourself an extra 50 calories, for every mile you run, give yourself 100. You'll still see a direct effect from each workout, and by giving yourself extra when you workout, it'll increase your motivation further. On top of the fact that you'll be giving yourself less calories than you're directly burning, the overall after effect on your metablism in the couple hours after each workout will further extend the benefit. Along with the caloric restriction, it's a good idea to avoid carbs within 3 hours of bedtime as an extra carbs in your system will be stored with 75% efficiency. Proteins, on the other hand, basically can't be stored for any net effect, so if you're hungry at night, a can of tuna or something similar would be the best remedy. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteWow - Thanks! I feel like I have my own nutritionist! :-) I've been keeping up the working out (via taking the dog for walks, hardcore cleaning for the holidays, and actual exercising). I just need to stay away from the sweets!
ReplyDeleteNot a problem. A key thing is to maybe not avoid sweets, but to find sweets that are more filling so you don't eat as many. If you still allow yourself some, you won't be as quick to get tired of the diet and quit it. Fruits make good snacks when you need some sugar, or you can go for a 100 calorie pack of something so you don't accidentally eat a whole lot more than you were intending. If you have a bad day over the holidays, it happens and won't be too much of a set back, just don't string it out for bad weeks or months.
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