Thought I should do some measurements. A change in measurements can (theoretically) provide additional motivation.
Waist: 49-3/4
Hips: 51
Right bicep: 15-1/2
Left bicep: 15-3/4
Right thigh: 28-1/2
Left thigh: 28-1/2
Right calf: 19-1/4
Left calf: 19
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16
Did okay on Thursday, but not great. I didn't go to the gym because I was *so* sore - must have been DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) from both the kickboxing class and my five minutes on the elliptical. I took the day to run errands instead. Ended up getting veggie subs from Subway for DH & me. Did my walking, but only 8472 steps. Didn't drink any water at all.
Yesterday was better. I met with the trainer (I had a three-pack of training sessions left over from February that I never used because of my bicycle accident). He had me do a bunch of ab work, a few other exercises, and confirmed my use of cardio (treadmill) for weight loss. My eating was right on, and my steps were over 10K. I also drank most of my water.
Today my lower back is a little stiff. Need to go to the dump, and bring DS to the doctor's for an updated tetanus shot. If I have time, I *really* want to get up to Rochester for their annual quilt show, maybe get to the gym if there's enough time. Doctor's office doesn't open til 10 am - maybe I should try to hit the gym first, then anything else is extra.
Yesterday was better. I met with the trainer (I had a three-pack of training sessions left over from February that I never used because of my bicycle accident). He had me do a bunch of ab work, a few other exercises, and confirmed my use of cardio (treadmill) for weight loss. My eating was right on, and my steps were over 10K. I also drank most of my water.
Today my lower back is a little stiff. Need to go to the dump, and bring DS to the doctor's for an updated tetanus shot. If I have time, I *really* want to get up to Rochester for their annual quilt show, maybe get to the gym if there's enough time. Doctor's office doesn't open til 10 am - maybe I should try to hit the gym first, then anything else is extra.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Today's Motivation
Yesterday, while listening to Jillian's podcasts, I heard her mention the Biggest Loser Australia show. I had heard mention of this show before, but this time when I got home I looked it up. After trying a few different links, I found an entire playlist on YouTube with what looks like four seasons of the show, set up in playlists. Furthermore, the playlists seem to auto-play from one link to another. One episode is about 30 minutes, in three 10-minute segments.
Here's a link to the playlist: Biggest Loser Australia 1. I'll be watching these episodes for quite a while!
Here's a link to the playlist: Biggest Loser Australia 1. I'll be watching these episodes for quite a while!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wed, Oct 14
Went to the gym this morning; 1 hour on the treadmill, variety program @ 3.0 mph. Burned 503 calories, took 6165 steps. Then I did five minutes on the elliptical, at the lowest setting. Actually, the elliptical has two settings - one for "crosswalk", one for resistance.
Forgot my book and spent the entire time listening to Jillian Michaels podcasts. Certainly could have been worse.
After the gym I went to the mall, in search of earmuffs and possibly a new supply of handkerchiefs. Didn't find any earmuffs I liked - indeed, I saw very few earmuffs. I'll have to keep looking. By the time I left the mall, though, my step count was over 11,000! Yay! Now I'm exhausted and I need a nap...
Forgot my book and spent the entire time listening to Jillian Michaels podcasts. Certainly could have been worse.
After the gym I went to the mall, in search of earmuffs and possibly a new supply of handkerchiefs. Didn't find any earmuffs I liked - indeed, I saw very few earmuffs. I'll have to keep looking. By the time I left the mall, though, my step count was over 11,000! Yay! Now I'm exhausted and I need a nap...
Another gym day
I'll be leaving for the gym soon. Right now I'm waiting for an iPod Touch software update to finish.
I'm not as sore this morning as I expected. I took a couple of aspirin, and I should be fine with that. After the gym I'm going to the mall to try to find the perfect pair of earmuffs. My ears get cold first, and I generally don't wear hats until it gets really cold (below freezing). I'd like another pair of thin-but-warm gloves, too, like my purple lycra-blend riding gloves, if I can find them (maybe back to the tack shop for those). My walk yesterday was a mite chilly!
I've thought about getting some more "cotton sweats", as I call them. I picked up a few pairs at Kohl's a week or two ago. They don't always have them. I wear them out quickly where my thighs rub together. I decided to wait on that purchase, hoping that by the time I need new ones I'll be able to buy men's large instead of XL. One pair that I have was mismarked, I believe, and is actually a large instead of an XL, and outside of being just a little snug when I first put them on, proportionally they fit much better than the XLs.
I also want to get a zippered sweatshirt hoodie from my gym, The Zone. I've decided to save that one as a reward for when I hit 250 lbs. 15 lbs seems like a reasonable first weight goal, and that seems like a great non-food reward.
I'm not as sore this morning as I expected. I took a couple of aspirin, and I should be fine with that. After the gym I'm going to the mall to try to find the perfect pair of earmuffs. My ears get cold first, and I generally don't wear hats until it gets really cold (below freezing). I'd like another pair of thin-but-warm gloves, too, like my purple lycra-blend riding gloves, if I can find them (maybe back to the tack shop for those). My walk yesterday was a mite chilly!
I've thought about getting some more "cotton sweats", as I call them. I picked up a few pairs at Kohl's a week or two ago. They don't always have them. I wear them out quickly where my thighs rub together. I decided to wait on that purchase, hoping that by the time I need new ones I'll be able to buy men's large instead of XL. One pair that I have was mismarked, I believe, and is actually a large instead of an XL, and outside of being just a little snug when I first put them on, proportionally they fit much better than the XLs.
I also want to get a zippered sweatshirt hoodie from my gym, The Zone. I've decided to save that one as a reward for when I hit 250 lbs. 15 lbs seems like a reasonable first weight goal, and that seems like a great non-food reward.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
October 13
Today was the "Fight Like a Girl" kickboxing class & fundraiser. It was awesome! It was also very , very hard. My shoulders & hips are going to be very sore tomorrow, I think. When I got home, I only had 8300 steps so, after barn chores, I took one of the dogs around the block and finished up more in the neighborhood of 10,400 steps.
After the class I called and scheduled a session with the gym's trainer, Frank. My session is for 10 AM on Thursday. Can't wait! He did ask if I had any health issues - I mentioned the bike accident, but forgot to mention the fact that I can't ride the recumbent bikes because of my easily-bruised tailbone.
Eating today was great, right on and I wasn't too starving. I did go grocery shopping - just for a few things, and didn't get any junk food. Also, in my "goodie bag" for the fundraiser, besides the T-shirts we got a couple of other things including some small candy - chocolate stuff mostly - I gave those to DH. Didn't miss 'em at all.
It would be nice if it was this easy all month. Once PMS strikes, it seems, everything changes.
After the class I called and scheduled a session with the gym's trainer, Frank. My session is for 10 AM on Thursday. Can't wait! He did ask if I had any health issues - I mentioned the bike accident, but forgot to mention the fact that I can't ride the recumbent bikes because of my easily-bruised tailbone.
Eating today was great, right on and I wasn't too starving. I did go grocery shopping - just for a few things, and didn't get any junk food. Also, in my "goodie bag" for the fundraiser, besides the T-shirts we got a couple of other things including some small candy - chocolate stuff mostly - I gave those to DH. Didn't miss 'em at all.
It would be nice if it was this easy all month. Once PMS strikes, it seems, everything changes.
Monday, October 12, 2009
October 12
Went to the gym this morning and did the treadmill; one hour at 3.0 mph, variety program. Now yesterday I put in my age and weight before I selected the variety program, and I didn't get any inclines over 4. Today I chose the variety program before I put in my weight and age, and had lots of incline in the 5 and 6 range. Interesting discrepancy... Regardless, I used the three miles to calibrate my pedometer. I came out with an average of 28.8; my pedometer was already set up for a 29" stride, so I was right on the money. The treadmill readout also told me I burned 583.6 calories, and I did a total of 6550 steps in the three miles (started with 1180 & finished with 7730). My pedometer gives me slightly less calories - in the high 400s, if I remember correctly. Oh, I got to watch more agility, too.
Before leaving the gym, I signed up for tomorrow night's "Fight Like a Girl" breast cancer fundraiser. They're holding a kickboxing class as an American Cancer Society fundraiser. I also signed up (after consulting her) DD and one of DD's friends. My friend from down the street may come as well! Gonna be fun!
My iPod program Lose It says kickboxing can burn up to 1100 calories an hour. That sounds like a lot of sweating.
I also went for a walk around the block with DH this afternoon. I'm ready for a nap. I'm logging everything in the Lose It program on my iPod, and staying within the calorie limit. I've felt a little hungry, but I know I'll adjust.
As of 5 PM, I have:
Water - check! Both bottles.
Gym - check!
10K steps - check! and then some. (16,190 and I haven't even done evening barn chores yet!)
Before leaving the gym, I signed up for tomorrow night's "Fight Like a Girl" breast cancer fundraiser. They're holding a kickboxing class as an American Cancer Society fundraiser. I also signed up (after consulting her) DD and one of DD's friends. My friend from down the street may come as well! Gonna be fun!
My iPod program Lose It says kickboxing can burn up to 1100 calories an hour. That sounds like a lot of sweating.
I also went for a walk around the block with DH this afternoon. I'm ready for a nap. I'm logging everything in the Lose It program on my iPod, and staying within the calorie limit. I've felt a little hungry, but I know I'll adjust.
As of 5 PM, I have:
Water - check! Both bottles.
Gym - check!
10K steps - check! and then some. (16,190 and I haven't even done evening barn chores yet!)
Motivated by others
Found a fantastic motivational post over at http://www.344pounds.com/2009/03/10-reasons-to-lose-weight/ today. We share many of the same reasons for wanting to lose weight. I'm not going to be a daddy, but I *am* a mom. Some of the Jillian Michaels podcasts I've been listening to have been making a point about motherhood. She says lots of women give up on their own wants and desires once they have kids - don't want to leave the kids with a sitter, etc - when they should be looking at it the opposite way. They *should* be working out & taking care of themselves, so they can be around FOR their kids even longer.
Health benefits - I don't have any health issues because of my weight, that I know of. I admit, I don't go to the doctor's much, but I haven't noticed anything outside of some achiness when I've had a tough day. I'm a little stiff in the mornings when I exercise, or when I unload a truckload of hay and grain the day before. I do have a friend, though, who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and had gastric bypass surgery because of it. As terrified as I am of doctors & hospitals, that's about the biggest nightmare I can imagine.
His motivation labeled "To use what I was given" is a big one for me. I have dreams of someday bicycling around the United States, hiking the Appalachian Trail - those would be far more difficult, if not impossible, if I'm starting out 100 lbs overweight. I think I've always harbored secret dreams of being a superhero. The Ironman Triathlon looks like a whole field of superheroes to me.
Buying clothes is a big one; I'd love to be back to "regular" size clothes. I am especially fond of "normal" jeans in size 12. That seems like a huge goal to strike for. And forget about considering a bathing suit at my weight. I see people my size (and larger) on the beach in skimpy clothes, bikinis, etc; it makes me feel ill to consider exposing my fat to the world at large.
So thank you, Tyler, for providing inspiration for the rest of us! I'm off to the gym soon.
Oh, so this morning I had what is generally my regular breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup of water, 3 minutes in the microwave. I add 1-1/2 tsp brown sugar and 1/2 cup milk. I have always measured the oatmeal and the water, but lately I've been measuring the milk, too. I thought about it, and I heard Jillian's voice in my head - How bad do you want this? What does it take, 30 seconds to measure out the milk versus just pouring it on? Are you not worth the 30 seconds it takes to *know* how much milk you're using? Needless to say, I'm loving the Jillian Michaels podcasts.
I'm also really appreciating the Lose It! iPod Touch app. It measures not only calories and exercise, but it tells you how many calories you have left for the day, lets you add custom foods (you can go online to a recipe calculator and calculate an entire recipe - with nutrition info - figure out what a portion is, and enter that as a custom food. It's a little bit of work, but no more than WW points was, and now I have it on my computer and don't have to calculate it again. It also figures in calories from exercise, calculates BMI (if that number does anything for you), and gives you (this makes my geek heart glad) charts and graphs! Much awesomeness for a free app!
Health benefits - I don't have any health issues because of my weight, that I know of. I admit, I don't go to the doctor's much, but I haven't noticed anything outside of some achiness when I've had a tough day. I'm a little stiff in the mornings when I exercise, or when I unload a truckload of hay and grain the day before. I do have a friend, though, who was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and had gastric bypass surgery because of it. As terrified as I am of doctors & hospitals, that's about the biggest nightmare I can imagine.
His motivation labeled "To use what I was given" is a big one for me. I have dreams of someday bicycling around the United States, hiking the Appalachian Trail - those would be far more difficult, if not impossible, if I'm starting out 100 lbs overweight. I think I've always harbored secret dreams of being a superhero. The Ironman Triathlon looks like a whole field of superheroes to me.
Buying clothes is a big one; I'd love to be back to "regular" size clothes. I am especially fond of "normal" jeans in size 12. That seems like a huge goal to strike for. And forget about considering a bathing suit at my weight. I see people my size (and larger) on the beach in skimpy clothes, bikinis, etc; it makes me feel ill to consider exposing my fat to the world at large.
So thank you, Tyler, for providing inspiration for the rest of us! I'm off to the gym soon.
Oh, so this morning I had what is generally my regular breakfast - 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 cup of water, 3 minutes in the microwave. I add 1-1/2 tsp brown sugar and 1/2 cup milk. I have always measured the oatmeal and the water, but lately I've been measuring the milk, too. I thought about it, and I heard Jillian's voice in my head - How bad do you want this? What does it take, 30 seconds to measure out the milk versus just pouring it on? Are you not worth the 30 seconds it takes to *know* how much milk you're using? Needless to say, I'm loving the Jillian Michaels podcasts.
I'm also really appreciating the Lose It! iPod Touch app. It measures not only calories and exercise, but it tells you how many calories you have left for the day, lets you add custom foods (you can go online to a recipe calculator and calculate an entire recipe - with nutrition info - figure out what a portion is, and enter that as a custom food. It's a little bit of work, but no more than WW points was, and now I have it on my computer and don't have to calculate it again. It also figures in calories from exercise, calculates BMI (if that number does anything for you), and gives you (this makes my geek heart glad) charts and graphs! Much awesomeness for a free app!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
October 11
Went to the gym after church. Normally, Sundays would be my "day off" (if I take one) because things are already busy enough with church. Today, however, they were holding a dog agility trial in the same building as my gym, so I decided to go in order to use a treadmill that overlooks the rings (they also hold gymnastics and soccer matches in this building, in the same rings). So I ended up doing 3.2 mph on the treadmill, one hour at 3.2 mph on the random program; according to the display I burned 507.1 cal. I guess it's been a bit of a busy day as it is (already had morning barn chores & church) because I have a total of 9466 on my pedometer so far.
8:45 PM -
Water - not so great. I drank 1-1/2 of my purple (28 oz) bottles. It's too late now to down another half-bottle; I'd be up every couple of hours going pee all night.
However, the rest is pretty good!
Gym - check!
Walking steps - check! Pedometer says 11,844.
I've been tracking with the Lose It! app for two days now; both days I've been under what it says I need to be under to lose weight. I have it set up for the "2 pounds per week" option, with my weight and all input in the settings; I've been tracking calories & exercise, and it's pretty good! Not a whole lot different than tracking points with Weight Watchers, but seeing as it's on my iPod, it's naturally more fun.
Looking forward to the gym tomorrow! Today we measured DH's walking route (he did 3.5 miles) and used the number of steps he took to calculate his overall stride length; tomorrow I'll be doing that for my own pedometer. I'll write down the number of steps I have at the beginning and end of a 3-mile treadmill walk, and use that to compute overall stride length, for greater accuracy in computing my walking distance and stuff. Can't wait!
8:45 PM -
Water - not so great. I drank 1-1/2 of my purple (28 oz) bottles. It's too late now to down another half-bottle; I'd be up every couple of hours going pee all night.
However, the rest is pretty good!
Gym - check!
Walking steps - check! Pedometer says 11,844.
I've been tracking with the Lose It! app for two days now; both days I've been under what it says I need to be under to lose weight. I have it set up for the "2 pounds per week" option, with my weight and all input in the settings; I've been tracking calories & exercise, and it's pretty good! Not a whole lot different than tracking points with Weight Watchers, but seeing as it's on my iPod, it's naturally more fun.
Looking forward to the gym tomorrow! Today we measured DH's walking route (he did 3.5 miles) and used the number of steps he took to calculate his overall stride length; tomorrow I'll be doing that for my own pedometer. I'll write down the number of steps I have at the beginning and end of a 3-mile treadmill walk, and use that to compute overall stride length, for greater accuracy in computing my walking distance and stuff. Can't wait!
More motivation
265.1 this morning. I think I'll make Sundays my "official" weigh-in day.
Some blogs are more motivational than others. I know most people write for themselves and not for others, so my opinion doesn't (and shouldn't) matter but personally, I am generally not motivated by weight loss blogs that list just their food summaries. Sometimes it helps to find a recipe or some inspirational pictures, but other people's food logs don't do it for me.
Part of it is because I think my view of the food aspect of dieting is a little different. We have gone to Weight Watchers in the past, and it did work (for the time we were following the program anyway, naturally). My issue with WW is their promotion of non-foods and fake-foods - anything with lower calories, artificial sweeteners, fake ingredients. I tend to look at the answer more as steering away from those things and more toward real foods - an apple and/or a banana instead of cookies or cakes with artificial ingredients to make them more low-calorie; larger portions of vegetables instead of a small portion of something that includes fat-free mayo, fat-free cheese, etc. I think I tend to think of those things as just not "natural", akin to my feelings about high-fructose corn syrup and artificial colors.
When I do find a blog or website that's motivational, I tend to go back and read all (or most) of it. I love Tony Posnanski's blog (The Anti-Jared), and Jared at 12MillionSteps.com (who was our inspiration & motivation for purchasing our Omron pedometers, and for joining Walker Tracker) among others. This morning, a new favorite will soon be Tyler at 344pounds.com. I've read a few of his recent entries, and will be reading through his archives over the next few days. It's a shame I can't find some way to read motivational blogs at the gym (the book rack on the treadmill is not big enough for my laptop, and they have no WiFi access to boot.)
Some blogs are more motivational than others. I know most people write for themselves and not for others, so my opinion doesn't (and shouldn't) matter but personally, I am generally not motivated by weight loss blogs that list just their food summaries. Sometimes it helps to find a recipe or some inspirational pictures, but other people's food logs don't do it for me.
Part of it is because I think my view of the food aspect of dieting is a little different. We have gone to Weight Watchers in the past, and it did work (for the time we were following the program anyway, naturally). My issue with WW is their promotion of non-foods and fake-foods - anything with lower calories, artificial sweeteners, fake ingredients. I tend to look at the answer more as steering away from those things and more toward real foods - an apple and/or a banana instead of cookies or cakes with artificial ingredients to make them more low-calorie; larger portions of vegetables instead of a small portion of something that includes fat-free mayo, fat-free cheese, etc. I think I tend to think of those things as just not "natural", akin to my feelings about high-fructose corn syrup and artificial colors.
When I do find a blog or website that's motivational, I tend to go back and read all (or most) of it. I love Tony Posnanski's blog (The Anti-Jared), and Jared at 12MillionSteps.com (who was our inspiration & motivation for purchasing our Omron pedometers, and for joining Walker Tracker) among others. This morning, a new favorite will soon be Tyler at 344pounds.com. I've read a few of his recent entries, and will be reading through his archives over the next few days. It's a shame I can't find some way to read motivational blogs at the gym (the book rack on the treadmill is not big enough for my laptop, and they have no WiFi access to boot.)
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Busy day
Turned out to be quite a busy day. Spent most of the day running errands - first to the feed store, then to the mall to return the jacket I bought for DD yesterday (didn't fit! Sleeves were ridiculously narrow.), a stop at Target for headphones (my favorites - Sony W-08), batteries & a video game for a kids' gift; then to the library for a copy of an audiobook being held for me; then grocery shopping. Then home to unload and put everything away!
After that, DH & I took a walk around the block - about 2-3/4 miles. Then I walked down to my friend's house, about a block away, to help set up a laptop.
Drank all my water, got 13,416 steps, and didn't get any junk food the whole time I was out.
After that, DH & I took a walk around the block - about 2-3/4 miles. Then I walked down to my friend's house, about a block away, to help set up a laptop.
Drank all my water, got 13,416 steps, and didn't get any junk food the whole time I was out.
Jillian Michaels podcast
Jillian Michaels of the Biggest Loser used to do a radio show on KFI-AM. I last listened to it probably a year ago. I went to download some new episodes and couldn't find it! Some web searching led me to this web page (at 3 fat chicks on a diet), which led me to Mediafly.com. On Mediafly.com you can search for Jillian Michaels, and add each of her shows (individually) to your "channel". Then you can import your entire queue or channel on Mediafly to iTunes to download the shows. Would be nice if I could make an entire queue with one search, like just for her name, but so be it. At least the show is still available for download at this point. Mediafly has *all* of them available, in fact, going back to 2006! Woohoo!
October 10
266.3 this morning. Probably has something to do with all the water I drank yesterday. Normally I don't drink much water at all, mostly just coffee.
So far I've weighed myself and poured my water. Planning for gym and some errands - library (which was closed yesterday for a water leak repair) and the mall, to return a jacket I bought for teenage daughter (that she actually liked!) that didn't fit. After that I may or may not go up to the Wool Arts Tour and do some wandering around - depends at least a little on how late it is, because the gym opens at 6, but the library doesn't open until 9, and I don't think the mall opens until 10.
Maybe I should go to the gym, then do the Wool Arts Tour (in the rain ... less competition for parking spaces that way, I think...). If I go to the gym first and then do whatever, I'm far more likely to hit my 10K steps by the end of the day.
Gym reading: Fat Land by Greg Critser (subtitled: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World)
Downloaded two iPhone apps - Weight Tracker & Lose It. Weight Tracker just tracks weight, but it lets you set a goal weight and goal date, and helps keep track of that. Lose It is a freebie, and seems to be not only a little more hard-core, but has lots more to it. It lets you set weight (although it only measures in even pounds; Weight Tracker measures in tenths, like 265.2 - includes that *.2* - which my scale also does). Besides weight, you can set a goal and how much you'd like to target for weight loss - 1/2 a pound a week, or 1, 1-1/2, or 2. For each option it estimates a goal date. It also asks for gender and height. Then - this is really a lot for a free app! - it also tracks exercise and food. It has a little window that tells you how many calories you've had and how many you have left in your "budget" for today. I'll know later how it treats exercise, whether it gives you more calories for exercise done or not. Not sure yet.
It has lots of foods in it already, along with portion sizes. You can select a portion size, and it changes the calorie count - say, from one cup of spaghetti to two, and see what it does to the calorie count. This assumes you're going to count and weigh and measure, which I know can get old fast. It does let you add custom foods, though. I went online and found a recipe calculator, and that will let me customize homemade foods nicely. It saves the foods you've used, too, which means you don't have to do a search for them again. I know I have the same thing for breakfast just about every day (we buy oatmeal in bulk, and that's what's for breakfast 99% of the time).
So far I've weighed myself and poured my water. Planning for gym and some errands - library (which was closed yesterday for a water leak repair) and the mall, to return a jacket I bought for teenage daughter (that she actually liked!) that didn't fit. After that I may or may not go up to the Wool Arts Tour and do some wandering around - depends at least a little on how late it is, because the gym opens at 6, but the library doesn't open until 9, and I don't think the mall opens until 10.
Maybe I should go to the gym, then do the Wool Arts Tour (in the rain ... less competition for parking spaces that way, I think...). If I go to the gym first and then do whatever, I'm far more likely to hit my 10K steps by the end of the day.
Gym reading: Fat Land by Greg Critser (subtitled: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World)
Downloaded two iPhone apps - Weight Tracker & Lose It. Weight Tracker just tracks weight, but it lets you set a goal weight and goal date, and helps keep track of that. Lose It is a freebie, and seems to be not only a little more hard-core, but has lots more to it. It lets you set weight (although it only measures in even pounds; Weight Tracker measures in tenths, like 265.2 - includes that *.2* - which my scale also does). Besides weight, you can set a goal and how much you'd like to target for weight loss - 1/2 a pound a week, or 1, 1-1/2, or 2. For each option it estimates a goal date. It also asks for gender and height. Then - this is really a lot for a free app! - it also tracks exercise and food. It has a little window that tells you how many calories you've had and how many you have left in your "budget" for today. I'll know later how it treats exercise, whether it gives you more calories for exercise done or not. Not sure yet.
It has lots of foods in it already, along with portion sizes. You can select a portion size, and it changes the calorie count - say, from one cup of spaghetti to two, and see what it does to the calorie count. This assumes you're going to count and weigh and measure, which I know can get old fast. It does let you add custom foods, though. I went online and found a recipe calculator, and that will let me customize homemade foods nicely. It saves the foods you've used, too, which means you don't have to do a search for them again. I know I have the same thing for breakfast just about every day (we buy oatmeal in bulk, and that's what's for breakfast 99% of the time).
Friday, October 9, 2009
October 9
Water, check!
Gym, check! I went on the treadmill for an hour, on the variety program. My pedometer was at 1930 when I started. I walked 3.0 mph for one hour (3 miles), burned 511.6 calories (according to the display) and my pedometer was at 7960 when I stopped.
Gym, check! I went on the treadmill for an hour, on the variety program. My pedometer was at 1930 when I started. I walked 3.0 mph for one hour (3 miles), burned 511.6 calories (according to the display) and my pedometer was at 7960 when I stopped.
Motivation
Right now I'm motivated by the new season of Biggest Loser, but I know that motivation doesn't last. I also have a Weight Tracker app on my iPod Touch. Today I weighed myself and I weighed 265.2. I have filled my water bottles; now I need to get to the gym ... also the grocery store, to fill my 5-gallon water dispenser - I hate the taste of our well water, even though we've lived here 15 years; and to the library, to pick up a new audiobook being held for me.
I'm contemplating buying a season pass for Biggest Loser on iTunes, but I'm sure I'd regret spending the money. I do get sick of the show when they start the game-playing, although I find some of the contestants' insights quite inspirational (as well as their weight loss, of course). I also can't stand the product placement bits. I guess I'll just keep watching on Hulu.
So the things I need to track most are
Weight - 265.2
Water
and Exercise (10K+ steps).
Here we go.
I'm contemplating buying a season pass for Biggest Loser on iTunes, but I'm sure I'd regret spending the money. I do get sick of the show when they start the game-playing, although I find some of the contestants' insights quite inspirational (as well as their weight loss, of course). I also can't stand the product placement bits. I guess I'll just keep watching on Hulu.
So the things I need to track most are
Weight - 265.2
Water
and Exercise (10K+ steps).
Here we go.
Reasons to lose weight
I decided to write down reasons I want to lose weight, instead of just keeping them as a note on my iPod.
1) To be able to wear my wedding rings again. I took them off, I think, when I was pregnant with son #2, the youngest, and he's now 12.
2) To get to the point where my thighs no longer touch! No more wearing out jeans near the crotch, no more thigh chafing!
3) To be able to put on a pair of jeans, have them pull up and fit comfortably, and zip them without sucking in.
4) To get rid of the belly!
I'd like to cut down or stop eating pre-made, pre-packaged foods. Fresh is best, certainly, and more fruits & vegetables is better. The rest of the family doesn't need to eat them if they don't want to; I want to have them there for me.
I need to drink two purple bike-bottles of water per day.
I need to make my minimum, walking, of ten thousand steps a day. I have an Omron HJ-720ITC pedometer that I love, and an account on Walker Tracker, but far too often I only have 3K to 5K steps from doing my regular routines; I need to make sure I hit 10K, and that will likely mean going to the gym now that the weather is becoming more wintry.
I need to remember to work toward my bucket list; not just the everyday stuff that needs to be done, but the stuff I want to be able to do, like biking across the country & hiking the Appalachian Trail. If I don't lose weight, I won't be able to do anything.
I need to keep myself motivated, with blogs, TV shows, weight tracking gadgets, whatever it takes.
1) To be able to wear my wedding rings again. I took them off, I think, when I was pregnant with son #2, the youngest, and he's now 12.
2) To get to the point where my thighs no longer touch! No more wearing out jeans near the crotch, no more thigh chafing!
3) To be able to put on a pair of jeans, have them pull up and fit comfortably, and zip them without sucking in.
4) To get rid of the belly!
I'd like to cut down or stop eating pre-made, pre-packaged foods. Fresh is best, certainly, and more fruits & vegetables is better. The rest of the family doesn't need to eat them if they don't want to; I want to have them there for me.
I need to drink two purple bike-bottles of water per day.
I need to make my minimum, walking, of ten thousand steps a day. I have an Omron HJ-720ITC pedometer that I love, and an account on Walker Tracker, but far too often I only have 3K to 5K steps from doing my regular routines; I need to make sure I hit 10K, and that will likely mean going to the gym now that the weather is becoming more wintry.
I need to remember to work toward my bucket list; not just the everyday stuff that needs to be done, but the stuff I want to be able to do, like biking across the country & hiking the Appalachian Trail. If I don't lose weight, I won't be able to do anything.
I need to keep myself motivated, with blogs, TV shows, weight tracking gadgets, whatever it takes.
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