I have heard that the definition of crazy is "doing the same thing over and over yet expecting different results". That was me. i had learned to count calories and eat healthy, work out and burn extra calories, and you will lose weight. This is what i have been doing for the past couple of years.
I first joined jenny craig. this did work for me. i only signed up for the 90 day special because i felt like a lifetime membership would be overkill for me as i only needed to lose 20 pounds. i worked it the 90 days and learned a lot about food, nutrition, my bodies limits and attitudes of those around me when it comes to dieting and food. i ended up about 10 pounds down and felt pretty confident that i could lose the rest on my own. and i have. but, i only lost it a couple pounds here and there and then gained them back. i never went above that 10 i had lost so i was happy about that.
last spring, i went to florida to visit my mom and i was at 141 pounds. happy to be just 6 pounds from my goal. as summer came and along with it the typical bbq's, drinks, parties at work, i steered clear of the scale. i knew it wasnt going to be good news if i got onto it.
when i finally decided to pull out my scale and wipe the dust off of it, i was at 149 pounds. That was early october. i decided that i needed someone or something to hold me accountable. i clearly cannot rely on myself. i needed to do something differently.
that is when i decided i would try the gowear fit. i had asked jeff for the bodybugg for christmas last year. And, being the best husband on the planet, he got it for me. but, i chickened out. i decided that i could be strong, have the willpower and face it on my own. i did not want to commit to the monthly fee. and, the bodybugg was huge and would be totally noticeable to everyone. i did not want to stand out like a sore thumb. "look at me, i am trying to lose weight!". no thanks. So, jeff took that back and got me the polor F11 watch and band. in pink, which is my favorite color. this is a pretty cool gadget and i used it every time i went for a jog, hike, cleaning job, ect. but, without knowing how many calories i truly burn in any given day, how can i really tell what i burn so i know what i need to eat. i do know that if i eat 1,200 calories per day, i will lose weight. this has been proven over and over again. but, the problem came when i tried to stay there for any length of time. my body would always rebel. i would get so hungry that i would binge. hence be back to square one. all that work, gone. my hypothesis became that i was putting my body into a starvation mode and making it rebel. so, knowing my burn every day, i could put my calories at such a balance as to lose weight and not cause my body to rebel.
Today is day 7 with my new toy. and i have to say, i am doing quite well. i am never hungry and have not felt the need to binge at all. my calories are up from 1,200 that is for sure. but, i am on a negative calorie count every day with the exception of saturday when i was up by 95 calories mostly due to the wine and fudge i had while camping at the coast.
but, yesterday, when we arrived home and i entered my food onto the site and then downloaded my arm band, and got the news of my +95, i decided to hope on the elliptical while i watched saturday night live which we had dvr'd. it payed off. when i downloaded today, i ended up -727 for sunday. i would like to be -500 every day. this will/should give me a 1 pound weight loss every week. slow enough for my body to adjust and not go into shock.
the arm band so far is very comfortable. i wear it on my left arm. it is cold enough here that i have to wear sleeves so no one has noticed as of yet. if they have, they have not mentioned it. i love how thin it is. it is very comfortable too. and i dont have to worry about starting and stopping anything. i love this.
this is what i did yesterday:
MY CALORIE BURN 1929
MY CALORIE INTAKE 1202
CALORIE DEFICIT 727
WEEKLY DEFICIT 2329
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