50 lbs by June 1st Challenge Part 3

sorry for my absence ladies and gents. The move is done, now just to unpack. Gained 2 lbs this week for a new weight of 201 . still, considering all the fast food and meals on the fly coupled with lack of formal exercise (though loading and unloading the truck and moving boxes and unpacking have left me falling into bed exhausted more than once) I'm honestly glad it wasn't more. Now time to get back on track and find myself a schedule.

MY SCALE IS BROKEN, well not really the battery died but apparently Walmart and my local grocery store seem to bith be sold out so I dont know my weight.

Alos sorry for being absent I think I am sabotaging myself. Thats the only explination I have for not working out like I used to and eating whatever I want.

This week is awesome. I was on the elliptical for 60mins level 1 for 15mins, level 2 for 15mins, and level 3 for 30mins. It was the first time I have done this. Plus I see inches lost in my waist and around my face.

Okay...I didn't try harder this past week. And so...I'm still 232.2

I'm down 3 lbs this week to 249.6!

Awesome job girlie! You Rock!!!

Down just a tad to 197.4 lbs At least its in the right direction!

LAst weeks schedule:

No change for me this week.
I spent the first half of the week eating healthy and staying active... then I went away to my best friend's place for the weekend and undid all my wonderful progress. On the positive side, I could have gained weight, rather than maintaining. I guess I just have to work twice as hard to make up for it this week!

long time, no post :ohwell: I just wanted to report in for the week and i am now at 171.5 which is a loss of 1.5 for the week and 18.5 since the start of the challenge. Like i reported a while back, i am in serious doubt as to whether it would be wise for me to lose the full 50 at this point. I am actually aiming for 16-21 more (goal @ 150-155lbs instead of 140) Seeing how i am 5'10" and i am concentrating on fitness not just ending up "skinny fat" i think 140 would be too extreme. Anyhoooo, thats my progress note for the week :flowerforyou: Keep up the good work everyone!

Got a question! I have been reading that I need to eat my exercise calories. Does everyone else do this? I usually "bank" my exercise cals but then I have low weight loss numbers. So I am wondering if I am hurting myself by "banking" those. So if I start out at 1200 and I burn 400 exercising then I need to eat a total of 1600 cals for the day. To me that just seems like I am undoing what I worked so hard for in the gym. Thanks in advance!

Barb

197.2 this week. Down.8

197.2 this week. Down.8

Great job!!!

Got a question! I have been reading that I need to eat my exercise calories. Does everyone else do this? I usually "bank" my exercise cals but then I have low weight loss numbers. So I am wondering if I am hurting myself by "banking" those. So if I start out at 1200 and I burn 400 exercising then I need to eat a total of 1600 cals for the day. To me that just seems like I am undoing what I worked so hard for in the gym. Thanks in advance!

Barb

I generally eat at least half of my exercise calories. I would try that first & see how it goes for you! :happy:

I may start trying half then....I usually end up having about 400 left before I work out and then I usually try to burn 400 to 500 cals working out. That just seems like alot to try and eat. (healthy anyways, I could eat unhealthy and take care of it in no time.)

Barb

yes, its very important to eat your exercise calories! There are several excellent threads on this actually (i will try to post a few thread links). If your goal without exercise is 1200, thats already the minimum you should consume in a day without even factoring your exercise demands. When you regularly exercise and burn off 400 calories, you effectively are eating 800 calories for your body to live on. This is too low and after a while of having net calories that low, your body responds by lowering your metabolism (making bounce-back gain happen faster!) and you start burning more of a 50% fat 50% muscle ratio. Yes, thats right, you are burning your muscle off for energy to live. Not what you do your workouts for i bet! "Normal" weightloss burns off about 80% fat and 20% muscle so its important when dieting to exercise to preserve and tone muscles, increase aerobic health and increase metabolism. You need to put the gas in your car if you want to be able to drive it ... Starvation mode aka Famine Response is real and while many see results in the short-term from NOT eating their exercise calories, it doesnt work in the mid-to-long-term. You will plateau and some ppl actually begin to gain weight as your body tries to hold onto its fat reserves. You start feeling tired because you are not getting proper fuel to live on and when your numbers level off or inch up, you might start to feel despondent about it all and slip into emotional eating cycles. If you've slipped into "starvation mode" AND you go on an emotional eating binge, you will see the pounds come back much faster than if you were eating "on target" the whole time (eating back your truly earned exercise calories). ... So anyways, if you aren't already, be sure you are weighing and measuring your foods accurately and secondly consider investing in a heart rate monitor so you can get a more accurate reading of YOUR calorie burn for an activity, on a particular day at a particular intensity. So many variables when it comes to exercise burns, i can see why some ppl are afraid to eat back their "burned calorie allotment".... Bottom line: end your day EACH AND EVERY DAY with a 1200+ NET calories consumed and you should be back on track in no time... hope my answer helps I will try to locate some threads.............

Okay, I'm in! 50 lbs lost for me would be kind of unhealthy, but I'll shoot for 30! I've got a wedding to prepare for!

SW: 165 lbs.
CW: 162.2 lbs.
GW: 130 lbs.
Goal for March 1st: 160 lbs.
Goal for April 1st: 150 lbs
Goal for May 1st: 140 lbs
Goal for June 1st: 130 lbs!

Yesterday I purchased a New Balance N4 heart rate monitor. It tells your heart rate and cals burned (probably some other things but that is what I pay attention to) based on your sex, height, weight and age. The heart rate was spot on with the elliptical that I was using but the cals were a touch higher on the monitor. I really feel like the monitor gave a better read for that based on all the info I had to give. But I really wanted a monitor so that I would know for sure what I was burning at home.

Barb