Day 59 Daily Calories: 2008
The human body has some interesting responses to dieting that can include:
The human body has some interesting responses to dieting that can include:
1. Losing lots of water
weight first
2. Holding onto fat due to sudden drop in calories (so we don’t starve to death)..
3. Initial weight-loss distribution occurs in areas of least concern
2. Holding onto fat due to sudden drop in calories (so we don’t starve to death)..
3. Initial weight-loss distribution occurs in areas of least concern
Item 3 above is ordinarily a concern
for heavier people who usually notice initial
weight loss in areas like hands, forearms, feet, neck and face. This can be very
frustrating. The good news is it will change; we just have to be diligent and
push through this wacky phenomenon to get to the other side. More good news:
weight loss is weight loss whether from your arm or butt. It all counts.
It’s been a very long time since my
last weight loss journey (15+ years ago). At that time I was preparing to be
Maid of Honor for my sister and so I started a robust exercise & diet
program. I lost 110lbs in less than a year (and looked great for the wedding).
But the jogging, tennis, paddleball and biking were a double edged sword. I
lost more weight faster, but blew out my knee’s… People carrying excess
pounds should be mindful of this when planning their exercise programs. Joints
are unforgiving and our bodies will oftentimes let us to do things now
and send us the bill later…
Fox News
Report: Arthritis is the main reason
for joint replacements, followed by obesity, which adds stress on knees and
hips. Baby boomers are wearing out joints by playing sports and doing other
activities to avoid obesity. Knee replacement surgeries have more than tripled
in the 45-to-64 age group over the last decade and nearly half of hip
replacements now are in people under 65, federal numbers show.
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/11/more-than-2-in-100-americans-have-new-hips-knees/
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/03/11/more-than-2-in-100-americans-have-new-hips-knees/
This time around things are very different. I’m losing weight for my health not for a party. I’m older, my joints are not as cooperative, and my metabolism is slower. All in all, it was a little disconcerting to me which is why I decided to discuss the matter with a professional. My main concern was the dreaded ‘slow’ metabolism that I’ve been hearing about since I’m 40. I was worried that it might take many months before I started to lose weight. We did a quick review of my pre-diet calorie intakes (horrible) and she simply reminded me that by cutting my calories from 3500 to 2000 my body will lose weight – regardless of metabolic speeds. Whew! That makes total sense and it also made me feel much better.
That being said – tomorrow is weigh-in day! Weight and weight loss results will be posted. First incremental weight loss goal will be set. ‘Before’ pictures will be posted (and updated every 3 months). And… on Friday I will have 4 weeks’ worth of case study data to analyze. So exciting!
The Tracker:
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Calorie Tracker
|
Calories | ||
| WEDNESDAY 3/12/14 | |||
| Breakfast 8am | |||
| 1.5 Crunchy Raisin Bran | 285 | ||
| 3/4c Skim Plus | 83 | ||
| *Bowl of Romain (no dressing) | 0 | ||
| 30oz Purified Water | 0 | ||
| Breakfast Calories | 368 | ||
| Snack | |||
| *Coffee | 50 | ||
| Banana | 60 | ||
| Snack Calories | 110 | ||
| Lunch | |||
| *2 slices MG Bread, PB2 & Jam | 325 | ||
| 2 bags snyder pretzel sticks (2oz) | 200 | ||
| *Little baby carrots (20..) | 30 | ||
| 30oz Purified Water | 0 | ||
| Lunch Calories | 555 | ||
| Snacks | |||
| Apple | 60 | ||
| Fiber One Bar | 140 | ||
| Snack Calories | 200 | ||
| Dinner | |||
| 4oz semolina pasta | 440 | ||
| *1 can chopped clams | 150 | ||
| 1/4 white clam sauce | 75 | ||
| *1.5c Brocolli florets | 60 | ||
| Dinner Calories | 725 | ||
| Snack | |||
| Coffee | 50 | ||
| Snack Calories | 50 | ||
| Exercise | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total Daily Calories | 2008 | ||
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IF: 6 of 16 items = positive
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