155; Yippee Lost Two pounds last week

See you can entirely go out 2 nights in a week and have a few drinks and still meet your weight loss goals for the week.! Yippee.

Worked out last night. 30 minutes on the elliptical. Can't wait for my ipod to be shipped this song I will def. add to my cool downs.

Raheem Devaughn (Believe)

With affection like a dreamer
with patience and understanding
like a teacher with a student, vice versa
promise not to hurt you, not to leave
not to lie, not to cheat, not to fuss
not to stress, like the rest in your past

Believe me I ain't like most men
I ain't like them others
you done dealt with in your past
just have some faith
that is all I ask, believe in me (repeat)

why go searching, else where lurking
when you been hurtin for the real thing
since I'm here before your eyes
lets make love till sunrise.

I be something like the rebirth
of love with a twist
it started with a simple kiss
what could be more precious
then the rebirth of love

Chours (repeat)
Believe in me
Believe in me, just try...try
believe in me
Chours (repeat)

I got another way I want to tell you

lately I have been thinking
about this crazy world,
being one step away from war
So tonight baby,
I want to make love to you
Like this world is coming to an end
and if we should die tonight,
In the next life
I'm gonna love you the same
Ain't nothin gonna change


What's on your ipod?

My week.....My week

I have only ran once this week bc I've had a rollercoaster of a week. Hopefully I'll feel better tonight after a long run. Then all I need is another workout on Friday and I'll be all better.

So ok so I know this is not the point of my blog. But why do people always want what they can't have. If they could have it would they even want it. Shut up Mandy and run your two damn miles on the treadmill. After about 27 minutes....you'll feel so much better. lmao

Happy running,

Mandy

157.0; HYAA Take that Scale!

Lost 1.8 last week. Now I'm at 157.0. Really worked out some kinks in my calcs and my activity level.

I already shared this once but I thought I would share with you guys again in case you would like to try it.

Harris Benedict Formula= BMR*Activity-calories in=weight loss

Activity is as follows:

0-1 workouts= 1.2
2-3 workouts=1.375
4-5 workouts= 1.55
5-6 workouts 1.6
6-7 workouts 1.725
Hardass=1.9

I had 5 workouts last week so I'll take 1.6
My average caloric intake was 1539.

So plug the numbers

(1490*1.6-1496)*7=1.78 (i.e my weight loss for the week!)

It works you guys. Try it. If you are a little confused with the formula you can send it to me and I'll send you my spreadsheet for you to plug the numbers.

Next week I want to up the weight loss a little so I think I'll try to watch my intake of bread, pasta, and rice. I think this will only eat those before noon and see if my weight loss accelerates to 2.5. They say as long as the weight loss is under 3 pounds per week that you aren't losing muscle. How are you guys doing?

Day 4

I went out last night and did not go to the gym so I will update you guys on my calorie count and my activity on Monday. I will do a full update on Monday with weight, calorie count, and activity, plus a review on my calorie count spreadsheet and its effectiveness. I hope you all are doing well!

Mandy

Anyone else getting by on sugarless gum and diet coke

As it seems gum can actually cause you to snack less after lunch and minimize cavaties see below:

http://caloriecount.about.com/blog/partners/chewing-gum-conundrum-b397664

I also think that drinking diet coke as a zero calorie drink is bad bc it isn't water but it is better than drinking a high calorie drink. I even drink diet coke instead of regular when I order mixed drinks (i.e. diet coke and rum). I figure that ever less calorie helps me to get to my goal.

What do you guys think?

My weight loss over time

Some people have asked about my weight loss over time.

To the side I have posted the dates and my weights so people can see how fast I lost the 50 or so pounds over time.

I guess you can see that the weight was up and down. This has definately been a journey for me. I've learned some very good things along the way.

1) I can't get comfortable.
2) Calorie counting has become a way of life for me.
3) Once I reach my goal I cannot get comfortable.
4) I can gain weight easily/quickly if I stop counting and stop exercising.

5) Although life gets stressful I cannot say that I will worry about weight later. That only leads to a bigger problem to fix later (see the jump from 142 to 161 only 4 months later. It looks like a lot of weight but it is only 5 pounds a month aka 583 calories over maintenance per day). I have to stay present and I have to remain vigilent about my health and especially about my weight. For me my health is tied to my weight. I have a family history of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. I don't currently have any of these problems thanks to God and my exercise and my eating habits. However I cannot let that allow me to become comfortable with my weight. Yes I can still run at my current weight but I know that I could run a lot faster, a lot farther, and a lot easier if I was 30 pounds lighter.

Yesterday I went to my doctor for my monthly checkup and she actually told me that my cholesterol and blood pressure levels are something that you just don't see with people of African desent. I can only attribute that to running a lot and really pushing myself. That is something that cannot stop once I reach 130. Although I will be at goal the only way to keep these health problems at bay is to continue the cardiovascular exercise.

6) I will never stop pushing until I reach 130 so I might as well focus and get there.

7) For me I cannot say I won't eat this or eat that. That only leads me to binge. Calorie counting allows me to eat anything I want within a specified caloric number per day. This freedom allows me to feel like I can have anything that I want and that makes it a lot easier to continue a weight loss regiment. I also don't mandate my exercise I simply know that I get a higher burn rate and lose more weight if I exercise more. For me this is the motivation that gets me to the gym when I'd rather just watch TV.

What lessons have you learned as you've lost weight?

Mandy