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Hi Sarah, thank you for the welcome and the advice! I really do need to do the BMR. That is heart rate correct? I notice everywhere I research it says check your heart rate at exercising. I need to get one of those monitors and do that. And this morning, my legs were a bit sore so I didn't do the circuit workout I planned. And I ate 967 calories for breakfast omgggg. lol. The aunt jemima pancakes and sausage, syrup, butter, orange juice, milk...!!!! Good God it was delicious though! I only have 467 calories left for the day now and the day is just starting...needless to say, it is going to be one of those over the limit days calories wise...


I don't have a percent body fat scale, I measure my stomach though. I am definitely keeping an eye on the starvation mode thing. My nutritionist did counsel me to never eat below 1756 calories and to eat often, but that was when she first did the examination with all the tests and things and I weighed a bit more. So, I can't see her again until late next month. But I did go to my web md tracker and plug in the weight and waist measurement and it gave me new numbers for calorie consumption and burning and heart rate. I just need to start monitoring the heart as you suggest.


I'm going to watch the podcast :)
 
Originally Posted by kj67


Hi Sarah, thank you for the welcome and the advice! I really do need to do the BMR. That is heart rate correct? I notice everywhere I research it says check your heart rate at exercising. I need to get one of those monitors and do that. And this morning, my legs were a bit sore so I didn't do the circuit workout I planned. And I ate 967 calories for breakfast omgggg. lol. The aunt jemima pancakes and sausage, syrup, butter, orange juice, milk...!!!! Good God it was delicious though! I only have 467 calories left for the day now and the day is just starting...needless to say, it is going to be one of those over the limit days calories wise...



I don't have a percent body fat scale, I measure my stomach though. I am definitely keeping an eye on the starvation mode thing. My nutritionist did counsel me to never eat below 1756 calories and to eat often, but that was when she first did the examination with all the tests and things and I weighed a bit more. So, I can't see her again until late next month. But I did go to my web md tracker and plug in the weight and waist measurement and it gave me new numbers for calorie consumption and burning and heart rate. I just need to start monitoring the heart as you suggest.



I'm going to watch the podcast :)
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BMR = basal metabolic rate.


Forget the body fat % scales. Measuring yourself is a much better indicator.


No such thing as the "starvation mode".


Why can't you eat under 1756 calories? What is the reasoning behind it? Lots of people eat around 1500 calories... unless they have some underlying medical condition etc.


220-your age = ~your max heart rate. As long as you don't stay there for an extended period of time, who cares what your HR is. The harder you go, the more calories you burn, which will lead to weight loss. Full stop. Forget about all that bs "fat loss HR target zone" crap.
 
AHey kj67,
The good and bad thing about this forum is you get a lot of information, and it's tough to figure out what is truth vs false. I suggest you discuss the Basal Metabolic Rate with your nutritionist...she has been trained on the science of food and weigh management. It sounds like she has you on a good plan, and I do beg to differ with the previous post, your body does go into starvation preservation, thus hangs onto every calories...that's what happens in weight loss plateaus and the best way to break one is to eat a little more, maybe even gain a pound, then drop back again and you start losing...wierdest thing I've ever seen, but I have experienced it first hand.
We all lose at different rates, and if you are like most of us, you want to lose it and keep it off...the best way to do that, is like your nutritionist says...adjust your lifestyle to the thinner, fitter person you want to be, and eventually you will become that person, and you won't ever have to be on a diet...which means you won't have to go off it, and gain weight! Steady as she goes my dear...it's not a race!

Sarah
 
Thank you both! You're exactly right, I do want to lose it and keep it off. I probably will not be sustaining this amp up in physical activity after I lose it but I will be sustaining the walking because I have someone else to keep healthy too (dog). I hate running. Actually, I detest it. I only do it because I have to (job). But next year I retire and I will never run another step unless I have a fight or flight moment! So, your words about living the life right now that i intend to sustain for ever in order to remain thin, gives me pause. I think I will probably be buying a exercise machine or something eventually. I hate gyms, 1, I don't know all the protocols and hesitate to touch a machine and 2, I prefer privacy. Thank you, new mission: finding out the best machine for a full body workout to keep me in shape.
 
Calories Consumed: 1707 (eeeek!)

Calories Burned: 600


Today was a hike with dog of 2 hrs 39 minutes carrying a backpack with four liter bottles full of water and a few other things, kind of heavy for me.
 
Hey ya kj67,

Wow, you really do hate running...not running another step if you don't have a fight or flight moment is pretty strong! It should probably not be part of your longterm strategy for weightloss then! I have found that I like it better now that I've lost some weight, but what we do for exercise is really a personal thing! I also like walking at a brisk pace and sometimes uphill (on a treadmill). I also tried the "nordic track" cross country ski machine...I really liked it once I got the hang of it, but it took me awile to get the hang of it...and it will take your butt off! The other machine I like is the elliptical or cross trainer...low impact and also takes my butt off! The big thing I've found after being on this lifestyle for the last 14 months is that I have to switch it up...my body adjusts to whatever I throw at it and even though the machine says I burn xx calories, when I first started I really sweated..but now I don't sweat at all doing the same workout...so I have to change or up the intensity about every 3-4 months. I don't know if they have used sports equipment where you are...if so, they are a great source for exercise machines...but be sure you can try it out to make sure it "fits you"! For me, I still prefer brisk walking to any machine!!


Good choices to you kg67!


Sarah
 
Hi Sarah, thank you for your wonderful advice! I prefer walking as well, although sometimes more brisk than other times...like when it's dark :eek:


Today's calorie's consumed: 1617


Today's calories burned: 959


Today's activity: 1 hour 3 minute walk.
 
Today's calories eaten: 1729


Calories burned: 1581


Todays workout: 50 minute chest and back; 27 minute run; 1 hr 5 minute walk


Weekly Weigh In Result: 160 (3.5 pounds loss from last week)...!


1 pound away from BMI Threshold....:hurray:
 
Thanks Sarah
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Today's calorie consumption: 1319


Today's Calories burned: 1465


Today's Workout: Morning, 1 hour calisthenics; Lunch, 55 minute walk; Evening 1 hour 7 minute walk.


I am a pound away from meeting the BMI threshold of healthy weight. However, I looked that up. The BMI ranges are actually a measure of whether or not someone is more susceptible to heart disease and diabetes etc. It is not an accurate measurement. So I did the Waist to Height calculator to see what that says I am. It says I am seriously overweight. Yes, I have a huge waist because that is where all my excess pounds are. This is why I must get that down to a normal level. So, while I'm happy to be on the threshold of BMI, I personally know, I'm not really at a healthy weight, but I will be once I reach a healthy status on the Waist to Height calculator.
 
Calories Consumed today: 1428


Calories Burned today: 1594


Exercise: AM Run 23 minutes; Lunchtime Core Workout 45 minutes; Evening walk 1 hour 11 minutes


As I was walking this evening, I had a huge craving for potato chips and sour cream and onion chip dip. Thank God nothing of the sort was available because I am sure I would have gorged on it.
 
Calories Consumed today: 1428



Calories Burned today: 1192


Exercise Today: AM 55 minute walk; lunch: legs workout 45 minute; evening 1 hour 16 minute walk


last night was bad, I craved peanut butter and I ate it on a bagel thins, two of them. Today was good, I had to attend a mandatory BBQ today and ate only a half a hamburger and made plates for two people...I only ate half a hamburger because I wanted to mitigate my peanut butter frenzy last night...Ive been committed to this thing for almost four weeks now and I'm not going to throw away that hard work.
 
AHey kj67,
It's not what we eat and do on the 1% of the time...it's what we do during the 99% that makes the difference! You're doing great!
Sarah
 
Thank you Sarah, those are words to remember :iagree:.


Calories Eaten: 1428


Calories Burned: 1329


Exercise: AM Run 23 minutes; lunchtime arms/shoulder 45 minutes; evening walk 1 hour 20 minutes.


P.S. My running times are getting shorter because I'm running the same distance but FASTER. I don't have a heart rate thing but I sustain a very fast pace for the last half mile and the last quarter mile is a complete sprint. The faster I run, the more calories I burn... My walks aren't getting faster because, well, I don't want them to. I listen to audio books and take a meandering walk with my dog listening and breathing the fresh air. I suppose rather than burn much calories on those, I'm relaxing my mind which I think is just as important ... I suppose that slow plodding walk is my version of sitting in front of the television...probably burns just as many calories
 
I wanted to pop in here for a bit before my hike. I've been thinking today that the other day when I went to the BBQ and abstained from all the delicious foods that was everywhere was the best thing I could possibly have done. Today I would have been mad at myself for indulging and ruining some of the work I've been doing. Instead, I'm still on track and still motivated. I'm thinking the more you say no to yourself about bad food choices, the easier it gets to say no....and the more you yes to bad food choices, the easier it gets to say yes...! So, now instead of regret, I'm feeling happy and I'm still really motivated about getting down to the low 140's.


Something else I've discovered. I haven't been getting enough protein. The past couple of days I 've really increased my protein intake to the level it should be and I feel so much more energetic and better.


Calories eaten: 1223


Calories burned: 1113


Exercise: Hiking 2 hrs 34 minutes
 
Wow, that's really good self knowledge kj67! You are so right...we regret bad choices and we rejoice and feel good about good choices...not just in food but also in life! I think you are right also about the protein...with the amout of exercising you are doing, you are at risk to lose muscle mass in your diet...so every meal you need to have some lean protein..and especially a snack after heavy exercise...like that hike you are doing today!


You are doing great...you'll get to your goal before you know it!! Keep up the good work!


Sarah
 
Calories Eaten: 1431


Calories Burned: 889



Didn't burn much today. Exercise: 1 hour 18 minute walk.
 
Calories Eaten: 1580


Calories Burned: 1303


Exercise: AM 22:26 minute run; Lunch 53 minute core workout; Evening 1 hour 15 minute walk.



Crossed into the BMI "Healhty Weight" range and also finally busted the 160 threshold. Very happy and still quite motivated and looking forward to continuing my journey downward...!
 
calories eaten: 1482


calories burned: 1610


exercise: AM Walk 58 minutes; Lunchtime circuit training 70 minutes
 
calories eaten: 1332


calories burned: 1400



Exercise: AM walk 26 minutes; AM Chest and Back workout 60 minutes; evening walk 1 hour 20 minutes.


Motivation to lose weight is still high. I've read more on the Waist to Hip Ratio. According to the Waist to Hip Ratio Calculator my percentage is dangerously high and I need to lose inches in order to be less of an apple.
 
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