Photocrazed - Journey to a Healthy lifestyle

I really enjoyed when I did the walking/running in the morning before work, but I just can't seem to get myself out of bed in the morning. Even if I go to sleep at 10pm, I still don't want to get out of bed.

I had a friend that lived beside me and she and I would go out and walk every morning at 6am for about 1/2 hr or so and then I'd come home and get ready for work, but she moved away a while back.

I'll try the 1300 cals and exercise plan on and see what happens! Thanks for your insight, Sophie.
 
good luck hun! i know it always sounds better coming from somebody else (sometimes you know what you need to do but just need somebody else to kick start it)
now in return.. do you have any good ideas forme lolzz?
as you know i have a high bmr but thts because i exercise loads.
 
So you feel a little better, your, from what I've been reading, your BMR is what your body would require if you did absolutely nothing all day. It's basiclly what it takes for you to keep all necessary bodily functions...functioning. Since, I'm assuming that even without the exercise, you walk around, do household chores, work, etc., you are actually burning more than your BMR

I found this, if it helps:
Harris Benedict Formula
To determine your total daily calorie needs, multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:


If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.9

Basically, what it takes to maintain your body weight is your BMR times anywhere from 1.2 to 1.9...so, from the appropriate new calorie need.

To lose a pound a week, you subtract 500 calories a day, 2 pounds, 1000 a day.--but, as Sophie pointed out, I think the 1300 calories aday is a good plan, at least to start. This are just numbers to help your peace of mind.
 
yeah i agree - its much better for you to use exercise instead f cutting food out - if you took 1000 calories per day away then you would be eating a dangerously low amount of calories and your body would go into stravation mode and weightloss just would not hapen.
so by doing more exercise you will increase your bmr anyway :]
it all works out nicely
lets have a deal
if you walk/run weekday mornings before work i will do it before school okay?
even if it is just for 20 mins or whatever
deal?
 
Thanks honeybunch and Sophie! This info has helped out a lot!!

Now, I just need to get my rear on the treadmill this afternoon.
 
Sophie335 said:
lets have a deal
if you walk/run weekday mornings before work i will do it before school okay?
even if it is just for 20 mins or whatever
deal?
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I know there will be some days that I can do it for sure. Tues/Thurs I don't have to leave for class until 11:45 or so. I do park as far away from my building as I can and walk to class. But I can probably do some running before I even leave for class on those days. MWF however, sometimes I have to be at work at 7:30am so that I can be there when the kids get into the classroom, which requires me to leave my house at 7:10-7:15 and getting up at 6ish to get ready. YIKES. Ummmm.. I can try. I'm not sure how successful I'll be on days that I work at the school system vs. days I'm at my insurance job. ...


....wow, what a negative outlook.. I need to make some changes. I'll do my best!
 
okay then how about we do a tuesday morning and trhusday morning run. each week. before breakfast and doing anything else. it will be easier for me to do the two days cos then i wont have as much pressue to do them everyday.
tuesday and thursday agreed?
we will post how long for etc to keep us doing it
 
Deal! I can do Tues/Thurs mornings!

You'll have to wait for my posts though since you are umm.. how many hours ahead are you? It's 4:19pm here!
 
Also, I have an 8 mile/week challenge going for myself. Do you already get in more than 8 miles, Sophie? If so, how many do you get in?
 
its 9.22 pm here. so that means i will have done my run much earlier than you right? but it doesnt matter - its just the motivation that counts right? and also you will be able to see what i did to give you motivation to do it!
erm it depends on what my training program is - although i tend to think of it in kms. this week i have done probably about 20-25kms ish. i dont know how much that is in miles
 
20 kilometers = 12.4274238 miles
25 kilometers = 15.5342798 miles

Ok, I don't think I can push myself up that far since this past week was my first week back on the treadmill.

Added you as a friend on myspace!
 
i am a runner - am traiing to be selected hopefully for national squad thi/next year which is why im pushing my training up. 8 miles is a really good target for you :)
 
Hi photocrazed :) Did you include your daily activities in the BMR calculation? Have you seen wishes' website? She has a good explanation of calculating your BMR:
I calculated my own daily calorie need is about 2300 calories and I eat 1500 calories on average which is 5600 calories a week deficit or about a pound and a half a week (in theory!). Given that a pound = 3500 calories. So as Sophie said, to lose a pound a week you need a 500 calorie deficit a day, and therefore 1000 a day for 2lbs a week. 1200-1300 is the lowest intake for a woman so your current calories are okay :)
I hope it helps :)
Congratulations on the 7lbs down so far and good luck!

EDIT: SORRY I WAS REALLY SLOW IN TYPING THIS OUT AND HONEYBUNCH82 HAS ALREADY TOLD YOU ABOUT BMR AND CALORIE NEEDS - SORRY!!!
 
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The only thing I did was go to a website linked somewhere here and put in the numbers it asked for. .. man, why is this so very hard? HA!

So I guess I need to check out wishes stuff! Thank you for the link!
 
Sophie335 said:
i am a runner - am traiing to be selected hopefully for national squad thi/next year which is why im pushing my training up. 8 miles is a really good target for you :)
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I ran track, played volleyball and was a cheerleader in high school. I loved running, and could really see myself doing a lot more of it, if I just had motivation.
 
Ok, based on that, I should be at least 2084 BMR ....

SO cutting back to 1300 cals would be enough to get me about 1.5 lbs per week at least if I'm guessing right.
 
Just noticed this link on Wishes' website to the easy way of calculating! Hope you saw it too!
 
Thanks so much, Rachie!

To lose 1.5 lbs/week
Cals: 1324.50
Carbs: 182.12
Protein: 49.67
Fats: 85.81

I know I don't get that much fat in each day. I try to limit the amount of fat to 20-30G.. I don't know if I feel comfortable increasing to 85G.
 
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