Well Week 1 is complete. Yesterday was another ok day. Went to breakfast with my family and tried to order healthy. What a challenge that is! They had a "lite menu" but it appeared to be pretty unhealthy to me. One of the items on it for example was a muffin which is loaded in sugar. It was obviously not designed by a nutritionist. So I decided to explore on my own and found a veggie omelet. They had chosen to have it covered in cheese and hollandaise sauce, but I simply asked to hold those items. Unfortunately, though they skipped the hollandaise sauce it still showed up with cheese. It took 40 minutes for it to arrive and with a 4 and 2 year old out for breakfast and a waiter who appeared to be frazzled and on the job for the first time, I decided to go ahead and eat it. After all, I have had several suggest I up my calories anyway so I figured I could make due. I skipped the hash browns that came with it and only ate one piece of the wheat toast that accompanied it. It was manageable and I walked away feeling as if though I didn't eat that many calories. I found comparable items on Lose It and was happy with the calories I took in. Lunch at my moms wasn't as bad as I had thought either. She had plenty of healthy options and I managed to eat only one serving and skipped dessert. HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT! It was a German chocolate pie that I love and I made it out with out a bite! I made dinner light and still walked away with a good calorie count.
Exercise was not an easy task to find time for. With grocery shopping, my dad's birthday lunch, and then a home improvement chore I ended up not getting a hard sweat. I did chase my kids around my parents yard and the chore used some effort so I got some calories burned, just not what I want. To the Y today.
So how did it all end up? Well this morning I stepped on the scale to find 252.9! Thats a 10 lb lose in a week!! Here goes Week 2, though I am sure I won't see the same results another 5 lbs this week would be great!
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Food-7: I managed to eat out without inhaling a ton of calories, and ate my mom's cooking without overdoing it. However, still ended up over my allotted amount.
Exercise-2: Had some physical activity, but nothing as strenuous as what I want to get in daily.
You are doing great, just be very careful. Your calorie allowance is a little low compared to your BMR. Make sure to calculate your BMR and then use it and fix your calorie intake. If you do not, you might be shooting yourself in the foot. You will end up gaining all the weight you lost because your body is in starvation mode. Men need more calories than women for their bodies, and right now your calorie intake is even lower than mine. So just check it out. If you need anything let me know and I can help you. Trust me, you will lose as much weight maybe a little less but you are catching it early enough you shouldn't have any weight gain.
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I have had a lot of people suggest that. I took a good look tonight and am adjusting it up to 1800 calories. However, I am worried I won't lose weight at the rate I want. I don't need Biggest Loser numbers, I know I don't have the advantage they do. However, I would really like to take off about 5 lbs or more per week. I am worried at 1800 that I won't accomplish that. What are your thoughts?
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