So, we are almost at 500 lbs lost, 497.2 lbs lost to be exact and this is the 421st post to the blog. What a journey it has been, and it is so sad to think that round 2 is almost over. As you have all probably figured out, there is no money for winning round 2, simply because we haven't collected any and I don't think it'd be fair for Katie and I to take anybody's money. I cannot seem to get below the 250 mark. This week is suppossed to be the week I get below 250 and stay there and I am working hard at it. I have decided to change up a bunch of things to really push the buttons on my weight loss.
1.) I have eliminated Diet Coke and Caffiene Free Diet Coke. No more Diet Coke addiction for me. I have read that even drinking a lot of calorie free soda keeps you from losing weight. It does keep you from drinking water which we know is good for weight loss, so now I am drinking more of that. I drink Seltzer and Water, no calories, no Aspartame, and frankly, no flavor. I am doing ok at it, but I still miss the diet coke a lot. I'd love to go get one right now.
2.) I have decided that I eat way too many carbs. I go to the gym regularly and do either some type of cardio (tread mill, stair master) or lift weights (mostly machines but sometimes free weights.) I was really sore the other day and this big guy at the gym told me that I was sore because I did not eat enough protein, and then I read about it. I have to eat 200 grams of protein a day, which seems like a lot, to put it in perspective, one egg only has 6 grams of protein. Imagine eating 33 eggs? So, it is low carb (not no carb) and high protein for me.
3.) I am trying to add spinning to my cardio workouts. A single 45 minute spinning class burns between 600 and 800 calories depending on how hard you push yourself. If you do that 3 times a week then you've burned more than 1/2 a lb. That is much harder to get on the treadmill or stairmaster, plus it is more fun and it goes by a lot faster. My feet are a bit big for the holders on the pedals, so it does hurt a bit, but maybe that gets better in time.
4.) I am trying to get more sleep and have a better set schedule. I want to be at work at the same time and try to leave as close to 5 as possible. Bed not a second later than 11 and hopefully by 10:30. I'm hoping that more sleep and consistency combined with no caffiene will make a healthier me.
So, these are the things I am doing to try to ramp up my weight loss. So far this week it is not working. I was 251 on Monday and I was 254 this morning. When I lift for some reason the next day I am always up 2 or 3 lbs, but I am not sure what is happening. I did slip up yesterday and ate a wrap (ugh, I ate THREE half wraps) from the kitchen. I did workout on Monday, Tuesday and today. I will try to go again tomorrow. If the method of exercising almost every day, not drinking soda and not cheating doesn't get my diet moving, then I am not sure what will.
Bread is bad. Chinese food is delicious but has too many carbs. Pizza doesn't exist, except when-you're-desperate-to-cheat-and-want-to-be-bad-and-then-you-eat-it-and-feel-guilty-and-so-you-get-depressed-and-want-to-eat-more.
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