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I just looked back at my weight log and last year at this time I was 260 lbs. It doesn't seem that long but I have come a long way since then. Back then I was into walking as I really couldn't run for any distance. It just shows what can be done with perseverance.
I'm still having trouble getting myself up and out of bed in the morning. I though the time change would help but I think it has made it worse. I have been making my workouts and really push when I get to the gym/track. It's just hard to get moving to get there in the first place. I'm wondering if I'm eating enough. My deficits haven't been that great and actually ate over maintenance on Sunday. Hopefully I can keep pushing through with my schedule, 6 days a week is proving to be rough when 4 of those days are running. I'll just need to give myself a morning pep talk to get moving. This isn't easy but I know it is worth it.
I hope everyone is having a great week!
View Diet Calendar, 03 November 2015:
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2115 kcal
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Fat: 53.00g | Prot: 152.68g | Carbs: 268.73g.
Breakfast: CytoSport 100% Whey Protein - Chocolate, Great Value Organic Vitamin D Milk, MusclePharm Combat Powder - Cookies 'N' Cream, Great Value 100% Whole Grain Old Fashioned Oats. Lunch: Dannon Oikos Triple Zero - Coconut Creme, Wegmans Grass Fed Beef Chuck Roast, Great Value Medium Egg Noodles. Dinner: Bush's Best Pinto Beans, Bolthouse Farms Classic Balsamic Dressing, Great Value Garbanzo Beans, Marketside Classic Iceberg Salad, Kraft Honey Hickory Smoke Barbecue Sauce, Swift Premium Pork Loin Tenderloin. Snacks/Other: Apples, Buttered Popcorn Popped in Oil, Broccoli, Apples, Tomatoes. more...
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2661 kcal
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Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 28 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 42 minutes, Sleeping - 9 hours and 50 minutes. more...
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Awesome job. Good luck with getting those energy levels up. Sometimes a recharge comes in unexpected forms.
03 Nov 15 by member: Jules_AW
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You can drop as low as 1500/calories a day. Eating 2000-2500/day is maintenance level, not weight loss level. Maybe have your thyroid tested? I used to be 214 pounds, and once I dropped my calories to 1300/day, I lost 5 pounds a week for 2 months.
03 Nov 15 by member: soonsoonsoon
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@soonsoonsoon, I'm trying to lose the weight slowly so I can keep up my activity level. My estmated BMR is around 2000 cals/day. If I multiply that by the sedentary factor of 1.2 it comes out to be 2400 cals/day baseline. I set my target at 2250 to make up for the variability of food. I then use my exercise activity to create the deficit. The ranges from 300 to over 1000 cals/day depending on what exercise I do. On Sunday I shoot for slightly over 2400 cals for a reset. I've been dropping about 1 lb/week doing this so far which is a good rate for me.
04 Nov 15 by member: CatHerder
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What great STRIDES you've made (see what I did there with your running?) in just a year . . . fantastic!
04 Nov 15 by member: losinit1655
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You're doing great! My endocrinologist told me that the average adult gains about 1-2 pounds per year. I was feeling sheepish about showing up to a 6-month visit and not having lost any weight (I wasn't really trying then). In retrospect, he was so wonderful, because he was never negative. Always encouraging. He said, based on my 2 or 3-pound weight loss in 6 months and about 6 or 7 pounds over a year, "At least you're moving in the right direction! At this stage of life, just *not* gaining is a victory." And look how far you've come!!! It's not about the how-much-you-lose-in-one-month. It's about the LOOOOONG HAUL! It's about making a deliberate change to be healthier every single day. It's not a race to a finish line, because there really isn't a finish line. It's called taking good care of yourself, and slowly, gradually, seeing some tangible results as the outcome. So, keep taking it slow & easy, because you're going for the sustainable life-long change. You've got this.
04 Nov 15 by member: dbdmom
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