Neecee O.

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Have not blogged in a while, thought I'd stop in. I'm so inpsired to eb under 190 this last week per WW scale.  189 as of last week.

I have switched over to WW about 6 weeks ago. This will be my third time in the WW fold. I'm commiting for 6 months. My goal:  175. 

My daily food is going really well. Still using bariatric foods early in the day, eating a normal supper. Being in DC early March, I still journaled online WW and got educated on most breakfasts down at the deli we all love would be like 90% of the day's allowed food. And i'm talking about an egg bagel with lean bacon. toss in a milk or juice and you're there. Even half that amount is too much for me. Not that I ate that way very often, but often enough, maybe once a week. I can't afford that, perhaps more like monthly, and only if there' s a big hike in my future that day.

I am still training for the ride, although I need to get in a big ride someplace soon this month and next before the big day on the 22nd of April.  I ride at least twice a week after work for 75 minutes. I need to get that to a solid 3x weekly!

Oh well, as I said at the beginning, if I don't finish, it has been inspiring to get me to ride more.  I've worked hard. 

From a gal on lap Band forum:

Your BMR, or basal metabolic rate (metabolism), is the energy (measured in calories) expended by the body at rest to maintain normal bodily functions.  This continual work makes up about 60-70% of the calories we use ("burn" or expend) and includes the beating of our heart, respiration, and the maintenance of body temperature.  Your BMR is influenced by a number of factors, including age, weight, height, gender, environmental temperature, diet, and exercise habits.

Because of the increased activity of cells undergoing division, the younger the person, the higher (faster) the metabolism.  And the taller and heavier a person is, the faster their metabolism.  The good news is that when you are heavier you burn more calories, and thus it is easier to lose weight -- however, one reason weight loss becomes more difficult as you lose weight is your BMR decreases.  Because of the greater percentage of lean muscle tissue in the male body, men generally have a 10-15% faster BMR than women - so it is generally faster for men to lose weight.  And when you go on restrictive, traditional diets, your BMR can drop, and that makes it important to increase activity levels during that time.  In general, depending on the intensity and duration, consistent exercise can also increase your BMR.

To lose 1 pound per week means that you have to consume 500 less calories daily than you burn.  To lose two pounds per week you have to consume 1000 less calories daily than you burn.  Beyond this amount of weight loss you can develop loss of muscle mass, which makes you feel tired and is not a healthy way to lose weight

http://www.drsimpson.net/06_weight_loss/BMR_calculator.htm

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Just think about how well prepared you are, and that makes you even more so. Now you are ready, now you are willing, and now you are watching yourself begin to make it happen.

-- Ralph Marston

 

Had a good weekend, not quite over just yet, but just restful for my spirit, active for my body.  Took a long moderately strenuous bike ride - 1.75 hours long! The weather today is like spring. 

I am training for a bike ride called the Wildflower, to be held at the end of April.  The one I will be in is the 65 mile in the mountains. I have not ridden very much the past several years, since we bought our house. We spend more time out in the yard.  We don't even hike as much as we used to! I can't say we are not active, just different use of muscles and time.

I am only just now sort of catching up with my "bike legs" I used to have.  My DH and I used to ride 20-30 miles several times a month, now lucky to hop on and do a 30 minute spin around the flat neighborhood twice a month!

I am worried that I will not be able to find time to ride like I should to train. Couple of things:  time with DH - hate to ditch him for a few hours every weekend, and the other is weather! It''s pretty grand right now, but how long will this last? 

One idea I had today is to call an old friend who I think still rides and ask her  if she can set a standing date to ride during the week. This way I won't take too much from "face time" with DH - LOL - married life! I friggin QUIT softball in part cuz he whined about it so much. AND I'm old now and will get hurt.

I got two issues of a bicycling mag - how inspirational it is, too! One thing I picked up is even if you get 20 minutes of biking in a day - that will keep muscles in some kind of condition.  Whew - that helps me not think I always have to do a bigass ride knocking my brains out every time! 

Most of all, I am committed to do this ride even if I can't finish. I may have to walk up a few hills, but at this point, I have no pride left. Could care less what those bike snobs have to say about me!

Been home from a conference for a week now. Last weekend at the conference, I did not have too much damage control to worry about. I did well on food, better than anticipated. I ate a great sushi meal the first night, with some miso broth and edamame, two beers. 

Two suppers to write home about:

My first chef's dinner! An overview would be to say that normally, most people would go out to eat a burger after it was over; the portions were truly gourmet. My group of 13 did not get to the restaurant until 8:00 p.m. Most of us, me included, had not eaten too much all day cuz we were workers/organizers at this conference (1200 people).  We did not leave until 11:30 p.m.!  Each course was sumptuous:  i'll list in order, all served with about 2-3 ounces of a complementary flavor of wine:  

* a savory creamy something served in a hollowed out quail egg - had caviar on it, black truffles at the bottom with a brioche toast point. We ate it with an itty bitty demitasse spoon, like 3 bites of that.  

*rustic bread assortment

*Then, came the main course, 3 medium rare tiny lamb chops with 1/2 c  au gratin potatoes.  Port wine reduction sauce. Wilted spinach as plate decoration.

*Next was a salad that was made to look like a tiny flower pot - edible orchid at the center of red leaf lettuce, curly green endive, smattering of goat cheese at the bottom of a phyllo shell. yes, it was served after the main course!?

* the house specialty dessert;  Grand marnier Souffle. This should be outlawed. 

The other notable supper was at an Asian Fusion joint called Straits in San Jose on Santana Row - again, all day not much food til this meal, and i had it with two Kirin on tap. large of course. Korean beef, with baby bok choy, asian pancake thing with curry sauce, dry braised chicken, lime leaf rice  (unbelieveable intense lime leaf flavor), shrimp/rice stir fry dish, chicken satay.  Just plain amazing.  i will go back there, bring my DH! It was that good. 

My exercise that long weekend (Thursday - Sunday) was 40 minutes in the gym, doing treadmill interval work, 100 crunches, lunges.  35 minute swim - glorius early morning in a heated pool outside. 

The other days, walking walking walking between buildings - they were a 1/4 mile apart, and i was one of the organizers, so my legs were barking at the end of these days.

Had a pretty good day today, food choice wise and of course, nice long bike ride. 

TOM:  moody, no, too mild...feeling rabid maybe.  Pissed at the world that my weight will not seem to budge. Trying to just observe this mood - really it's not like me usually i am very positve, like on drugs positive. I think I mentioned several hundred times to anyone who will listen that I am 49 - translation:  peri-menopausal...which means "be afraid, be very very afraid." 

I have been *not thin* for most of my adult life. I get why I am not a size 2, no shit, but why THIS fat???? I am a dedicated exerciser, eat the right foods...all the magazines say to do all the stuff I do.  So what is the problem here????

(see what i mean about this mood....)