I'm Back!
So I took a little rest from this journal, just because I felt like it, no real reason! :)After getting some VERY helpful tips from the girls at the Shape message board I have upped my calories to 1800-2000. I asked them all if eating 1300 calories per day while staying active 6 times a day would be OK, and they all said NO, why? It was obvious and I can't believe I didn't figure this out earilier, will I be able to eat 1300 calories for the rest of my life? NO. I can't and wont. I will not deprive myself, yes I wont eat junk food but I wont say I wont eat it once in awhile just not like how I was eating it before (almost everyday). If I ate 1300 calories for let's say, 7 months? And I lost weight, then started eating like normal again I would gain it all back and possibly more. So I upped my calories to an amount that is normal and I can still lose weight by eating that many. Basically I figured out my BMR (2765) from here http://www.bcm.edu/cnrc/consumer/archives/energy_needs_of_women.htm and just cut about 765 calories from it. I have also stopped counting my calories, this doesn't mean I'm going to be going over my calorie range of 1800-2000 it just means I know when I am full, and I have checked for a few days adding up my calories on fitday at the end of a day of non counting that I stay in that range comfortably, that means I have learned a lot from my body, I actually listen to it's signals now. I am noway going to count calories for the rest of my life, I don't want to be obsessive. I know what's good for me and I know what's not. I know what's healthy, I don't eat junk. I workout 6 times a week, Strength training 3X a week and Cardio 3X a week. I think I have already accomplished a great deal.
It feels good to be free. I feel like I am enjoying life again. Healthy foods and exercise make me HAPPY!! :D
4 Comments:
I'm glad that you're switching to eating more calories. I don't think there's anything with eating lower calorie for a few days here and there, but if you are going to be active, you really need the calories... but only if they come from good sources.
I was just looking at your rewards on the right column for each weight you hit...THE OC has a DVD out for season one!? I HAD NO IDEA! I have GOT to buy that! =)
Hey, it's Erin. I went on the Shape boards at the beginning of my experience, and while I found them helpful at points, I found them more geared towards seriously athletic people. For someone like me who is (mostly) only minimally active, with no strenuous activity, eating 1800-2000 really kills me. Even now I eat around 1800 and I GAIN weight. So the Shape boards kind of make me feel like an anorexic freak. But if they're giving you the kind of support you need that's great. If I'm cutting now, I try to keep them between 1400-1600 because I don't find myself starving.
You haven't posted in a while... hope everything is going well!
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