Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Day 48 Operation Waistline Deadline

193.8 lbs

Yesterday's Weight: 194.8 lbs
Weight Lost: 1 lb

Highest Weight: 212 lbs
Goal Weight: 112 lbs
Weight Lost: 18.2 lbs
Weight to Lose: 81.8 lbs
Days to Deadline: 182
Average Daily Loss Needed: 0.45 lbs

I can definitely live with losing 1 pound in 1 day. I have no clue how I did it, because I snuck a mini bag of sugar-free Russel Stover chocolate covered peanuts last night :D But, I'm not complaining. I'm stoked.
I'll eat a bag more often if that's what it takes :P

So, in the spirit of full disclosure, and a quote I read recently:
"What I eat in private will appear in public,"
as well as the infuriating discovery that programs in place are tailored to the morbidly obese and leave the obese and overweight to fend for themselves, I am opening up even more. I'm miffed. I don't get miffed unless I see someone else hurt, and I see my country in a health crisis. The saddest revelation is that the majority are in denial or blissfully unaware. I am actually fighting back tears right now, I am so upset.
I've the time and resources at this period in my life to heal myself and my own unhealthy condition.
So.
So, I'm going to try to share everything I am taught along the way and that I have learned already.
It's daunting, but if y'all continue to ignore the anaconda slowly swallowing you, I'm going to do my best to pry him off one tiny fang at a time - and they have countless fangs down their throats. Gross analogy, but well, I hate being alone with John Voigt winking and dying in my nightmares :D You're welcome.

Fads do NOT last. They may work to stop a chunk of fat quickly in a few weeks. But. Be honest with yourself. Are you really going to follow the strict guidelines for the rest of your life? Can you really avoid pizza, burgers, ice cream, pasta, dessert, cookies, chips and dip, dipping your veggies in sour cream and chives, soda, sweet tea, chocolate milk, shakes, and so on forever? C'mon! Be honest with yourself! You will treat yourself now and again. Just like you take the elevator on occasion with the stairs available. Just like cycling could get you to work, you use your car. It's okay. You are human.

1. 80/20
80% of your time be healthy
20% of your time be human

That is one of the principles my psychologist has taught me.
That's right. I said psychologist. I ain't ashamed. If you don't know me by now and that I come from a loooooong line of genetically predisposed mentally ill persons than, well, Hello! My name is Charity and I have psychoses :D Nice ta meetcha ;)
Okay, back on point.
That's 1 principle of countless. But I'll be counting. So, I guess they will be counted. Oh be quiet y'all :P it sounded good in my thoughts; so Phbbtt! Ah, I love laughing at myself.
Oh, that's a good one too.
Learn to laugh at yourself. If you can shrug off stumbling and keep moving forward, and with a good attitude, you're already a success. That's how I see it anyway. It's kept me alive; I'd say that's success for a formerly suicidal chick wouldn't you?

2. Learn to laugh at life-affirming stumbles.

That's what they are. If you stumble and break a nail or stub a toe or bump a shin or hammer a thumb, you feel something. That means you're alive! :D that means you still have hope. Why? How? If you're alive, you have time to change. You have the chance to:

3. Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Just like the man said, - the man would be Michael Jackson, who started with the man in the mirror.

4. If you focus on results you will never change.
However,
If you focus on change, you will get results.

The way to change? Simple.

5. Calories In vs Calories Out

That IS all it is. You are unique. There is no magic number that will work for every person. Your body composition is unique to you.

6. CaloriesPerHour.com

That's where you will find the calculators to your unique newts and needs.

BMI: Body Mass Index
this will classify you as Underweight, Healthy, Overweight, Obese, Morbidly Obese

BMR: Basal Metabolic Rate
this will give you an idea of how many calories you need to maintain your weight, AFTER cross-referencing it with the lifestyle below it - Sedentary to Active...

RMR: Resting Metabolic Rate
this will give you an idea, again after cross-referencing, of how many calories you need to maintain your current rate if you spend your entire day in a state of rest/sleep.

You can also discover how much you burn in almost every activity you can imagine, based on your gender, height, weight and the time you spend in that activity.

You can also calculate how many calories to deduct from the general 2000 the FDA suggests in order to reach your goal as well as how long it will take all based on your gender, age, height and current weight vs goal weight. The calculation can be performed to discover how many calories to deduct to be at your goal by a certain date, or how much time it will take based on how many calories you deduct, or how much you will weigh by deducting a certain number of calories for a certain period of time.

There is also a food calculator that has a somewhat large database of caloric counts for common foods and brands.

I think that about covers the site. It's absolutely free and I am there at least three times a day checking my numbers and goals and recalibrating.



7. Use small plates and bowls, as well as forks and spoons so your servings and bites are the healthy size.

8. Designate a spot for eating only. Allow no distractions while you eat - no tv, music, newspaper, chatter, etc

9. No food or non-water beverage is allowed away from the designated spot. Ever.

10. Drink water continuously throughout the day, totaling 64 ounces minimum. Don't gulp in a few sittings. Allow it to be an all day experience so you have hydration at all times.

I think that's plenty for one day. My brain hurts and John Cleese isn't around with his mallet :P

Toodle-loo!



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