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Good Morning, FS Warriors! Got up early, did my 2 mile jog to keep the joints from welding together. One more short run tomorrow, a day of rest, and then my first 10K. It will be a PR since I've never run one before. Since I haven't been doing any speed work, only concentrating on distance, it will be a very slow and long race for me. If it's as hot and humid as they are predicting, I won't even try to make any time, I just want to finish it, to say that I did it. They say you shouldn't run any pace you haven't trained for, so I won't.
Ever wonder how an inanimate object can have so much control over your life? I'm talking about the scale. That little idiot box that can take your mood from swell to hell in a matter of seconds! Perhaps it doesn't annoy you as much as it does me. If that is the case, I applaud you. But some mornings, I just want to take the little b$as@*rd and stomp it and throw it against something really hard. However, some innate sense of reasoning surfaces and I realize I would just have to buy another one. The funny thing is that those daily fluctuations, or lack of fluctuations, aren't really its fault, and in most cases, aren't even representative of your progress or lack of progress. For example, an 8 oz. glass of water weighs half a pound. A healthy adult bladder can hold 16 oz comfortably; that's a pound. And a constipated person can be carrying around about 2.2 pounds of feces, and those that are "normal" would be somewhat less. I know a lot of people have those scales that have a resolution of tenths of a pound, but I can't help but wonder how they keep from going batty, trying to reconcile their progress on one of those. I have lost 6 pounds in a day, and gained 5 back the next. The point I'm making here is that, between what is in your stomach,your bladder and your intestines, and the amount you may sweat out during a workout, or evacutate during a bowel movement or urinary event, body weight can change dramatically from one day to the next, regardless of how disciplined you are. It is the trending over time that tells you whether you are being successful in your efforts at this lifestyle change. I don't care if you take a sledge hammer to the little b$as@*rd; if it makes you feel good, do it! However, it's not its fault. And the daily fluctuations are not your fault. Do pay attention to trends, but radical and impulsive adjustments are not what is going to give you the lifestyle change. The FS RDI calculations are an estimate, based on statistical studies of the "Norms." It is a starting point. Consistently follow it for a couple of weeks, and if it works for you, great. If it doesn't, make an incremental adjustment.
While I'm on a roll here: We all know that there are a number of exercises that will burn calories, and firm us up. I hear a lot of people on here talking about how they are going to get into biking, running, swimming, calisthetics, etc. to lose the weight. All of that is great. But consider this: If you are in this for a permanent lifestyle change - and we all should be - why get into something you know you're not going to even consider doing once you get to your goal weight, assuming you don't get burned out before then? Pick something you at least think you might enjoy doing for the rest of your life. For some, it will be walking, which is a great way to burn calories and get fit. For others, it may be running, swimming or biking. But if it isn't something you enjoy, or at least you think you would come to enjoy, you're setting yourself up for failure over the long haul. The main thing is that you do something that is going to get your heart pumping faster for 20 to 30 minutes each day. If any of us do that, and discipline ourselves to eat in moderation consistently, we will take it off and keep it off for the rest of our lives.
So, anyway, I didn't have much to say. Just thought I'd drop in and tell you all just how much I appreciate you. Have a great day! Toodles!
Diet Calendar Entries for 20 August 2014:
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2554 kcal
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Fat: 86.05g | Prot: 103.00g | Carb: 315.09g.
Breakfast: Almond Butter, Snack Cracker, Sunny Delight Orange Juice, Merex Fresh Blueberries, Kroger Carbmaster Vanilla Yogurt (Container), Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Guaranteed Value Non-Dairy Creamer. Lunch: Coca-Cola Diet Coke (20 oz Bottle), Plain Cheeseburger on Bun, Eating Right Peeled Baby-cut Carrots, Godfather's Pizza Veggie Golden Crust Pizza (Large). Dinner: Unsweetened Iced Tea, Brussels Sprouts, Bob Evans Slow-Roasted Chicken-N-Noodles. Snacks/Other: Gatorade All Stars Thirst Quencher Frost Glacier Freeze Beverage, Custard, Sunshine Cheez-It Hot & Spicy Crackers, Sunshine Cheez-It Original Snack Crackers (1.25 oz), Wyman's Fresh Frozen Strawberries, Fresh & Easy Cantaloupe Chunks, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Great Value Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer. more...
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2919 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 30 minutes, Resting - 18 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...
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