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~Changes and Accommodations~
I decided to recalculate my RDI this morning. At present, given the last weigh in, I'm no longer 210. Technically speaking, I'm not sure if I was ever 210. That weight was a total guess on my part and likely OVER estimated. Frankly, like some here, I try to avoid the scale at all costs because it reaps havoc on my poor psyche and never takes into consideration those other factors contributing to weight, like water. When I successfully lost weight in my 30's, I avoided the scale and just went by the "bagginess" of my clothes. I didn't even know how much I lost until 3 years later during a requisite physical exam I was going through to prepare for a trip to Africa.
However, both my mother and me invested in this recumbent bicycle, which has proved to be a wonderful way to exercise without being to hard on the joints, not to mention I'm able to burn upwards of 335 calories at a time, and that's not counting calories burned during weight training. Moreover, the more accurate the weight entry is for the bike, the more accurate the calorie count it provides, thus a weigh in was inevitable. So, for those who might wonder how I possibly lost 7lbs my first week, rest assured I very likely did not. A 3lb loss is a reasonable assessment. I was likely 5lbs less than my guesstimate before I bit the bullet and got on the scale.
Recalculating my RDI seemed a good idea as I was able to input my 'actual' weight and adjust my activity level. Although, I have to say assessing my activity level was tough to figure. I'm definitely more active than I was as I cycle around 35-40 miles in tandem with 12-15 minutes of moderate weight training 5 days a week. I looked up the definition of Active vs. Lightly Active As with everything else, it's a spectrum and i I fall on the heavier side of lightly active and the leaner side of Active. LOL
So, I just put in active, especially since my daily caloric intake is actually around 1350 after minusing the average calories burned through exercise. We're heading into spring, which usually incorporates less sedentary lifestyle, so it seemed appropriate. Of course, after recalculating my RDI, it gave me more calories to play with which is nice, but the goal is to stick to 1400 calories a day, which include calories burned through exercise.
I'm not doing a weigh in today. Yesterday was a planned "splurge" day and I've already learned through past experience that weighing after a splurge day is the worst thing one can do. Any splurge is going to incorporate food with higher sodium levels, which inevitably increases water weight and bloat. A weigh at this point isn't going to give me an accurate picture of gains or losses, so I'll weight until next Sunday.
Diet Calendar Entries for 05 March 2017:
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1380 kcal
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Fat: 35.26g | Prot: 41.95g | Carb: 130.11g.
Breakfast: O'Brien Potatoes, Coffee with Cream and Sugar, Scrambled Egg (Whole, Cooked), Tillamook Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Mezzetta Super Colossal Spanish Queen Pimiento Stuffed Green Olives, Cooked Mushrooms (Fat Added in Cooking). Dinner: Red Table Wine, Noodles & Company Japanese Pan Noodles with Chicken (Regular). more...
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2639 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Weight Training (moderate) - 15 minutes, Bicycle - 30 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 15 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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