I have continued to keep my calorie intake between 1200-1500 each day. I consistently walk 5+ miles every day- often going 6 miles.
The out come, in the last three weeks is that I have lost 7 pounds!
I'm hoping to loose another 3 this coming week to have 10 pounds off. This is my first goal. My next goal will be to keep the weight off, and LOOSE while I'm on vacation in two weeks.
This will be a huge challenge for me. I'm going to Florida and from there connecting with a cruise ship. For those of you who have not had the chance to cruise, food is EVERYWHERE. It's available 24 hours each and every day. And it's including in the package so you could do non-stop eating.
Hummmm. I LOVE to eat-which is why I'm at the weight I'm at. This could prove to be very problematic for me. Since I'm going to South and Central America, I intend on trying the local foods too. OK, I admit it. I'm a foodie, big time.
So, I need to do some pre-planning on how to handle being surrounded with food, keep up my walking and at the very least maintain the weight loss I've worked hard to get.
Some ideas I have is to continue to log my food, although I won't be able to upload anything. It will be the old fashioned way with paper and pen. I can still monitor my steps, just have to write down how many at the end of the day so I don't loose the information.
Beyond that, I have no idea. I'm open to suggestions! I don't want to feel deprived, it is after all a vacation, but I certainly don't want to go backwards.
Feel free to leave your comments!
Friday, January 15, 2016
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
checking at end of week one
WOO HOO the end of the first week working on my New Year's resolutions.
First, I need to share that I've been consistent in walking every day. I'm up to 5+ miles the last three days.
Second, I've been consistent in logging my food intake each and every day. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged.
I've been staying between 1200-1500 calories every day. I drink between 6-8 glasses of water most days.
The upshot is, after making the first week of lifestyle changes I'm down 3.2 pounds.
I came across this article (below) It was on the MSN website but it is a Prevention magazine. It shows how to read some food labels to help make better choices.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-12-cleanest-food-choices-you-can-make%e2%80%94and-the-12-dirtiest/ar-CCgcYl?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP
And here is an article I found via MSN but from Women's Day: This talks about some things about gluten.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-going-gluten-free/ar-BBo3zWb?ocid=HPCDHP
And this link talks about various ways to drink tea. For those of you who don't know me, I LOVE my coffee in the morning. OK, I love it all day. But I also LOVE tea (and wine) and I've been lucky enough to enjoy teas, coffees and wine all over the world.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/nonalcoholic/15-tea-traditions-from-around-the-world/ss-BBnRNFs?ocid=HPCDHP
Enjoy!
First, I need to share that I've been consistent in walking every day. I'm up to 5+ miles the last three days.
Second, I've been consistent in logging my food intake each and every day. Everything that goes into my mouth is logged.
I've been staying between 1200-1500 calories every day. I drink between 6-8 glasses of water most days.
The upshot is, after making the first week of lifestyle changes I'm down 3.2 pounds.
I came across this article (below) It was on the MSN website but it is a Prevention magazine. It shows how to read some food labels to help make better choices.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/the-12-cleanest-food-choices-you-can-make%e2%80%94and-the-12-dirtiest/ar-CCgcYl?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=HPCDHP
And here is an article I found via MSN but from Women's Day: This talks about some things about gluten.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-going-gluten-free/ar-BBo3zWb?ocid=HPCDHP
And this link talks about various ways to drink tea. For those of you who don't know me, I LOVE my coffee in the morning. OK, I love it all day. But I also LOVE tea (and wine) and I've been lucky enough to enjoy teas, coffees and wine all over the world.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/nonalcoholic/15-tea-traditions-from-around-the-world/ss-BBnRNFs?ocid=HPCDHP
Enjoy!
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Official Day Two of Resolutions
Just checking in to see how everyone is doing on day two of the official New Year's resolution challenge.
This is not my second day- since I started almost a week ago, this is actually day 5 for me. While not a weigh in day as far as weight goes, I thought I'd 'weigh' in on some other factors.
One of my goals was simply to move more to help me loose weight. With the vivfit, I've managed to walk daily. Starting at 3 miles I'm already up to walking 4.5 miles consistently. My goal is now to walk 5 miles every day!
This one simple change has me feeling much better. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better.
I've written/tracked all my foods that I'm eating along with the calorie counts. I'm noticing a change in the week since I've been doing this in that I'm slowing making changes in my eating habits.
A long way to go, but these small changes have already made huge impacts on my lifestyle- for the better I'm thinking.
AND the only cost/investment I've made was purchasing AND USING the vivofit unit. It's keeping me honest to myself.
Again, I am not advertising the vivofit- any thing that you USE is what works for you.
This is not my second day- since I started almost a week ago, this is actually day 5 for me. While not a weigh in day as far as weight goes, I thought I'd 'weigh' in on some other factors.
One of my goals was simply to move more to help me loose weight. With the vivfit, I've managed to walk daily. Starting at 3 miles I'm already up to walking 4.5 miles consistently. My goal is now to walk 5 miles every day!
This one simple change has me feeling much better. I have more energy and I'm sleeping better.
I've written/tracked all my foods that I'm eating along with the calorie counts. I'm noticing a change in the week since I've been doing this in that I'm slowing making changes in my eating habits.
A long way to go, but these small changes have already made huge impacts on my lifestyle- for the better I'm thinking.
AND the only cost/investment I've made was purchasing AND USING the vivofit unit. It's keeping me honest to myself.
Again, I am not advertising the vivofit- any thing that you USE is what works for you.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Motivation!
We all need motivation in making changes in our lives. I'm no different. I found this article posted on MSN.com and thought I'd share.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/fitness/why-80-percent-of-new-years-resolutions-fail/ar-BBo0ZjW?li=BBnba9J&ocid=U356DHP
In this article, it discusses why New Year's resolutions fail (up to 80% by February) and offers some suggestions to make your resolution be successful. The author also says "....it's important to recognize that outside-in solutions such as dieting, joining gyms and so on are doomed to fail if, other than your well-intentioned resolve to change, you've done nothing to enhance your capacity to either sustain motivation or handle the inevitable stress and discomfort involved in change. Saying this differently: Unless you first change your mind, don't expect your health goals to materialize. As the saying goes, it's not the horse that draws the cart, it's the oats. It's not the gym, Pilates class or diet that will change you – it's your mind." -- Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D
While we all say we need to be in the right frame of mind, I found this paragraph to be particularly profound. I'm not really sure why, but it seemed the light went off for me with this statement.
Keeping the failure rate in mind- I'm more determined now to be one of the 20% that succeeds.
If you are on Garmin Connect and wish to connect up- my screen name is Calista2015. Are you ready for a challenge?
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Movement
Yesterday was my first full day with the fitness tracker.
Before I go further, I want to say that while I'm using the Garmin Vivofit, any tracker that YOU want to use is the one you should. This is the only experience I have with trackers and I'm very happy. But I am not advocating one over any others that may be out there.
That said, I'm finding this particular unit very user friendly. It's made me get off my butt and walk, move whatever way more then without it.
I've signed up for a weekly challenge-a day behind others but as of this morning I was now in 8th place. Without this little bracelet tracking my activity, I wouldn't even be that close. And there is still 4 days left in the challenge.
You can't tell I'm just a little bit excited, can you? This adventure is the first time I'm able to see the input/output of calories in real time as it were. Not just weighing in weekly but translating movement into units of energy that I burn v. units of energy that I consume. And how those work together, or against each other is an interesting way of looking at this particular journey in a completely other dimension.
So far I'm able to stick to this pretty well.
Before I go further, I want to say that while I'm using the Garmin Vivofit, any tracker that YOU want to use is the one you should. This is the only experience I have with trackers and I'm very happy. But I am not advocating one over any others that may be out there.
That said, I'm finding this particular unit very user friendly. It's made me get off my butt and walk, move whatever way more then without it.
I've signed up for a weekly challenge-a day behind others but as of this morning I was now in 8th place. Without this little bracelet tracking my activity, I wouldn't even be that close. And there is still 4 days left in the challenge.
You can't tell I'm just a little bit excited, can you? This adventure is the first time I'm able to see the input/output of calories in real time as it were. Not just weighing in weekly but translating movement into units of energy that I burn v. units of energy that I consume. And how those work together, or against each other is an interesting way of looking at this particular journey in a completely other dimension.
So far I'm able to stick to this pretty well.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
A New Era
It's been a few days so I thought I'd better make good on my promises and get to writing!
Over the weekend after Christmas I took a long drive to West Virginia. I picked up a puppy for a friend of mine so I didn't do a whole heck a lot of activity but sitting and eating. NOT good.
I checked with a local store and they had Garmin Vivofit in stock. I heading out, during the beginnings of a blizzard (just to show you how committed I am.....perhaps in more ways than one..) and picked one up.
After getting home, getting the dog out for one more pee break before the storm really got going, I opened up my new toy.
First about the vivofit- this is not one with all the bells and whistles. I did some research and found that for me, where I am and what I want to accomplish, I don't need all of those extra bells and whistles.
I wanted a device that would track my calories burned, steps taken and sleep patterns. I wanted simple functionality and a system I could chart my activities. I did not need a heart rate monitor, GPS tracking/run/jog path or a bunch of other things that a much more serious workout person would want.
Garmen's Vivofit suits me perfectly. I got all that I was looking for and more for only $50 on sale.
What I found when I opened my new toy, were two bands. Large and small, to use to put the unit on my wrist- like a watch. OK, I know there are those of you out there that don't know what a wristwatch is since you all use your cell phones, but once upon a time we wore our timepieces on our wrists. But I digress......
You put a 'thing' (since I don't remember what it's called) into your USB port to activate/download all the cool things this little unit can do. You can also download a free app for your smart phone. You can use up to 5 different pieces of equipment-laptops, ipads.....etc.
Once you create an account (free by the way) you can customize your dashboard to what ever widgets you want. There is a chart for activities, weight loss, steps taken, and so much more. You can invite friends to share your journey, challenges for your self or others, ways to earn 'badges' as you reach milestones.
AND you can link (also free) to another app for calorie counting, food journaling and more. I'm still playing with both apps to get it set up the way I'd like it to be for me.
The Vivofit also alerts you when you've been stationary too long....gotta go, time to do some more walking!
Over the weekend after Christmas I took a long drive to West Virginia. I picked up a puppy for a friend of mine so I didn't do a whole heck a lot of activity but sitting and eating. NOT good.
I checked with a local store and they had Garmin Vivofit in stock. I heading out, during the beginnings of a blizzard (just to show you how committed I am.....perhaps in more ways than one..) and picked one up.
After getting home, getting the dog out for one more pee break before the storm really got going, I opened up my new toy.
First about the vivofit- this is not one with all the bells and whistles. I did some research and found that for me, where I am and what I want to accomplish, I don't need all of those extra bells and whistles.
I wanted a device that would track my calories burned, steps taken and sleep patterns. I wanted simple functionality and a system I could chart my activities. I did not need a heart rate monitor, GPS tracking/run/jog path or a bunch of other things that a much more serious workout person would want.
Garmen's Vivofit suits me perfectly. I got all that I was looking for and more for only $50 on sale.
What I found when I opened my new toy, were two bands. Large and small, to use to put the unit on my wrist- like a watch. OK, I know there are those of you out there that don't know what a wristwatch is since you all use your cell phones, but once upon a time we wore our timepieces on our wrists. But I digress......
You put a 'thing' (since I don't remember what it's called) into your USB port to activate/download all the cool things this little unit can do. You can also download a free app for your smart phone. You can use up to 5 different pieces of equipment-laptops, ipads.....etc.
Once you create an account (free by the way) you can customize your dashboard to what ever widgets you want. There is a chart for activities, weight loss, steps taken, and so much more. You can invite friends to share your journey, challenges for your self or others, ways to earn 'badges' as you reach milestones.
AND you can link (also free) to another app for calorie counting, food journaling and more. I'm still playing with both apps to get it set up the way I'd like it to be for me.
The Vivofit also alerts you when you've been stationary too long....gotta go, time to do some more walking!
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Day Two
Remembered my lunch today! First time in about 30 years that I'm working Christmas. Feels a bit strange but not a big deal.
After I left my day job I went to my 'night' job for a bit last night then out to do some finally Christmas shopping. I didn't find what I was looking for, but the good news is, I moved WAY more then I did the day before! Every little bit helps.
In perusing the headlines today I found another link I thought I'd share. This one was from MSN.com
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/6-healthy-eating-trends-you-should-skip-in-2016/ar-BBnMQzH?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U356DHP
On the flip side, while that link talks about things to avoid, this link describes things that you should do:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/11-tested-tips-to-fend-off-holiday-weight-gain/ar-BBnOLOo?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U356DHP#page=1
This was also on the MSN.com site.
We all know there are no magic bullets or mystical mumbo jumbo when it comes loosing weight and getting into shape. It's hard work. Eating better, less calories. Moving more. The formula is easy, take in less calories than you burn. Putting that into practice is very difficult.
After I left my day job I went to my 'night' job for a bit last night then out to do some finally Christmas shopping. I didn't find what I was looking for, but the good news is, I moved WAY more then I did the day before! Every little bit helps.
In perusing the headlines today I found another link I thought I'd share. This one was from MSN.com
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/6-healthy-eating-trends-you-should-skip-in-2016/ar-BBnMQzH?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U356DHP
On the flip side, while that link talks about things to avoid, this link describes things that you should do:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/weightloss/11-tested-tips-to-fend-off-holiday-weight-gain/ar-BBnOLOo?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=U356DHP#page=1
This was also on the MSN.com site.
We all know there are no magic bullets or mystical mumbo jumbo when it comes loosing weight and getting into shape. It's hard work. Eating better, less calories. Moving more. The formula is easy, take in less calories than you burn. Putting that into practice is very difficult.
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