I weighed today. I've lost 6 pounds since I started doing this "diet". That's about a month. 28 days to lose 6 pounds. I'm pleased with that. I'm not sure if the next 6 pounds will come off as quick as the first 6, but I'm on pace to reach my goal weight (180) in about another 2 or 3 months. Just in time for summer. Wooohooo!!! Maybe I'll take my shirt off this summer. Ooops, I'm not doing any weight-lifting. Dang it!! I gotta start doing that. . .If I don't, I'll just be a not so flabby version of my no tan, hairy, pasty-faced self.
TOMORROW!!! I'll go tomorrow and burn off these burritos I'm about to shove down my throat like the world really is ending this year!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
BURRITOS!!!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
the life of a dieter
Interesting. . .I've been counting calories for about 3 weeks now, maybe a little more. . .I haven't felt great about any weight loss. Of course, I've weighed twice since I started and they were both at completely random times. I'm still not totally interested on the actual weight. It's the feeling and health (lack of) that go with the fact that I'm overweight that I'm concerned with. I want to feel better. I don't want to feel like I have a big stomach. And I don't want to have to put a shirt back on the hanger because it doesn't fit quite like it should. So I'm not weighing very much, but trying to focus on the calories and a little exercise.
So when I did weigh, I'd lost 2 pounds and was kind of frustrated. Because I've been counting calories like crazy and exercising waaaaaay more than I have for the past year. That's not much, but I thought for sure I'd drop 5 pounds the first week or two. So deep down, I was a little frustrated. At the same time, I told myfitnesspal that I wanted to lose a pound a week, and that was exactly what I'd done. I had no reason to be frustrated because technically I was right on track.
Well, a few days ago I actually felt better. The whole thing with the calories and keeping it around 2000 was getting easier. At the end of the day sometimes I had enough to eat those Oreo's I've been staring at. And I ate them. Very rarely do I leave a day with 500 calories to spare. If I've got some to spare, I'm probably gonna eat something. See, I'm sick!!
But mentally I was feeling better about it all. Counting calories, exercising, losing weight, dealing with it all, everything was kind of getting into a rhythm. Until yesterday. The singer in my new band, Kid Ego brought his wife and one of their kids over for dinner Saturday night. He made some super duper delicious chicken pasta thingy. I ate a fairly healthy helping. And had a Mt. Dew with it. I don't have a clue how many calories it was but it was a lot. Before that dinner I had about 1200 left over for the day, so I didn't go over by 2000 or anything, but I definitely went over. But it's not a huge deal for me to go over, especially since it wasn't Oreo's, Doritos, & powdered donuts. . .It was a meal. Real food. So I wasn't too worried about it.
Then Sunday night comes and with no exercise, my limit is 2000 calories, which is still hard for me because again, I haven't really changed what I'm eating (a whole lot. . .I've changed some things here and there). So at supper time, I had 1000 left and ate a 940-calorie dinner. Then I had some Oreo's and a big ol' glass of ice cold milk. WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! It felt really good to eat that stuff. I promise it did. The problem. . .over the past 2 days, I went over a total of 1000 calories, which kind of negates what I did the previous 5 days. Funny how that works.
But I was kind of sore from my exercise during the week so I'd already decided not to exercise on the weekend. I'm not too displeased with myself. . .I just gotta kick it back into high gear tomorrow. It's a good thing I've got nothing to do tomorrow. Oh wait, I've got practice from 9-2, then going floor shopping. And I've gotta see my kids at some point. Ahhhhh. . .the life of a dieter.
So when I did weigh, I'd lost 2 pounds and was kind of frustrated. Because I've been counting calories like crazy and exercising waaaaaay more than I have for the past year. That's not much, but I thought for sure I'd drop 5 pounds the first week or two. So deep down, I was a little frustrated. At the same time, I told myfitnesspal that I wanted to lose a pound a week, and that was exactly what I'd done. I had no reason to be frustrated because technically I was right on track.
Well, a few days ago I actually felt better. The whole thing with the calories and keeping it around 2000 was getting easier. At the end of the day sometimes I had enough to eat those Oreo's I've been staring at. And I ate them. Very rarely do I leave a day with 500 calories to spare. If I've got some to spare, I'm probably gonna eat something. See, I'm sick!!
But mentally I was feeling better about it all. Counting calories, exercising, losing weight, dealing with it all, everything was kind of getting into a rhythm. Until yesterday. The singer in my new band, Kid Ego brought his wife and one of their kids over for dinner Saturday night. He made some super duper delicious chicken pasta thingy. I ate a fairly healthy helping. And had a Mt. Dew with it. I don't have a clue how many calories it was but it was a lot. Before that dinner I had about 1200 left over for the day, so I didn't go over by 2000 or anything, but I definitely went over. But it's not a huge deal for me to go over, especially since it wasn't Oreo's, Doritos, & powdered donuts. . .It was a meal. Real food. So I wasn't too worried about it.
Then Sunday night comes and with no exercise, my limit is 2000 calories, which is still hard for me because again, I haven't really changed what I'm eating (a whole lot. . .I've changed some things here and there). So at supper time, I had 1000 left and ate a 940-calorie dinner. Then I had some Oreo's and a big ol' glass of ice cold milk. WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!! It felt really good to eat that stuff. I promise it did. The problem. . .over the past 2 days, I went over a total of 1000 calories, which kind of negates what I did the previous 5 days. Funny how that works.
But I was kind of sore from my exercise during the week so I'd already decided not to exercise on the weekend. I'm not too displeased with myself. . .I just gotta kick it back into high gear tomorrow. It's a good thing I've got nothing to do tomorrow. Oh wait, I've got practice from 9-2, then going floor shopping. And I've gotta see my kids at some point. Ahhhhh. . .the life of a dieter.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
no wonder it's so hard
So I had a gig tonight. Myfitnesspal says if you play guitar in a rock band for 3 hours, you burn almost 800 calories. So for my "diet" I'm putting down 500. We play for 4 hours for the next 3 nights so I might 600 for those, but even though I sweat and lose my breath sometimes, I don't feel like I burn 800 calories at a normal gig. Maybe I do, I don't know. But I know myself, and I know that if I put 800 calories in that thing, I'll eat like crazy so my number ends up being close to 0. In other words, the more I exercise, the more I'll eat. No good. Yet another one of my problems.
I've never taken food to a gig, unless it's a bag of chips and a Mt. Dew or something like that to snack on. Tonight I made me 2 turkey sandwiches before I left and took them with me. I think I ate them before we even started. So on one of our breaks I went to gas station and got me some powdered donuts and a Mt. Dew. Awesome. I went to the gym today, did my interval thing, and had a gig, so I burned off over 1000 calories. I put 500 for the gym and 500 for the gig, but I burned more than that at both (according to myfitnesspal–I've got to get a heart rate monitor). So instead of my usual 2000 calorie limit, basically I could have taken in 3000 today. Well, I took in 2500. Which, I guess isn't too bad, but still. . .donuts and Mt. Dew. And there lies the problem.
I've got to start running more. I bought me a new pair of running shoes today with the idea of running (outside, away from the gym) more. I mean, doing some long runs on occasion. Long for me would be 6 miles. The interval thing is fine and dandy, but I need to be putting in some miles here and there. So maybe that's what I'll start this week. The only problem I have with running outside is that I have a 3-year old with me all day every day. I'd have to wait until Erika got home, which is usually around 5:30 and by then it's dark. I've already been attacked by pit bulls in the middle of the day, I'm not sure if I'm about to try and conquer my neighborhood in the dark. BLAH!!! Excuses!! I've gotta do something.
And the more I read about interval training and eating right and running and all that, the more I'm realizing I'm gonna have to hit the weights sooner or later. There's always talk of cross training and strength training and all kinds of stuff. CRAP!! They say to "eat right & exercise", but there's a thousand things involved in doing those 2 little things. To eat right you should have a balanced diet with this percent protein and this percent carbs, and this percent fat, but the fat needs to be a certain kind of fat, but don't eat too little fat because that's bad for you, and when you exercise, don't just run, or don't just lift weights. . .you have to do everything. No wonder people are fat. When you combine the way our society thinks and works (drinks getting bigger, huge fast food meals, Starbucks coming out with a new [bigger] size coffee, etc.) with the difficulty of what it takes to combat all that, it's almost freaking impossible to not be fat.
I haven't weighed myself since I started this blog. I keep meaning to step on the scales at the gym but when I'm done with my 20 minute super workout (sarcasm), I just want to go to the nursery and pick up the kids, I keep forgetting to weigh myself. And the stupid scales we bought for the house suck donkey balls. The batteries (those $4 batteries) go dead about every 5 or 6 weeks. So I'm getting some new scales for the house soon. And when I do, I'll probably include my weight with every post.
I've never taken food to a gig, unless it's a bag of chips and a Mt. Dew or something like that to snack on. Tonight I made me 2 turkey sandwiches before I left and took them with me. I think I ate them before we even started. So on one of our breaks I went to gas station and got me some powdered donuts and a Mt. Dew. Awesome. I went to the gym today, did my interval thing, and had a gig, so I burned off over 1000 calories. I put 500 for the gym and 500 for the gig, but I burned more than that at both (according to myfitnesspal–I've got to get a heart rate monitor). So instead of my usual 2000 calorie limit, basically I could have taken in 3000 today. Well, I took in 2500. Which, I guess isn't too bad, but still. . .donuts and Mt. Dew. And there lies the problem.
I've got to start running more. I bought me a new pair of running shoes today with the idea of running (outside, away from the gym) more. I mean, doing some long runs on occasion. Long for me would be 6 miles. The interval thing is fine and dandy, but I need to be putting in some miles here and there. So maybe that's what I'll start this week. The only problem I have with running outside is that I have a 3-year old with me all day every day. I'd have to wait until Erika got home, which is usually around 5:30 and by then it's dark. I've already been attacked by pit bulls in the middle of the day, I'm not sure if I'm about to try and conquer my neighborhood in the dark. BLAH!!! Excuses!! I've gotta do something.
And the more I read about interval training and eating right and running and all that, the more I'm realizing I'm gonna have to hit the weights sooner or later. There's always talk of cross training and strength training and all kinds of stuff. CRAP!! They say to "eat right & exercise", but there's a thousand things involved in doing those 2 little things. To eat right you should have a balanced diet with this percent protein and this percent carbs, and this percent fat, but the fat needs to be a certain kind of fat, but don't eat too little fat because that's bad for you, and when you exercise, don't just run, or don't just lift weights. . .you have to do everything. No wonder people are fat. When you combine the way our society thinks and works (drinks getting bigger, huge fast food meals, Starbucks coming out with a new [bigger] size coffee, etc.) with the difficulty of what it takes to combat all that, it's almost freaking impossible to not be fat.
I haven't weighed myself since I started this blog. I keep meaning to step on the scales at the gym but when I'm done with my 20 minute super workout (sarcasm), I just want to go to the nursery and pick up the kids, I keep forgetting to weigh myself. And the stupid scales we bought for the house suck donkey balls. The batteries (those $4 batteries) go dead about every 5 or 6 weeks. So I'm getting some new scales for the house soon. And when I do, I'll probably include my weight with every post.
Monday, February 6, 2012
it's all in my head
There's a reason I haven't written anything lately. I've been too busy getting fatter. Not really. My "diet" is going okay. It's hard for me to stay around 2000 calories in a day, and every day I get frustrated. I'm almost never satisfied after I eat, and I'm beginning to realize how mental the diet thing is. My stomach doesn't need more than 2000 calories in a day, so why do I think it needs 4000? Because that's what I'm used to and that's what I want and need to be "satisfied". My body is totally satisfied right now. I mean, I could definitely be eating better, healthier things, but overall, my body is doing just fine. It's my head that's messed up. Refer back to my post entitled "I'm broken".
It's all in my head. Well, 95% of it, anyway.
It's all in my head. Well, 95% of it, anyway.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
1 pound
1 pound of fat (yellow)
1 pound of muscle (red)
Let's say I burn 2700 calories a day just living my life. If I could take in 2000 calories a day (700 less), I would theoretically lose 1 pound every 5 days (there's 3500 calories in a pound). That's just straight up math. Facts. If I burn 2700 without exercising or doing anything, and I eat 2700, my weight will stay the same (until my age changes). If I take in less, I will lose weight.
So, again, I'm realizing my problem here. A meal for me is usually 1200 calories. I know now that I either have to eat less than 2700 calories (way less), or exercise enough to offset the calories. I can eat 2700, and run 7 miles to burn off 700 calories. This is why it's hard to lose weight, people!! I would burn about 700 calories by running about 6 miles. So I'd have to run 6 miles a day, EVERY DAY for a month to lose 5 pounds.
~6 mile run - burns ~700 calories
5 of those - burns ~3500 calories (~1 pound)
that's ~30 miles to lose ~1 pound
I'd have to run ~150 miles to lose ~5 pounds
And people wonder why they don't lose any weight when they go to the gym 4 days a week and run on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Of course, all these numbers are estimates. But the fact of the matter is this–it's HARD to lose weight. That's why you've always heard these words together–"diet & exercise". I reckon if you combine those two things (which is what I'm about to start trying to do), you can't go wrong. All the numbers just automatically work themselves out.
Well, in case I was wondering what the purpose of this blog was, I just realized it. I totally just got fired up about losing my first pound.
WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
grocery shopping!!!
I'm excited about (and at the same time dreading) going grocery shopping for the first time since my new. . .ummm. . .diet plans. It's still not totally correct to call it a diet. I'm kind of counting calories and trying to keep it around 2,000 a day, but none of my calories are good still. I'll be getting some fruit to cover the "snack" sections of the day and maybe getting some yogurt of some sort (I'm not even sure if that's good for you) and some breakfast things so that I can try to keep my breakfast calories below 700. That would be good.
As far as meals go, I have no idea what I'm gonna do. I mean, I've never cooked, I've never grilled. . .I can't just buy a bunch of chicken and hope that I can bring it home and make it taste good. Plus, mentally, I'm not prepared to prepare food. That doesn't make sense. For the past 20 years of my life it's been like this. . .I fix myself something to eat and eat it and the whole process takes about 9 minutes. Three sandwiches takes me an astonishing 30 seconds to make. It's really an interesting thing. I should video it and put it on youtube. It would rank up there with those people that can juggle 9 balls at one time. . .the guy that can put mayonnaise on 3 slices of bread in about 10 seconds.
So wish me luck with the grocery shopping. Since I know you can't wait to hear what I got, I'll be sure and post it on here first chance I get.
Oh, and I did the interval thing on the treadmill again tonight. I basically did the same thing I did yesterday with the 10 mph thing 10 times then upped it to 10.5 then 11. But tonight I noticed my heart rate only got up to about 165 the whole time I was at 10 mph. I think that's good. I'm not sure if that will be good in 6 months, but I remember it getting up to 180 quick when I first started this interval thing. So hopefully my body is kind of getting the idea that I'm about to start beating the crap out of it (in 20 minute sessions).
As far as meals go, I have no idea what I'm gonna do. I mean, I've never cooked, I've never grilled. . .I can't just buy a bunch of chicken and hope that I can bring it home and make it taste good. Plus, mentally, I'm not prepared to prepare food. That doesn't make sense. For the past 20 years of my life it's been like this. . .I fix myself something to eat and eat it and the whole process takes about 9 minutes. Three sandwiches takes me an astonishing 30 seconds to make. It's really an interesting thing. I should video it and put it on youtube. It would rank up there with those people that can juggle 9 balls at one time. . .the guy that can put mayonnaise on 3 slices of bread in about 10 seconds.
So wish me luck with the grocery shopping. Since I know you can't wait to hear what I got, I'll be sure and post it on here first chance I get.
Oh, and I did the interval thing on the treadmill again tonight. I basically did the same thing I did yesterday with the 10 mph thing 10 times then upped it to 10.5 then 11. But tonight I noticed my heart rate only got up to about 165 the whole time I was at 10 mph. I think that's good. I'm not sure if that will be good in 6 months, but I remember it getting up to 180 quick when I first started this interval thing. So hopefully my body is kind of getting the idea that I'm about to start beating the crap out of it (in 20 minute sessions).
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