Deciding to Do More…Or Less
Having had talk with gbone74 after seeing his success has made me look a little closer at the calories that I am consuming. I have had slow and steady success by simply eating every three hours without carbs, other than vegetables. But I would like to lose more than 2 pounds a week, and at 373 pounds that should be attainable.
Gbone74 is not watching the types of foods he is eating, but only eats 1800 calories a day. My plan is to watch what I eat and eat on average 1800 calories a day. Why on average? Days that I cardio but don’t lift will be at 1800. Days that I lift will be at 2200, and days that I do nothing will be at 1400 calories a day.
The change in my diet was not that drastic. I eat less meat and have cut way down on the nuts that I eat. Other than that it is simply a measuring exercise.
Speaking of exercise, I am currently walking 30 minutes everyday on the treadmill at 2.6 mph. That is weak, but it taxes me at the fittness level I am at today. My goal is to work up to 1 hour 5 days a week at 3.5 - 4.0 mph while adding incline. That is a month or so in my future.
I plan on lifting 3 days a week using my powerlifting bands and bodyweight exercises.
So, I will give this a try for my 12 weeks and see how it turns out. If I don’t lose much faster I will go back to eating the way I did prior to the calorie counting change. If I do lose much faster then I know that I am doing the right thing.
October 22, 2008 at 3:23 am
Walking every day for 30 min is not ‘weak’. Doing nothing at all is what is actually weak. Can you get outside for your walking? Yesterday morning up here in Ontario, Canada we had wet snow when I was outside doing my thing. Being out there with my feet touching the actual ground, the wind whipping the leaves around - wow there’s just nothing else that makes me feel more alive and sets me on the right track for a day of sitting at a desk. Peace.