cricketro’s BodyBlog

Obviously  I did my own calculations lol

SO….

The original equations from Harris and Benedict are:

for women, 65.50955 + (9.5634 * w) + (1.8496 * s) - (4.6756 * a)

For me: 1084.94563 cal if lightly active [ Light activity: moderate exercise or sports 1 to 3 days per week]

or 1223.02962 cal if moderately active [Moderate activity: (moderate exercise or sports 3 to 5 days per week]

NOW SHALL I WONDER WHY I HAVE BEEN STUCK SINCE SEPT 2007?!?!?!?!?!?

And since those numbers TAKE into account the exercise AND i do not intend to eat under 1200 cal/day, does that mean that:

a) it would take another YEAR to lose the last 10-12 lbs? or
b) i am doomed at eating 1200-1300 cal/day all my life b/c i’m small ?

on a lighter note…

minute 0-05:00 ; brisk walk
05:01 -06:00 ; run as fast as i could
06:01-07:30; walk
07:31-08:30; run
08:31-10:00; walk
10:01-11:00 ; run
11:01-12:30 ; walk
12:31-13:30; run
13:31-15:00; walk
15:01-16:00; run
16:01-17:30; walk
17:31-18:30; run
18:31-20:00 ; walk

total cal burned as per my stepper: 213.8

that’s b/c i don’t have a HRM and i can’t take my running outside which sucks. and i am not in the market for one until i come back from Vienna in mid-May [the darn USD/EUR exchange ratio is making me crazy!]

yeah I got one of those BIA body fat monitors for like under $10. that’s a good sign it’s not that accurate right?

here goes the entire story…hubby’s stick thin and got a reading of 16% or so. me…on the other hand, couldn’t even get it to work until a friend told me i should be damp on my hands. once i did that i got a 27.9-28-28.9% reading on different times of the day. now, seriously…based on measurements i’m somewhere around 19-22% but this thing is making me crazy…

if that darn thing is accurate -unless it loves to mock me!!! - i need to work out a lot more…at least school is over but i still work full time and love what i do. i do work out more lately but still not enough. can’t wait for better weather to go out and play tennis.

on another note, we -me and hubby- are going to Vienna in May..so i’ll walk a lot again and take photos. I’d kill to lose some weight by then but i don’t think that’s going to happen

i just got some new clothes…all pants and jeans were  36 Romanian size. I was 48 at my HW of 165.4 lbs 2 yrs ago. So that’s a HUGE change. My tops are all M

My weight is UP again but…

*lost inches from my thighs! I now measure 19.5 inches
* my BF is 19.1%, which means i’m pretty much the same and winter hasn’t affected me!:) YEY