Challenge Day 5

BodyMedia FIT data for January 5, 2011

Calories Burned - 3469 | Calories Consumed - 1582 | Total Activity - 1:35 | Moderate Activity - 1:35 | Vigorous Activity - 0:00 | Steps Taken - 12061 | Sleep Duration - 7:09 | Lying Down - 7:31 | Sleep Efficiency - 95%

 

Steps - 12061
Deficit - 1887
Crunches - 20

I tried like crazy to trigger vigorous activity on the elliptical yesterday and was not successful.  My heart rate was in the range of 150 and still no vigorous.  I am sure it is because my arms stay relatively stationary on it.  If I jog, I can trigger it.  Jogging is just so hard on the knees and the elliptical is pretty low impact.  I am going to stick with the elliptical until my weight is lower to save my knees.  I think that saving my knees is much more important that the few extra calories that I "might" burn.  My family has a history of knee replacements and I would like to keep mine... thank you! :-)

Today, I am taking the dog to the dog park where I get to fetch for the ball.  LOL  I throw the ball, the dog chases it and then I go fetch it.  That will be good for several steps and shorten my time at the gym.  The dog is driving me crazy so he REALLY needs to run at the dog park.  That will keep him well behaved for about 2 days. :-)

I told the kids that I would make them BLT sandwiches for dinner tonight.  We are also having Tabuli with 2 or 3 times the amount of tomatoes it calls for.  Perhaps some broccoli as well.

Doing well with eating 3 colors of vegetable and fruit at lunch and dinner.  The oats is turning out to be a great meal for the entire family.  Everyone has some for breakfast.  Looks like I am going to be making some every week!  I LOVE THAT!

Have a great day!
- Tracy

Thursday, January 6, 2011

My experiment proved correct! When I log 3.25 miles on the treadmill, I get 10,000+ on a work day. Working from home is great, except for the fact that I don't have far to walk for anything. If I were working in the office, there would be steps to bathroom, steps to the cafeteria, steps to my car ... Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't give it up!!!

Today, I am going to try two 35 minute walks on the treadmill. Maybe if I space out the walks, I'll get my metabolism up for a longer period.

I am still considering getting a step and a step program. I think it would be fun; it would also be someting different to try. Tracy thinks that it would make my butt firmer and cuter. Nothing wrong with a cute, firm butt!

Tomorrow, I'm having a bigger divet taken out of my leg. It seems they didn't get all of that nasty spot! It hurt pretty badly last time when they removed it. There were two stitches. This time, there will be more stitches and it'll hurt more. I probably won't be able to walk Friday, Saturday and Sunday. That's bumming me out!

I did pretty well yesterday. Steps = 10,851. Calorie deficit = 605. Crunches - 30

I hope that your day is fabulous! TTYL!

Challenge Day 4

BodyMedia FIT data for January 4, 2011

Calories Burned - 3380 | Calories Consumed - 1407 | Total Activity - 1:11 | Moderate Activity - 1:02 | Vigorous Activity - 0:09 | Steps Taken - 8386 | Sleep Duration - 6:40 | Lying Down - 7:04 | Sleep Efficiency - 94%

 

Steps - 8386
Deficit - 1973 (too high again)
Crunches - 30
Weigh in - 337 (half pound more than yesterday - Boo!)

I ate completely vegetarian yesterday.  I think I had a lot more salt in my diet than usual and this is why my weight is a bit higher today then yesterday.  No biggie though.  I am not so sure that I enjoyed my vegetarian day so much.  Actually it was a vegan day.  I meant to eat a yogurt and kept forgetting.  Today, I am planning yogurt for my snacks.  I need the bacteria in the yogurt with all of the vegie and fiber. :-)

Today is a relatively easy day... work and then dinner with the family and then head to the gym.  

I wish you all the best today!
- Tracy

Wednesday, January 5, 2010

First, it's "Weigh in Wednesday." I weighed 254 today. It's the first loss I've shown since my "scale crisis" about a month ago. The pounds aren't exactly melting off are they? I'm going to push that depressing fact aside and concentrate on the positive.

I logged an hour on the treadmill and put in 3 miles yesterday. I figured that would be enough to hit 10,000 on a work day. Well, it's not quite enough. I'm going to have to go 3.25 miles on work days or I won't get 10,000 steps in.

I ate fish yesterday for dinner, since it was "Fish Tuesday." It was frozen ocean perch. It was awful. I baked it with a lemon butter dill baste. The sauce was good, but the fish was rubbery and very strong tasting. I honestly would have rather had a can of tuna. I was very disappointed because I really like fish and was looking forward to it. Hopefully, the rest of the fish I bought for the month won't be as bad.

I found some frozen birthday cake in the freezer when I cleaning it out. I brought it in the house, intending to send it with Michael's lunch. During a middle of the night raid, I ate some of it. I just can't be trusted, can I??????

Numbers from yesterday?

Steps = 9,814. Calorie deficit = 319. I have honestly been forgetting crunches. I did 30 on January 2nd and 30 yesterday. I have decided that it's best to get off the treadmill and stretch right away. When I establish that routine, I'll be better able to remember the crunches.

Tonight, I take my grand-daughter to Girl Scouts, so dinner will be rushed. I think tonight will be sloppy joes, carrot sticks and grapes. Yes, I'll have it on a whole wheat bun!!

Have a great day!

Challenge Day 3

BodyMedia FIT data for January 3, 2011

Calories Burned - 3618 | Calories Consumed - 1558 | Total Activity - 1:17 | Moderate Activity - 1:16 | Vigorous Activity - 0:01 | Steps Taken - 10685 | Sleep Duration - 9:14 | Lying Down - 10:12 | Sleep Efficiency - 91%

Steps - 10685

Deficit - 2060 (too high!)
Crunches - 20

I made oats for a week and a half  and froze it.  I also made some yummy turkey burgers and froze them.  I only managed one meal of the burgers though.  We had guacamole turkey burgers for dinner... the entire family chowed down!  It was YUMMY!

Today is my veggie day.  I am going to make some yummy grilled veggies tonight for veggie panini's.  Lunch is a salad and fruit.  I may take Diana's lead and have some fish as well.

It feels good to work out again.  Last night was an absolute breeze.  I even kicked it up a notch on the elliptical.  I got a minute of vigorous activity on the elliptical so I am going to play with that a bit to see if I can can get even more next time.  

Tonight is the big game AND gymnastics.  I will probably walk the track at the rec center while my daughter does gymnastics tonight.  Tuesday's are always stressful!

Have a great one!
- Tracy

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Not a bad day yesterday. Calorie deficit = 674. Steps = 10,019.

I had a sushi snack at the hospital when I went to visit my dad. The soy sauce in combination with my dinner last night made my sodium rather high at 4,580. But everything else was pretty good.

I'll have to make sure I get in my hour on the treadmill because it's back to work today after 3 days off. It's also "Fish Tuesday!" We're having perch. I haven't decided how I'm going to make it.

Not much time this morning!

Have a great day!

Challenge Day 2

BodyMedia FIT data for January 2, 2011

Calories Burned - 3422 | Calories Consumed - 1615 | Total Activity - 1:38 | Moderate Activity - 1:38 | Vigorous Activity - 0:00 | Steps Taken - 10697 | Sleep Duration - 6:53 | Lying Down - 7:30 | Sleep Efficiency - 92%

 

Steps - 10,697

Deficit - 1807
Crunches - 20

I made it to the gym and just did an hour on the treadmill.  That was the extent of my exercise for the day.  I sat on my rear all day while I worked.  I slept great last night compared to vacation week where I did not exercise.  It is amazing how big of a difference it makes in sleep.  Today, I will get to the gym and do the elliptical and treadmill.  I also have to get to the grocery and I am making turkey burgers to freeze and steel cut oats.  We need some quick meals around here and both of these fit the bill quite well.  

At the grocery, I am going to look for Chia seeds and start adding them to some of our foods.  I also need clementines.  I swear we go through 4 cartons of the these things every week!  My kids ate the last of them so I did not have one for breakfast... boo!

Looking forward to a great day!
- Tracy