Diary of a Loser: Entry 10/6/2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Entry 10/6/2009

Weight: Didn't weigh this morining. I always trie to weigh at the same time before I eat anything.

Breakfast: Two scrambled eggs, 6 ounces skim milk and 1 DanActive (14 grams carb, 80 calories). Omega 3 capsule, Alpha Lipoic Acid (antioxidant), Multivitamin. 1 sguare 86% cocoa chocolate bar (Flavanoids an antioxidant) Chocolate also dialates blood vessels and lowers pulse rate.

Lunch: Five ounce Turkey breast, mac and cheese, green beans, water

Snack: 5 walnuts

Dinner; 3 pork chops, green beans and 1 small potatoe, 1/4 cup of fried okra, 8 ounces of buttermilk

Exercise: Walked/jogged 2.43 miles in 39 min including cool down. Avg speed 3.7 mph Max speed 4.8 mph Total calories burned 300, Avg heartrate 121 bpm Max Heartrate 142 bpm

Firemen know about the "Fire Triangle". To have a fire there must be fuel, oxygen, and heat. Remove any of those and the fire goes out. I think the weight loss triangle is food, activity, and motivation. You have to eat right and be active. Remove the motivation and you won't do any of the other two. You must determine what motivates you. It can be appearance, long term health benefits, and feeling good. Set reasonable goals like 1 pound a week, 4 pounds a month, 48 pounds in a year.

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Some Basics (changes in review)

There is no such thing as a quick loss diet with lasting results. Forget about the fads if you want to lose weight and keep off the fat in a healthy way. There are a few inescapable facts concerning weight loss.

First of all, a pound of fat contains 3500 calories. If you want to lose a pound of fat, you must burn 3500 more calories than you consume. Here's the equation : Fat lost or gained = (Calories consumed - Calories burned) / 3500. If you want to lose a pound fat a week, you must on average burn 500 calories a day more than you consume.

Second, you must consume enough calories each day to keep your body from thinking it may starve. If you don't get enough calories your metabolism will slow down thereby burning less calories and you'll just feel tired and hungry. Also, if the deficit is too large and last more than a few days, your body will start consuming muscle, the organ that burns the calories. The accepted wisdom seems to be 1200 calories for females and 1800 for males. One to three pounds a week is a healthy rate of fat loss.

Third, muscles burn the calories (your brain burns some also but for some people its negligible :) ), therefore exercise is a important part of any weight loss effort. It does not have to be strenuous. Walking is wonderful, it will burn extra calories and build muscles in your legs. Try to work up to at least 2 miles a day. If you walk 2 miles in 34 minutes (3.5 mph), you'll burn approximately your weight in extra calories. Use the calculator below. I strongly suggest you lift weights at least twice a weak. Try to increase or maintain all your muscles.

Exercise Calculator (click in box to select Pace)

Calories Burned Calculator
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BMI =	(weight in pounds * 703 )
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	height in inches²