How is everyone doing?
Lori wrote in last week and said she went ice skating and each week she's going to try a different activity. Great idea! Not only will she be burning calories, but she's doing something fun. That's a win-win situation. She's still looking for ideas on how to keep from getting bored with her new diet/exercise routine, so please offer up some suggestions.
Being active while staying on your diet is an important part of losing weight. Remember, 3500 calories = 1 pound. You need to burn 3500 more calories than what you consume in order to lose 1 pound. An easy way to break that down is to use up 500 more calories each day than what you take in and you should lose about 1 pound that week. 500 x 7 = 3500.
If you're wondering how many calories you can burn for different exercises, go to the Mayo Clinic page for a really good chart.
See you next week!
I'm down to 155.4 now.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a busy two weeks. I keep running up against the same problems week after week: alcohol consumption, eating on the road, local restaurants which don't provide nutritional information, not getting in my cardio on Friday and Saturday, etc.
Not much has changed lately. I've been doing a weightlifting routine for about a month and a half now. I feel stronger with each passing week and my muscles have increased in size. I've made much more progress in this area than losing weight lately.
A week ago, I had two girls who are walking across the country show up on my doorstep and spend the night at my place. I walked a total of 22 miles with them over the course of two days. I might do some more long distance walking in the weeks ahead.