Weigh In: 322
Calories Counted: 1567
Calories Burned: 4397
Worked Out: 31 minutes today / 461 in March
I was proud of myself tonight. I woke up this morning, and was out the door by 8am this morning, worked until 6pm, then I had two music students that took me until 8pm. Then, since I didn't have any time earlier to work out, I actually got out and did the workout, and didn't get home until after 9pm. Needless to say, I'm exhausted today.
For the last week, the number on the scale has been on a freefall. Not that I'm complaining, but it was a quick dose of reality tonight when I stepped up and got 322, 2 pounds higher than yesterday. It's completely OK, but it's a friendly reminder that this is a struggle, and it's not just 'easy' to watch the weigh pour on. Sucks today, but the whole reason I got into the whole 5-day average thing was so that I didn't let an individual day's weigh-in bother me. So, I won't let it.
I'm looking at my calories intake vs. burned, and it just seems like too big of a difference. I mean, a glaring deficit of 2830 calories in one day? And, I've been doing similar numbers for a while. At some point, I feel like it's going to catch up to me and bite me in the ass, but I also feel like I should just ride the wave, and when the plateau comes, I'll have a big meal, and shake it up.
I know, such a 'hard' problem to have - I'm losing weight too quickly. Poor me, right?
It just seems too good to be true lately, and now I'm starting to be my typical over-analyzing self, and trying to create problems that aren't there.
5 comments:
Over-analyzing stuff?? Creating problems that aren't there?? Welcome to my world, my friend.
Anyway, hang in there. It's one day...you're doing great, and your hangin' in even when it gets tough. You're rockin' this battle.
Something seems a little screwy on your numbers - I had always heard and read that if you burn 3000 more calories than you take in, that should equate to one pound of weight loss. Your numbers show you are almost doing this every day (your typical days show about 2000 or more calories burned vs. taken in). Seems to me at that rate you should be losing close to a pound every day? I'd be interested what the rest of the bloggers think...
At any rate whatever you're doing is working great.. like you said I wouldn't worry too much about a one day weigh in that shows you up two - the trend is definitely moving down quick! I am expecting big things from you this softball season!
Tom
I've been curious about the calorie deficit too. Mathematically, it's 3500 calories to a pound, but I think the thing I'm assuming is, the "normal expenditure" is probably too high. According to all of the sites though, my age, weight and height equal like 3000 something right off the bat. So theoretically, if I just sat on the couch all day, I'd burn around 3000+.
Just seems high to me, but I'm not sure of any other formula to dictate it, and all the major sites seem to agree.
Try not to get too caught up in the mathematics of it. It's all about as accurate as guessing the weight of a water buffalo as it runs by. (I dunno where that came from).
Anyway, it's not as cut and dry as all that. 3500 calories = a pound? maybe roughly, for some people, under some circumstances. You burned 4000 calories today? Maybe, give or take 1000 calories. You ate 1843 calories? Again, I'd wager that number is easily 500 calories off every day.
The point is, counting calories can help, but dont expect it to work like a science equation. If it did, all we'd have to do is create that 7000 calorie deficit every week and we'd lose exactly 2 pounds. I think we can all agree that it doesn't quite work like that.
Think of calorie counting as a guide, not a strict formula. See what works for you.
Exatly right, Billy.
By counting the calories, I'm aware of what I'm putting into my mouth. That's really the bottom line - the AWARENESS that I didn't have when I was just assuming what I was taking in.
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