Day #54: Two More

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Eileen - February 25, 2011 - Friday
Exercise Today: … none
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6     Yesterday: 286.0   Today: 288.2
Change Today: + 2.2   Total Progress: - 8.4
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So I really thought that the two pounds I put on was gonna drop back off, but instead they were joined by another two!  This morning I weighed in at the same weight I was on February 10th - more than two weeks ago.  Since Sunday I’ve gained 4.4 lbs.  I know I went off-plan and ate stuff I wasn’t supposed to for three days - but then on Tuesday I went totally back on plan.  Didn’t cheat.  And I’ve been gaining weight ever since.

It’s basic math, right?  Calories in at 3500 per pound.  To gain 4.4 lbs, one must eat 15400 calories over and above what one’s body consumes.

It’s mystifying, then, to be looking out from the inside of a body that is truly defying the basic math.  I did not eat 15,400 extra calories in three days off-plan, and I did not stray from plan since then either.  So I can only look to the 14 bazillion other reasons why my weight might have fluctuated so drastically.

I’ve decided that I’m gonna take my scale with me on my trip.  I need to stay motivated, and this extra mysterious weight will drop off.  I’m bringing my mp3 player with me but I might just do the c25k on the elliptical at the hotel.  We’ll see.

Hope y’all have a great weekend!

FitDay totals for the day:
1375
calories, 22.8g net carbs

:D 116

Day #51: Almost Normal

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Eileen - February 22, 2011 - Tuesday
Exercise Today: … 20 min elliptical (c25k)
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6     Yesterday: 283.8   Today: 286.0
Change Today: + 2.2   Total Progress: - 10.6
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One step forward, two steps back.  I knew I was gonna pay for going off plan, but 2.2 lbs, holy cow!  LOL Uncle!!  I give up, I give up!!  I’m back on plan, I learned my lesson, I promise!!!

Actually, I don’t really trust this morning’s digits on the scale.  If I’m right, I should drop back down at least a pound tomorrow morning.  If I’m wrong — and I’m definitely known to be that from time to time! — maybe I won’t drop so much, ha!!  We will see!

Tonight I had this inner argument with myself.  I am still coughing and still feeling headachy and woozy from time to time, but I really really wanted to try the C25K again.  It was a sunny beautiful 80-something-degree day today here in Central Florida, but I feel uncomfortable going out during the day, I’d rather do this at night (yes in cover of darkness), at least for right now.  But then once it got dark, the air feels so damp, it didn’t seem like a good idea to go out in it and then try to do the running but then have some huge horrible coughing fit out there, away from the house, alone in the dark.

It sounded like excuses in my head.  It sounds even more like excuses when I write ‘em down.

Anyway, I thought of an idea.  What if I did the C25K workout - but instead of doing it outside in the dark, I’ll do it on my elliptical?  (If I had a treadmill, I suppose I would have thought of using that, but I don’t, heheh.) It’ll be good, I thought, because it’s much lower impact on my knees than running is.  I wasn’t thinking like forever-do-it-that-way, I mean just for now.

So I hopped onto the elliptical.  C25K starts with a 5-minute-warm-up-walk, so I cruised along at a brisk walking pace until it was time for my first “run” and then for the next 60 seconds I went all-out, as fast as I could go on the machine!  I kept up with the intervals but I ended up stopping at 20 minutes instead of 30. But still!!! It felt great!!!

I think this will be a great way to increase my stamina without the wear and tear on my knees.  I’m thinking I’ll keep trying it on the elliptical this week and then see how it goes out there in the real world next week. Oh, speaking of next week, I have a big trip coming up, I’ll be gone for 9 days.  I should still be able to blog semi-regularly though.  And if I can manage to run outdoors, great - if not, the hotel I’ll be staying in has a lovely gym.  :)

Oh, btw reptogirl:  You’re right, I do have the same intervals as your c25k!! :D

FitDay totals for the day:
1140
calories, 24.5g net carbs

:D 975

Day #49: Off-Plan

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Eileen - February 20, 2011 - Sunday
Exercise Today: 2 hours yard work
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6     Yesterday: 284.2     Today: 283.8
Change Today: - 0.4     Total Progress: - 12.8
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I managed to get up outta bed today, finally.  Hubby and I spent a leisurely morning (and part of the afternoon) sipping coffee and watching TV - and by 2pm we were both starving.  We had next to nothing to eat in the house, so I went off-plan for the day.  I didn’t go totally nuts but off-plan is off-plan and for someone who does low-carb it means starting over in terms of detoxing from the carbs.  Oh well the price I pay is a couple of day of cravings, can’t undo what’s done, just need to move forward.

I was happy to see a 283-point-something number on the scale this morning!  I totally expect it to go back up a little tomorrow morning but it was good to see even for one day!!

Later this afternoon, Hubby and I worked out in the yard for a couple hours.  Part of what I did wasn’t too strenuous but then the last hour was spent spreading mulch around our fire-pit and by the time I finished I was drenched with sweat from the exertion.  Oh yeah, I still can’t believe the weather!  It was almost eighty degrees outside this afternoon!!

I’m still coughing and my chest feels very congested, but I definitely feel much, much better than I did a couple days ago.  Thanks everyone for the well-wishes!

:D 871

Day #47: The Lie-Around-Sick-All-Day Diet

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Eileen - February 18, 2011 - Friday
Exercise Today: none, still sick
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6 Yesterday: 284.8 Today: 284.2
Change Today: - 0.6   Total Progress: - 12.4
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I went to work today - for a whole 30 minutes.  I needed to cut a check for one of the employees, or I wouldn’t have gone in at all.  I just hope I didn’t infect anyone else.  I tried not to touch anything or breathe on anything while I was there, and as soon as the check was printed and signed, I went back home.  It really bugs me when sick people come to work and spread their germs, I wouldn’t have gone in at all but the employee was desperate for her check.

This would not be my preferred method of weight loss but it’s working, well at least to some degree.  Yesterday I went off the low-carb because I wanted tomato soup made with milk.  Nothing else appealed to me, had to have that soup.  And then later I ate the rest of that stupid Reese’s heart.  Other than those indulgences, though, I didn’t go too crazy, so my carbs for the day were at 66.7g but my calories only added up to 1058.  This morning the scale showed a 0.6 lb loss.

Honestly, I’m glad the Reese’s heart is gone.  Thanks Hubby for the special treat but in feeling all sorry for myself for laying around all day sniffling and sneezing and coughing my lungs out, I had a moment of weakness.  It’s just easier not to have that kind of temptation around.

I finally accepted that I’m just gonna have to re-start the C25K next week.  I really thought this would be like a 24-hour thing and I’d be back to normal.  It amazes me that three days later I’m still having chills and feeling stuffy-headed and dizzy.  So, I will wait.  My body, if it’s gonna learn something new, needs to be up for the challenge.

Hope y’all have a great weekend!

FitDay totals for the day:
1100
calories, 25.3g net carbs

:D 771

Day #45: Sick

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Eileen - February 16, 2011 - Wednesday
Exercise Today: none
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6 Yesterday: 286.0 Today: 284.8
Change Today: - 1.2   Total Progress: - 11.8
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I woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat, cough, headache, and fever.    I stayed in bed all morning and spent the rest of the day snuggled under a blanket with my feet up, in my living room.  Tonight was supposed to be my second C25K night but I didn’t think it would be a good idea, given the congestion I’m feeling in my chest.  Plus, I didn’t eat much today, so I didn’t think it would be good to try to run with no fuel.

It’s been about five days since I stopped eating a midnight snack, and it’s working.  The first three nights were torture, even though I’d eaten plenty earlier in the evening, when 11:30 rolled around, my stomach was growling and food was all I could think about.  But I refused to feed that particular circadian rhythm.  Last night I didn’t feel hungry.  I did think about food but I didn’t feel hungry, so I’m almost there.  Yay!

My husband got me treats for Valentines Day (and two really cool cards which he picked out with special care because he always does).  He bought me roasted salted pecans, which are pretty much the lowest nut in carbs (too bad they’re all high in calories), and he bought me one Reese’s Peanut Butter Heart.  Ha!  He knows because of the peanut butter, that it’s one of the lowest candy choices in terms of carbs - but it’s still, umm, candy.  This morning for breakfast I broke off a chunk about the size of two miniature Reese’s cups, and put the rest away.  All too well I remember the cheesecake thing (hello cravings!) so I will break out this treat over the next few days.

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Wooohoooo I passed up the 285.2 mark!!  In fact, I passed up the two-eighty-five-point-something altogether!  I was very grateful for that.

I hope by tomorrow I’ll be up for another crack at running!

FitDay totals for the day:
1008
calories, 34.4g net carbs

:D 650

Day #44: I WILL

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Eileen - February 15, 2011 - Tuesday
Exercise Today: none
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6 Yesterday: 286.0 Today: 286.0
Change Today: - 0.0 Total Progress: - 10.6
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I decided to take today as a rest day from exercise.  I’m still happy about my first attempt at the C25K program last night but my feet are sore and my back hurts and I think I really do need to recuperate a bit.  I thought about it quite a bit today and I know it was only 90 seconds total of running, but that’s about 80 seconds more than I’ve been able to push myself to accomplish before this point!

I also thought of this:  Back in 2009 when I got my bicycle, I took it out for the first time and was very disappointed that I could barely make it around one block.  One block!!  We’re talking about 3 or 4 minutes of pedaling and I had to quit.  But I kept getting out there, a few times a week, going farther and farther with each attempt.  I remember writing here in my blog that it was my goal to be able to ride my bike to the little downtown area in my town, but there’s a hill between here and there and I could not pedal up that hill.  Finally one day I did it!  I was so proud.

Then, my husband and son and I started going for bike rides on the county trail.  We started out going a mile, then two, then more.  Every weekend we went riding and every weekend we went farther.  The longest ride we finished in one day was eighteen miles.  Me!!  I rode that bike eighteen miles!!  (The longest bike trip we took was 22 miles, but we had prepared packs for our bikes and we stopped and stayed at a hotel overnight - over 10 miles away - and then rode home the next day!)

I think the point is probably obvious.  I started out barely able to ride for 3 minutes.  If I keep at this running thing, I WILL get stronger.  I WILL gain stamina.  I WILL improve.  I WILL run longer and farther!

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I weighed myself this morning and I was exactly the same weight I’d been yesterday, yet I could definitely feel there was swelling in my knees and ankles and feet.  I’m hoping to see a nice dip sometime soon but since I’m planning to continue trying the C25K program I would imagine there’s more swelling in my near future to come.

I have an important milestone coming up.  Important to me, anyway.  To be very, very precise, it’s 285.2 lbs.  The reason this particular number is important to me is because it was my highest weight back in 2008 when I started my weight loss journey.  After losing 50 lbs I never, ever thought that I would see that number again but I’m about to pass it again on the way down.

I just wanna wave at it.  As I cruise along by.

FitDay totals for the day:
1214
calories, 30.0g net carbs

:D 540

Day 43: Center of Gravity

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Eileen - February 14, 2011 - Monday
Exercise Today: 20 minutes walk/run - C25K Week 1
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6   Yesterday: 286.4   Today: 286.0
Change Today: - 0.4   Total Progress: - 10.6
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Well, I did it - sort of!!!  This 286-lb woman RAN!!

Let me back up a bit.  My hubby worked day shift today so while he was at work I ran up to Office Depot to buy him a couple more of the computer games he likes (for Valentines Day) and then stopped in at KFC so I could surprise him with fried chicken (I had the grilled chicken and a side of green beans).  While we ate somedaydinner, we (hubby, son and I) watched the movie “Red” with Bruce Willis.  After the movie was over, it was dark out.

It was time.  Ack!  When I chose to start the C25K this week, it didn’t occur to me that my hubby would be working the day shift today and so he’d be home.  I really wasn’t planning to explain this whole dealio to him - or anyone else for that matter - because I’d be home alone.  Regardless, I had made the commitment to myself and didn’t want to put this off.  So I explained it to my husband and he took it in stride like every other crazy thing I have to try.  ”Okay.  Have fun.”

So I’m getting ready to go and I go in the closet and get my blue jacket because it’s like a windbreaker so it won’t be too heavy and also because it’s got a breast pocket where I could put the mp3 player.  He sees me putting that on and asked me, “Wouldn’t you rather wear the jacket with the green on it?”  I have no idea what jacket he’s talking about so he goes and disappears into the closet and comes back out with this blue jacket with green trim and he’s right, it’s perfect.  It has a little zippered pocket up by the shoulder that’s made for an mp3 player.  And it fits me better than the other blue jacket.

He shakes it out and holds it up for me to slip into it.  Helps me adjust the velcro wrists.  Watches as I insert the mp3 player into the little pocket.  Makes sure I have my cell with me “in case you need to call me for a ride home,” he laughs.  I laughed too, because that was a definite possibility.

He settles in behind his computer (with one of his new games) as I slip out the door into the night.  I adjust the headphones and the volume and start the Week 1 podcast.  The program begins with a 5-minute warm up “brisk walk.”  I’m feeling good.  The air is cool at 52 degrees and I’m stepping along just fine.  The route I chose to take is a bit hilly but I knew there would be this walk first, so I went up the hill first thing, so when the first run came it would hopefully be downhill or flat rather than uphill.

It was flat.  Week 1 calls for 30-second intervals of running broken by 90-seconds of walking.  I ran until I could not keep going - and about 3 second later, I heard Carli tell me I was done with my first run.  I didn’t run fast but I didn’t lurch-and-drag either.  I tried not to favor either leg, just concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other.

I was still breathing hard when the 90-second walk was up and it was time for another 30-second run.  This time I was going uphill and I only made it for maybe 15 seconds.  The next time, maybe 20.  It went on like that until the last two run intervals, I just walked through them.  So.  Bottom line is, there were six 30-second run opportunities for a total of 3 minutes of running.  Altogether I ran for about a minute-and-a-half.  I’m not upset by this - I am excited about this!!!  OMG I ran for a minute and a half!!!! LOL!!!

My knees are good.  My feet are good.  The only thing that hurts right now is my back.

Which leads me to another topic:  Center of Gravity.

I had rejoiced when, while I was still losing weight, it went away.  When I was putting the weight I’d lost back on, I felt it come back.  What came back?  My body having the wrong center of gravity, that’s what.

I carry my extra weight all over, but it especially builds up in my belly.  When I hit a certain weight (I can’t remember exactly what), my center of gravity shifts just enough to make me feel uncomfortable.  No, that’s not a strong enough term.  To make me feel PAIN.

My husband has never asked me why I have to have a cart in the store, even if I’m only planning to buy one or two things.  I’m sure he knows it’s because I lean on that cart.  Any length of time walking, holding myself center of gravityupright with the weight of my big belly in front of me - KILLS my back.  Oh, and if I have to carry something, especially if I have to carry something in front of me - the pain is excruciating.  I can’t do it for long.  That’s really sad.  But.  The happy part is:  I know that as I keep losing weight, it will shift.  Suddenly I will be able to stand upright and walk without pain.  It’s such a freeing thing, to be able to hold oneself upright without being constantly aware of the pull on one’s lower back.  I’m on my way there.

So yesterday we did some yard work which involved some bending and lifting and my back hurt anyway, and then tonight when I was walking and running, it was my back that was bothering me.  During the walking parts I put my hands on my hips behind me as sort of a counterweight to give my lower back a break.

Oh if you’re reading this you may not realize that those 286 lbs. are being transported on a five-foot-one-inch frame.  My BMI right now is 54.  If you were five-foot-six, you would have to weigh 335 lbs to have the same BMI as I have.  So yeah, I’m carrying a LOT of weight around with me.

AND I FREAKIN’ RAN FOR A MINUTE AND A HALF!!!! LOL!!!

So I’m gonna do the plan, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, three times a week I’m gonna get out there and do my 20 minutes, and just keep at it, doing Week #1 over and over again until I can do six 30-second intervals of running and then I’ll move on to Week #2.  So what if it takes me three or four weeks to finish Week #1?  It’s a nine-week program.  I don’t care if it takes me 52 weeks to complete it — because at the end, I will be able to run for 30 minutes straight without stopping and THAT is incredible!!!

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Edited to add:  Gotta share this!!!  The other day Jitterfish commented here on my blog: “I figure if there was ever a zombie apocalypse I’d be screwed at running away so I had better get fit because I can’t shoot either.” That struck me as so funny!!!

Anyway, tonight I started the C25K and my son (18yo) was home and I was telling him about it, so I stole her funny line and my son BUSTED out laughing! Then, just a little while ago (11:30pm) I checked Facebook and 3 hours ago he posted this status:

“My mom just told me she’s training for a zombie invasion. EPIC.”

Ten of his friends have clicked on Like, LOL!! Thanks Jitterfish for the great line!!

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FitDay totals for the day:
1371 calories, 23.1g net carbs

:D

Day #42: Ten pounds.

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Eileen - February 13, 2011 - Sunday
Exercise Today: 1 hour walking + 1.5 hours yard work
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6   Yesterday: 287.4   Today: 286.4
Change Today: - 1.0   Total Progress: - 10.2
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Woohooo FINALLY passed the 10-lb mark!  Ha! I’m 13 days into the next month, not really sure I’m gonna make the February goal - but I’m not ready to give up yet!!

I’m psyched about the c25k thing, but at the same time, I’m scared.  I’m so protective of my left knee - last time I tried to run I found myself doing this Frankenstein-monster-leg-dragging gait because I didn’t want any significant impact to that knee.  It kinda pisses me off because I see people on The Biggest Loser, people who are bigger and heavier than I am, running their little hearts out, and they’re just like bam!bam!bam! on that treadmill!  Ya just know that at their weight, their knees are taking a pounding.  Some of ‘em are younger than me - but some of ‘em aren’t.  I want to be able to run like that!!

For those who don’t know the story already, about ten years ago I tore the miniscus in my left knee.  Then, I tore the right one - only not as bad.  I went to an orthopedic surgeon and he said surgery would have a 50-50 chance of helping.  Or — letting it heal on its own would have a 50-50 chance of helping.  So I opted for the 50-50  with no cutting.  Over the next few years, both knees got better.  Then, I was in a car accident and injured my left knee.  Ever since then, I occasionally have problems with that knee (yeah like not being able to walk for two weeks, that’s a problem!).  It usually gets bad if I twist it, or overdo somehow.

So.  When I try to run tomorrow… I will be listening to my knee.  If it feels like it’s going to be a problem, I will stop.  I’ll probably cry, but I will stop.

FitDay totals for the day:
1291 calories, 19.9g net carbs

:D

Day #40: I wanna run.

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Eileen - February 11, 2011 - Friday
Exercise Today: 30 minutes Wii JustDance + 20 minutes elliptical
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6   Yesterday: 288.2   Today: 287.4
Change Today: - 0.8   Total Progress: - 9.2
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Tonight for dinner I cooked a package of frozen cauliflower, didn’t really have a plan for what I was gonna do with it.  I drained it and mashed it up, then added a can of sliced & drained green beans to it, salt & pepper, a little butter, and a couple ounces of shredded cheddar cheese.  Topped it off with French’s fried onions on top and baked it in the oven.  It’s delicious!  Never had green beans and cauliflower together before but it rocked.  Together with some leftover turkey-burger (no bun) and a bit of sour cream, it made for a hearty meal.

I did the Wii JustDance thing for exercise again!  I found some other YouTubers that posted their screen shots of the game and before I knew it I was drenched (sweaty!) and my heart was pumping and I had put in a full 30 minutes!  This is how I used to feel about doing the DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) on the xBox!  It’s a really fun way to get that cardio thing going!

Our xBox broke so I bought a used PS2 and a couple DDR games for it, but I haven’t set it up yet…. I’m a little chicken about it.  I loved doing the game but I hurt my knee more than once (aggravated an old injury from a car accident) and I was actually out of commission for weeks at a time for ANY type of exercise!  So for right now I’m kind of avoiding the DDR idea.  In the meantime though, I’m liking the Wii game, even if I’m not really playing it!

I got a new mp3 player for Christmas (notice I didn’t say iPod, because it isn’t one!) and the reason I wanted it was because I wanted to TRY c25k.  I’m afraid of this too, because of my knee, which is why I haven’t actually used it yet.  BUT.  Tonight I downloaded Carli’s Podcasts - and next week, starting on Monday, I’m gonna give it a shot.

BTW, a woman named Carli created podcasts using the c25k schedule, so it’s like you have a trainer with you, telling you what’s next and timing your segments for you — and playing music with appropriate rhythms.  They’re free to download at:

http://runningintoshape.com/5k-training-downloads/

The c25k site used to offer these same kind of files for free, but not anymore, now I guess you have to buy them.  But at least this site offers the files for free, just click on the link for each segment (on that page), then right-click on the “Podcast” links (on the next page) and then choose “Save as.”

OMG I’m gonna try to run!!  I really WANT to run!   I haven’t run more than 10 or 20 seconds at a time in… uhhh 20 years or more!  How sad is that?!?  I figure that it may take me more than one week to work up to the expectations of Week #1 of c25k, but that’s okay.  I’ll just keep at it, keep repeating Week #1 until I’m able to run full 30 second intervals, and then I’ll move on to Week #2.  If it takes me longer, that’s okay.

OMG I’M GONNA RUN!

FitDay totals for the day:
1316 calories, 27.4g net carbs

:D

Day #39: Body Clocks

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Eileen - February 10, 2011 - Thursday
Exercise Today: 30 minutes wii JustDance + 20 minutes elliptical
Starting Weight 01/02/11: 296.6   Yesterday: 286.8   Today: 288.2
Change Today: + 1.4   Total Progress: - 8.4
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So much for seeing ten lbs this morning!!!  Went up instead of down.  I’m not worried, though, it’s a digestive thing.  Don’t ask me how I know.

I know something but I never read it anywhere.  I’ve never heard anyone talk about it.  The only reason I know it is because I’ve experienced it.  So I was gonna write about it today but I felt like I needed to substantiate this thing I know with some kind of proof, something to back me up.  So I googled.  And actually, I found quite a bit about it — sort of.

Okay the thing I know is this:  My body clock keeps track of when I eat.  If I eat every day, without fail, at 3pm, then I will feel hungry at 3pm.  If I want to reset that clock, all I have to do is suffer through a few days of feeling hungry, in other words, DO NOT EAT AT 3PM.  Not at all.  Nothing.  Nada.  After just a few days (4 or 5 at the most), I will cruise right through 3pm and not even notice.  No hunger pangs.

So my googling brought up many articles and papers on the science of circadian rhythms, aka chronobiology.  These rhythms occur in plants and animals (yep, humans too) and their cycle is roughly 24 hours.  Wikipedia says this:

Although circadian rhythms are endogenous (”built-in”, self-sustained), they are adjusted (entrained) to the environment by external cues called zeitgebers, the primary one of which is light.

So most of the articles I found were about the cycle of night and day and how food and the provision of food can affect the other circadian rhythms, such as sleep and awake times.  What I wanted was something that identified the provision of food as an external cue, something research-oriented that backed up my experience that told me that some hunger-producing hormone or enzyme would be secreted based upon the entrainment of a person’s food-related circadian rhythm.

Found it.  The “Other” Circadian System: Food as a Zeitgeber, Friedrich K. Stephan, Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, Florida State University … http://www.jncasr.ac.in/chronobiology/SR1.pdf

It’s really technical-wordy and I’m not even gonna pretend that I understood it all, but it said exactly what I’d experienced for myself.  Based upon established body-clock settings, the brain induces PRE-MEAL physiological changes including hormonal and metabolic signals.  In other words, right before what the body perceives as a scheduled meal, hunger occurs.

Kinda like when ya wake up 30 seconds before your alarm clock goes off.  A circadian system is responsible for that, too.

ANYWAY, the point of this is… I’m trying to cut out the late-night snack.  It’s killin’ me, because my body expects it, but I know if I go without for a few days… that will go away.

I’m sorry if that was boring!

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Yesterday I saw a video of some people dancing to the Wii game JustDance2.  (It was Charles Trippy and Alli Speed, anyone know who that is?  No?  Never mind.  LOL.)  It looked like so much fun!  I don’t have a Wii but it actually made me want to get one!!  But then - I had a thought.  I don’t actually need to hold the little wand-thingie and play the game for points - I just wanna try to do the dance!  It looks like fun AND it looks like it would be a good aerobic workout.

So I went onto YouTube and aha!!  I found a couple people who uploaded the actual screen shots from the game, and I spent 30 minutes playing / dancing / sweating!!!  It was a hoot!!!  If you’re interested in trying them out, go to YouTube and search for:

Nutwiisystem wii just dance  - or - RecordingInProgress wii just dance

The length of each video is on the screen shot thumbnail (left side of the list).

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I finally decided that I’d better step up the exercise, so in addition to the 30 minutes playing around with the Wii videos, I put in 20 minutes on the elliptical.  I just hope that my digestive system catches up with me!!!

FitDay totals for the day:
1221 calories, 25.4g net carbs

:D

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