This is meant to by no means to discourage any of the newbies. Just keep doing SBD the way it's written, this is just an update for the ? oldbies? (
)
After my
big fall in sept I kept falling all over the place- twisted my ankle, then fall off the curb and jammed my hand/arm really bad. I'm finally mostly heeled from all that but lost my momentum to be careful about watching what I eat and exercising. As you can tell, I haven't even been an exercise princess since Aug.
I decided I needed some guidance so I went to visit a nutritionist.
I learned way too much today. My resting metabolic rate is 2090 calories. I'm 33% body fat, with 107 pounds of lean body mass and 53 pounds of fat. She
actually thought I could get down to 110-120 pounds. I've never even thought about getting that low.
Her suggestions for me:
-Work on getting calories down to 1400 a day. Not all at once, a gradual decrease over several weeks. She says that I've been eating around 2500 calories a day since I've slowly started gaining a little. (It's those nuts-no matter how many times I tell myself that a handf is not a good measuring tool, I still grab a handful, and those occasional treats that became a little to frequent.
)
-Get 7 servings of fruits and veggies
-pair lean protein with a smart carb when eating, eat every 3 hours if possible.
-exercise 60 minutes a day, most every day at a high enough intensity that I feel it. Strolling around the block with the dog doesn't count. This includes
aerobic and strength training.
-Write down how much and what I eat and all physical activity.
I'm supposed to fax her once a week all my journals.
She says that it's time to let my inner athlete out. It was interesting, she said that looking at my results that I've definately been more fit in the past
because my bmr is so high and my resting pulse is so low (55).
I can't blame my weight on low metabolism, insulin resistance or anything like that. I just like to eat too much and not do enough. I'm so depressed! I have
to get up off my butt and do something! <Whine> <pout>
Oh, well at least I had my kick in the pants and maybe I'll get serious about it again.
Sarah