After an extremely slow start, I have finally begun to show some progress! I adopted my new eating plan (my way of avoiding the d-word) on January 8th, so I'm 59 days in. I've been keeping an Excel file (spread sheet) of my calories (both eaten and burned) and this has been my progress so far:

- During the past 59 days, I went over 1800 calories a day 13 times, mostly at the beginning. During the past 30 days, I went over 1800 calories 4 times, and of those 4 times, only one day did I go over 2000.

- My average caloric intake for the past 59 days was 1576.

- Each day I burned an average of 475 calories more than I ate. At that rate, it would take me an average of 7.4 days to lose one pound.

- Altogether in 59 days, I burned a total of 27,994 calories more than I ate. Divided by 3,500 (the number of calories in a pound), that comes to about 8 lbs.

- I have lost a total of 8.2 lbs.

- Altogether I've done about 52 miles, either on my exercise bike or my real bike. Because of an injury, I spent many days without any exercise at all.

- If I clock 6 miles each day on my exercise bike, I will burn an additional 375 calories a day, almost doubling the number of calories burned over and above my average intake.

- If I don't exercise but keep the same average calorie intake, I will have lost a total of approximately 18 lbs. by June 1.

- If I burn an additional 375 calories per day, keeping the same average calorie intake, I will have lost a total of approximately 30 lbs. by June 1.


OMG I am motivated NOW!!!!

Awesome! Slow and steady wins the race!!

It feels good to stick with something good for you, doesn't it! Congrats! Pretty interesting what upping the exercise will do for your weightloss - a projected 12 pounds.

I like the way you think...and calculate!

I love figuring out the numbers

It's interesting that the number actually match up in your past 59 days! Fascinating!


Linda

Wow! Way to go!!! Keep it up!

Thanks for posting. Keep up the great work. Consistency is the hardest part to get down. You are doing it! YAY!!!

A slow loss is still a loss! It's healthier too. Great job!

That's awesome! You post made me smile - I love working out all the numbers too! Pretty much the only time I like math actually!

Congratulations on making progress! I love my excel spreadsheets. I have one for daily calorie tracking, exercise, weekly weigh-ins and measurements. The visual confirmation of progress is a great motivational tool.

WTG!!! I'm a number freak too and like to keep track of things like that.

Congratulations!!

Awesome! Sounds like you really are on your way, congratulations!