Good Morning 188.6 drop but not new low. Walking and an hour of yoga but not dehydrated. Much work to put the food intake on autopilot and ramp up on the exercise. The time change has put some limits on before work walking.
Today is planned for 12,000 steps - after my dog re certification, I am going to push it up to 14,000 which is one more lap.
Food is planned for 1130 calories.
This sure is hard work and I have to remember that! Tonight, Friday night, and Saturday are all tied up with dog training. Both dogs on Saturday. I will be so glad when this test is over and I settle into a more normal rhythm. Looking at other ideas but whatever I do, do, the plan I am using is working and has worked for many before me so any fine-tuning will be within the constraints of the plan (I have stepped outside of some of the rules very carefully though)
LOL, now that I weigh less than my husband, who has gained 10lbs this winter, he is "doing the Cronometer" and logging his calories. Of course, he needs to push it on the walking but I know that with his being a man it will be so much easier for him to drop the weight. No fair! His 1600 calories a day looks like a feast to me. I am glad he is interested in logging , though and seeing the nutritional value of what he puts into his body. It really is a temple.
Jendiet - Hope you get to feeling better.
I like your calorie changing. Is that 5:2? I am doing 16:8 but am looking into reading Dr. Jason Fung.
The interesting thing is years ago I read (and have somewhere) A book called "Things that Make for Peace" and in it, fasting was central for spiritual reasons and certainly supported by the Bible and other religious disciplines. I found the series on the web as audio files you can listen to and am going to revisit it. A minister shared it with me years ago (when I actually was lean but it was not about weight it was more about emptying yourself so you could receive)
http://audio.holdenvillage.org/node/3124.
Flower - congrats for making it home and not giving in. I know how tough it is when your calories are low and you are not dropping as fast as you would like. Oh the Cronometer does all those calculations and is easy for me. Every morning with the first cup of coffee I plan the food for the day and adjust when things get too high or when I need more of a certain nutrient. Then I put it on an index card and make adjustments during the day if things are not quite what I had planned but try to keep the relative amounts the same. It is becoming 2nd nature, really.
Ciece - Your walking is an inspiration. I mean, New York? I am grumbling about going out because it is in the 30s here. My limiting factor seems to be my legs-I am doing the shorter steps, heel to toe roll, pumping my arms, and moving as fast as I can, and not getting as much aerobic benefit because even though my legs feel like jelly the heart-rate is not going up enough even with the hills. Maybe the speed will come with continued pushing.
Teri, hang in there. I know it has been tough and it can take awhile after being sick for everything to get sorted and to get back on solid ground. You have got this!
You continue to amaze me with your dedication to power walking
Hopefully Spring is around the corner for you.
