November 1st, 2008 by Cynthia
Stats for 11-1-2008
Starting weight: 223.4 pounds
Height: 5'7"
Age: still 51
Current weight: 221.4 pounds. Gain of .2 pounds.
Weight lost since start of challenge: 2.0 pounds
Inches lost since the start of the challenge... dunno
I have trouble getting consistent measurements on my shoulder girth and it's throwing things way off. I'd prefer not to bother with that measure!
The graph isn't looking so pretty with a small gain.
I don't know if Monday's very moderate cheat was too much or too little. Given how crappy I feel lately, perhaps too little and not enough to lift my leptin levels enough for me to burn lots of fat. Or maybe it is just the two week blahs. My cheats on my anniversary have been somewhat balanced out by skipping planned meals on other days. Maybe my body just doesn't like the deficit much and is holding on to all the fat it can.
The previous measurements were taken October 25th, 2008.
You can take a look at my Girth Measure Record for the week here. This is a little Word document that I use to record my measurement sets and then average them and figure out the differences.
| Body Part |
Current Averaged Measure
|
Previous |
Difference |
| Neck |
13.875 inches |
13.833 |
+00.042 |
| Shoulder |
45.666 inches |
44.500 |
+01.166 |
| Chest |
45.850 inches |
46.083 |
-00.233 |
| Bicep |
14.000 inches |
14.125 |
-00.125 |
| Waist |
42.000 inches |
42.125 |
-00.125 |
| Navel |
53.125 inches |
53.833 |
-00.708 |
| Hips |
51.892 inches |
52.292 |
-00.400 |
| Thigh |
23.083 inches |
23.125 |
-00.042 |
| Calf |
15.125 inches |
15.125 |
00.000 |
| Wrist |
06.375 inches |
06.375 |
00.000 |
| TOTALS |
310.991
|
311.416 |
-00.425 |
This week's picture... also linked to a larger version.
Mind you, I'm pretty sure I did a reflexive gut suck when the red warning light on the camera blinked for this round!
November 1st, 2008 by Cynthia
Friday... Halloween
Went to bed early yesterday, so had a nice long sleep and felt rested and somewhat energized. Got my meal plan done up first thing. However, by the end of the day, I was tired. Instead of eating my last meal, I ate two pieces of string cheese and went to bed early. So I would've been short by about 150 calories. Probably helped make up for the bad eating day.
Trouble is, I'm so darn tired, I'm collapsing into bed a couple HOURS early and sleeping until my normal wake-up. I'd probably sleep longer, but the cats don't let that happen.
This extreme calorie deficit is really getting to me. I have a constant and HORRIBLE headache. I think this kind of calorie restriction is awfully extreme. It's not something I can keep up for very long and it's starting to mess with my head. I was getting into a really good place with my food and now, not so good. Too tired to plan well, too tired to fix meals, just too tired and miserable. I just feel like I don't care about anything.
Monday, come my scheduled re-feed, I don't think I'll be moderate like last week. That may backfire... but all I want is to survive this. It's only two more weeks of hell, after all. I just hope I don't get sick. Hubby is coughing lately.
Nutrition
Day 14 Meal Plan
Training: Cardio
01:58 PM - Nordic Track - Halloween style
24 minutes. 2.0 miles. Average speed 5.0 mph! 350 calories.
Average HR 80% Max HR 94%.
I didn't set out to do any intervals... the plan was to ramp up to a HR of 77-82% and mostly keep it there. I was hoping to up my pace just a little for this workout, maybe hit 4.9 mph. I did better! But along the way, I got moved by the music and threw in some sprints. Mostly really short ones, totally random timing. It was fun!
05:27 PM - Walk 1
09:25 minutes. .5 mile. Average speed 3.19 mph. 96 calories.
Average HR 66% Max HR 71%.
This was my warm up. Then I did my resistance work.
05:52 PM - Walk 2
09:58 minutes. .5 mile. Average speed 3.01 mph. 98 calories.
Average HR 65% Max HR 68%.
06:09 PM - Stationary Bike
15:00 minutes. 3.92 mile. Average speed 15.68 mph. 207 calories.
Average HR 78% Max HR 88%.
Training: Resistance
Pull Ups on assisted pull up machine
Warmup at 220 pounds to counter my weight.
Then set at 200 pounds. I hope I explained that right.
1st set - 8 reps
2nd set - 5 reps
I'm going carefully with the pull up machine... and my grip is not the standard one, I hold on with my palms facing each other. It seems a bit easier on my shoulder, but then again, I got some of that weird band popping feeling. I don't think I want to try these more than once a week. I do think it helped to do these FIRST, before the push ups.
Counter Push Ups
1st pair of sets - 9 reps
2nd pair of sets - 9 reps
3rd pair of sets - 6 reps
Water
22 cups
Weight
222.4
