I'm not overweight... I'm just nine inches too short.
So I'm still on track! For the past week I've worked out on Wed, Thurs, Fri, and Sat. Here's what I've been doing:
Thursday
- 20 mins of yoga/pilates with Kathleen at home
- 20 mins of walking/jogging - 6 walking, 5 jogging
- 35 mins on the elliptical
- 20 mins of walking/jogging - 6 walking, 5 jogging (jogged 4 straight for the first time - that's half a mile!)
- 45 mins on the elliptical
- 2 hours hiking in Grapevine at the Northshore Trails with Mical, Kristen, Eric, and Daniel
I've decided to get this Fitness Start Up package from the UNT rec. It includes RMR testing, a fitness assessment, and a one 1-hour personal training session. RMR is the resting metabolic rate aka the calories burned during a day of rest. I obviously don't need to know this right now since I'm on weight watchers and I get to see my caloric/fat/fiber intake as "points," but it's already included in the package and I'd like to know for my own good and see the difference in maybe 6 months. The fitness assessment includes several tests such as blood pressure (last I heard mine was high), body composition, flexibility (ZERO!), muscle endurance, and more. It's basically something that can show me, in more terms than just weight, how much I've improved in 6 months. I wanted the personal training session so I could better understand how I can mix up my schedule. My big problem with working out is getting bored. I'll also ask for some advice/help with weight training.
Can I just say how happy I am that I get to count points instead of calories? For one thing the points include, at the very least, calories, total fat, and fiber instead of just calories. It's easy to lie to yourself and eat or drink something with low or no calories but no fiber, high fat, or tons of aspartame. I also hated calculating that shit non stop. Even with an online database it's a much bigger pain in the ass. I really think anyone counting calories should seriously think about just TRYING weight watchers for even one month. Hell, you can borrow my account to use the database to look things up or you can write it all down each day and I'll calculate it FOR YOU! It'll take me 5 minutes or less.
I've seriously enjoyed the company I've had working out this week. I can't thank Eric, Mical, Daniel, Kristen, and Kathleen enough. I cannot tell you how much easier it is to just GO work out. I don't even consider it an option to stay home instead because I have someone else counting on ME. I've also learned most everyone else's story. Skinny or fat we all have things we don't like that we feel like we can't change. But we can change them and with or without the help of my friends, I will.
Yesterday I was so damn "hungry" from 4 p.m. onward. Even after I ate a meal, I wanted more. I decided I'm definitely a bored eater. I need to be doing something or have something coming up soon otherwise I want to snack. I feel like I'm starving, but there's no way I can be. So instead of eating tons of crap I snacked on a one WW dessert, a pear, and some pineapple after dinner. Had to use a bunch of my weekly points, but it's the only thing close to a bad eating day I've had thus far so I'm cool with it. I also know what to do to avoid that in the future.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
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6 comments:
Congratulations on a good first week!
I have actually been really curious about weight watchers. I know my favorite foods just happen to be not insanely high in calories but really high in fat, like tofu and avocado. If you have the time, I'd love to see how I would measure up at WW. I keep a food log at thedailyplate.com and this is my entry from yesterday. The totals are at the bottom.
Food Item Servings Cals Fat Cholest Sodium Carbs Sugars Fiber Protein
Deep Fried Tofu 6.00 270 15g 0mg 34mg 7g 0g 2g 26g
Pho Cyclo Vietnamese Chicken Sandwhich 1.00 557 12g 4mg 2,256mg 89g 9g 4g 17g
Whole Foods Tofu Summer Roll 1.00 72 1g 0mg 78mg 18g 0g 0g 4g x
Orange 1.00 50 0g 0mg 0mg 12g 9g 2g 1g x
Tortilla Chips 0.50 71 4g 0mg 75mg 9g 0g 1g 1g x
La Choy Rice Noodles Rice Noodles 1.00 130 4g 0mg 350mg 21g 1g 0g 2g x
Amy's Kitchen Indian Palak Paneer 1.00 270 9g 5mg 680mg 38g 5g 5g 10g x
Totals: Cals: 946 Fat: 44g Cholesterol: 9mg Sodium: 3,474mg Carbs: 195g Sugar: 26g Fiber: 15g Protein: 61g
Fitness Minutes Calories Burned Distance Heart Rate
Elliptical trainer: general 20.0 -228.0 175
Treadmill - 5% incline @ 5 mph 20.0 -246.0 165
Food
tofu - 6 points
chicken sandwich - 11 points
tofu summer roll - 1 point
orange - 1 point
tortilla chips - 2 points
rice noodles - 3 points
palak paneer - 5 points
Total: 29 points
Activity
elliptical - 1 point
treadmill - 1 point
Total: 2 points
So idk if you know how it works, but just in case I'll explain. =) In my case, I get 24 points I can use to eat a day. There's an extra 35 weekly points that you can either distribute throughout the week or on just a couple days. Activity points earned can also be added to your week to eat more.
Personally, I usually don't eat more than 29 points a day (unless I mess up) and I never use the activity points because for weight loss I think it negates the purpose of working out. So I weigh 175 and I'm 5'6" and I can eat 24 points worth of food a day (+ the weekly ones that everyone gets). The smaller you are the less points you get, for example, they took a point away from me when I lost 6 lbs. so I went from 25 to 24 points a day.
IDK how much you weigh, but I highly doubt it's close to 175 so I'd do the math if I were you. You maybe need 20 points a day (+weekly however you want to do them)? So with the working out and your current diet I'd say you'd maintain your weight. Of course I'm no expert, but that's my guess. Not bad at all, lady. I'm assuming that's your goal anyway?
If your friend is trying to maintain weight, then weight watchers gives her more points a day. There's a box you can check when you calculate your points target - it's supposed to help you maintain your weight once you get to your goal weight. It just depends on what her needs are.
As far as activity points go, Weight Watchers has a good system. They know your body needs more fuel when you work out (might have something to do with why you felt hungrier, even if you were bored, too), so they add points based on how hard you're working. If I ate as many calories as I burned when I worked out, I would have an extra 10 points a day. Instead, I usually have 5 extra points. It's not negating the working out - it's making sure that your body has the fuel it needs, since it's burning more calories.
I'm glad you're still on track! I love the points counting, too - you'll get to the point where you can do almost all the math in your head, and you hardly need the online tools. But, I wouldn't suggest ignoring them! I've found that my head calculations always have a little more give and take than the online tools. :)
Danielle,
We're both right and we're both wrong. On the FAQ on WW.com it says that you do not lose the potential to lose weight if you use your activity points, however, you do not need to use your activity points to stay healthy.
"Should I use activity POINTS values?
Swapping is perfect for when you need an extra treat. You may lose more weight if you don’t use them, but using activity POINTS values doesn’t eliminate your potential to lose weight.
The only rule is that you must use swapped activity POINTS values within the week that you earned them. Activity POINTS values roll over day to day, but not week to week. If you earn them but don’t want to swap them, track them anyway, as a record of achievement. They may help you stay motivated to move more. Or you may decide later in the week that you do want to swap them."
Wow! Thanks for the breakdown. That was really informative!
I am actually trying to lose a little weight, or tone up...whatever, I rarely pay attention to weight, and focus more on body fat %. When I was 18 and weighed nearly 20 pounds less than I do now, my body fat % was 30%. Right now it's about 25%. I feel like I'm a lot healthier now than I was at that point even if I don't look as thin and I guess that's probably better in the long run.
That was a Saturday and definitely my relaxed eating day, so it's good to know I could probably stay within the points for WW. I think I might see if I can find a free trial code or something somewhere
Anyway, I'm really glad you started this blog. Reading it feels like I have a buddy who is going through the same things I am. None of my friends here are heavy at all and yet none of them ever workout, so I always feel like the crazy girl when I start talking about this with them.
Well I'm glad it helps you too. It's so nice to know someone else relates. I don't have any steady female work out buddies yet, so I feel you. Please feel free to leave comments or ask questions. I love hearing other opinions and whatnot. =D
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