Earlier this month I was explaining how I was trying to increase the number of calories I consume in a daily basis from about 1200 to somewhere between 1500 and 1700 in an attempt to see if the additional fuel I was giving my body would help warm it in these colder months.
In that test [...]
John and I enjoy lunch together out at a restaurant on Fridays. We only do this during the school year, and since we both work from home, it simulates a lunch out with co-workers that we would get if we worked in an office environment somewhere. It helps us to get out of [...]
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After last month’s crazy ups and downs, I settled in with a really nice week last week. Last week’s Monday weigh in showed 191 on the scale, and this morning I weighed 188. I had seen 187 momentarily but it didn’t stay for long. Oh well, as Katie says, if the scale [...]
A couple of times recently, I’ve been asked “Why Am I Not Losing Weight” or some derivative thereof. I am really truly strongly suggesting that anyone who is battling weight loss, especially when they can’t figure out their roadblocks, take a hard look at two things:
How much sleep are you getting at night?
How much [...]
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I started the 30 day challenge again today, this time on difficulty level “Hard” where it appears to be basically the same exercises but with more reps or for longer periods of time. I burned 250 calories, or so it told me, and although the “kick-ups” on the track were strenuous, I managed to [...]
A couple of days ago I posted about the idea of boosting… occasionally consuming more calories than normal while on a calorie-restricted diet to trick the mind into boosting metabolism. While this is still difficult for me to do, given that simply reducing calories has worked for me thus far, I decided to [...]
One of my blog buddies and I have been discussing boosting metabolism to trick our minds into avoiding a rut. So, if you’re doing a low-calorie diet like I am, every so often (four days?) you’re supposed to have a larger meal. See, if you stay at the lower caloric intake, your body [...]
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