Another diet blog? Really?

Yes really. Why? Well why not? I am soon to be 45, have been overweight most of my life and I'm ready to do something about it. I quit smoking a year ago this month and decided I needed to make another huge life change this month. Lose weight.

That brings us to 2150 calories per day.

When I calculated what I needed to eat to lose the weight I want (a really huge goal of 100lbs) I figured how hard can this be?

I knew the exercising would be hard, I knew it was a huge commitment but who thought eating 5 meals per day every 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hrs and totaling 2150 calories could be so hard?

I thought the eating would be the easy part.

Boy was I wrong.

So join me as I attempt my huge undertaking. Some days I'll succeed, some days I know I will fail then have to pick myself up and start again. But with this blog I hope to bring a smile to some faces with my odd sense of humor and I'm sure there will be a tear here and there as well.

If the exercise doesn't kill me (bodyweight training) the 2150 calories certainly will.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Eventually everything will even out......I hope

"In order to change body composition and gain strength we need to put muscles under stress that they are unaccustomed to" M. Lauren.

I think that is a good quote to keep in mind. Maybe I will write it in my exercise log.

Same story as every other day I don't know why I continue to break it down. I have GOT to get these numbers in order and get the calories where they should be. I have to do some more studying on macronutrients I guess. Why? Well my carb numbers look through the roof yet some are complex carbs which are good and simple carbs which are bad. Complex carbs (although not all of them) take longer to break down into glucose in your blood thereby allowing you to use them as fuel longer and burn off more calories.

It's very frustrating.

Numbers for today

Calories 2042
Fat 76
Carbs 274
Proteins 49
8oz. glasses of water 4

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