Anyway, sorry for the super short post. But I've got to tend to my mommy duties!
To Health, Love, and Happiness,
Showing posts with label Weight loss information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight loss information. Show all posts
Monday, November 7, 2011
A Quckie Update!
Hey everyone. So I promised you that I would let you know how my new eating habits have worked out for me this past week. Well I didn't lose any weight...but that's alright. I do feel better energy wise now that I have been eating more often. Which is a win in my book. I will be sticking to this method because I know it does work. (I've seen it work for others) Just got to take it one step at a time!
Anyway, sorry for the super short post. But I've got to tend to my mommy duties!
Anyway, sorry for the super short post. But I've got to tend to my mommy duties!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
New Month and New Eating habits.
It's November!!! My third favorite month of the year. April and January being the first and second favorites, because of some important birthdays. (You know who you are out there <3) November is filled with yummy food, tons of family time, and the weather starts to change here in Florida....all good things. Anyway this is kinda my confession post! I haven't been doing too well with my weight loss. I lost a pound and a half but I've been stuck there for the past two weeks. Which is kinda upsetting. But I'm going to be honest with you all, I haven't been sticking to my plans as well as I should be.
So to get re-motivated and gain a little bit of advice, I talked to my sister Ashley about it. You can check out her blog here...she is my weight loss hero, since she lost over 95 pounds just through diet and exercise. While I was talking to her, she told me that I should be eating a light meal every 3 hours. Ahh! Every 3 hours seems like a ton of food to me. Ashley reassured me that eating this way will kick start my metabolism and make it easier for me too lose weight. She also suggested that I stop eating carbs around bedtime. The reason for this is based off the fact that carbs are used as energy for your body. And if I'm about to go to sleep then the carbs will not be used for energy, instead it will be stored as fat. Yikes! I don't want that.
So I just applied these changes to my diet yesterday, and I hope it helps. I will post about my weight loss progress next week, and we will see if these new eating habits make a difference.
So to get re-motivated and gain a little bit of advice, I talked to my sister Ashley about it. You can check out her blog here...she is my weight loss hero, since she lost over 95 pounds just through diet and exercise. While I was talking to her, she told me that I should be eating a light meal every 3 hours. Ahh! Every 3 hours seems like a ton of food to me. Ashley reassured me that eating this way will kick start my metabolism and make it easier for me too lose weight. She also suggested that I stop eating carbs around bedtime. The reason for this is based off the fact that carbs are used as energy for your body. And if I'm about to go to sleep then the carbs will not be used for energy, instead it will be stored as fat. Yikes! I don't want that.
So I just applied these changes to my diet yesterday, and I hope it helps. I will post about my weight loss progress next week, and we will see if these new eating habits make a difference.
To Health, Love, and Happiness,
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Calorie Commando!
Today I start preparing for my new weight loss journey! I've found that if you devote a little bit of time preparing before starting a new adventure, than you will set yourself up for success. So, with this said, I spent the day gathering up as much information as possible on how many calories I should be eating and how much fat grams one should consume in a day.
A women of my age (24), height (5 feet 4 inches), and weight (196 pounds) should consume approximately 1500 calories per day in order to lose weight, this is based off of this website.
Now let's discuss fat. This was a little trickier, and required some math. But no worries, It is just two steps and you can find those on this site. First, you must find your total calories from fat. In order to do this you take your total amount of calories per day and multiply by 30%. So in my case it would be 1500 calories x .30 = 450 calories from fat. Then you take this number and divide by 9 to find how many grams of fat you should consume per day. So 450 calories from fat/ 9 = 50 grams of fat per day!
Anyway, I hope this information has helped you out!
A women of my age (24), height (5 feet 4 inches), and weight (196 pounds) should consume approximately 1500 calories per day in order to lose weight, this is based off of this website.
Now let's discuss fat. This was a little trickier, and required some math. But no worries, It is just two steps and you can find those on this site. First, you must find your total calories from fat. In order to do this you take your total amount of calories per day and multiply by 30%. So in my case it would be 1500 calories x .30 = 450 calories from fat. Then you take this number and divide by 9 to find how many grams of fat you should consume per day. So 450 calories from fat/ 9 = 50 grams of fat per day!
Anyway, I hope this information has helped you out!
To Health, Love, and Happiness,
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The starting line...
Hey everyone! This is my first ever blog post. (YAY!) I am new to blogging, so I will be learning as I go. This blog is intended to help motivate me to lose my post pregnancy weight. Before getting pregnant I weighed 176 pounds, which was already over a healthy BMI for a 5 foot 4 inch female. SIDEBAR: A healthy BMI ( Body Mass Index) for a female who is 5 feet 4 inches is 140 pounds. Click here and here to help you calculate your BMI.
With my pregnancy I gained 34 pounds bringing me up to 210 pounds! That was the heaviest I've ever been in my life. But during pregnancy it is expected to gain a large amount of weight.
Now my post pregnancy weight is 196 pounds. My goal is to lose 56 pounds, which will bring me down to 140 pounds. That is within a healthy BMI! I hope to do this by the summer. My baby, my sweetie, and myself will be traveling then to Montana to visit family. I plan on attaining this goal through a low calorie, low fat, clean lifestyle. First I would have to work on the way I eat. Then when I get the ok from my doctor, I will add in various workouts.
I just wanted to share with you all my goals and where I have been weight wise in the past year. Anyways happy blogging, and follow me if you want to share in this journey!
With my pregnancy I gained 34 pounds bringing me up to 210 pounds! That was the heaviest I've ever been in my life. But during pregnancy it is expected to gain a large amount of weight.
Now my post pregnancy weight is 196 pounds. My goal is to lose 56 pounds, which will bring me down to 140 pounds. That is within a healthy BMI! I hope to do this by the summer. My baby, my sweetie, and myself will be traveling then to Montana to visit family. I plan on attaining this goal through a low calorie, low fat, clean lifestyle. First I would have to work on the way I eat. Then when I get the ok from my doctor, I will add in various workouts.
I just wanted to share with you all my goals and where I have been weight wise in the past year. Anyways happy blogging, and follow me if you want to share in this journey!
To Health, Love, and Happiness,
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