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Some stats for anyone interested, from my start date 3/28 thru the end of August.
Total time: 5 months (22 weeks) plus 3 days
Weight lost: 38 pounds
Month Weight lost Ave. calories Fat/protein/carb % Hi cal/low cal
Mar 3
Apr 9
May 7
June 7 1526 64/25/11 2250/1249
July 6 1457 63/26/11 1853/1103
Aug 6 1416 64/27/9 1760/1134
What this tells me is that this is all working the way it's supposed to, at least for now. My fat/protein/carb percentages are staying close to Induction levels (60/30/10) but it appears that's what my body needs to lose at the current rate.
I see so-o-o-o many people on this site in the first couple of weeks lamenting that they've lost "only" x pounds in the first 2 weeks. Well, unless you've got a lot of weight to lose, you're not going to lose 30 pounds in 30 days or whatever. I'm writing this and sharing these stats to highlight some reality because I have to remind myself of these facts over and over again.
The other item I wanted to highlight is that calories do matter. As I've gone along and gotten smaller, my body needs less fuel - from whatever source. Unless I increase my exercise, eventually, I've got to cut back - a bit - on my calories. You can see that my average calories have decreased over the last 3 months. Now, how much I need to reduce is still a matter of experimentation. It would certainly be better for my body to increase exercise instead of reducing calories, but of course, there will be a limit.
I've found it very helpful to look at the Net Calories column on the Food Diary to see how I'm tracking. For those not used to looking at that, it's the difference between your food calories taken in and the exercise calories used up. Because everything there is an estimate at best, it's possible that anyone tracking just 100-200 calories more exercise than food, just MIGHT be actually taking in more food than they're using up on a daily basis!
I certainly can't claim to be an expert on all this but thought it might be helpful to someone to share what I'm seeing happen with my own journey right now.
BTW...walked 3 miles today, 2 w/dogs, and 1 w/o.
Visa kostkalendern, 01 september 2010:
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1318 kcal
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Fett: 88,22g | Prot: 95,20g | Kolh.: 36,11g.
Frukost: borden shredded cheese, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, scrambled eggs. Lunch: Atkins Peanut Caramel Cluster bar. Middag: Ribeye steak, zucchini, sweet onions, broccoli, yellow squash. Snacks/Annat: hard boiled egg, reddiwip, watermelon, String Cheese Mozzarella Cheese Snacks. mer...
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2393 kcal
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Träning:
Sömn - 8 timmar, Vila - 15 timmar, Promenad (Måttlig) - 5 Km/H - 1 timme. mer...
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That is awesome, Sandy! You are really kicking some serious booty!! Congrats.
01 sep 10 av medlem: ctlss
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Yeah Sandy! Great job. That is so wonderful. Congrats!
01 sep 10 av medlem: kmartin
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Very interested. I started this on July 5th, and was losing on weight watchers a bit prior to that. I am getting a bit frustrated because my average loss has dropped from .33 pounds a day to .19 pounds a day. But that is still over a pound a week. It is nice to hear that if I keep on trucking it will happen. Gives me a push to keep at it. Great job !!
01 sep 10 av medlem: kboat562
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Thanks all. YOU are the ones who inspire, though! I also neglected to mention that at over-50, age IS a factor. I dropped weight much more easily a few years ago and makes me kick myself that I SHOULD have worked to keep that off. But, that was then. For now, I just have to work with what I have and the pace my body is working. I'm hoping that if I increase a few muscles a bit while adding exercise, that it will boost my metabolism so that I won't have to drop my calories much to continue to lose. Of course, calories shouldn't drop so much that my metabolism begins to slow down. From what I understand, I still need to keep those percentages in the Atkins recommended range no matter what the calories are.
01 sep 10 av medlem: Sandy701
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