One more entry then I need to work. In response to some of the above. #1... I
HATE mornings. I am just not a morning person & never will be. I tried once & did really well for quite some time, getting up really early in the morning & doing a walk & exercizes. I did lose weight but I know my self too well. This is NOT something I will continue to do for very long and when I stop, I gain weight back. I know whatever I do needs to be stuff I can commit to doing long term. Okay maybe once I reach target weight I can back off some, but basicly I know it has to be based on lifestyle changes that are permanemt. So for me, getting up very early in the morning is never going to be a lifestyle change I will stick too. I hate getting up as early as I currently have to to go to work.
Counting calories: I know I need to do better at that. It is just so hard to do. I could probably manage to do it short term to lose the weight but I know it will be harder to maintain counting calories forever.
Detail? I guess I have to think about that some. I don't remember what you call various exercizes anymore. I used to know when I took college classes in weight training, body mechanics (exercizes) & Kinesiology but that was another lifetime now. The morning exercizes are stretches, abs work, squats, a couple of Bonnie's butt exercizes, legs stuff 20 to 30 min worth (depending on how early I can drag my butt out of the bed). My current cardio class is
really intense. A solid hour of high intensity dance moves that would make you guys forget my age
. I am dripping wet after class. I burn some SERIOUS calories & muscles are burning too (especially legs, butt, & abs less so upper body.
Food. Fruit in the shake is 1/2 a banana & the equivalent of 3 lg strawberries but may be blueberries, peaches, pineapple, strawberries, mango, (sometimes other berries) or some combination thereof. The snack portion I measure but not with a measuring cup (use a large ladel) so I will have to figure out how much of each thing it has worked out to be. Supper is usually a meat (chicken most of the time, sometimes beef, occasionally other meats but now will be more fish added) a veggie and sometimes a starch (now pretty much brown rice or corn tortillias, or gluten free crackers). I portion it out using a divided dish & stop eating when I am full no matter. But I get very hungry before bedtime & often end up drinking some milk (yeah, okay I'll admit it with some chocolate syrup - my weakness) or another snack (varies). Of course there are calories burned from frequent washes & detailing of Ruby & yard work. That is as much detail as I can think of right now. Got to work now (slow day here but still stuff to do). Thanks guys.
