Weight Loss Plan: To Lose 25 Pounds
Yesterday I headed to the doctor’s office. The first thing they always want you to do is jump on the scale. I felt lighter and was confident that I had lost weight. To my surprise, I was ten pounds heavier than I was last year. It was a major downer for me, and I couldn’t help but obsess with it the rest of the day.
I know one of the reasons why is that I didn’t exercise much this past Fall due to the project I am on. It was deadline after deadline, so I never had time to head to the gym. Also, my ex became more MIA, so I couldn’t go do outdoor activities because the kids were with me all the time. However, there is no excuse because you can always do something at home.
I planned on losing 15 pounds, but now I’m upping it to 25 pounds. Before I head to Las Vegas and Panama in March, I want to have a tone and sleek body. Here is what I’m doing, so I can reach my goal:
Food Intake
I will lower my food consumption. Due to the holidays, I have definitely been eating way too much. It’s time to stop. I used the About.com’s Calorie Counter to figure out how much I should be consuming:
- If you reduce your current caloric intake to 1605.7 calories per day you will lose one pound per week without exercise.
- If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2496 calories per day.
Water consumption is something that I have not been very good at. I definitely need to start drinking 8-10 glasses of water. Lately I have been drinking so much coffee, and I need to stop. I will also start drinking a cup of green tea.
Exercise
I only want to lose 1-2 pounds a week because any more weight than that, and it is not very healthy. I will exercise 5 times a week. On April 11th, I am doing the Cherry Blossom Ten Miler, so it gives me motivation to do this because I have to be ready to run ten miles. I want to have a faster time than the Army Ten Miler, so I know that this will help keep me on track.
MyFitnessPal
I’m going to start using MyFitnessPal, a fitness site. I’ve tried others like it before, but they are kind of hard to navigate. This one is easy to use, and I prefer it. I do need friends, so I hope others are using it. Here is a link to my profile, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/dcfemella, and my weight loss badge:
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