Today is day three, its 8:53 am. Today I get two stars, one for getting my butt in that gym again and for being up early. Its a good start. Am I sore yet? A little. I tried a different stair machine yesterday and it was a challenge. According to this website; http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/ provided by the National Heart, Lung and Blood institute my BMI is 29.9. This site also offers recipes, risk assessment, daily exercise planning and in general, good information. My BMR is 1,161.85 (http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing baby....now I know what my body mass index, and basal metabolic rate and I have learned these key facts are pretty much essential. If one pound of fat is equal to about 3500 calories, and I need aprox. 1600 calories a day using the Harris Benedict Equation than.....It would take about a week and a day to loose one pound of fat. I was reading its recommended to not go to low on calorie intake like no less than 1200 calories a day. I have never been a person to count calories, nor have I ever been motivated to!
OK Back at my computer now at 6:37pm and man I was hungry so in the course of the day .....
Starbucks Latte with two pumps of white chocolate syrup (they usually put 4+) apx 130 calories
Starbucks reduced fat turkey bacon sandwich 340 calories
Starbucks petite vanilla scone (one) 140
1 once spinach aprox 21 calories (See http://www.calorieking.com/ very helpful)
3 cups oatmeal with a teaspoon of brown sugar 64 calories
total so far = 695
Crazy....us folks have no idea what were consuming out there in the wild do we? Its a world of instant gratification and I'm paying dues now.
According to the official BMI website a good rule to weight loss...reduce calorie intake by 500....ok lets try that...
160 day challenge, 157 to go