Thread: April 09 Journal of Accountability and Maintenance

Here's to a great month for us all!!

today's scoop:

• 1453 cal
• 97g fat
• 83g pro
• 69g carb
• 22g fiber
• 47g net carb

walking was a challenge this morning...25-30MPH S winds...yeesh! But, I hung tough!!
walked: 66 min/ 4.03 miles/ 223 cal burn
total fitness miles for April = 4.03 miles

So here I go for April.........not necessarily a good start. It was a pretty day, but I worked too late and had repair issues to hear about when I got home.

04/01/2009
Calories: 1420
Fat: 89 gm
Carbs: Total 75- 10 fiber = 65 net
Protein: 95
Weight: 135 (last night's Chinese produced a +1.5 )
Steps: 6939/3.28
Total tracked miles for April: 3.28

So windy and not at all warm. It's going to take a while to get a line of walker dudes going at this rate.

04/02/2009
Calories: 1387
Fat: 78 gm
Carbs: Total 113- 15 fiber = 98 net
Protein: 76
Weight: 135
Steps: 11,979/ 5.67
Total tracked miles for April: 8.95

Today I changed my weight goal info in Fitday. Previously it showed my last "start" weight of 164 from last June. Today I set 4/1 as my start date with a wt. of 135 and goal of staying there for the rest of the year. Here's to continued tracking. Maybe tracking it out for the rest of the year will finally get it internalized.

I took the day off...
didn't track
didn't walk
didn't GAS!(give A $**t)

Hoping for a better frame of mind tomorrow...

well, you can tell from my calorie count I did some recipe testing . LOL!
I'm close to posting the recipe...it's a yummy dessert...2 versions, and would be great for Easter!

today's take:
1640 calories...holy moly, Batman!
122g fat
86g pro
62g carb
25g fiber
37g net carb

walked: 70 min/ 4.31 miles/ 239 cal burn
total fitness miles walked for April = 8.34 miles

Hey, Shelley. 1640 cals doesn't seem like all that much to me. What are you aiming for? I've been enjoying the fantasy (?) that Atkins lets me eat more calories, and still lose more fat. But then, the scales have not been that favorable this month, so maybe I'm wrong about that. We'll see. I'm figuring 1800 or less as a target, but not worrying too much about it. I should go check my averages in Fitday.

I'm looking forward to a laidback weekend--although I do intend to give my house a pretty good cleaning.

Happy Friday!

Barb, anything above 1500 calories generally puts a plus in the weight column for me. That's pretty much my maintenance max calories. I believe that the Atkins theory of not worrying about calories works great if you have a number of pounds to lose and if you are younger that you, Shelley and me. But for those of us that are a bit "seasoned" and are either trying to maintain or to lose the last few pounds, the calories are a factor. The nice thing is that 1500 LC calories are much more satisfying that 1500 low fat calories.

04/03/2009
Calories: 1421
Fat: 91 gm
Carbs: Total 102- 12 fiber = 90 net
Protein: 64
Weight: 135
Steps: 11,403/ 5.40
Total tracked miles for April: 14.35

**Whoops... forgot to add in some serious Friday evening wine. Add on about 300 more calories. (They were worth it. I needed it.)

anything above 1500 calories generally puts a plus in the weight column for me.

Well, dang it, Judy! That's discouraging! Oh well. I'm trying to dwell on the fact that I FEEL so much better on an LC plan. Weight management, not weight loss, is the primary goal, and I think I'll be successful with that. And you are right: 1500 Atkins calories are way more satisfying than 1500 in carrots and peas.

Well, I'm off to soak up some Vitamin D, which seems like the trendy vitamin these days.

The nice thing is that 1500 LC calories are much more satisfying that 1500 low fat calories.

Amen, sista!!! LOL!

Barb, to answer your question, I have no specific *target*number, but rather a *range* I try to stay in. I can sometimes squeek by with a higher calorie count if I've put in 4 miles or more of fitness walking.(I'm NOT talking a stroll in the park..but hoofin' it at 3.5 - 4.0 MPH and getting a good sweat going along with a good calorie burn.)
Like Judy, I don't see a good steady loss unless I'm around the 1350-1450 calorie mark. sigh. Middle-aged metabolisms stink the big one. Sad, isn't it??
But, I'm glad to know that I can maintain at 1500-1550 cal or so...as long as I keep up the walking.




today's take:

• 1555 cal
• 102g fat...this is also a bit much for me...I do better at around 90g
• 91g pro
• 61g carb
• 30g fiber
• 51g net carb

walked: 73 min/ 4.51 miles/ 250 cal burn
total fitness miles walked for April = 12.85 miles

wt the same for 1 week. I'm ready to start going in the down direction again! I guess these last 10 lbs are gonna hang on for dear life! <snort>!

Well, I can't say that my walks are hoofing it to that extent, but at least I get out and move. It was beautiful this afternoon --- but so many people were out that we stopped to visit in a couple of places. The rest of the day consisted of some serious window cleaning in the sun room (9 casement windows.)

They say confession is good for the soul. Dinner tonight was a macaroni salad with shrimp in it. Sometimes I fix things for DH and then just eat them instead of making something different for myself.

04/04/2009
Calories: 1555
Fat: 83 gm
Carbs: Total 139- 8 fiber = 131 net
Protein: 67
Weight: 135
Steps: 11,237/ 5.32
Total tracked miles for April: 19.67

I could hardly believe my eyes! When I stepped on the scale this morning, I was actually down 3 lbs. That needle hasn't moved off the peg either way for three weeks. Even if it's "just water" I'll take it.

My Atkins Hypothesis (for some time) has been that as fat cells deplete, they fill up with water. Every so often, the body rebalances and dumps that water. Hence....WHOOSH. Did I read that somewhere? I walked for 90 minutes yesterday, which could be dehydrating. But, as I said, I'll enjoy the moment, even if it sucks back in again.

I had fun with my iPhone, downloading my perennial favorite ABBA Gold album, right out of the air (from iTunes). Now that's some inspiring walking music.

Stats from Fitday are this week's average:
Cals 1715
Carbs 25.7 net
Prot 85
Fat 66%
Alc 7%

I walked every day for 50-60 minutes at a brisk pace (I define in Fitday at 3.5 mph)

today's #s:

• 1518 cal
• 94g fat
• 93g pro
• 83g carb
• 33g fiber
• 50g net carb

It has turned COLD again accompanied by 30-40 MPH winds with gusts up to 60MPH !!! Needless to say, I didn't walk.
I did wash and fold a load of laundry and had a session with the iron for about an hour. I was probably stupid for ironing all those cotton shirts and some shorts, because it looks like it ain't gonna be spring any time soon here in OOOklahoma!

April fitness miles remain at 12.85 miles

Barb, Congrats on the -3. Whatever the theory, dropping like that is a big positive.

Well, since I count all steps, I increased my miles a little, but not at all what it could have been. The wind was awful today.

04/05/2009
Calories: 1572
Fat: 113 gm
Carbs: Total 75- 8 fiber = 67 net
Protein: 92
Weight: 134
Steps: 6,517/ 3.08
Total tracked miles for April: 22.75

today's take from OOOOklahoma!!....where the wind comes sweeping down the plains....
like 40MPH again today!!! and COLD!!! bah!!!

the #s:
1595 cal
98g fat
99g pro
90g carb
35g fiber
55g net carb
wt down half a pound;
no walk again today...but racked up >8000 steps grocery shopping, loading and unloading, and housey stuff.
I'm hopeful I'll get to walk tomorrow.

L8R