It's Monday again...that means another weigh-in day has arrived. After increasing my activity level again last week, I was really hoping for a good number on the scale today, but I didn't get it. I did lose, but only 1.8 pounds. I know it's better than nothing, but I was anticipating a more significant loss.
The main reason for that was the numbers I've gotten for the last three days as I've double-entered my intake and exercise into both the WW tracker and the fatsecret.com tracker. Well, see for yourselves:
Friday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, banana - 10 points
Lunch: Tomato-beef broth, turkey pastrami wrap - 14 points
Snack: Greek yogurt with applesauce - 3 points
Dinner: Chicken with teriyaki, Rice-a-Roni, green beans - 22 points
Dessert: Pudding with Cool Whip - 4 points
Total: 53 points
Calorie deficit: 2276
Saturday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, banana - 10 points
Lunch: Tomato-beef broth, salad - 12 points
Snack: Apple - 0 points
Dinner: Flaky herb chicken, au gratin potatoes, corn, milk - 27 points
Dessert: Pudding with Cool Whip - 5 points
Total: 54 points
Calorie deficit: 2625
Sunday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, banana - 10 points
Lunch: Tomato-beef broth, turkey pastrami wrap - 14 points
Snack: Greek yogurt with applesauce - 3 points
Dinner: Sauerkraut & sausage, milk - 23 points
Dessert: Pudding with Cool Whip - 5 points
Total: 55 points
Calorie deficit: 1831
At least over the three days I've done the double tracking, I averaged 2244 more calories burned than consumed, and they were pretty typical days. I've already met and surpassed my goal of a 2000 calorie deficit per day. With 3500 calories in a pound of fat, if I'm burning 14000 more calories than I'm consuming in a week, I should be losing about 4 pounds! I really don't understand what's going on here. I considered the possibility that I've built some muscle and that's offset the fat loss, but the types of exercise I'm doing at this point really aren't big muscle builders.
I'm not giving up, though, and in fact, I'm increasing my exercise again this week. Both of my Wii Boxing sessions are going from 20 to 25 minutes, and I'm planning to increase my Wii Fit Free Step session the same amount in the morning, plus possibly add another session in the afternoon. I'm not sure about the afternoon session yet, we'll see how it goes today. I don't want to overdo it and end up not doing anything. I'll let you know tomorrow!
If you want to, you're more than welcome to send me a friend request on fatsecret.com (firenice). I'd like to give you some more tips on what small changes you can make to your diet to make it more effective, but I can't unless I know exactly what foods/brands/etc. you're eating. Brands actually make a considerable difference on your intake of certain things (sodium,carbs, fiber, and the like).
ReplyDeleteI can't seem to figure out how to do a friend request by username on fatsecret.com, but mine is Sapphirecat if you want to request from your end!
ReplyDeleteYeah i remembered how to search by username and took a shot in the dark at your username lol. Immediately two things stand out. You are taking in waaaaaay too much sodium and sugar. Both of those numbers need to be cut in half.
ReplyDeleteI know I eat more sodium than is recommended, I've never worried about it too much though because my blood pressure is fine and I don't retain water much...too much sugar though? Wow I only have a tablespoon a day in my oatmeal!
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