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By the Numbers
By Administrator | January 22, 2006
One of the things I need to do in order to become healthier is to lose some of the fat I’m carrying and build up muscle. A person might lose one pound of fat a week by burning 500 calories a day less than needed (3500 calories burned = 1 pound of fat lost). The WebMD metabolism calculator indicated that a sedentary person of my size burns about 2021 calories per day, so I should have 1521 calories. (www.webmd.com/content/tools/1/calc_metabolism.htm) I’m not going to worry much about the numbers on the scale because muscle, of which I have very little right now, is more dense than fat. Muscle also burns calories more quickly and effectively.
A good way to gauge my progress is to measure myself on occasion. I’m going to create a baseline this morning and re-measure myself once per month until at least mid-September.
I weighed in at 212 pounds today. Here are my present measurements in inches:
Waist 41 1/2
Bust 46 1/4
Hips 50
Biceps 14 1/8
Forearm 10 1/2
Thighs 24
Calves 16 1/2
Neck 14 1/8 (the same as the biceps!)
My next weigh-in and measurement will be on February 19th. I hope to see good progress in lost inches and/or pounds at that time!
Now I need to get out and walk at least 1 mile per day for the next week and I will again attempt to take my fifteen-minute breaks at work to climb the stairs in our building. My dietary goal is to eat between 1200 and 1521 calories daily with more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, etc. I’ve also got to be sure to have my 64oz of water on average exercise days because I dehydrate easily.
Daily Exercise: 3.66 mile walk
Topics: Health/Wellness |
