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Day # 33

I can't believe it has been 33 days. Today is my last "Recovery" Day DVD and next week starts month 2 of Insanity. I've been watching calories & making good choices. I just need to work on the stress/emotional eating issue. I know I use food to avoid things. Example for me is work. I'll have a task I need to do, but dread it so much that I grab my snacks and nibble to delay. I just need to find a way to avoid this trap when at work. I managed to succeed on Roni's Snack Free Evenings Challenge. I still don't eat after dinner most nights. That is why I posed the question of 3 meals no snacks vs 5-6 small meals. Thanks to Brandy's note I found that article and it seems it doesn't matter. What matters is eating healthy and keeping calories where they need be. After all the crazy calculators to figure out the number of calories to consume for weight loss I found this simple equation

Calculate your calorie goal

YOUR CURRENT WEIGHT X 12 = calories needed to maintain your weight

To lose 1 pound/week: Cut 500 calories/day
To lose 2 pounds/week: Cut 1,000 calories/day

Note: For healthy weight loss, we don't advise losing more than two pounds per week. If you calculate a daily calorie goal that's less than 1,200, set your calorie goal at 1,200 calories. Below that, it's hard to meet your nutrient needs—or feel satisfied enough to stick with a plan.

What I am taking into account is how to cut 500 a day. It could be a combo of diet and exercise. Right? It is so simple and frankly damn close to all the ones where I put in all the info. What do you think?

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Comment by Dee on September 21, 2012 at 8:13pm: That sounds about right I think. Like you said, when I calculated it for me it was similar to what My Fitness Pal calculates. Now, all I have to do is actually track my calories! Congrats on sticking with your new routine for 33 days!

Comment by Cindy on September 22, 2012 at 12:59am: I've seen and used a lot of those calculators and they all come out roughly the same - give or take a few hundred calories at most. The formula does sound easy and doable but it's just hard to stay on target every day. If I have a few glasses of wine on the weekend it could cancel out a few of the day automatically.

Looking forward to hearing about Month 2!

Comment by Shannon H. on September 22, 2012 at 8:47am: I am such an avoider too!!! I use food to delay tasks at work and at home all the time. We can do this though--awareness is the first step.

Comment by Keem on September 22, 2012 at 9:01am: Yeah-you can do 200 calories or so of exercise a day and then cut 100 off each meal-which wouldn't be too hard if you're a heavy condiment user. :P

Comment by TinaInMunich on September 22, 2012 at 9:25am: Emotional eating? That's my second name :( Whenever I'm bored, tired or just upset about something, I can eat eat eat and then eat some more... I'm embarrased to admit how much I've been able to eat in a single afternoon/evening, so I feel your pain. I don't really have any tips on this, but I just try to have less of the "wrong stuff" on hand. I mean, if there's none I won't have any, right? Unfortunately, it's easier said than done, I know. Anyway, you're not the only one fighting that battle, but we all need to pick the right weapons :)

Comment by Jill Mace on September 23, 2012 at 7:20am: Congrats on your 33 days! You are making changes to your life even if the scale is not cooperating!!! Roni's formula seems right to me. I agree- it is a combo of diet/exercise.

Comment by Lynette S on September 24, 2012 at 11:25pm: Congrats on your 33 days! That is so awesome. I'm glad you are trying to get the calories/eating down, use it as a tool, don't go crazy with it!

Day # 33

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