Slim People in Progress

Slim-People Quoted in Costco Connection

Imagine my surprise! My mom brought to my attention that the February issue of The Costco Connection had a quote from Slim-People -- from my post about their article about creators of The Biggest Loser.

If you're wondering about my Biggest Loser weight loss program, I'm sad to say that I've fallen off the wagon.  I am down a few pounds, but somewhere along the way, I stopped tracking my meals and that's really the key to success. I am still working out and running. I haven't completely bailed out.

I have heard from my sister and a friend that they are consistently losing weight and I applaud their determination and persistence.

Over Estimate, Under Estimate

I've been told, I've read and I've experienced it.

We tend to over estimate the amount of exercise we do and the number of calories we burn,  and we underestimate how much food we eat and calories we consume.

I know when I don't weigh and meaure my food, I eat too much. When I don't use my Garmin GPS on a run, I give myself a little more credit than I actually should.

I tested it today. Since I'm tracking everything while on The Biggest Loser Club program, I write down the 9 minute walk to the gym. I've been estimating that I walk a 13-14 minute mile. Hah!

I put on my Garmin and I hustled on my walk. It was actually just under 9 minutes and my pace was 15.28 min/mile. That's 48 calories burned. At least now I know and won't overestimate calories again.

How about you? Where do you fall in this spectrum...over estimate exercise or under estimate food consumption or both?

Biggest Loser Club Update - Day 3

It's a challenge, but so far so good.  I enrolled in The Biggest Loser Club three days ago.

I haven't been following either their meal plan or their workout plan. However, I have been logging all my food intake and my workouts. This really is the main key to any weight loss program, I think.

The mere fact of writing down what I eat makes me hyper-aware that I need to alter what I put in my body and adjust the portions. The fact of writing everything is helping me make better decisions.

I'm struggling with staying within my calorie range of 1100 - 1400 per day but I know that cutting or adjust some of my regular comfort foods can help with that. My trouble spots are sugar cravings and my glass of red wine with dinner. I need to study the food plan, menu and shopping lists so I can get on track with that.

I have been working out every day and burning a minimum of 350 calories with my treadmill runs and circut on the weight machines. Today, I did a 6 mile run/climb on a trail at Will Rogers State Park. Half the trail is uphill and then downhill on the finish. We did the 2 mile lo0p 3 times. It was a good glute workout and I burned 768 calories. Next week I run a half marathon.

The BLC recommendation is to weigh yourself once a week. I've been cheating and weighing everyday and have lost 1 pound in the first two days.  I'm happy with that. It's the right direction. Let's see how the rest of the week goes...

By the way, who do you think is going to be voted off next on The Biggest Loser?

I joined the Biggest Loser Club...

OK, I did it. Along with a couple of friends, I've joined the Biggest Loser Club. It's actually a pretty good deal - $39 for a 3 month membership including 3 popular Biggest Loser books. All I've got to lose is weight!

My new digital scale arrived today and the number was worse than I had thought it would be. Yet, I've worked out the last 7 days in a row: gym (treadmill), hike - Hollywood Hills, Pilates, 6.3 mile run, gym, gym, gym. Just goes to show that it's not as much about the exercise as it is about reducing food consumption. Not that I haven't known that all along. My calorie target is 1,200 - 1,400 per day.

You get customized meal plans and shopping lists, customized fitness plan, discussion forums and you can create buddy groups and set up your own challenges which are tracked online. There's also a mobile site so you can take your plan and tracking with you.

Good thing they provide meal swap suggestions because cottage cheese and pineapple is NOT on my list of foods I want to eat!

Friday, January 7 is day one for me. I've got three months and 28 pounds to lose. I've done it before with Weight Watchers (33 lbs in 7 months) so there's no reason I cannot do it again. It's a matter  of discipline (my word for the year for my business) and focus. I don't expect to lose 28 lbs in 3 months, however I will be well on my way... wish me luck!

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