This morning was my "official" weekly weigh-in. I like to weigh-in on Friday mornings, indulge and little on Friday and Saturday night and then stick to my regular meal plan Sun-Thur. I ended up being down 1.2lbs this week. Considering we spent the weekend away and ate out for 2 days straight I'm pleased with this.
I have been religiously counting calories now for about 2 weeks. I have always meal planned and kept an eye on calories but not to this level. If I pop even a grape into my mouth I have been logging it. Mainly for experimental purposes to get a true idea of how many calories I eat and what level I lose weight at. I know that I burn on average 500 calories a day through exercise. I also know that I like to eat a bit more on Friday and Saturday nights. I have figured out that if I go below about 1650 calories (overall not net) I get hangry and cant last without binge-ing. So what does this all mean....
Can you tell I love numbers and spreadsheets?! lol. If I want to lose a lb a week. I should aim for 1750 total calories Sun-Thur and around 2200 Friday/Sat. With the amount I run that should be enough to lose 1lb in 7 days. I'm not totally sure that is doable, but it is a good benchmark to aim for. Even coming in at 0.5lb loss per week I would be happy with. If I feel deprived its not sustainable and I will just eat it all back...gotta take this slow and steady :) Especially while strength training and racing.
I got out for an easy run today which was nice and its a miracle, my legs are actually starting to loosen up!! A little over 4 miles through the trails by my work. Tomorrow is a rest day which will feel so nice. Then Sunday is a longer run with 4 miles of speed in the middle.
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