Thursday, October 05, 2006

Ok, so I need some practice with the iPod. Yesterday was my first day using it on the treadmill. It was ... alright. Well the run was one of my most difficult. I'm not sure why that was, but it could be one of several reasons that have nothing to do with the iPod. However, the iPod was a challenge. I downloaded what should have been about 8 hrs worth of music. However when I started off with one of my playlists, it just stopped about 10 mins into the music. I don't know if it is a problem with the iPod, or a problem that occurred during the upload. I'm going to listen to the source music on my computer to see if there are any issues there. If not, then I'll try to re-upload it to see if that corrects the problem. Either way, 10 mins into my workout I had no music. I paused and switched to another playlist, but that one starts out with slower songs, so needless to day I wasn't feeling really pumped. I struggled through the run and was incredibly grateful with my 30 mins was up.

Tonight I'm back to strenght training, and I'll wrap up the week with another run Friday evening. I have friends coming into town this weekend, so it might be hard to stick to my diet. However, I'm really gonna try b/c I have another weigh in on Monday, and I definitely want to be pleased. Only a little over a week until my conscience returns and I want my efforts to have paid off. :-)
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Anonymous said...

I have another tip. My stepfather is always dieting, but now he too, is trying to permanently change his eating habits. I happen to work with South Beach Diet foods and while I was going over the nutrition labels my mom asked what the fiber content was in 1 serving of cereal. 25 grams, Why? She said that my stepfather talked to a guy who recently dropped 100 pounds (I don't know how long it took). But his secret was diet exercise and increasing the natural amount of fiber in his diet to 30 grams per day. So useful info for you, shameless plug for my client's cereal and happy times all around.

Now we all know you don't need to lose 100 pounds (I'd be calling you L. Richie at that point), but I know every little bit helps, so try to increase fiber in addition to all of the wonderful changes you're currently making.

AND AND don't let us deter you from your healthy eating this weekend.

And lastly, I forgot to talk about this in another blog. I love how you say "birthday earnings" as if you had to work to get them. It's classic.

12:03 PM
Anonymous said...

i'm sure i'll be very happy with the progress you've made. can't wait to see you.

1:35 PM
Anonymous said...

This is too funny. This article calls weight gain "The Creep"

It's really not that long, but in case you don't read it all, check out this Web site, americaonthemove.org


S.A. Life
Even if you can't lose, quit gaining
Claudia Zapata
776 words
2 October 2006
San Antonio Express-News
STATE&METRO
1C
English
(c) Copyright 2006 San Antonio Express-News. All Rights Reserved.
When I first met The Creep, I was sure I was imagining things. "If I ignore it, it will go away," I told myself. The Creep was pretty good at sneaking around back then, but later it became harder to deny its growing presence.

I discovered that The Creep was on a roll, and that unless I sprang into action it had every intention of going through with its big plans for me, something to do with becoming permanently attached at the hip.

Perhaps you've made The Creep's acquaintance. For most Americans, it comes in the form of an extra pound or two (or more) a year. As the insidious weight adds up, it becomes harder to shed, and all the more dangerous.

Stopping the creeping of pounds should be our first priority, says James O. Hill, director of the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. While Hill says he devotes plenty of research and clinical time to treating obesity, he believes our main focus shouldn't be on weight loss but instead on no additional weight gain. "No more weight gain in adults, and no more excessive weight gain in kids," he says.

"If we did that, then in even just a generation we would see some progress in reversing the obesity epidemic. It would probably take several generations to get it back to where it was in the 1980s, but we can at least start that way," says Hill.

Through his work with the National Weight Control Registry, an ongoing study that tracks the behaviors of more than 5,000 persons with long-term weight-loss success, Hill's been able to identify what works and what doesn't. "Where we fail is keeping it off," he says. One reason is that many people rely solely on dieting to drop the pounds, which only works in the short term. "People that try and keep weight off with food restriction generally fail. You just can't food-restrict forever," Hill says.

The real key is exercise, he says, and lots of it. "The successful people that we see are keeping their weight off largely due to increased physical activity, about an hour a day."

So while the behavior changes required to lose and especially maintain a loss are tough work -- "only few succeed," says Hill -- preventing additional weight gain is much more doable. "It takes much smaller changes to stop weight gain," he says. "You get much more bang for your buck."

The "maintain, don't gain" message can serve us all, including those already overweight. "If you're right on the edge of obesity, chances are you'll continue to gain weight over time and increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, so stopping weight gain can still have a big payoff," Hill says.

As little as a 100-calorie a day negative shift -- eating a little less or burning a little more -- is all it takes to prevent the annual 1- to 2-pound weight creep, says Hill. America on the Move, a nonprofit organization he co-founded to help inspire people to make healthy changes, advocates a combination of eating 100 fewer calories and taking 2,000 additional steps (about a mile) a day to stop weight gain. Ideas for easy diet cuts, including "enjoy your salad without the croutons," and exercise tips such as "park in the far reaches of the parking lot" can be found at americaonthemove.org.

As you seek to make small changes, identify your intention. According to licensed psychologist and professional life coach Kimberly Smith-Martinez (envisionyourdreams.com), the first step in learning a new behavior is having a clear picture of why you're doing it. "Start with the end in mind," Smith-Martinez says. Then, whether it's climbing the stairs at the office or skipping that extra glass of red wine with dinner, once you've identified a goal, "You'll need to practice the action again and again, and put that change into play every day," she says.

Maintenance is about getting out of autopilot and moving forward with conscious awareness, Smith-Martinez says. "When we coast, things start creeping up," she warns.

My end is to end the days of The Creep. I'll be feeding it a little less for dinner, and I'll take it for an extra walk in the evening, hopefully losing it somewhere down the road.

9:13 AM

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