More Math and Goals

I want to reach my ideal weight (130) by June 14. That’s 19 weeks at 2 pounds a week.

In order to do that, I need a deficit of 1000 calories per day, or 7000 calories a week. That sounds like a tall order, but it’s not as bad as it seems.

My BMR (base metabolic rate) which is how many calories I burn just by being alive is about 1500. When I restrict my calorie intake to 1000 calories a day, I have an automatic deficit of 500 calories.

• Stairclimbing for 15 minutes on my lunch hour burns approximately 160 calories.
• Walking for 30 minutes at 3.5 miles an hour burns approximately 150 calories.
• Sitting at my desk working on the computer burns about 100 calories an hour, times about 6 hours… that’s 600 calories right there!

If I can get in 3 weightlifting sessions at the gym (not to mention playing in the pool with the kids afterwards) I think I’m covered to slag at least 2 pounds a week from my body.

I’m also focusing on “fidgeting” more. I figure every move I make is one more calorie I withdraw from my fat account, whether or not it shows up right away. It all adds up!

• I sing loudly in the car, tensing my stomach muscles often to help belt out the high notes.
• I stretch at my desk 3-4 times a day.
• I tense and release my leg muscles every so often.
• When there’s no one else in the halls, I swing my arms over my head to get the blood pumping.
• I carry stuff up to the kid’s rooms instead of leaving it on the stairs for them to ignore pick up when they go upstairs.
• I’m going to start using the restroom one floor up and using the stairs to reach it at work.

The picture I keep in my mind is taking a pair of size 5 jeans to the fitting room… and having be a little too loose…

(And I have a cold. One of those stuffy, bone-aching, head-spinning colds. While it does take my mind off wanting to eat anything, I’m only good for laying around and sniffling. Exercise will not be at the top of my list for a few days. :(  On a positive note, my ketostix show that I am clearly in ketosis, burning fat for fuel instead of glucose or carbs.  Yay!)