I am looking for a little bit of sleuthing. This month I have not really been losing and I have also been having a hard time not snacking a lot in the latter part of the day. Now, a couple of things you need to know are a) I took up running first thing in the morning for about 30 minutes. I run on average 6 out of 7 days per week. and b) although I am not losing, I know I must be gaining muscle with the running. However, I would like to lose a bit more fat than muscle gained if possible.
What I’d like to do is tell you what my typical day looks like and see if you have any recommendations for possible changes.
6:30- before breakfast I run about 30 minutes. This is the ONLY time I can fit it in and I LOVE the way it starts my day.
7:00-have a cup of tea with a bit of half and half
8:30-breakfast (can’t do it much earlier than this…just not hungry plus I have other things I need to do for hubby and kids and don’t have a chance until then to sit down to eat)
10:30-snack
1:00-lunch
3:00-snack
6:00-dinner **but between snack and dinner I am extremely munchy unless I work that afternoon. In that case I am ravenous when I get home around 7:00 for dinner and usually eat too much and then eat dessert (SB legal of course) to “perk up” because I am so tired.
So far I am planning to institute the following changes:
1) instead of a morning snack, eat lunch around 11:00 and have two snacks between lunch and dinner…around 2:30 and 5:00
2)really really try not to eat after dinner…if I must have a dessert make it really light like sugar-free hot chocolate
Any feedback? I am ready to lose again. I wish I could figure out the measuring thing and track my loss that way, but I just don’t know how to measure the same spots each time. I can come up with two different measurements in the same “measuring session!”
Thanks, friends!
Aright. You asked.
1. Fact - Eating Breakfast within an hour of getting up boosts your metabolism. I don’t care if you don’t want to. Do it anyway. Soy Sausages microwave in under a minute. A frozen Oat Muffin warms up in 40 seconds and can be eaten in the blink of an eye.
2. Running is good. You can make it even better for your metabolism by doing interval training. You run as hard as you can for a minute or two, then slow down for two or three - lather, rinse, repeat. Also, are you doing any weight training?
The rest of it looks good to me!
Comment by blestwithsons — July 4, 2007 @ 11:06 am
Thanks, Blest. So if I eat the oat muffin when I get back from the run I will have it down in right at an hour after waking. I am trusting you on this cuz Body for Life guy says if you run on an empty stomach and wait a while to eat after, you will burn more fat.
Also, that would have to be an extra snack for me, I think, because as I said I am so munchy in the afternoons, I really think I need those 2 snacks between lunch and dinner.
Interval training….hmmmmm…very interesting. I may try that.
I work out my arms. Just triceps and biceps every other day. That’s it.
Thanks so much for the insight. I am realizing today that the shorts I am wearing feel looser than they have been feeling so I think it’s a good sign…I just want to see those numbers on the scales go down…I know I shouldn’t care about those so much but SOMEBODY makes us weigh in every week!
Comment by Brandi — July 4, 2007 @ 11:35 am
See - there’s conflicting theories at work here. One school is all about how much fat you burn during your workout. The other is about the overall impact on your metabolism. You may burn a few more fat calories than Ido by not eating - but by eating, I have a metabolism that’s burning hotter all day. Know what I mean?
Comment by blestwithsons — July 4, 2007 @ 11:56 am
I see…does exercising get your metabolism going? I thought I had heard that somewhere. In the official Blest opinion, would eating it as soon as I got done running be good? That would be just about 1 hour after I wake up. I just really don’t want to eat before if I can avoid it.
Comment by Brandi — July 4, 2007 @ 2:38 pm
I’ve also found that eating more protein on the mornings when I work out harder helps reduce the snacking feeling in the afternoon.
Comment by Anita — July 4, 2007 @ 4:46 pm