2000 and Stuffed!

Well, I wish that I had some good news, but unfortunately, I do not. I just recently found out that I am not eating the amount of calories that I should be. This means that I have to eat MORE!!

I recalculated my BMR with the Harris Benedict Formula given to me by my coach and though my BMR is still 1618, the amount of calories I’d have to consume is 2509 in order to maintain my current weight, which is definitely not what I want to do. In order to lose weight, I’m supposed to have a calorie deficit. I chose a deficit of 700, making my goal caloric intake for the say 1800. Well, since I’m still not losing weight, my coach told me to get more calories. At 1800, my body is going into starvation mode (even though I feel like such a pig). So, I’ve decided to increase it to 2000 calories a day. Let’s see where this takes me. Hopefully the weight-loss train will visit. Ooooh-Oooooooooooh!!!

I’ve also decided to change a little bit of my eating habits as well. In addition to not eating carbs at night, or as the last meal of the day, I decided to try and eat foods closest to the real thing as possible, which means that processed foods will be minimal. I hope that I can really run with this. It actually occurred to me as I was getting tucked in for my nap before the Audit shift. I had the image of grinding my own peanut butter. “Foods closest to their natural state are better for you than processed foods, maybe you should try more natural foods.” My step dad has been telling me this for years and he always reiterates it when I tell him that we drank skim milk. (Switching back to whole milk as soon as the last gallon of skim is gone.) This will also help me with calories too!

Anyway, the workout today was great! I started with High and Tight because it’s painful and painfully slow, in that it seems to last forever. I really felt the burn in my thighs and butt ;). I ended with Cardio Axe, the musically enticing dance routine. I started on a very high note but ended on a rather low one. My husband came in during the last 6 minutes of the workout because our food scale had died L. He wanted to know where the batteries were and naturally, I’m the only one who knows where they are. I stopped to give them to him but they didn’t make the scale turn on. He thinks it’s permanently broken, which I hope is not the case. We use that for every meal!!

It’s not entirely my husband’s fault, lol. I, too, was a little lethargic by the end of the workout. I had started so fast, I think, that it wore me out too much to finish strong as well. Next time, I will tone down the beginning and save more energy for the end.

By the way, when we are able to, I am going to try some almond butter. I’m a peanut butter addict and switching to almond butter will be healthier if I like it. So, fingers crossed. Also, I’ll be retrying the Greek yogurt. I tried some plain and it was NASTY!! So, I’ll give it a go with some fruit and see if that helps any.

Until Next Time,

SP