Festivities abound
It getting hard to drop a pound.
DW wanted to make me hot cocoa when I got home. I told her I'm still trying to work off last year's batch. Bless her heart. At the first Christmas party, we both took 1/2 of our order home.
207
SteveP
Prince of Fatness
Not at it at all.
(to be sung to the tune "Carol of the Bells"
with my apologies for ripping off the Garmin commercials)
One cookie bite pants getting tight
Two chocolate chips land on my hips
Fudge and peanut brittle not feeling little
Too much red wine not feeling fine
Another dip with cheese no more parties please
Traffic at the mall budget is small
In-laws are here trouble I fear
Eating more for stress can't get in my dress
Gotta gotta get a run in
Up to 124
denise
Marathon Maniac #957
Life is a headlong rush into the unknown. We can hunker down and hope nothing hits us or we can stand tall, lean into the wind and say, "Bring it on, darlin', and don't be stingy with the jalapenos."
JLynne -
142.5. I think I was around 144 last week, so this is good!
Yesterday was my association's Christmas luncheon, at which I ate quite freely of the wonderful fries I had with my Asian albacore sandwich. YEE-UM! Today is the Christmas party for my new job - a lunch that starts at 1:00 and goes 'til I don't know. Good thing I have lots of miles to run this weekend!
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Does this happen to anyone else? The less I run, the less I weigh. This October, in between marathons that were two weeks apart, I was kicking myself at 168...a record high. Now I'm down 8 pounds from that, and not putting in the same mileage. I think that I do tend to use running as a way to excuse culinary excess, and I could even see that "more time spent running = less time to cook= more takeout/ processed foods." Seems like I was in the upper 150's before I started all this marathoning bidness back in '07/ '08. I'm 6' 1"...sort of a string bean at that weight. I've heard others here state that their weight loss came from dietary management and not from running. Any thoughts on this?
Walt
I've heard others here state that their weight loss came from dietary management and not from running. Any thoughts on this? Walt
I've heard others here state that their weight loss came from dietary management and not from running. Any thoughts on this?
I attribute about 85% or so of my weight loss to dietary management. Yes, exercise allows me to "indulge" a little more, but I still adhere pretty close to what I learned in Weight Watchers. I fairly consistently burn approximately 100 calories per mile. If you think about it, it's very easy to consume 100 calories. If I run 10 miles, it's a little under 1000 calories. If I'm not careful, it's not hard to rake those right back in. Give me a burger and fries (and I LOVE French fries), and there you go!
I think this is a "lie" (for lack of a better term at the moment) that many people tell themselves. I exercise, so therefore, I can eat more/indulge more. This exact subject came up yesterday at my office Christmas party. One of the other secretaries commented that because I run, I can probably pretty much eat whatever I want. As I told her, on the contrary, running makes me more aware of what I put in my mouth because I don't want to gain weight. As Holly put it few months ago when we were talking about adding an extra 5 pounds - we wouldn't want to carry around a 5-lb bag of sugar when we run.
Weight Watchers was the best thing I ever did for myself. It taught me portion control and accountability without having to give anything up (i.e. the "no carb" diet or Atkins). Accountability in that, if you're going to a party and want the chocolate cake, you can't have the fries at lunch. And portion control - we've become a society where bigger is better, especially with our food. If you compare the size of dinner plates now to those of 30 years ago, the difference is quiet an eye opener.
Food management, a health diet, appropriate exercise - it all walks hand-in-hand with one another.
I don't eat junk food. Don't even like it. But I have no sense for portion control. I rarely don't take seconds. I eat low fat, whole grain, lean protein foods... but I love almonds and have a weakness for dark chocolate. And wine... oy. But still, I firmly believe that running makes you hungrier than other types of cardio/exercise. Not sure why that is...
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