Holiday eating tipsBy Ryan | December 10, 2007 Get Fit Slowly is running an article on how to avoid gaining weight over the holidays. For example:
I’m terrible at parties, eating just about everything, even after I feel full. At least I know it is something I need to work on. Topics: Dieting | No Comments » 7 Steps on beating food cravingsBy Ryan | December 10, 2007 Over at Dumb Little Man Tips For Life they’ve listed 7 steps to identifying and beating your food cravings. The one I need to work on his their #4:
Topics: Dieting | No Comments » Intense exercise is no guarantee of weight lossBy Ryan | November 5, 2007 And Now, the Exercise-Resistant Dieter: Moderate exercise may not do much to help you lose weight, research shows. But even intense exercise is no guarantee of weight loss, according to a new study from the University of Leeds in Britain. I can concur with these findings. As I’m trying to lose my last 10 pounds, I had increased my running for the marathon to averaging over 40 miles a week. Even after 4 weeks at that pace, my weight stayed the same. I’ve come to the realization that my body has adapted to long distance running, and that just running will not get me to where I want to go. Seven weeks ago I added weight lifting to my regiment, and although I haven’t lost any weight (Halloween didn’t help!) I am building up some muscle mass, and my clothes fit better. I have some 30″ jeans that I can now wear comfortably even though My weight has stayed right around 157. Topics: Exercise | No Comments » Long time, no post!By Ryan | September 11, 2007 It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something here, way too long for my taste! My weight loss has basically plateaued since May at 157. That’s still 41 pounds down from my high, and I am pretty happy that I’ve been able to keep it at 157 for almost 4 months. My problem is that I’m running a lot, and I do mean A LOT to keep it there. I ran my first marathon on May 27th, and for which I was able to get down to 152. Now I’m training for the Columbus Marathon in October, and will be running 50 miles this week. I’m adjusting my diet, and have started to add some strength training to my exercise regiment. My goal is 148, if only so I can tell people I’ve lost 50 pounds. Topics: Site News | No Comments » 300-400 calorie mealsBy Ryan | April 27, 2007 What Do 300 Calorie Meals Look Like?: Here is a selection of meals that are in the 300-400 Calorie range. The visual representation gives an idea of portion size. Topics: Dieting | No Comments » Even bad foods might not be able to be eaten in moderationBy Ryan | April 23, 2007 A high-fat breakfast can lead to an unhealthy day: Common dieting advice suggests that as long as ‘bad’ foods are eaten in moderation and tempered with a host of healthy choices, they are not terribly bad for you. A new study published in this month’s edition of the Journal of Nutrition demonstrates that a single high-fat meal in an otherwise healthy lifestyle causes a person to have a stronger adverse physiological reaction to stress than when eating a balanced diet. The participants were fed a low fat and high fat meal, and then subjected to several tests to measure stress level. The high fat group found the tests to be more stressful then the low fat group. Topics: Dieting | No Comments » Ack, 156!By Ryan | April 23, 2007 Well, I’ve been terrible at watching what I eat the last two weeks, and my average weight shows it. I’m now up to 156, a gain of .2 pound from one week ago. I was doing really well, but the left over Easter candy overwhelmed my will power. Thankfully I’ve almost eaten all of it, so I shouldn’t be as tempted. I’ve still been running, completing 31 miles last week and 37 miles the week before. My schedule is 40 miles this week, so I’m hoping to really get my average weight back down by this weekend. Topics: Site News | No Comments » The downward spiral to size 0By Ryan | April 16, 2007 My 6-week journey to the land of thin-Life & Style-Women-Diet & Fitness-TimesOnline: However, when I was challenged to make a documentary about what it takes to attain the distinctive anticurves of the size zero, I said yes. The author weaves a tale on the powerful allure of being skinny, and how she traveled from 140 pounds down to approximately 126 in 6 weeks, practicing anorexiaism, bulimism, and basically every single unhealthy thing you can do. This is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR ANYONE! Topics: News | No Comments » Easter was toughBy Ryan | April 16, 2007 Over the Easter weekend, the diet went out the window. In the process, it brought home the point that successful weight loss is a combination of diet and exercise. I have been training for a marathon, and even with running over 30 miles a week, my average weight went up 1.1 pounds. I’ve been feeling guilty for all the Easter candy I’ve been eating, and realize that I should still write posts. I’m back on my diet starting today, and hope to bring my average weight to 150 in time for the marathon (today my average weight is 154.1) by May 20th. p.s. More info on how I’m calculating my average weight with The Google 15 is available here. Topics: Site News, Dieting, Exercise | No Comments » A better way to use the scale?By Ryan | April 5, 2007 4 Reasons to Throw Your Scale Out the Window « Lose Weight With Me: One thing that bothers me a lot is when I read posts from people just like you and me who are disappointed because of a scale reading. I wouldn’t throw out the scale yet, just use it differently. What I do is way myself at the same time every day, so I get come consistency. The other thing I do is use a gadget from Google called the Google 15. It averages your weight over the past 15 days, showing you your weight movement. And since it is an average, it is less susceptible to drastic changes. You know what I’m talking about, when your weight goes up 3 pounds in 24 hours because you decided to enjoy a nice dinner the night before. I’m thinking of making my own version of the Google gadget for Weight Loss is Hard, but who knows when I’ll have time for that. Topics: News | No Comments » |
