In follow up to my
Open Post I only had a few questions but I figure it's a great start to my slowly growing little blog!
Jeniszen wanted to know:
How often do you weigh yourself? I usually weigh myself daily. I take into account what time of the month it is and really only count on my Friday morning weigh-ins. I track it on
My Daily Plate and see the overall graph, not just the day to day. In the beginning I was RELIGIOUS about this, almost crazy about it, but now it's just something I try to do every couple of days so I don't go too far off the path. I can really tell a difference when I workout and eat right in every facet so the weight isn't really the important thing anymore as much as how I feel. When I don't eat right and I don't exercise I find myself getting crabby and I don't feel healthy. That's more important than the scale - but I've still gone down one dress size officially since I started this journey!
Do you count calories, WW points, etc etc? I keep a food log, and I'm not as religious about it as I should be. My food goal should be 1700 calories to lose weight while exercising at the rate I do and my
Basal Metabolic Rate. I do use
My Daily Plate to track my food intake and exercise. It keeps me motivated to log in and see the change in my measurements and also my heart rate changes over time!
Emily wanted to know:
What is the half you're training for? I'm training for the
Indianapolis Monumental Half-Marathon. It's on November 7th and is also coupled with a full marathon. I'm using the
Indy Runners Fall Training Program which is modified from the
Hal Higdon Novice Method. I'm struggling with the increased amount of training though with as busy as we are and I hope to get better about exercising more days a week as I go along with the training.
Thank You for all of your
great questions. If anyone has any in the future please don't hesitate to leave a comment and I'll try to be as open as possible with my answers!
Jeniszen wanted to know:
How often do you weigh yourself?
I usually weigh myself daily. I take into account what time of the month it is and really only count on my Friday morning weigh-ins. I track it on My Daily Plate and see the overall graph, not just the day to day. In the beginning I was RELIGIOUS about this, almost crazy about it, but now it's just something I try to do every couple of days so I don't go too far off the path. I can really tell a difference when I workout and eat right in every facet so the weight isn't really the important thing anymore as much as how I feel. When I don't eat right and I don't exercise I find myself getting crabby and I don't feel healthy. That's more important than the scale - but I've still gone down one dress size officially since I started this journey!
Do you count calories, WW points, etc etc?
I keep a food log, and I'm not as religious about it as I should be. My food goal should be 1700 calories to lose weight while exercising at the rate I do and my Basal Metabolic Rate. I do use My Daily Plate to track my food intake and exercise. It keeps me motivated to log in and see the change in my measurements and also my heart rate changes over time!
Emily wanted to know:
What is the half you're training for?
I'm training for the Indianapolis Monumental Half-Marathon. It's on November 7th and is also coupled with a full marathon. I'm using the Indy Runners Fall Training Program which is modified from the Hal Higdon Novice Method. I'm struggling with the increased amount of training though with as busy as we are and I hope to get better about exercising more days a week as I go along with the training.
Thank You for all of your great questions. If anyone has any in the future please don't hesitate to leave a comment and I'll try to be as open as possible with my answers!