Weigh your booty

It helps to weigh it naked.

Pants from another era

Its good to be able to wear pants from a bygone era without cutting air supply to your lower body.

Still Chubby

Alright so i've neither lost nor gained this week, however it's funny, I had Japanese food, beer, a crepe with Nutella and Banana's, poutine for breaky with Jennifer and i'm the same weight. We walked a fair amount, but no real exercise. We even sat on our asses for two days catching up on Grey's Anatomy episodes.

We've decided to try the points from the Weight Watchers program. I have the book and SS had a good go with it, so Jennifer and I are going to give it a chance. (Jennifer the points are in the mail) I'm going to Take Back the Night this evening so there will be some walking involved and i'll hit up the gym all weekend, i'm not doing anything else really so i have no excuse not to go.

Coffee drinks loaded with fat and calories: report

A regular latte or cappuccino from a Canadian coffee shop packs a punch in fat and calories, a new report shows.

The Centre for Science in the Public Interest took a close look at the offerings from Canada's big three coffee chains, Tim Hortons, Starbucks and the Second Cup.

Starbucks' blueberry green tea Frappuccino was the worst, weighing in at 560 calories and nine grams of fat per 16-ounce serving.

A Tim Hortons double-double — with two creams and two sugars — has 160 calories per 10-ounce cup. A black coffee had about 10 calories and no fat.

"We're concerned about the public health implications of people consuming food products or beverages that can adversely affect their health," said Bill Jeffery of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest in Ottawa.

One drink could pack the 500 to 600 calories of a healthy dinner of chicken breast, rice and vegetables, said Dana Wilkinson, nutrition research co-ordinator at the University of Alberta.

Starbucks declined to comment on the report's findings. In a statement, the company said they offer "a wide variety of options."

Starbucks started the sweet trend to lure people who don't necessarily like plain coffee, said coffee lover and freelance writer Gilbert Bouchard of Edmonton.

The strategy introduces people to coffee culture through a form they're already familiar with, such as milkshakes and soft drinks, Bouchard said.

The strategy worked, and the high-calorie drinks are among the most popular at coffee kiosks across Canada.

But a single beverage can represent a quarter of your recommended daily caloric intake, with little nutritional value.

A daily double-double or low-fat latte adds up to an extra 17 pounds of fat in one year.

The report's authors recommend avoiding whipped cream and extra sugar and suggest asking for skim milk.

The report, called "Good Cup, Bad Cup," also includes the saturated and trans fat content of the beverages.

Aftermath from Quebec

Do we not post our sad pathetic attempts at weightloss on this site any more?
No loss here, but the other day I did such an ab workout that it hurts to laugh. On the other hand, I was in Quebec last weekend and sampled the local fare.

yrautca rubs it in

Last week I mentioned that I was going to attempt 6 miles. Today I did it in 57 minutes.

I am not feeling sore but I am exhausted. In order to run I need carbs. Whereas on a day-to-day basis I avoid carbs, on a running day I get a sandwich at lunch. I have tried running on a low carb diet but it just doesn’t work.

Anyway, I am happy that I finished my run. My next run is on Thursday but I am not planning to run more than 3 miles.

BTW, do you know how many calories you burn when you run for 60 minutes at a 10-minute mile pace? Close to 800. I started at 10-minute mile pace for the first 10 minutes, then increased the pace to 9.13-minute mile.

Damn at this pace, I will be so hot, the fire alarm will go off just as I enter the gym ;)

Getting there....

So i have been slacking as far as the gym goes, though i have all my gear to hit it up after work tonight. I weighed myself after the long weekend just for the hell of it as i pretty much drank a two four and ate fried shrimp and chips amoung other things. So needless to say i was gluttonous and gained like 3 pounds. However.....these past 4 days i have been talking these herbal cleansing pills and eating all veggies and salads and am back down. I still need to lose 4 pounds before i can count any new weight lost. If i actually make a commitment to the gym and continue to eat this way then i'm rockin, watch out bitches :)

Where have all the cowgirls gone?

I am down a lb. I quit smoking like a week ago so I cannot expect to lose a lot of weight. To fight the cravings I have been spending extra time at the gym after work. You know when I am coming home after a workout I feel like I am high. My concentration and focus are super sharp but I have no care in the world with me at that time. I forget it all. Its a rush.

I have stuck to my routine. I have been increasing the weight that I lift and I can feel the burn in my chest, biceps, tricpes, shoulders muscles. Its a good kind of burn.

Today, I ran 4 miles and even then I could have carried on if I wanted to. I am seriously thinking that I should run a marathon. I think I have the legs and the lungs to run long distance. I just need to train right and learn the mental aspect of it. When I run I can feel it in my knees the next morning. Thats the only downside to it.