Results April 27, 2006

Hey kids, I'm still not back in competitive form from my orgy of gluttony in NYC, but I did lose a few pounds, and I'll be in fighting form for next week. I've been doing my physio exercises, and working out my upper body. My arms and shoulders, abs and back are coming along quite nicely, I had been increasing the number of reps I was doing, but yesterday I set the weights on the universal trainer up a notch, and I have the sore muscles to prove it today.

My healthy weekend

Since Linny has her game face on:

I was able to study this weekend for extended hours and yet I worked out and ate very well.

For two days I have had an Asian Salad for lunch - all kinds of veggies with oranges with low fat dressing. It was yummy and it was healthy.

At dinner I have had baked chicken. No bread, no french fries, no chips. Just plain chicken.

For snack I have had plain almonds. For dessert I eat cold oranges.

I also went to gym for one hour each on both Sat and Sun. On Sat, I did 15 minutes each on treadmill, cycle, elliptical and stairmaster. On Sunday I lifted weight for an hour.

I had no beer all weekend. I am feeling pretty darn good about the weekend.

Still In Shock

Let me just say that I have never been a runner. I hated it when they made us run the mile in elementary school and I've hated running throughout my adult life simply because I was never able to make it futher than 30 feet without breathing heavy and feeling like my chest was going to explode. Pathetic, I know.

That being said, today I was watching these young girls run laps around me at the track and I thought...hmmm, just out of curiosity, I wonder how far I could get without having to fall down and die. So I waited until I was alone on the field and away from watchful eyes and I started jogging. I passed my old exhaust line of 30 feet and miraculously I kept going. I swear to you...I was so surprised that I didn't know what to do with myself. I, Linny, hater of running and painfully out of shape woman...actually ran ENTIRE lap (1/4 of a mile) without stopping. I realize that may not seem much to some people but for me...this was huge. I wanted to walk a bit and try it again but a group of guys from the track team showed up to practice and I felt too self conscious so I finished my walking and left. But I can tell you for sure...next weekend i will be getting up bright and early and trying that again.

Boo Urns

I gained 2 pounds. It must have been the Taco Bell i ate for lunch on Monday at work, or perhaps the Boston Pizza i ate last night for dinner. Also could have been all the Easter chocolate i've eaten. Who knows. As well, i have not been to the gym since last Friday. It's a wonder i did not gain more than 2 pounds.

Frrrrrrozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity in New York

This chocolate was amazing, worth the hour and a half wait.



And I ate the whole thing. No booze till you finish your dessert!

I don't have a picture of it, but I ate the best roast corn of my life in a cuban place in Soho.

Needless to say, it's going to be an uphill battle for me to win this week, but I'm still trying.

Eating at White Castle

Yeah, I ate at White Castle on the weekend. Yummm! I wish I was eating it right now, but today I ate salad. I ate and ate and ate all weekend.

Kick His Ass/And a Reminder

I can't believe that I forgot to mention this...When I was working over in the Dr.'s yard last week, we recieved some help from a guy who does some lawn work for our office. He's a nice guy and we always get along but I haven't seen him in awhile.

He came by and made a comment that I looked like I'd lost some weight. I of course smiled gratefully and said that I had...and then in one fell swoop...he ruined it all. He said, "Yeah, you're not the same chunky little lady I met last year."

What the fuck?! Chunky little lady my ass you piece of crap!

I was so pissed but I gritted my teeth and bit back all the curse words I wanted to hurl at him. Asshole.

By the way...Princess Pessimism asked me to post this link to use as a reminder to keep us on the straight and narrow....

http://home.austin.rr.com/biggerthanlife/

Tally

Since jennifer is MIA, here's this week's ranking:

1) Linny Balboa
2) jennifer Rambo
3) Ash De La Hoya
4) berly Hulk Hooooogannnnn
5) Yrautca Corleone
6) Aaron (Gaylord) Focker

Woo Hoo

Ok so i stepped on the scale this morning and was amazed to see that i had lost another pound. I was quite excited, mind you for all the work i've been doing i'd hoped it had been more. It seems that going to the gym and eating properly has been paying off. I did however eat in restaurants twice when i went to visit Jennifer so that may have had something to do with it. My % is .0057

At this rate i just may be able to lose about 8 more pounds before the wedding LOL

Dying

I have spent the last three days doing a shitload of yardwork for my boss and it has nearly killed me. We're talking about weeding a HUMONGOUS garden in a $500,000 home that is overtaken with weeds that are over a foot tall...shoveling wheelbarrows full of mulch to and fro and spreading it around. Carrying 5o bales of pinestraw and spreading that...my legs hurt so bad from all the bending over that it is extremely painful to even stand up. :o( At least he's paying us a lot of money.

I think all the yardwork pushed me way over. This week's percentage is 2.79%

Whatda Know

I just have to take a minute and reflect on last night at the Tavern...

Last night alone was worth all the crappy dieting and exercising. I went out with a group of my friends for the first time since I lost the weight and I have to admit that I looked good and I felt good. I got hit on soooooooo much it was crazy. Granted they were all like 23 and 24 years old but it really fed my ego and made me feel better. They kept telling me I was hot and they hung around our table all night. I went home alone (by choice) but I felt less alone than I had in a long time.

Results

Okay...this week is really good.

My percentage is: 2.19%

Lara Trifiletti, lead researcher at Columbus Children's Research Institute, poses near a child car seat that fits overweight children. (Kiichiro Sato/Associated Press)

U.S. kids getting too bulky for car seats
Last Updated Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:38:27 EDT
CBC News
Thousands of obese American toddlers are too fat to be properly protected by their car-safety seats in a crash, a new study suggests.

The research concludes that at least 283,000 U.S. children aged one to six are too heavy for standards seats, including booster seats commonly used for children aged four and up.

The study appears in the April issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It does not deal with obesity rates in Canada or elsewhere.

It says the problem is most noticeable among youngsters who exceed the weight limit for seats with built-in harnesses rated at up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms).

An estimated 182,000 three-year-old children in the U.S. fall into that category.

The danger is that the momentum of a crash could overpower the harness, allowing the child to spring free from the seat's restraining belt.

Lead author Lara Trifiletti said researchers at a Baltimore safety centre got interested in the topic because they saw children "who were very obese and our car-seat technicians were having a hard time finding car seats to fit them," the Associated Press reported.

Responding to the demand for larger seats, manufacturers are now producing super-sized versions priced at $240 US and up, news services reported.

Lessons

I've noticed that since I've started taking my vitamens and really stepping up this diet and workout that I've got a lot more energy lately. This morning I put off my weekend workout at the track because it was dark and rainy. Well, by mid day the sun was shining and it was nice outside but I was on the couch watching tv. I noticed that after awhile...I just couldn't sit still. I couldn't. It's like for some reason I had become totally antsy. I actually got up and CLEANED...something I don't normally do unless I absolutely have to. We're talking, laundry, dishes, mopping floors, cleaning bathtubs. The whole shabang. Shit. It's a sickness.

Anyways...I still had a lot of energy and I actually had the urge to go work it out...which is a first. So I suited up and hit the track. When I got there, there was a fragile, little old man walking slow laps and shortly after I started walking...an couple that looked to be in their late 70's started walking around the track as well.

I did my normal couple of miles and then tackled the stadium stairs but as I was getting tired and ready to go home...I looked at these old folks and they were still going. One of the older men was even following my lead and tackling the steps... walking slowly as opposed to my running but working hard nonetheless. They inspired me so much so that I did a few more laps before calling it quits and I will have you know...as I passed through the gates...they were still walking.

Sleep may be the key to weightloss....

Want your children to lose weight? Send them to bed
SCOTT DEVEAU
Globe and Mail Update
Hitting the hay may be just as good as hitting the gym in the fight against childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

The risk of becoming overweight is 3.5 times higher in children who get less sleep than in those who sleep a lot, according to the research.

“It's ironic that part of the solution to obesity might lie in sleep, the most sedentary of all human activities,” according to Angelo Tremblay, one of three co-authors of the study, which is published in the March issue of the International Journal of Obesity,

Researchers from the Université Laval's Faculty of Medicine measured the weight, height, and waist size of 422 children aged 5 to 10. After taking body mass index readings, they found that those children who slept less than 10 hours a night were 3.5 times more at risk of being overweight than those who slept for more than 12 hours.

“No other factor analyzed in the study — parental obesity, parents' level of education, family income, time spent in front of the TV or computer, regular physical activity — had as much of an impact on obesity than time spent sleeping,” according to the report.

The researchers speculate that hormones produced during sleep, or those produced when the children are deprived of it, are responsible for the differences in weight, Mr. Tremblay said.

“Lack of sleep lowers the level of leptin, a hormone that stimulates metabolism and decreases hunger. In addition, short nights of sleep boost the concentration of ghrelin, a hormone that increases hunger,” Mr. Tremblay said in a statement.

Mr. Tremblay speculates that the relationship between a general loss of sleep and increased rates of obesity in society have broader implications than in just young children.

Between 1960 and 2000, the prevalence of obesity doubled in the population while the average night of sleep lost one to two hours. During the same period, the percentage of young adults who slept less than seven hours went from 16 per cent to 37 per cent, according to the report.

“In light of this study's results, my best prescription against obesity in children would be to encourage them to move more and to make sure they get enough sleep,” Mr. Tremblay said.

On the Way....

Alright so i weighed in today and have stayed the same. That being said, it was not like that all week. Near the end of my housesitting gig i started to eat out like on friday, saturday , sunday eeeek. I had Taco Bell and Pizza and Fries, i was terrible. So for shits and giggles i weighed myself and i was up a few pounds. In order to get it off i've been practically living at the gym, after my Cardio Combo classes i've been hitting the treadmill for extra time and i've been eating so healthy. Lots of veggies, protein shakes, low fat soups, salads .... i think my bunny has beeing eating better than me LOL. I've actually had hunger pangs but they felt good as i usually stuff myself with carbs and feel sluggish. So anyway, i'm the same, but i'm prepared to keep up this healthy eating and see where it takes me. I haven't even sneaked in a potato or piece of bread LOL.

Working Out is Scary Stuff

Okay...so I let my gym membership lapse. My work schedule is preventing me from getting home before 7pm each night and the last thing I want to do so late is work out. SO...now that the weather is warmer, I've resumed my lunch time walks at the park and on the weekends, I'm working out at my old high school's track. I do some laps and then I run up and down the stadium steps (boy that really gets your heart pumping...I love it).

Well, today I was doing laps when this black guy appears in the stands above me. I wouldn't have thought anything of it except he was carrying a small metal pole and a white grocery bag and he just stood there and watched me while I did laps...made me really nervous. Who wants some weird looking guy staring at them as he clutches a metal pole? He didn't move so I did my stadium steps (using the visitors side b/c it was far from him and close to my car) while keeping a close eye on him. He started walking down to the track to I tried to casually/quickly act like I was done and walk to my car. As I was pulling out, I noticed him put his stuff down, pull off his jacket and start stretching on the track so I guess he was just there to work out. But why sit and stare and me...and why walk around with a metal pole?

Since I don't have anyone to go with me I guess I'll just start varying my work out times and places...just to be safe. I can also start walking around my complex.

It's Working

Okay...in all honesty, with all the yo yoing and then spending the last week and a half eating whatever I wanted, I wound up about 3 lbs over what I initially started this challenge with. :0(
However, due to my new plan, I have lost those 3 lbs (since Monday I might add) and am back to normal weight where I can only go down. Yay! I haven't been able to exercise much but I'm being really cautious about the food I eat instead. It all seems to be working great so you girls better step it up into high gear for next week...I'm going full steam ahead.

Real info

Unlike Jenn's cut and pastes.

Check out this ideal weight table. Then use the calculator at the bottom of the link to determine your body mass index. I need to lower mine.

Fatties pay more

Fatter bills for hefty hotel guests
A German hotel has started calculating fees according to the weight of the guest.

The three-star Ostfriesland hotel in the north German town of Norden charges the equivalent of 34p per kilogram.

So a thin man weighing 60 kilos pays just over £20 a night, but a man weighing 100 kilos would be forced to shell out nearly £35.

Owner Juergen Heckroth said: "Slim guests live longer and can therefore come more often and that is why we reward them."