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calorie counting
I think I'm going to finally take the advice I've received from my mother (shocking, I know) and start counting calories.
Despite what people think, I'm really quite active already. I work in a warehouse where, not every day, but often enough I spend several hours moving inventory. I work out 1-2 times a week. And during the warmer months.. about 9 months out of the year I tend to spend A LOT of time on my bike. I'm talking hours each day. :)
So, I must be doing something wrong in my diet to make me still fat. Let's be honest, I need to lose about 30-40 more pounds. So.... Calorie Counting. Gross. Not my fav. But- where do I need to start? Here's a projector that is telling me how many calories I need to take in just to maintain where I'm at:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-and-daily-calorie-calculator.html
So.... I just need to eat LESS than 2,700 a day to lose weight. A pound is 3,500. So once the calories I'm eating less = 3,500, I should lose a pound. Let's see how this works.
Despite what people think, I'm really quite active already. I work in a warehouse where, not every day, but often enough I spend several hours moving inventory. I work out 1-2 times a week. And during the warmer months.. about 9 months out of the year I tend to spend A LOT of time on my bike. I'm talking hours each day. :)
So, I must be doing something wrong in my diet to make me still fat. Let's be honest, I need to lose about 30-40 more pounds. So.... Calorie Counting. Gross. Not my fav. But- where do I need to start? Here's a projector that is telling me how many calories I need to take in just to maintain where I'm at:
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-and-daily-calorie-calculator.html
So.... I just need to eat LESS than 2,700 a day to lose weight. A pound is 3,500. So once the calories I'm eating less = 3,500, I should lose a pound. Let's see how this works.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
To cry or to laugh????
I have two options right now. I can cry, or I can laugh. It's kinda up to me. But I have only a short period of time to make that decision.
You see, the rescission has decided to start impacting my life. I'm not going to go into details yet, but I've been put between a rock and a hard place, because someone else mismanaged money. So now there apparently isn't enough for me.
I COULD use this as an opportunity to wind myself into a new job. I COULD make them fire me and I apply for unemployment. I COULD quit entirely and try to make ends meet as a full time student again. I COULD try to get another p/t job. There's a lot of "coulds" that are open to me. I *wish* one of those "coulds" was my mother's really rich relatives COULD just spontaneously give me money. It would never happen, but you never know, right? I can keep hoping? It COULD happen.
Regardless of their decisions I had already started the process of going back to school to began a new career. I just wish I could think of something that I actually LOVE that would pay my way ;) But then, doesn't everyone?
I know I'm in the same boat as many other people out there. I just thought I was safe in my little Valley, that this wouldn't happen to me. I guess it's my time to learn through trials. Like I said in the title of this blog- I have two options. I could laugh about it, or I could cry. I'm going to try my darnedest to make this a laughing matter.
If you read this- please don't say anything on facebook- it's kinda under wraps right now. I know that my office mates don't read this- so it's ok.
You see, the rescission has decided to start impacting my life. I'm not going to go into details yet, but I've been put between a rock and a hard place, because someone else mismanaged money. So now there apparently isn't enough for me.
I COULD use this as an opportunity to wind myself into a new job. I COULD make them fire me and I apply for unemployment. I COULD quit entirely and try to make ends meet as a full time student again. I COULD try to get another p/t job. There's a lot of "coulds" that are open to me. I *wish* one of those "coulds" was my mother's really rich relatives COULD just spontaneously give me money. It would never happen, but you never know, right? I can keep hoping? It COULD happen.
Regardless of their decisions I had already started the process of going back to school to began a new career. I just wish I could think of something that I actually LOVE that would pay my way ;) But then, doesn't everyone?
I know I'm in the same boat as many other people out there. I just thought I was safe in my little Valley, that this wouldn't happen to me. I guess it's my time to learn through trials. Like I said in the title of this blog- I have two options. I could laugh about it, or I could cry. I'm going to try my darnedest to make this a laughing matter.
If you read this- please don't say anything on facebook- it's kinda under wraps right now. I know that my office mates don't read this- so it's ok.
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