Oops. July is more than half over, and I still haven’t posted a weight loss update for June. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight so I can easily see the overall trends instead of random blips and bumps.
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The month of May is now behind us, and we’re well into June. It’s thus once again to take a look at my weight loss progress over the past month. As I’ve noted in the past, I track my weight online with PhysicsDiet, which does a nice job of smoothing out the data and providing an estimate of my “true” weight.
Over the past week or so, I’ve been struck by how reliant my weight loss progress is on my exercise program. As I previously noted, I took the week off from exercise to rehab a running-related hip injury. My hip improved, but my weight loss flat-lined.
The other day, I burned 992 calories during an hourlong session on the elliptical. Or at least that’s what the control panel said when I got done. But did I really burn off that many calories as a result of my workout?
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about slow, sustainable weight loss. The problem with most weight loss programs is that people are impatient. They make major changes in hopes of losing weight quickly, but ultimately get frustrated by their lack of progress and/or tired of their huge sacrifices, and wind up quitting.
As with many people, vacation is often my downfall when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. The combination of letting your guard down, being in strange places, and eating on the road can be deadly. We just returned from a challenging vacation, and I wanted to share some thoughts with you.
I just ran across an interesting Q&A over on the Mayo Clinic website. In it, they tackled the issue of whether those that are trying to lose weight should focus on consuming fewer calories or exercising more.
If you want to lose weight, then you’ll need to create a caloric deficit. In other words, you have to burn more calories than you consume. The size of this deficit will determine how quickly you lost weight.