This is not good
Mutter mutter, grumble grumble.
Yesterday I realized there's a weight scale in the locker room at my gym, so I tested it out. I am less than thrilled with the result. While this is NOT the same scale that I originally used at my assessment, and I know the accuracy of scales can have variability of up to several pounds... well, at my assessment I was about 111.5 lbs. Yesterday I was at 106. I've lost somewhere between 2-5 lbs in three weeks, and either way, that is NOT good.
Screw this low-carb thing. Even though I've added in protein drinks, it isn't making up for the fact that I'm eating less now that I can't have carbs most of the time. I can't afford to lose any weight whatsoever; I need to be GAINING weight, not LOSING it. I haven't seen much change in my sleep anyway, and that was the point of carb restriction after 3 PM. Now I have to regain weight to make up for what I've lost, before I can even get started toward my 10-15 lbs gained goal.
This is what I require:
1250 basic calories needed for my weight
600 calories in addition, taking my fast metabolism into account
200 more calories due to breastfeeding
So I need a total of 2050 calories to maintain my weight, on a day that I'm doing nothing at all. 2400 is what I need on weightlifting days (average of 350 calories are burned per hour of intense weightlifting), and 2200 on yoga days (average of 175 calories per hour burned during hatha yoga).
Of course that isn't the final number, since I don't need to maintain my weight, I need to gain weight. So add 500 more calories to all of the above. Doing two yoga classes a week and two weightlifting classes a week and nothing else, it averages out to 2350 calories per day. ((2400*2)+(2200*2)+(1250*3)+(500*7)=16450, and 16450/7=2350.)
So as of today, there I am adding everything I'm eating into a damn calorie counter on my iPod Touch so I can keep track of it. Goddamn hassle and a half. On the other hand, losing more weight would be even more of a hassle. As if I don't already have enough issues with feeling sick and weak and cold, sheeze.
So far today I'm up to 780 calories (breakfast: lentils with feta cheese, Greek olive-oil-based dressing, Craisins, and sunflower seeds; a piece of whole-wheat toast with margarine; a cup of tomato juice), so I'm nearly a third of the way toward reaching today's goal (and should I reach it and still feel like snacking more, I certainly will).
To any friends that have had to do it: does this calorie-counting shit get easier with time, or will it always be a huge hassle?
Yesterday I realized there's a weight scale in the locker room at my gym, so I tested it out. I am less than thrilled with the result. While this is NOT the same scale that I originally used at my assessment, and I know the accuracy of scales can have variability of up to several pounds... well, at my assessment I was about 111.5 lbs. Yesterday I was at 106. I've lost somewhere between 2-5 lbs in three weeks, and either way, that is NOT good.
Screw this low-carb thing. Even though I've added in protein drinks, it isn't making up for the fact that I'm eating less now that I can't have carbs most of the time. I can't afford to lose any weight whatsoever; I need to be GAINING weight, not LOSING it. I haven't seen much change in my sleep anyway, and that was the point of carb restriction after 3 PM. Now I have to regain weight to make up for what I've lost, before I can even get started toward my 10-15 lbs gained goal.
This is what I require:
1250 basic calories needed for my weight
600 calories in addition, taking my fast metabolism into account
200 more calories due to breastfeeding
So I need a total of 2050 calories to maintain my weight, on a day that I'm doing nothing at all. 2400 is what I need on weightlifting days (average of 350 calories are burned per hour of intense weightlifting), and 2200 on yoga days (average of 175 calories per hour burned during hatha yoga).
Of course that isn't the final number, since I don't need to maintain my weight, I need to gain weight. So add 500 more calories to all of the above. Doing two yoga classes a week and two weightlifting classes a week and nothing else, it averages out to 2350 calories per day. ((2400*2)+(2200*2)+(1250*3)+(500*7)=16450, and 16450/7=2350.)
So as of today, there I am adding everything I'm eating into a damn calorie counter on my iPod Touch so I can keep track of it. Goddamn hassle and a half. On the other hand, losing more weight would be even more of a hassle. As if I don't already have enough issues with feeling sick and weak and cold, sheeze.
So far today I'm up to 780 calories (breakfast: lentils with feta cheese, Greek olive-oil-based dressing, Craisins, and sunflower seeds; a piece of whole-wheat toast with margarine; a cup of tomato juice), so I'm nearly a third of the way toward reaching today's goal (and should I reach it and still feel like snacking more, I certainly will).
To any friends that have had to do it: does this calorie-counting shit get easier with time, or will it always be a huge hassle?