I didn't sleep enough last night and yesterday was a long day with a quick workout in the morning then my rotation then a bunch of other stuff. I never sleep well or rarely do. Anyway, I was going to go the gym today but decided to skip because I have tomorrow off so I'll catch up on my workout tomorow (I was going to take tomorrow off from the gym if I had gone today anyway).
Just by changing my eating schedule around has affected my weight in a lot of ways. I'm still eating almost 2000 calories a day. An average 5'2" woman can only really get away with 1200-1500 but with my workouts, I can even top out almost 2500 and probably maintain 123-124 fine. At any rate, I've been eating most of my carbs early in the day. I love bread and I have been in love with this challah raisin bread from a bakery near my parents - spongy chewy, dense, wonderful. And it's white bread hehehe. Or oatmeal or toast or an egg sandwich - all that stuff. Throughout the day I'll switch over to more protein and veggies and now I'm going to try instituting more veggies and not as much protein. I also typically tend to eat 2 apples a day on top of my 3-4 meals with the last apple near bedtime.
I don't consider this as "dieting" in the traditional sense although it is slightly more draconian than the typical person. And the thing is, I really LOVE food but I realize that food does truly affect how you feel. I tend to crash harder when I eat sweets because my body has become more sensitive to stuff like that. but that's why I let myself take a day a week to treat myself (I try to avoid the word cheat day because I consider it more of a treat for good behavior during 6 of 7 days of thew eek).
Anyway, yesterday morning I weighed in at 120-121 lbs. This morning, I weighed in at 119 (on my home scale - it could be off thought). So I'm close to the breakpoint and I'm discovering that if I need to drop weight for a fight, I can totally do it and I could probably fight at 114 lbs!
I'd have to say this is one of the harder things I've done because it requires soooo much discipline and temptation is everywhere. But I feel like I'm more immune to temptation (or better able to deal with it) because I know I have a day where I can eat a brownie or a muffin or cake and pizza etc. It also feels good to know that I can do what I set my mind to....and I haven't weighed 120 in a few years. I've dropped 3-4 lbs in the last month alone which is cool. And since May of 2006 I've dropped 15-16 lbs.
Just by changing my eating schedule around has affected my weight in a lot of ways. I'm still eating almost 2000 calories a day. An average 5'2" woman can only really get away with 1200-1500 but with my workouts, I can even top out almost 2500 and probably maintain 123-124 fine. At any rate, I've been eating most of my carbs early in the day. I love bread and I have been in love with this challah raisin bread from a bakery near my parents - spongy chewy, dense, wonderful. And it's white bread hehehe. Or oatmeal or toast or an egg sandwich - all that stuff. Throughout the day I'll switch over to more protein and veggies and now I'm going to try instituting more veggies and not as much protein. I also typically tend to eat 2 apples a day on top of my 3-4 meals with the last apple near bedtime.
I don't consider this as "dieting" in the traditional sense although it is slightly more draconian than the typical person. And the thing is, I really LOVE food but I realize that food does truly affect how you feel. I tend to crash harder when I eat sweets because my body has become more sensitive to stuff like that. but that's why I let myself take a day a week to treat myself (I try to avoid the word cheat day because I consider it more of a treat for good behavior during 6 of 7 days of thew eek).
Anyway, yesterday morning I weighed in at 120-121 lbs. This morning, I weighed in at 119 (on my home scale - it could be off thought). So I'm close to the breakpoint and I'm discovering that if I need to drop weight for a fight, I can totally do it and I could probably fight at 114 lbs!
I'd have to say this is one of the harder things I've done because it requires soooo much discipline and temptation is everywhere. But I feel like I'm more immune to temptation (or better able to deal with it) because I know I have a day where I can eat a brownie or a muffin or cake and pizza etc. It also feels good to know that I can do what I set my mind to....and I haven't weighed 120 in a few years. I've dropped 3-4 lbs in the last month alone which is cool. And since May of 2006 I've dropped 15-16 lbs.
Rick