Ugly

Categories: Fitbit Aria Scale, Weigh-In Wednesday, Weight Loss

This first week had it’s ups and downs.

Good: Food and exercise-wise I slammed it. I was verrrry good on the food front. I hit all my workouts but that’s to be expected right? The food is where I get into trouble.

I set up my weightloss goal on my Fitbit Aria scale, aka El Diablo. It automatically calculates, based on a bunch of parameters I set up, the number of calories I should eat each day.

Bad: My first mistake was choosing the ‘kinda hard’ weightloss plan and telling it I wanted to lose 1.5 lbs per week. Why is it so easy to pack on weight by pounding food yet it doesn’t just melt away when you restrict calories too much?

Good: I was super good and bypassed all my usual trigger foods. No kid scraps, no dessert after lunch and dinner. No more making love to a bag of chips when I made the kids’ lunches. I was all in. Mindful!

Ugly: My runs suffered. A lot. I know I wasn’t giving myself enough fuel. I know better than to restrict calories so much but I did it anyway. My bad.

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Bad: I’m not great about getting enough water either. In addition to measuring weight, body fat, BMI, and activity, El Diablo, I mean the Fitbit Aria has a food and water log as well.

Good: I still enjoyed pizza and chips/guac on Superbowl Sunday. Hey there are going to be treats, just not daily mindless ones. And I’m not one bit sorry about that. There’s going to be pizza in my life.

Goal weightloss for the week: 1.5 lbs
Actual weightloss: 1.1 lbs
But I dropped 2% body fat so there.

Good: I am back in my jeans. Did I not mention I’d slipped into all yoga pants all the time? Yeah I did. But that’s over. Even though El Diablo says it’s barely over a pound, I’m feeling better, tighter, hopeful.

Going forward I’m going to adjust the setting to a less aggressive loss of 1 pound per week vs 1.5. Hopefully this will make my geriatric metabolism happy.

Good: For the first time ever. Ever! I planned out meals for the week. I thawed things in the morning, prepped ahead of time, and there was no seat-of-the-pants rushing around at dinner time. I know this is a simple thing and I’m probably the only imbecile on this planet not doing this but I can’t tell you how great that was!

On to week 2! Have you ever restricted calories enough to compromise your runs? Stall weightloss?

Note: I was sent this product free of charge as part of a promotional program with Fitbit and MomSelect. All opinions are my own.

by: Marcia | Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 | 23 comments so far

Love Racer Review and Giveaway

Categories: Giveaways, Running Apparel, Stuff I Love

For me, probably the next best thing to a runner’s high or a destination race with great friends is enjoying workout gear that is functional and stylish. Recently I was invited to try out some workout wear from Albion Fit, a company dedicated to distinctive women’s fitness apparel and swimwear. I tested the Love Racer in neon pink. What better way to shake off the winter doldrums?

It was love at first sight. This racer-back tank is as versatile as it is cute. I ran in it, wore it to yoga, spin classes and in the gym. It was super comfy and did not chafe, even through my toughest workouts. When I say it has a built-in bra, I don’t mean one of those useless ‘shelf’ setups. No, the Love Racer is great for high and low impact activities alike. It even has removable bra cups.

Be still my heart: look at the ruching on the sides. Gorgeous and so flattering. The Love Racer is a winner in my book. The quality of the fabric, the workmanship and the styling are all top-notch. Through several machine washings the color has not bled and remains just as vibrant as ever. Thanks to the groundhog for predicting an early spring–I look forward to getting outside in this tank soon!

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