Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 In a message dated 1/21/00 8:43:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, diamonique@... writes: << Today is Friday. The 19th day of our 21dc. We've come a long way ladies, and we're almost home! There are two or three of you who started on the 1st, making today your last day. Congratulations ladies! Go over and add your name to TBQs Hall of Fame! >> Where ya been Sandy? Where's that journal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 In a message dated 01/21/2000 6:47:44 AM Pacific Standard Time, diamonique@... writes: << I can't really say I've led an extremely active lifestyle that day. Active, yes. Extremely active, no. Just my opinion. -- Sandy >> I agree with Sandy!! She makes a strong point... amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 In a message dated 1/21/00 9:47:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, diamonique@... writes: << I don't think we can base our exercise categories on what we do for one or two hours of the day, but we should base it on our overall lifestyle the whole 24 hours. We go to work (which nowadays isn't very physically strenuous for most of us), come home to sit in front of a computer or a television, and do an hour or so of strong exercise. Looking at the entire day, I can't really say I've led an extremely active lifestyle that day. Active, yes. Extremely active, no. >> I agree. That is why I call myself " moderately active " . I wish that 2000 calories a day could cause me to lose weight. But unfortunately, it doesn't happen for me. I have been averaging a 5 pound loss a month. I have decided to keep doing what I am doing and just except that I am 8 months away from my goal. If I expect anything faster, like 8 pounds a month, I will be setting myself up for failure. Great job getting back on track Sandy! I am proud f you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 In a message dated 01/21/2000 12:14:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, diamonique@... writes: << I think that if putting " extremely active " into the Dietwatch system gives you a 3,000 caloric intake for losing weight, then extremely active simply can't mean doing Taebo for 60 minutes a day. One hour of Taebo simply isn't gonna burn enough calories to make this feasible, IMO. >> I read somewhere that the Basic work-out burns 400 calories and the Advanced burns 800. The difference in recommended daily calories seems to be ~400 based on whether strenuous or moderate activity which seems to overlap with the difference in an Advanced work-out and a Basic one almost perfectly. Of course, this assumes someone is working-out at the proper intensity for these numbers. Someone can say they did an Advanced work-out but could have practically walked thru it too and another person could have burned even more in a Basic work-out than the person who did the Advanced. Neville explains that the calorie itself is not an ideal standard for measuring food intake and what kind of food is in that calorie is alot more important than the actual numbers. Just look at how much celery you can eat which after digestion would take more calories to digest than what the celery has been calculated to have before eating. Barb who truly believes the key is fiber, not calories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 At 08:54 AM 01/21/00 EST, Agaw12577@... wrote: >Where ya been Sandy? Where's that journal? > I'm still here, . Very busy. I'm taking an online class in computer graphics, and have spent every evening working on homework projects. But I've been reading this list faithfully and keeping up with Taebo. Unfortunately I haven't done well with the eating, but I'm back on track today. For a few days I stopped writing in the journal, stopped paying attention to what I ate. I didn't pig out or anything. But I didn't eat " healthy " . As a result, I :::shudder::: gained 2 lbs. Believe me, I'm back on track today. Counting points and writing in my journal every day! I've been very interested in the current discussion about calories, and how many one should consume on a daily basis to lose weight. I'm still flabbergasted by the large numbers (2,000 - 3,000 calories) that some of you are seeing that are supposed to allow you to lose weight. ly I personally don't see how anyone can lose weight taking in that many calories; but if it works for you, great! I know that would never work for me. I'm simply not active enough for 3,000 calories to put me in the " losing " mode. Which brings me to another point. I still don't think that doing one hour of Taebo each day puts someone in an " extremely active " category... particularly when the other 23 hours of the day are pretty normal and quite sedentary. I've always considered " extremely active " to be a person who is working out or doing some form of exertive activity constantly. For example: works out all day every day. That's " extremely " active. We generally do not live " extremely active " lives, and adding one hour of strenuous aerobic exercise may take us out of the sedentary range, but it certainly doesn't put us in the same category as a Blanks or a real athlete who is doing some sort of exercise most hours of the day. I don't think we can base our exercise categories on what we do for one or two hours of the day, but we should base it on our overall lifestyle the whole 24 hours. We go to work (which nowadays isn't very physically strenuous for most of us), come home to sit in front of a computer or a television, and do an hour or so of strong exercise. Looking at the entire day, I can't really say I've led an extremely active lifestyle that day. Active, yes. Extremely active, no. Just my opinion. -- Sandy Sannicron Web Design http://www.sannicron.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2000 Report Share Posted January 21, 2000 horsemom-@... wrote: original article:/group/tae-bo_on/?start=8370 > In a message dated 01/21/2000 9:47:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, > diamonique@... writes: > > << I don't think we can base our exercise categories on what we do for one or > two hours of the day, but we should base it on our overall lifestyle the > whole 24 hours. We go to work (which nowadays isn't very physically > strenuous for most of us), come home to sit in front of a computer or a > television, and do an hour or so of strong exercise. Looking at the entire > day, I can't really say I've led an extremely active lifestyle that day. > Active, yes. Extremely active, no. > > Just my opinion. >> > > but these definitions come right off a health site: > <A HREF= " http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/001940.cfm " >HealthCent ral</A> > " Activity levels: > Strenuous activity: Participation in vigorous physical activity for 60 > minutes or more at least 4 to 5 days per week. > Moderate activity: Participation in physical activity like swimming, jogging, > or fast walking, 30 to 60 minutes each time. > Low activity: No planned, regular physical activity; occasional weekend or > weekly activity is the only type of physical activity (like golf or > recreational tennis). " > > Barb who believes 6 hours of doing Tae-Bo at 80% of my MHR which I do would > qualify me for Strenuous and at the very least moderate if I throw in a > couple of Basic work-outs. Realistically, I probably fall inbetween the two > categories. > If I use the formulas on that page and claim just moderate activity > I calculate I need to eat 2040 calories to reach and keep my goal weight. > 2448 if strenuous activity or an average of 2240 if my activity level is > inbetween. I definitely was doing no weight loss at ~1400 for months. I think we all metabolize food differently. For whatever reason, I learned long ago that I can't eat as much as most other people and expect not to gain weight. It's the same for my sisters. I thought (hoped?) that bingeing after dinner a couple of nights a week would be OK since I exercise so much (6 hours of advanced taebo, 6 hours of yoga, and 2 hours of weight lifting a week), but it's not if I want to lose a few extra pounds. The trick is learning what amount of food our body needs to be healthy (or to be our ideal weight) and what pushes us over that mark. It is not easy. As with Taebo, we have to modify any diet (meaning what we eat, not the act of eating less) to fit our body and our needs. Like Barb says, modification and knowing your body are the keys. Elena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 agaw1257-@... wrote: original article:/group/tae-bo_on/?start=8368 > When will I learn that starving does not equal a " good " day?! , That is so true! Why is it that we equate a " good " day with one where we have eaten well, usually meaning not eating enough. I know I used to do this ALL the time. Where did we learn this from? And why is it so hard to get ourselves to stop thinking that way? I guess we just have to keep telling ourselves over and over again so it sticks in our heads. I think I'm finally getting there, but I still have my days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 Barb, When you do tai chi right, you generate a lot of chi ... which heats you up. :-) F horsemom-@... wrote: Barb > who also enjoys the Carradine Tai Chi tape I got last week & was > surprised to find myself sweating after the Tai Chi ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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