Things are moving much more slowly in the weight loss department now. And I’m OK with that, after finding out a month ago that my body fat percent was 19%.
I hit this milestone last Saturday but I’m out of the habit of even looking to hit those weight loss milestones, anymore – I’m more focused on figuring out how to adjust my macronutrients and calories for burning carbs rather than stored fat (since there isn’t as much of it, anymore! LOL).
I’ve noticed that when my average calories drop below 1500 I tend to get really strong cravings – much stronger than I’ve experienced over the past year. And they’ve sometimes led to binges over the past month. Grr. So I’ve adjusted my calories up and added some apple, citrus, and wholegrain crackers back into my diet.
The next milestone will be in 1.2 lbs when I’ll have removed 55% of my original body weight.
I’m getting really close to my goal weight of 150 lbs. This morning I was 152.4, which is within the 3 lbs above and below that I would like to use as my maintenance bracket.
I’ve been increasing my swimming distance, too. Last night I swam a mile (32 laps in the metric pool). The total swimming distance for the aquabike triathlon is 1.2 miles = 2000m (the equivalent of 40 laps in a metric pool). I’d like to get to the point where I’m swimming that distance fairly regularly before it’s time to jump in the lake and practice in open water in a wetsuit, because I know those things will slow me down and add to the difficulty.
The training program I’m using will start on March 1. Since I’m technically doing a duathlon (aquabike doesn’t include the running), I’ll substitute my regular exercise for the running bits. My aim right now is to have a strong base fitness going into the start of the training program.
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