Water. About 6 weeks ago I started having a really hard time getting through my work outs and I was having headaches off and on for about a month. The temperatures here in Utah had gone up and it was super toasty. I felt completely spent after about 15 minutes and like I could throw up (not that I ever did) and sometimes dizzy by the end of the sessions. I could hardly run when I’d worked my way up to being able to easily run about 4 miles no problem (at a slow speed but consistently none-the-less). I got tested for glucose issues, iron deficiencies, I knew I wasn’t prego, and nothing showed up on a thyroid test.
Finally one of my trainers asked about my water in take and we realized I was way way way low on what I really needed. After I started making myself drink regularly which honestly sometimes meant I looked at the clock said oh crap and chugged my entire water bottle I felt loads better. Apparently a common rule of thumb for non-active people is half their body weight in ounces of water where active people should be closer to their body weight. I haven’t gotten all the way to where I should be but I’ve been trying to make sure I drink 4 of my 16 oz bottles full of water before I go work out and then I drink a couple during my workout and at night and that has made an incredible difference.
Plus I noticed that once I was drinking more water it was way easier to keep within my calorie goals before that my daily average was pushing 1700 calories and I didn’t try to do anything but drink more water. I’m assuming it’s a combo of being full on water and no longer mistaking thirst for hunger.
Weight:
7/27/2010 151.2
8/3/2010 150.4
I’m 5’5 but have a small frame
Nutrition Breakdown:
Calories ave. 1391 cal (1600 cal)
Carb ave. 131g (200g)
Protein ave. 61g (70g)
Fat ave. 70g (58) Ugg way over on fat again
(goals are in the parenthesis)
Exercise:
W Bike 60 minutes (run drills were canceled)
H Swim Drills
F Did only half of my weights and then biked for 20 mins
S Swimming 45 minutes
S Day Off
M Strength and Conditioning class at WMI
T Biked 60 minutes (smashed my toe by dropping a jar on it so I didn’t want to run and aggravate it)
(the chart is my food log, yup every little thing I put in my mouth. If you click on it it’ll get bigger, you can click on it twice to make it legible)
daniii♥ says
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daniii♥ says
Where do you make your food chart? Congratulations on the loss, you’re doing great!
marissa says
Daniii,
I use this little machine http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/2010/04/raegun-finds-new-pouch-for-my-new.html, it’s a bit pricey but I am in love with it. I just log my food and water but you can log your excercise too and then you plug it into the computer with a cable and program that comes with it and you can make the report or a few different charts. I love it since for me to lose weight I have to be super conscious of what I punt into my body so it’s small enough to carry with me and I don’t have to write it and then enter it into a program to figure stuff out. I highly recommend it. Thanks for the encouragement.