Up at 4:30am. I start work at 9. Ugh.

Posted October 1, 2007
File under: Weight Loss

Well, at least I’ll beat Betty to the elliptical this morning…if that’s any solace.   :)

Sad to see the weekend over, but it was a good one.  Diet wise, it wasn’t so bad.  Only had a few beers Saturday night…and other than the giant freaking brownie my brother made (my brother the chef, don’t forget) my eating was in check.  It was a gorgeous weekend in Chicago…I think it reached like 85 yesterday…and I was able to finish my Halloween decorating.  (I’m attaching a picture of the front of the house.  Keep in mind, if I had all the time and money in the world, my house could double as a haunted house, because I’d go crazy with the decorating.  None the less, I think it looks cool.  Check it out.)

Back to diet “stuff.”  I’ve been reading a lot about “zig-zag” dieting, or calorie cycling…and I’m going to give that a shot.  The thing that’s odd is this…I checked out what my recommended calorie intake should be on numerous sites, and every single one suggested I take in at least 2,000 cal/day.  Does that seem a tad bit excessive to anybody, or is it just me?  When I was with LA (which has apparently changed their name to Pure WeightLoss….I wonder why…damned scam artist…)…I didn’t count calories, but now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure I was close to 2,000 cals a day.  Has anybody tried this zig-zag approach?  Let me know your thoughts.  I’m going to try it out starting today…I’ll report my findings Saturday morning.

Well folks, it’s off to stake my claim on that treasured elliptical at the rec.  Have a fabulous Monday!  (That’s an oxymoron, isn’t it?)  :)

The front yard.

2 Comments so far

  1. kapteina @ October 1st, 2007

    Cute house!
    What is zig-zag dieting! Hope the ellip was fabulous!

  2. bebe @ October 1st, 2007

    I had read so many bad things about L A Loss that I laughed out loud when I read your blog. And I live alone. The neighbors will think I have gone over the edge! Love your house pic. 2000 cals sound terrible to me. I mean I would like to eat them, but then I couldn’t get through the door! A Dr. had a plan called the Rotation diet years ago. I found it on the net, look for it if you get the chance. I tried it a couple of times, but the cals were just too low on the first part of the plan. Hugs, Marge

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