What do calories and crocheting have to do with each other? Well, since Nate is on a campout tonight maybe I'll skip the dishes and ramble about it a bit. Over the Christmas holidays Nate and I decided we were going to start working out together in the mornings. We were using the Body for Life exercise plan with our own elliptical machine, weight bench, and dumbbells in our living room. I have seen some results, but after more than 3 months I should see more than I have. And I had made a goal to be in good enough shape to actually enjoy clothes shopping by June. Plus, I have just started an independent study P.E. class from BYU. So, if I want to get some new clothes, and if I want to pass my class (a lot of the grade is just whether or not I complete a 10-week exercise routine), we decided to check out gyms in our area. We toured several of them, and we found one that we like that has a great kids area and it was even the best price of all of them that we checked out. Since neither of us have ever really worked out consistently, we decided that we would take advantage of the personal training sessions offered to new members. My personal trainer is B-Ray. He is huge. He played football for ECU and NC State, and his hands are bigger than my feet. He's going to kill me. Now I know why I haven't seen many results from my workouts. I never would have believed I could do what he has made me do this past week if he didn't tell me to do it. And believe me, I'm not talking back to him!
But the kicker came today when he sat down at the computer and figured out what my caloric intake should be everyday. About 1500 - 1800 calories. The 1800 is if I'm having a serious workout that day. What?! That's even with me nursing Ryan. He printed off a sample menu for one day. Breakfast: Orange juice, pineapple chunks, and cottage cheese. Oh man. Nate, on the other hand is the complete opposite of me. He's trying to build muscle and put on a few pounds, so his caloric intake everyday should be 3200. I don't care if I am half his size. I still get hungry! His menu plan looks awesome. Last night he was saying he was so full. That's not what I'm saying tonight.
So, what does that have to do with crocheting? Last night we had a crochet class at Relief Society. That's actually on my list of things I want to learn to do sometime in my life, so I was excited about it. I'm starting with a pot holder, and it has some issues, but I know I'll get better. Today, when the girls got home from school they got a snack as usual, but instead of me chomping on graham crackers with them, I busied my hands with my crochet hook and yarn. Aha! See, I don't always eat because I'm hungry. A lot of the time it's just that eating is what there is for me to do at that moment. So, I can keep my hands out of the refridgerator by crocheting! I'm really excited about it. And if you get a few lopsided potholders for Christmas from me this year then you'll know that I've stuck to my plan.
5 comments:
You made me tired reading that! :) J/K But, I did want to tell you that after I finished nursing my kids I always lost an extra 3-5 pounds and I know other women that have done the same. Come August (or whenever you stop nursing) you might drop a few more pounds. It might be like a little bonus!
Holy Cow! I never want to count calories. I've watched Joe do it and it takes too much discipline for me. That would be hard for me to watch my husband eat as much as he wanted while I ate like a chicken.
That's awesome you have a Hulk Hogan in your corner! Should I hire a P.I. to make sure he won't really kill you? :)
Good luck! Enjoy crocheting. When you feel like you have the hang of it, I'll e-mail you an afghan pattern to have fun with.
You are the woman. Please don't look too good when you come here. A lot of us just had babies too. Be gentle. Good luck! You can do it.
It really is just wrong, isn't it? Its the same with Cory. I would LOVE to eat what he eats. Food is my life. :) I lost about 5 more lbs. after I finished nursing, too. That's a nice little treat. :) Good luck. Just for the record, I'm way impressed.
Thank you for making me laugh!!! Love ya!
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