Tuesday 9 March 2010

OUR FIRST 'PROPER' MEETING

Hiya!!

Well, we've begun once more on the path to our personal 'weight management'!

I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer to hear Terry's further ideas on keeping our glycemic indexes level and our metabolism up! I've always thought that my 'weight management' problems have been due to my sluggish metabolism, nothing at all to do with the quantities of rich, fattening food I've eaten!!

The idea of 4 smaller meals is very interesting, although practically, when cooking for other people, that could produce a few little problems. However, it's nothing that can't be overcome by putting an extra potato on my husband's plate!!

Here's an interesting snippet: For every Kg of body weight 1.3 Calories is required every hour. (An athlete weighing 50Kg would require 1.3 × 24hrs × 50Kg = 1560 Calories/day)

Google conversion between kilos and stones and lbs and work it out for yourself!!

I've just worked mine out and it's over 2100 calories a day!! This must be for someone who wants to maintain their weight (and it does say an athlete - which I am obviously NOT!!)

I was always told that if you want to lose 2lb a week (and a lb is equal to 3,500 calories) then you have to eat 1000 calories fewer a day. And working on this information that makes sense.

So all I need to know now is what to eat that will keep my sugar levels level and my metabolism UP!! Come on Terry, pass on this magic information soon.

See you all next week, and happy weight managment!!

Heather