Monday, January 24, 2011

The Weigh In - Day 1, Week 1

Today is actually Day 2, I originally planned to write this blog yesterday but I had laptop issues and I didn't feel like using my iphone to do it either. Okay, so yesterday (Sunday) was my official kick off  day for the B.A.B.E program. RD has chosen to be my Babe buddy and work along side of me for as long as it takes for us to shed our extra weight. RD met me at my fitness studio ( shameless plug ~ http://www.thewellloft.com/) around 2:30 pm so we could weigh each other in and take our measurements. We also took full body before pictures at a snapping point of a 360 degree turn around.

The B.A.B.E program follows a calorie counting nutritional plan of whole foods (divided in specific parts of carbs, healthy fats, and lean protein) and an exercise plan of 5-6 weekly workouts incorporating a total fitness regimen of utilizing strength, endurance and flexibility training.

The following are my beginning stats (Sunday, 1/23/11)

Height -  5.5'
Weight - 164 lbs  (goal weight 135-140)
Chest -   36
Waist -   28
Hips -    44  freaking inches!!!
Thigh -   22
Arm -    11.5
Body Fat - 34.%
BMI -    27.3

Okay here is the formula for me to determine my daily calorie intake for me to lose weight.
Based on my weight 164 x 10 = 1,640 (resting metabolic rate)x 1.8 (activity level) = 2,952 - 1000 = 1,800
This tells me I can eat between 1,500-1,800 calories a day and lose 2 lbs a week.
RD's calculations based on her numbers is in the same range.

Our plan is to weigh in every Sunday at 3:00pm. We will take our body measurements again after 4 weeks. If successful we should be dropping between 8-10 lbs by 2/20.


164 lbs

Bust 36 inches

Hips 44 inches (egads!)

Waist 28 inches

Taking before pictures...ugly but priceless!


9 comments:

  1. OH AVA!!! TO HAVE HAD THREE KIDS, U DON'T LOOK BAD AT ALL, TRUST ME I HAVE SEEN WORSE... THIS IS A CHALLENGE I KNOW U WILL DO WELL WITH. MAYBE I NEED TO TAKE SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES OF MYSELF, IN MY BIRTHDAY SUIT... THAT WOULD BE A WHOLE LOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT...LOL

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    P.S. I've been doing the prep week like you suggested.

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