southern_midwife's Journal
Burned 3000 calories today!Oct 11 2008 16:48
I went to my body sculpting class this morning. That was one hour of a really good workout with weights. But when I got home I was full of energy and my yard desperately needed attention. So I worked outside in the yard for 4 hours. I kept my stop watch going so I could log the calories burned.
Well, I've burned almost 3000 calories for today and I've only eaten 900 calories so far! Hmmm, I don't think I will be able to eat 1200 calories for supper. So I'm going to have a huge deficit today. But I guess that's okay because my deficit usually only runs about 500 to 700 calories a day lately.
But boy am I tired! The sad thing is that I didn't even finish the yard! But I got the back done and it looks great. Maybe I can get the front done Monday.
~ Beth
awesome! :D burning too many calories & leaving you with a high deficit won't hurt you, as long as you don't do it all the time. you might be extra hungry tomorrow, though, hehe |
Wow, awesome burn! Heh heh, I've got a couple of pasta recipes that could probably give you that extra 1200. |
How funny! My yard could use 4 hours of attention every single week, but I haven't done that in a couple of years. But you're right; it really burns the calories, and the yard loves the attention. All the trimming and dragging is certainly good exercise. After the hurricanes blasted everything in 2004 I spent loads of time outdoors. In this subtropical climate things never stop growing, and if you stop for a couple of months it goes right back to jungle. Instead of working on the yard, I've been running off to the gym. I keep promising my yard some attention...maybe after this next run out of town. (If I don't it'll just get thicker) |
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