Comments on: Best & Worst Times to Workout, Weigh, and Eat

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:01:05 +0000

Congratulations on your inspiring journey to a healthier, fitter you! As a dietitian I noticed some of your days are short on the veggies. As these are high in fibre and water content they help fill you up with few calories, and of course are packed with nutrition. Some ideas: a whole cup of spinach (less than 50 kcal) with strawberries, a mix of carrots/peppers/celery/grape tomatoes for munching, roast a bunch of veggies in the oven drizzled with a bit of balsamic vinegar and olive oil, etc

By: watchout5

watchout5 — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:41:29 +0000

I just read your story on the consumerist, good going and good luck going forward!!!111one

By: Chris Clarke

Chris Clarke — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:52:09 +0000

Weekdays, I go to the gym around 8pm and stick around til about 10 when it closes. It’s just too darn busy between 6 and 8 when the after-work crowd settle in. On weekends, I’m there in the afternoon.

Weekdays, I eat a fairly standard 3 square meals a day, although I try to mix it up every so often in order to keep my body guessing. Sometimes I’ll eat a big breakfast and a small dinner, and sometimes I’ll eat a small breakfast with a big dinner. I eat the same homemade vegetable soup with saltines for lunch every weekday. On weekends, my meal schedule varies depending on when I’m going to workout.

I weigh in every Saturday afternoon when I visit the gym, before I work out.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:45:09 +0000

I’m going through my own weight loss, and I weigh myself every single day. But like someone else said, I keep a 5-day running average that smooths out the day-to-day variation and that’s the number I pay attention to. If I’m aiming for a goal, I haven’t hit it until my 5-day average weight hits it.

Also, I don’t buy the “don’t eat before bedtime” argument. Calories in are calories in.

By: debaser

debaser — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:48:39 +0000

I work out before meals. I swim 4 days a week before lunch. I am at the mercy of when the pool is open. I do 45 minutes at roughly 12:00, and eat lunch afterwords.
I walk 3.4 Miles, 3-4 days a week (My wife and I trade days walking the dogs). I do this right after work and before dinner.
I’m sure there is someone out there to tell me that this is the wrong way to do it. But I like it. I get good and famished and then can eat.