If I behave myself today, I should officially weigh in tomorrow at or under my initial goal of 200 pounds. 30 pounds lighter than when I started. The last 3 weeks I've been close, and during that time I have been under 200, but the official weigh in day is Monday, it it doesn't matter what I weigh on any given day...except for Monday...
While I've struggled the past couple of weeks to lose the last couple of pounds, there's been vacation in Florida, stress at work, a tweaked calf muscle, Memorial Day weekend (and ribs, and coleslaw, and, well, you get the idea!), I've managed to stay focused on the end goal.
I've realized that I enjoy the exercise (and can certainly see and feel the results) and I'm ready for the next part of the plan. I've signed up for the Rock 'N' Hops: Black Box Brewing Co 5k run for next Saturday. I'm pretty excited. It's been a long time since I've run in a race. I'm not sure I'll be able to run the whole thing, but it's all about getting to the finish line. Without dying. Right?
So stay tuned for the results. Either way, I'm excited for the next part of the journey. 175 here we come!
I love craft beer, and I want to lose weight. I want to lose the weight and not give up the craft beer. Impossible? No! Improbable? Maybe. Through this blog, and in my interaction and support from all of you, I hope to succeed.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Let's talk calories in beer...
I've realized, that except for a post about what I was doing for Cleveland Beer Week a couple of years ago, I haven't really talk about beer in the blog, even though it is such an important part of the blog. So let's change that now!
One of the things that became apparent as I started tracking my calories, was that beer was full of them. Not exactly an epiphany, but what was eye opening was the caloric difference between beers. The other thing I noticed was that it appears to be pretty difficult to determine the true caloric content. While a beer may be 8% ABV, residual sugars in the beer can impact the true number of calories in a beer. So, since I am not a chemist, I looked for an easy guide. I found a simple one on the Beers of tomorrow website. There is a chart you can download for reference. It makes it real easy to estimate the calories. I like easy.
So there you have it, and easy way to estimate your beers. You can now know, based on the calories left in your daily budget, whether you should have that pale ale or imperial stout!
One of the things that became apparent as I started tracking my calories, was that beer was full of them. Not exactly an epiphany, but what was eye opening was the caloric difference between beers. The other thing I noticed was that it appears to be pretty difficult to determine the true caloric content. While a beer may be 8% ABV, residual sugars in the beer can impact the true number of calories in a beer. So, since I am not a chemist, I looked for an easy guide. I found a simple one on the Beers of tomorrow website. There is a chart you can download for reference. It makes it real easy to estimate the calories. I like easy.
So there you have it, and easy way to estimate your beers. You can now know, based on the calories left in your daily budget, whether you should have that pale ale or imperial stout!
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