So far, the attempt at weight loss is working fairly well. ("Official" comparison will be done on Sunday.) Which of the multiple changes I've made is contributing the most is a good question, and there's no way for me to reasonably tell. In rank order, I suspect these changes are helping with the weight loss:
1) Eating slightly less. I'm not starving myself in the least bit. The one main, consistent change on reduced food is the fact that I am no longer eating a portion of granola every morning. 270 calories isn't much, but every little bit helps.
2) Shifting my workouts to the morning. Given how I was staying late at work, thereby forcing my post-work workout to, say, 8pm to start -- and thereby pushing my dinner to about 9:30 or 10pm -- the late meal was certainly not a good thing for my metabolism. When I was working out starting about 5 or 6pm, I don't think this was an issue. But now that I've shifted my workout to the morning, before breakfast, even, my metabolism during the day is kicked into gear, I don't have the craving for "2nd breakfast" (see #1, above), and I don't have an excessively late dinner.
3) Spend 10 minutes in the sauna nearly every day post-workout. While I'm sure I'm not sweating out THAT much water, it helps remove some toxins and, apparently, does help burn 50-100% more calories than simply sitting outside of the sauna. From what I can tell, it's rather minimal. But again, every bit helps. And it's both relaxing and speeds recovery from my workout.
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