Kenpo today. I read on the Beachbody boards to try doing the routine with light hand weights. As much as I'm opposed to using hand weights during cardio (because of potential injury to the wrists), I went ahead and used my 3 pounders. They were too heavy for this kind of stuff. I used them on and off throughout the workout, but I thought I was working better without them. I used the weights to try to burn more calories, and I ended up burning fewer than usual (328) but I think it's because my legs are still toast.
I'm very pleased. I took this
WW point calculator and downloaded the web page to make it available offline, and transferred it to my phone. So now I can calculate points anywhere, and I don't even need to be online. Yay!
I need some help from my WW friends. As you know, I'm pretty compulsive about calories and such, and have always resisted WW because I didn't feel like it was a true account of what we really eat. Obviously, it works for many, many people, and maybe I just spend too much time thinking about stuff, but here's my problem. I'm going to use the Special K Protein Plus cereal as an example. Per serving (29 g of cereal, no milk), it has 100 calories, 3 g fat, and 5 g fiber. That is 1 point per serving. It's almost 2 points, but it clearly falls in the 1 point block. If I were to eat two servings at once, that's 200 calories, 6 g fat and 10 g fiber. That is 4 points. Barely 4, but clearly in the 4 point block. I realize that only the first 4 grams of fiber per serving count, and that's why the number is so much higher.
Let's say I have a double serving of cereal 5 times a day. That's 20 points, just 1 point under my daily limit, but only 1000 calories for the day. If I have 1 serving 10 times a day, that's 10 points, and still 1000 calories. In theory, I can still eat the same amount of cereal, but only use up half the points. Obviously, the latter method is the way to go, but where do you say, "Okay, enough time has passed since I ate that bowl that I can have another and it's still only 1 more point?" How much time has to elapse for servings to be considered separate? I could EASILY eat 4-5 servings of cereal at once. Four servings at once is 16 points. Another example, and this one is relevant to me, is milk. I drink 4 cups of coffee per day (usually), with 2 tbs (0 points) skim milk in each cup. That adds up to 1/2 up of milk (1 point). But I drink those 4 cups over an 8-10 hour period. It's "only" 1 point, but sometimes I need that point. Mathematically, WW is weird to me. The general rule of "if you consume 5 or more servings of a 0 point food, count it" confuses me, too. Count each serving as 1 point? Or count each serving after 5 as 1 point?
Special K cereal w/ skim milk, banana [3 pts]
scrambled eggs w/onion, green pepper & picante sauce, light English muffin w/ reduced-sugar jelly [4 pts]
chicken pizza pita [7 pts]
shrimp & scallops w/ whole wheat pasta & mixed vegetables [7 pts]
cottage cheese w/ cinnamon & Splenda [4 pts]
Two cups of coffee [0 points? Or half a point?] and 80 ounces of water.
25 points today. I still have 2 activity points for tomorrow. I'll have to eat like a bird.
