Breaking the diet/exercise dependency - week 1
For much of the last 2.5 years, I have eaten some or all of my exercise calories. It wasn’t a problem when I had a lot of weight to lose, but in maintenance it was starting to become more of an issue. I was quite literally chase calories. If I wanted to splurge on Chinese takeout the next day, I’d just set an early alarm and head out for a 15-20 mile bike ride or 10K run in the morning. I have no regrets. I’ve lost 105 lbs and become a top percentile runner in my region, but it was time for a change. I don’t want my athletic aspirations to become chores.
On Monday, I began my new plan: A weekly (Mon-Sun) food limit of 14,500 calories, to be hard throughout the week as I see fit, a weekly cardio goal of 2,000 calories and an overall active move goal of 3,550 calories (equivalent to meeting my Apple Watch move goal 5 days a week). Those are of course just minimums.
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