Calorie Counting Honestly
One of the benefits of my profession is that I meet many individuals who wish to change their life.
Assumingly for the better.
Unless they decide to use their new found superpowers to take down small children for lunch money.
Or stop old ladies from crossing the road with their incredible sled drive strength.
None the less, one of the fascinating observations I’ve made over time concerns people’s nutrition, or diet, log.
I personally measure everything I eat. Not all the time, but definitely 75% of the year.
Most importantly I journal when I have a goal. Tracking leaves me with very little confusion on whether or not my approach worked, and it helps me to look back at prior results to confirm I can repeat past success again.
To track my meal planning I use a digital scale. In fact, we own two in our house, and both have been verified by a 500 gram weight to be accurate.
So that’s fun, you know, facts.
With that, if I weigh a slice of naan bread, and it states 100 grams, well, I will eat that 100 gram serving and record it accordingly.
Contrarily, I know individuals who do not weigh their serving portions, but, rather eye the amount.
Needless to say this isn’t a very accurate method.
And needless to say, during these “eyeballing” logs people also tend to fluctuate on the wrong side of improving their body composition.
They write down in their log book they weighed such and such serving, and write their calories and macros.
When I ask about these servings though they communicate they didn’t actually weigh the serving. They judged it on observation to be correct.
If there is one thing I recommend above all things “Be Honest With Yourself”.
Always be honest with yourself.
The fastest and easiest way to succeed at anything in life is to be honest with yourself in the journey of your goal. Be it financial, relationships, career, health.
For example, If I’m off by about 200 calories a day, possibly 300, over the course of 3-5 times per week I can expect a little bump up in body fat.
Is it life or death, or goal-murdering?
No. Not that dramatic.
But it may mess up my next weigh-in for sport. Or I may wonder where a hard fought for striation or muscle belly went.
And if it’s incorrectly logged in my workouts as poundages being lifted, well, I’m sure you can see where I may become disillusioned sooner than later on my actual abilities and results overall.
So always help yourself by being honest with yourself first.
Your life will become increasingly easier.
Good luck, and remember, if you’re interested in changing your current fitness and look, I’m here in Pembroke to help.
Belley Fitness
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Servicing clients from Pembroke, Marshfield, Duxbury, Kingston, Scituate, Hanover.
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We’re all f^@%ed now!
Today’s challenge is brought you by a crazy man in a purple suit…
no, Prince is dead already.
It’s the Joker, and he doesn’t G.A.F.
So much so, that he’s looking to place you face down on the ground, balancing on your belly, waving your arms and legs frantically like a angel fallen to it’s death.
Inverted Snow Angels!
One of my personal favorites for making people ‘feel the burn’.
Good luck with all 666 Inverted Snow Angels.
Hands and feet must never touch the ground during your rep count.
Believe me, this movement sucks.
Good luck with the Joker!
The 2016 Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge
Day 7
Belley Fitness located in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Servicing residents of Pembroke, Marshfield, Kingston, Hanover, Duxbury, Scituate, and anyone with a means of transportation from anywhere 🙂
Day 8 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Day 8 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016 is here!
Today’s challenge is pretty easy.
All you need is yourself and a little space.
The rep count is 500.
The amount of sets is based upon your current fitness level.
All you need to do is begin with Push-Ups, as many as you can bust out (you may want perform up to 2 minus your max), then, stand up and perform as many Squats as you possibly can in a row.
Someone may likely finish this in one set.
Some may take up to 50 sets.
In example,
Let’s say I complete 50 push-ups, then I complete 50 squats (50:50), then 30 push-ups, then 50 squats, 20 push-ups, 50 squats I am half way there (250 reps).
Finishing off with
15:35 x 5 sets.
15 Push-Ups:35 Squats multiplied by 5 sets = 250 final reps.
Not too bad!
So find you own rep count that works for you and give it a shot in your house in Pembroke, Marshfield, Duxbury, Kingston, wherever you are.
Good luck!
Belley Fitness Pembroke
Summer Kickoff Number 1
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Ever found yourself in a lucid state, thoughts thoughtless, unable to walk straight, speech slurred, feeling as if you’re drifting away and flying on a high?
Lucid Is as Lucid Does
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Well I did after my last run on Saturday. I severely neglected the impact of Massachusetts frost. I ran myself into a small case of hypothermia after a 14 mile run. But I made a couple mistakes that I’m about to tell you right now to help you not make the same mistakes as me. Let me tell you what I did first though.
I wore a pair of running tights with a pair of wicking shorts on over them. I also wore 2 layers of cold gear compression long-sleeve shirts. I accessorized with a pair of gloves, compression skull cap, Robert Belley Fitness winter hat, iPod sleeve and one 16.9 ounce bottle of Poland Springs water.
For a 14.2 mile run along 45 mph routes 27, 106 and 36 through Pembroke, Kingston, Plympton and Halifax, back into Pembroke.
So here’s what happened…
Careful, could lead to hypothermia 🙂
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After the first 6.4 miles in 18-22 degree temperature I went into a Cumberland Farms on the corner of route 27 and route 106 in Kingston because I was starving from my body working harder in the cold and the last meal I had was about 5 hours prior. Well this store was about 70-75 degrees and walking around soaked from sweat in cold temps I now felt like heaven as I grabbed a Power Bar and Gatorade recovery drink.
Leaving the store I was freezing when I stepped outside, but, I still had nearly 8 miles left to run. It took me about 10 minutes if not more just to feel slightly warmer again during my run. Unfortunately I had already begun creating the damage.
By the time I reached my cool-down I could barely function properly and realized what I accomplished accidently. My body was shutting down and I was struggling making my way back home, walking through people’s yard to pick up fresh snow and eat it for hydration.
Could Save Your Life 😉
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Now that’s a party!
Maybe not Charlie Sheen, duffle bag of cocaine, porn star, vodka ATV party but a party none the less.
Thank you for the $30,000 check Charles =)
So let’s bullet point my demise:
- Drank too much on Friday night leading to dehydrated state on Saturday
- Ate breakfast of apple sausages (fat and protein are inefficient fuels and require more water than carbs to digest properly)
- Only had one meal, no snacks for 5 hours before run
- Wore only running tights and wicking shorts.
- Forgot lip balm
- Did not moisturize face before run while exposed to elements for 2 full hours
- Walked into a really warm room long enough for heart rate to return to normal
- Only brought 17 ounces of water with me. Body works harder in colder temps thus needing more water to stay hydrated.
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The entire above was extremely careless and foolish of me. It took about 2-3 hours for me to warm up to normal temp afterwards and my fingers tingled for up to 2 hours after my arrival. First thing I was strip off my wet clothes and jumped into 3 layers of warm clothes and sat under a fleece blanket while drinking a huge recovery shake.
So what did I do right? Bullets please…
- Brought $5 cash with me just in case I needed to buy extra water, GU packets or something to eat
- Brought one of my cell phones with me just in case I needed to call for help because of an injury or accident while running over ice
- Told my roommate the exact route I was running, how long it should take and to come get me if I were more than 30 minutes late
- Listened to kick-ass music to increase motivation and energy while running
- Wore my big boy pants and didn’t give up or give in when things got tough
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And what should I have done extra to ensure I didn’t hypothermia?
- All of the above 4 bullet points
- Had an snack 30 minutes or more prior to my run of fruit or healthy quick acting carbohydrate
- Hydrated relentlessly the entire morning after a night of drinking, or not drank alcohol at all the night prior
- Put lip balm on, moisturizer for exposed skin and brought lip balm with me
- Had 2-3 times more water during my 2 hour run
- Brought GU packets or other carb-spiking energy chew/shot for every 45 minutes of running
- Wore an extra layer of track pants or similar over my running tights and shorts
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All of that would have prevented my reaction to cold.
So there’s your New England Winter running survival kit during colder temps.
Live the lucid dream,
Belley
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