Comments on: Jen’s Gems … for the Healthy Writer: Avoid Becoming a Holiday Weight-Gain Statistic http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/ Bringing Community to the Writers of the World Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:58:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Weekend Eating Habits Can Sabotage a Diet | The Fundamentals of a Healthy Life: Move Well, Be Fit, Have Fun http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 Weekend Eating Habits Can Sabotage a Diet | The Fundamentals of a Healthy Life: Move Well, Be Fit, Have Fun Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:43:51 +0000 http://writeononline.com/?p=2653#comment-1428 [...] Go with the flow and adopt a caloric averaging technique. Rather than trying to shoot for a fixed number every day, shoot for a weekly and monthly caloric average so you can just let life happen. By averaging your days together, you are going to learn to better listen to your body, and make it OK to eat more or less based upon your mood, hormones, activity levels and life events. I talk more about this in my Jen’s Gem’s for the Healthy Writer column. [...] [...] Go with the flow and adopt a caloric averaging technique. Rather than trying to shoot for a fixed number every day, shoot for a weekly and monthly caloric average so you can just let life happen. By averaging your days together, you are going to learn to better listen to your body, and make it OK to eat more or less based upon your mood, hormones, activity levels and life events. I talk more about this in my Jen’s Gem’s for the Healthy Writer column. [...]

]]> By: December Newsletter « Write On Online http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 December Newsletter « Write On Online Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:48:07 +0000 http://writeononline.com/?p=2653#comment-1029 [...] Jen’s Gems … for the Healthy Writer: Avoid Becoming a Holiday Weight-Gain Statistic by Seattle-based movement and fitness coach Jennifer Waak [...] [...] Jen’s Gems … for the Healthy Writer: Avoid Becoming a Holiday Weight-Gain Statistic by Seattle-based movement and fitness coach Jennifer Waak [...]

]]> By: Jen http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Jen Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:29:22 +0000 http://writeononline.com/?p=2653#comment-1007 Thanks, Kurt. I really believe it's a marathon, and not a sprint. One day really isn't the end of everything, but one day every week is enough to disrupt weight loss plans. Deb, the way to find your magical number is a bit art and a bit science. 1400-1800 cals/day seems to be the magical range for most people, and from there it's a lot of trial and error. There are a lot of different formulas out there, but at the end of the day when the data is collected from those that have maintained an ideal weight for a number of years, that seems to be the magical range. Thanks, Kurt. I really believe it’s a marathon, and not a sprint. One day really isn’t the end of everything, but one day every week is enough to disrupt weight loss plans.

Deb, the way to find your magical number is a bit art and a bit science. 1400-1800 cals/day seems to be the magical range for most people, and from there it’s a lot of trial and error. There are a lot of different formulas out there, but at the end of the day when the data is collected from those that have maintained an ideal weight for a number of years, that seems to be the magical range.

]]> By: Debra Eckerling http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Debra Eckerling Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:25:49 +0000 http://writeononline.com/?p=2653#comment-995 Great theory, Jen. Here's a question: How do you know your "magic number," as far as daily calories are concerned? Thanks! Great theory, Jen. Here’s a question: How do you know your “magic number,” as far as daily calories are concerned? Thanks!

]]> By: Kurt Harthun http://writeononline.com/2009/11/26/jens-gems-for-the-healthy-writer-avoid-becoming-a-holiday-weight-gain-statistic/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Kurt Harthun Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:18:39 +0000 http://writeononline.com/?p=2653#comment-993 Jen, Hey there!!! I like the direction you go with the holiday eating!! I see alot of people trying to 'diet' here when the should be changing their long term actions ( food choices, portions, activities) to achieve a long LASTING goal. The 5-7# gain for overweight people is interesting - i guess i'm in trouble. Jen,
Hey there!!!

I like the direction you go with the holiday eating!! I see alot of people trying to ‘diet’ here when the should be changing their long term actions ( food choices, portions, activities) to achieve a long LASTING goal. The 5-7# gain for overweight people is interesting – i guess i’m in trouble.

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