Dichroic Reflections

of yarn and food

You know what my town needs? A local yarn store, that's what. Not that there aren't several in the metro area, but the nearest is half an hour or more away. I want one in Tempe or Chandler, that I can stop at on the way home from work. (The one of the three on this side of town that I like least isn't entirely unreasonable for an after-work stop, but... well it's the one I like least. So why bother?)

I've been meaning to write that for the last week or so I've been trying to log what I eat and my exercise on Fitday. I was curious how many calories I consume. It isn't terribly accurate, because I have to estimate quantities and guess food equivalents, so I'm always trying to picture whether what I've just eaten would fit into an 8-oz measuring cup, and I entered today's work-cafeteria Mexican Lasagna as enchiladas. I ate about half of a 4" square and decided arbitrarily it was equivalaent to two enchiladas. That plus the Coke I had with it sent today's calories way up, but giving it my best guess as to portions, apparently most days I eat around 1400-1600 calories. According to Fitday, I burn about 1900 cal just from basal matabolic rate and normal activities, and lots more on days I work out. I've been told that calculator isn't terribly accurate though, and given that my weight is staying constant, it must not be. So the reports aren't extremely helpful, but watching the food has been interesting. I would have guessed that I eat 1800 or more calories; I'm suprised how low the actual number is, though of course I coule be underestimating quantities or forgetting foods. What I've learned is if I'm ever worried about making weight for a lightweight race, I need to skip the cafeteria Mexican food and avoid soda (which I should do anyway, for bone-density reasons). I think I've dropped a pound or two, and would like to get rid of a bit more fat - Rudder's away tonight, so if I get to fooling with the camera I may post a photo I can use for a benchmark. (I seem to have a lot more time in the evenings when he's not home.)