Woa Moment - seriously?!

(red velvet cake from billys bakery, THE best cake/cupcake place in new yawk! maybe i'll write a post on these guys one of these days)

i'm a cake lover, UBER cake lover i should say, what does this have to do with the post? nothing really directly related, but indirectly correlated :)

a couple of days ago my MOH mentioned to me the amount of calories she would have to consume in order to lose three lbs, and when she gave me that figure i thought, "NO WAY!" how is that possible, a human can't function on 1100 calories a day! (this was based on some iphone application she had). so out of curiosity, i googled (who doesn't google anyhow?!) what my caloric intake would have to be in order for ME to lose weight...this is what weightloss.about.com told me:

(this is a copy and paste guys)

Step one is to calculate your BMR with the following formula:

Women:
655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)

Men:
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)

Please note that this formula applies only to adults.

Calculate Activity

Step two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:

• If you are sedentary : BMR x 20 percent
• If you are lightly active: BMR x 30 percent
• If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 40 percent

• If you are very active (You exercise intensely on a daily basis or for prolonged periods.): BMR x 50 percent
• If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 60 percent

Add this number to your BMR.

i exercise moderately, 3-4 times a week, and the number i ended up with was 1162!!!!! GOOD GOD! SERIOUSLY!??!?!?! oh and should i mention this is the number that i need to consume to MAINTAIN, not lose weight...so in order for me to shed some lbs i gotta eat less than 1162 calories a day...i think im gonna faint...so yea needless to say cake is NOT happening until i drop at least one lb...gah! the agony

on a not so random note though, can someone verify this for me?

Masala Bhangra Workout

in my last post you will remember my ongoing losing battle with fat burning...but thankfully because of masala bhangra the battle has become more bearable...about a year and half ago, one of my gfs H asked me to join her in one masala bhangra class at our gym (new york sports club) in exchange of her coming to one of my hip hop classes...considering i've always been a bit of a failure when it came to belly dancing classes i did NOT have high hopes i will excel in this indian workout class...but i went anyway because thats what girlfriends do for one another... after the first class i was HOOKED! i LUUUUUURVE IT!!!

what exactly is masala bhangra workout you may ask?
Masala means spicy and bhangra is a type of indian folk dance, traditionally a man's dance, Sarina Jain created a workout that truly gets your body pumping! there are some bollywood moves, traditional indian dance moves and MASSIVE CARDIO, it's awesome!!! seriously! check it out at www.masaladance.com, i promise you won't be disappointed.

since then i've been religiously going to classes and i even take the classes with sarina herself...she's wonderful... i've taken a number of my other gfs and they always have positive things to say about it...

so if you're looking for a new way to burn fat, i highly suggest getting yourself into some masala bhangra :)

Working Out and Eating Right for THE Big Day...ok not really...

many women will go out of their way to step up their workout regimen and dieting before the big day...i want to say i'm one of these people, but sadly i'm really not

before C and i started dating nearly 7 years ago, i weighed approximately 125-130 lbs...for 5'2.5" thats really not exactly a skinny minny, but 20 lbs down from my freshman in college weight which was hovering around 150-160, in hindsight i actually felt the healthiest at this point in my life, i did a lot of cardio kick boxing and i also ate very healthily/balanced meals...high in vegetable intake and healthy proteins like fish and chicken mainly...throughout the history of our dating though, the number on the scale slowly started creeping back up towards my freshman days! can we say DEBACLE?!?!?!

after 6 years of relationship bliss, the ever expanding waistline well...expanded...
(oh god i can't believe i'm posting this...)

the big whammy came last year when i went for a physical and the doctor informed me that i was getting a bit too overweight and unhealthy for my age, so i started reverting back to a healthier version of myself...i started working out more, lots of jazz, hip hop, bhangra and cardio classes approximately 3 times a week...and healthy eating thanks to my gay husband/diet nazi B pushing me...i'm at about 140-144 these days, i yo-yo a little bit every now and then but i've been in this range for about 6 months now...heavier than my healthiest but definitely WAY healthier than i was 12 months ago!

september 2008
(recent engagement and healthiest i've been in a long time)

ideally i'd like to lose another 5-7 lbs, so i've started adding more weights and ab exercises into my regular work outs...i think its working! i'll update you again in about 5 months from now haha

but until then, keep those numbers to yourself! a lady never reveals her real age OR her weight, but i guess i just did on the world wide web...nevermind!