Hi Glenn and NCJB...Thanks for the responses. I hadn't thought that number of calories was too restrictive. When I was there, they tested my RMR (resting metabolic rate) and it was just over 1900 calories a day. I'm not sure how that number compares to BMR. The test I did involved coming in the morning fasting and lying down breathing into a machine for about 20 minutes or so. My RMR is supposedly a little high for a woman my age/height/weight....but that's most likely because I'm on a suppresive dose of synthroid to keep from getting cancer again.
I like the idea of playing with the Wii. We have one already and I hadn't really thought about using it...or doing any upper body work at all. I've been so bummed about my knee and barely being able to walk. I can't even swim right now. It blows.
I was at the camp for almost 2 weeks but was only about to work out for about 7 days worth of that...partly because I got sick towards the end...and partly because in the middle I had a really bad allergic reaction to some Stevia that I put in a cup of hot tea. I didn't know what it was. It's related to ragweed....learned that lesson the hard way! In that time, I lost 11 pounds. I was never hungry. It actually seemed like I was eating too much....so I don't know what's right.
I haven't gained any weight back since I've been home. I haven't continued losing at the same pace as I was losing at camp, but I'm down another pound in just shy of a week. I've been sticking to the 1200 calories a day (estimating prior to finding this site to log my calories)....that seems to jive with the RMR they told me. It would be nice to hit more like 2 pounds a week...but beggars can't be choosers.
Sigh.
Thanks again, Naomi