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Old 08-19-2011, 11:21 AM   #81
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I'm going to be moving my weigh-in days to Monday morning. We'll see where I'm at then.
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Old 08-22-2011, 08:38 AM   #82
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Drumroll please....

8/22 -- 199

Heading out Wednesday morn for 7 consecutive days of business related heavy wining and fine dining...hoping to keep it under 240. Regardless, nice for now to see something south of 200 pop up on the scales.
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8/22 176.4 lbs
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I dropped to 160.5 too, but then again, I could have been this weight all along and just been using an uncalibrated scale.
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Apologies all for my prolonged absence, I'm traveling and have intermittent access to internet. Did think this was apropos for the purposes of my prior conversation with ShaggyDirk:

Recently read an article in the NY Times discussing cross-training (link) and a dissection by an editor at Runner's World (link).

Just some additional food for thought, hope everyone is enjoying the waning days of summer - it looks like the collective weight loss is well on track!
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8/29 - 176.0 lbs

Well, that's damn frustrating. On Saturday morning I was 174.6 and very excited. Sunday morning I was 175.4, and today I'm 176.0 again. Didn't break my program at all.
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Well, that's damn frustrating. On Saturday morning I was 174.6 and very excited. Sunday morning I was 175.4, and today I'm 176.0 again. Didn't break my program at all.
What exactly are you doing for "exercise"?

What are you eating daily?

IMO, you shouldn't be weighing yourself every day. You should be keeping track of your measurements weekly (weight, waist, chest, arms, legs). I won't go any further until I see what you are doing daily.
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What exactly are you doing for "exercise"?

What are you eating daily?

IMO, you shouldn't be weighing yourself every day. You should be keeping track of your measurements weekly (weight, waist, chest, arms, legs). I won't go any further until I see what you are doing daily.
I'm doing various things. Sometimes jumping rope, sometimes burpees, sometimes treadmill, sometimes the bike. Sometimes a combination of all of those things. Basically anything to make me sweat and keep my heart rate elevated.

I'm eating a 240-calorie breakfast of yogurt and a slice of whole grain wheat bread. My lunch and dinner are both around 500 calories, and are usually salad-based with meat and veggies. Sometimes a turkey sub, sometimes an organic whole-grain-crust pizza. I have a list of things I can choose from that all fit my requirements so I don't get too tired of the same thing. Mid-afternoon, I have a snack of 16 almonds, which runs about 100 calories. And then before I go to bed, I have a can of low-sodium V8. 1400-1500 calorie diet that covers pretty much all the bases.

I should say that I only transitioned to that diet a week ago - I was maintaining the same calorie count before, but doing it in two meals rather than spreading it like I am now. I'm eating breakfast for the first time since I was 14. I'm also trying to remember to drink more water on the weekends. During the work week, I'm drinking water all day long, but I was tending not to on the weekends.
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Sounds like you have a good plan. Remember your body goes through a recovery phase. Your weight will fluctuate during the week for this and other reasons. (i.e. water weight) So don't get hung up on your weight. Ask yourself "how do you feel?" "Are my clothes fitting better?" You'll keep yourself from getting easily frustrated. Which will lead to longevity in your program. I'm probably considered "overweight" but my clothes fit and I feel good. That's all that matters.

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Sounds like you have a good plan. Remember your body goes through a recovery phase. Your weight will fluctuate during the week for this and other reasons. (i.e. water weight) So don't get hung up on your weight. Ask yourself "how do you feel?" "Are my clothes fitting better?" You'll keep yourself from getting easily frustrated. Which will lead to longevity in your program. I'm probably considered "overweight" but my clothes fit and I feel good. That's all that matters.
Oh, yes, my clothes are definitely fitting better - by every standard I've lost over ten pounds so far. What frustrates me is how quickly my metabolism caught up with me and I plateau'd. I really can't adjust by lowering my calorie count further, as I'm already at the low end of what you can realistically manage, so I have to find other things. Like spreading out my calories. So much of what I read about spreading out calories has to deal with keeping yourself from feeling hungry, but that's not at all my problem.
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I'm on day 6 of 7 consecutive days of wining and dining. I've managed 4 good workouts in 6 days, so not too bad. I put the over/under for when I get back on the scales on Thursday at 203.5.
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Well, I checked in at 174.2 today. This is so baffling. Would I really shed 1.8 pounds of water weight or whatever in a day?
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I'm on day 6 of 7 consecutive days of wining and dining. I've managed 4 good workouts in 6 days, so not too bad. I put the over/under for when I get back on the scales on Thursday at 203.5.
You remind me of myself going into movies. If I have any doubts, I'll just go into it expecting the movie to suck, thereby setting myself up for a pleasant surprise or a "meh" experience. But never disappointed.

But you're ultimately only fooling yourself though, because nothing can prepare you for Meet The Spartans (or as it were, 203.5lb).
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You remind me of myself going into movies. If I have any doubts, I'll just go into it expecting the movie to suck, thereby setting myself up for a pleasant surprise or a "meh" experience. But never disappointed.

But you're ultimately only fooling yourself though, because nothing can prepare you for Meet The Spartans (or as it were, 203.5lb).
I wish this was the case, but after crab cakes, a cup of clam chowder, three very well poured glasses of glen livet, a 12 ounce ribeye and a chocolate mousse, I'm thinking anything south of 205 is a good thing.
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205.5

I suspect I have 2-3 pounds patiently working it's way through my colon. I'm not exaggerating when I say I've been doing some serious entertaining for the last week.
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Well, I checked in at 174.2 today. This is so baffling. Would I really shed 1.8 pounds of water weight or whatever in a day?
You're doing exercises that do not make you stronger. That is why you are plateauing. I am not even going to waste my time explaining what I am talking about. Sorry man, you're clearly not hearing anything I have said in this thread anyway. I am done trying to help.


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9/5 - 199

Not a miracle 6 pounds lost in 4 days, more like 6 pounds passed in 4 days.
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9/12 172.6 lbs

Huzzah! I missed my day last week due to being out of town (during which I actually cheated a tad), but I'm thoroughly pleased. Adding breakfast and a mid-afternoon snack kickstarted my metabolism again and got me past my plateau.
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I checked in at 201 today. I'm pretty confident that it's not two pounds of body fat, so I'm not terribly worried. Made the longest, fastest ride yet on Sunday. Feeling good about progress on that front.
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20 pounds in a month and a half? Holy crap. Good work.
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9/19 170.6 lbs

Perhaps best is that I'm wearing medium-sized shirts. No idea how big my waist is, though - I was wearing a 34, might be a 30 at this point. I feel a bit ridiculous, though, because my pants are way too big for me. Belts can only do so much, but it'd be a huge waste of money to shop now.
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200. Treading a little water, probably because I've been on a steady diet of JW Black and ribeyes for dinner.
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As I noted when I broke into the 170s, I was at 169.0 this morning. Huzzah!
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I'm in....

I'm in pretty bad shape after a decade or so of doing little more than riding around in a golf cart and drinking beer. I got up to close to 220 (5' 11"), but worse than the weight was not being able to catch my breath after the labor of opening a beer can.

I bought a mountain bike about a month and half ago and have been hitting lot's of trails around Dallas. I've already lost close to 15 pounds, half of which is probably skin that I've lost in crashes. Weighed in yesterday morning....

7/11 -- 205

Hoping to get down under 190.
biking is where its at, for me

i bike to work in the daylight savings months... and it has worked wonders. i am now at teh point that i need to SPRINT (on my bike) for the 14ish miles in order to feel like a get a real work out

the first time i biked i only went the 3ish miles to the nearest subway stop. granted, it was mostly up-hill...... but when i got on the train the brakes were a little messed up, and the combination of teh ode du asbestos and my gasping for air from my ride made me feel so sick that i had to jump off the train at the next stop to avoid barfing all over the whole train. I got a cab, went home, and called in sick.

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9/26 - 171.4

I hadn't pooped yet, so I could have been a pound, pound and a half over.
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Sounds like everyone has been hard at work on fitness!!! Congrats and keep it going.

On my end...reminder...Starting point was Oct 2009 at 41 years old, I was 261.7...now at 43 I am at 180.0 !!! A few weeks ago, I was down to 174.5 (But I was seriously depleted)...I refueled, and regained my focus.

I tend to measure in a 10 pound range, depending on food/fluid needs/intake.

So what workouts is everyone doing?

On my end, I'm running/walking about 10-20 miles per week + Currently on Round 2 of "Insanity" Hoping to transition into a more intense resistance routine in a couple of months...perhaps some P90X...cheaper to workout at home.

Again, congrats on all of yall for your success and sticking to the fitness!!!
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Sounds like everyone has been hard at work on fitness!!! Congrats and keep it going.

On my end...reminder...Starting point was Oct 2009 at 41 years old, I was 261.7...now at 43 I am at 180.0 !!! A few weeks ago, I was down to 174.5 (But I was seriously depleted)...I refueled, and regained my focus.

I tend to measure in a 10 pound range, depending on food/fluid needs/intake.

So what workouts is everyone doing?

On my end, I'm running/walking about 10-20 miles per week + Currently on Round 2 of "Insanity" Hoping to transition into a more intense resistance routine in a couple of months...perhaps some P90X...cheaper to workout at home.

Again, congrats on all of yall for your success and sticking to the fitness!!!
When I get to where I want to be in terms of weight, I think I'll give Insanity (or Insanity-lite) a shot, but there's no way I can do it right now due to my restrictive diet (1400-1500 calories a day).

Starting literally today, I'm trying something new. Three day cycles. Day one, run about a mile (100 calories). Day two, a bodyweight exercise routine: 100 jumping jacks, 25 squats, 25 lunges, 75 crunches, 10 burpees, increasing those reps as I go along. Day three, weights for my arms/chest, which I'm not getting a lot of otherwise (I'm getting enough ab and leg work on day 2). Very simple dumbbell stuff.

What I'm not sure is whether to take a day of rest after one cycle or two. If I did two cycles, I could basically make Sunday a take-it-easy day and keep my days consistent each week. Votes?
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When I get to where I want to be in terms of weight, I think I'll give Insanity (or Insanity-lite) a shot, but there's no way I can do it right now due to my restrictive diet (1400-1500 calories a day).

Starting literally today, I'm trying something new. Three day cycles. Day one, run about a mile (100 calories). Day two, a bodyweight exercise routine: 100 jumping jacks, 25 squats, 25 lunges, 75 crunches, 10 burpees, increasing those reps as I go along. Day three, weights for my arms/chest, which I'm not getting a lot of otherwise (I'm getting enough ab and leg work on day 2). Very simple dumbbell stuff.

What I'm not sure is whether to take a day of rest after one cycle or two. If I did two cycles, I could basically make Sunday a take-it-easy day and keep my days consistent each week. Votes?
Way to go!!!

As for Insanity, don't sweat it...I can't do it 100%, not sure I ever will...heck the folks on the DVD's are falling out during the routines. The key is to do our best and forget the rest.

What I've learned is that cross training...basically doing these "Insanity" workouts has helped me to become a better distance runner. About 3 weeks ago, I set out to get in a quick 3-4 mile run/walk...but as I started, I decided to just go...I finished the run at 16.2 miles. Basically ran from my house up to the Church and back. I managed about13-14 minute pace for the full distance.

On shorter runs, I can get around a 10 minute pace...hoping to build up enough to get a 9 minute pace for a 1/2 marathon, and subsequently a full marathon. Bottom line, the cross training is what is giving me the fitness to handle the longer runs.

But next will be P90X so I can work on building a bit of body mass.

Truth of it all, the fitness has helped me to deal with the stress of being out of work...without it, I would have fallen off the deep end already.

Best of success to you, enjoy the workout journey!!!
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checking in at 200 yet again. my discipline level as it pertains to my diet has been....

well yesterday I had a jumbo sausage dog, a brisket sandwich, a bag of potato chips, two very large Dr. Peppers, and I forget what I had for breakfast and dinner.

So I'm probably going to have to get serious on the diet if I want to lose the last 10.

Beginning today.

after lunch.
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biking is where its at, for me

i bike to work in the daylight savings months... and it has worked wonders. i am now at teh point that i need to SPRINT (on my bike) for the 14ish miles in order to feel like a get a real work out

the first time i biked i only went the 3ish miles to the nearest subway stop. granted, it was mostly up-hill...... but when i got on the train the brakes were a little messed up, and the combination of teh ode du asbestos and my gasping for air from my ride made me feel so sick that i had to jump off the train at the next stop to avoid barfing all over the whole train. I got a cab, went home, and called in sick.
Yeah.....a brief and true story which you may appreciate.

Shortly after I started riding I took a freebie 'intro to mountain biking' class. There was a group trail ride after, which split according to self-assessment into two groups--a faster group (taking a longer ride) and a slower group. I debated which group I should join as I watched the young, flat-bellied males move towards the 'fast ride' group while the 9 year old kids and fat old women went to the 'slow-ride' group. Inexplicably my bike went with the younger males even though I knew very well that I needed to go ride with the old women.

I did manage to stay with the fast group for the entire ride, without complaining or slowing the group down. I said my goodbyes to the group, packed my bike onto the car, made my way out of the park, pulled my car to the side of the road, and projectile vomited all over Collins Street in n. arglington.

(but that was then....doing much better today.)
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Wow, that's pretty serious weight loss for a mere 2 months of dieting. Good job!
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10/3 170.2 lbs

Garrrrrh. I was in the 160s the entire week, and then promptly balloon up two pounds over the course of Sunday night. That's still 1.2 less than last week's Monday, though.
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You sound like the biggest douchebag to ever live. Stop nagging at me. The point of this thread, which I created, is to talk about weight loss progress. I post on Mondays to talk about the previous week. You know amazingly little about me or what I do, so stop pretending that you do and that you have the magical remedy in bodybuilding for a non-existent problem. I've lost twenty pounds, almost all of them in fat, in three months doing things the way I know how to do them and I'm perfectly satisfied with my progress. I'm wearing medium-sized shirts and probably a 32 waist (I'm not going to buy any pants yet).

That I am mad because my official Monday number is more than it had been during the week because I don't drink enough water on the weekends is not ridiculous.
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