2011 TW Weight Loss club - Page 18

chasmatt · 07-01-2011, 07:02 AM

Friday weigh in - 196.2 lbs. Back on schedule. Besides all of the weight I've lost, Ive lost a lot of inches. In December, I was wearing size 42 trousers and could have worn size 44. Wednesday I bought some size 36 trousers, so now I have a mix of 38 and 36. The 38 waist trousers are getting pretty loose. My shirt size went from XL to L, but now the Ls are getting baggy. I had to take a link out of my watch band. I had to raise my bicycle saddle an inch, and may have to raise it a bit more. I even had to tighten the chin straps of my helmet over an inch. Nice to lose all those inches.

bulldawg · 07-02-2011, 02:08 PM

222 lbs. as of Friday.

Viking_Golfer · 07-02-2011, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fee

I brought up this idea after reading some of the posts in the Gastric Bypass thread. Before I post my fitness/weight loss goals for all the world to see, I would like to see who else is interested in posting theirs. Perhaps we can help each other out as the year progresses in this thread. Anyone else? Bueller?

My objective is not to lose weight, but gain weight - by losing body fat and building muscles in the gym

I workout 3-4 times a week - whole body workout each time.

Currently am 1.91 cm tall and weighs 92 kg - my goal is 96 kg and low on body fat, but bigger muscles - 6 pack, biceps, triceps, calfs and legs overall.
I also aim at strenghtning my back and shoulder muscles.

Steady Eddy · 07-03-2011, 08:07 PM

Doesn't look like I've watched any substantial weight yet. But I've moved my belt in one notch.

5 days a week I go swimming, each time I complete at least 2000 yards. I've now completed 7 weeks of swimming.

Ben Hadd · 07-04-2011, 09:18 AM

Weighed 140lbs till I was 27, then well, I got up to 225. Started taking the weight off again 2 years ago, back down to 165. My goal is another 5. Being and staying consistent was key for me. No huge goals, just cut back on portions and more exercise, not taking the elevator, etc. All the little things add up too.

Fee · 07-04-2011, 09:21 AM

I haven't lost a pound since I started this thread, not one single pound. Actually, I threw a bit of a tantrum with my 'personal trainer' back in May after 3 weeks of working out and not one single change, not in the way I felt or looked or weighed, and I quit working out for a while because I was so stressed and not enjoying it.

Since then I changed my workout goals and I'm much happier. I am not thinking about weight loss at all anymore, my number one goal is increasing my strength and cardio fitness (to recover from my frozen shoulder and deal with my low back issues), any weight loss that comes along with that will be a bonus.

I've been reading a lot of information about food and diets so that I can eat the healthiest food available to me, but it is confusing and frustrating to see so much of it contradicting each other, to not know if you are reading a reliable source, a quack, or a special interest website masquerading as science based source. That silly MyPlate thing released recently doesn't help either.

So that's my update.

Steady Eddy · 07-04-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Fee

I haven't lost a pound since I started this thread, not one single pound. Actually, I threw a bit of a tantrum with my 'personal trainer' back in May after 3 weeks of working out and not one single change, not in the way I felt or looked or weighed, and I quit working out for a while because I was so stressed and not enjoying it.

If it makes you feel better, I'm the same way.

In '09 I joined a club where a trainer would weigh and measure me each month. Nothing happened in the first 3 months. In month 4 I lost 4 lbs, and in month 5 I lost 8! lbs. But I'd been working out and watching what I eat the whole time.

7 weeks ago I started to eat more salads and swim for an hour nearly daily. Again, no change in weight, but I can swim farther and I've firmed up. Maybe at first one's body exchanges fat for muscle, and it takes awhile for a net loss to occur even though the exercising is working?

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Since then I changed my workout goals and I'm much happier. I am not thinking about weight loss at all anymore, my number one goal is increasing my strength and cardio fitness (to recover from my frozen shoulder and deal with my low back issues), any weight loss that comes along with that will be a bonus.

I've been reading a lot of information about food and diets so that I can eat the healthiest food available to me, but it is confusing and frustrating to see so much of it contradicting each other, to not know if you are reading a reliable source, a quack, or a special interest website masquerading as science based source. That silly MyPlate thing released recently doesn't help either.

Me too. I think about being in this for the long haul, not short term. I eat more salads and have fruits for snacks. I'm not making it anymore complicated than that. I'm more interested in seeing where my weight and blood pressure are six months from now, instead of next week.

maverick66 · 07-04-2011, 10:59 AM

Unless you are obese I would throw the scale out.

Use the mirror and how you feel as a gauge to see how you are doing. If you start seeing flabby body parts start to tighten up you are doing something right. The mirror doesnt lie on your progress. Also I would take pictures of now and later. That way you can show yourself what you looked like and continue to have progress going forward.

Or like Eddy said he is swimming further that is sign he is doing something correctly. Your body will tell you when it is getting better so listen to it.

To say well I am 140lbs and I want to be 130 is silly. There is no real correct weight for you to be. There is a max and minimum weight for health but there is a big difference in between.

r2473 · 07-04-2011, 11:56 AM

^^ I'm almost obese, but I qualify as only overweight.

If I get down to 10%, I'll still be overweight

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Viper · 07-04-2011, 12:14 PM

I finally hit my goal weight of 175 a few months back, but due to an injury and the stress of finals week. I climbed back up to 188. Hoping to get back down to 175, which shouldn't be too tough as two summers ago I went from 230 to 190

Steady Eddy · 07-04-2011, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r2473

^^ I'm almost obese, but I qualify as only overweight.

If I get down to 10%, I'll still be overweight

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

I wonder about BMI being a good measure? Friday night an arena football game was on, they mentioned a 5'8" receiver whose weight is 185 lbs. I don't think he's overweight. He probably has alot of muscle.

My recommended body fat is 15%, not too long ago I got down to 14.5% body fat, at that time my weight was 175, not 135 like it was in high school. Although I'd like to see some results on the scale, my goal is mostly to control what I can. So my top goal is to keep working out 5 days a week.

Fee · 07-04-2011, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r2473

^^ I'm almost obese, but I qualify as only overweight.

If I get down to 10%, I'll still be overweight

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

Did you make your July 1st goal?

Steady Eddy · 07-04-2011, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Steady Eddy

I can swim 100 yards in 1:20, 200 yards in 3:08.
100 yard breaststroke in 2:04.
(These are all from a push start, no racing dive, and at a comfortable pace).

Based on that the website suggested that I swim 1800 yards. Part of this included swimming 100s with 1:50 sendoff times. I can't do that yet. I used 2:30 second sendoff times and I only did 1200 yards.

It's interesting to look back and see this. It's from early June. I haven't timed my 100 recently, but I now do a 200 in 2:42 and 100 yard breaststroke in 1:40, that's not at all fast, but it's faster than it used to be!

Then I was going only 1200 yards? Now I always do at least 2000. So something good has happened at least. If I keep working at it and making the workouts harder I really think some weight should come off by Halloween.

chasmatt · 07-08-2011, 07:03 AM

Friday weigh in - 196.0 - essentially no change from last week. But still losing inches. All of my trousers are a little looser. The last of my "fat" clothes go to ARC on Thursday. I had good workouts all week, maybe too good because my legs were dead last night. I had almost no movement on the court. I skipped my workout this morning. A recovery day may help.

r2473 · 07-08-2011, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Fee

Did you make your July 1st goal?

No. Without looking back I think my July 1 goal was 190 - 195. I still weigh 210.

I pretty much gave up dieting when I went to Indian Wells and never started back up. I'm trying to work hard on a half dozen static gymnastic skills and trying to run ~20 miles / week and play tennis a few times a week as well as do lots of projects around the house.

All of that takes energy. While dieting, you will always be eating a deficit and lacking the energy necessary to do all these things (well).

Generally, I simply hate to diet / lose weight in the summer. It is much easier for me when the weather turns cold. I'll probably start again sometime in October and try to hit 195 or so this winter.

Steady Eddy · 07-08-2011, 06:26 PM

Finally!

I've been exercising, (mostly swimming), for 8 weeks. That $^#% scale is always at 198! Wednesday, after the workout I noticed it was just a little under the 198 mark, I took a closer look, it was under 196, it read 195! Today it said 191, I know that some of that was because I was wearing crocs instead of sneakers, but still, other times I was wearing crocs and it still wasn't under 198, now it says 191.

Now that my weight is changing in the right direction I hope to be in the 180s soon.

tennisnoob3 · 07-08-2011, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steady Eddy

I wonder about BMI being a good measure? Friday night an arena football game was on, they mentioned a 5'8" receiver whose weight is 185 lbs. I don't think he's overweight. He probably has alot of muscle.

My recommended body fat is 15%, not too long ago I got down to 14.5% body fat, at that time my weight was 175, not 135 like it was in high school. Although I'd like to see some results on the scale, my goal is mostly to control what I can. So my top goal is to keep working out 5 days a week.

bmi isnt really a good measure once you start to gain muscle. i remember hearing that there is some way/chart that uses calipers to measure your body fat and gives feedback. i'd go with mav and the mirror part though.

Steady Eddy · 07-08-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tennisnoob3

bmi isnt really a good measure once you start to gain muscle. i remember hearing that there is some way/chart that uses calipers to measure your body fat and gives feedback.

The best way is to use a dunk machine. In this way you measure your weight for your mass, muscle has less mass to they can calculate your body fat percentage. I don't like the calipers because they would give me a much higher number than the dunk machine would. But the dunk machine had a fee and the calipers don't. I don't have access to a dunk machine anymore, so the only consolation I had while my weight plateaued was the fact that my belt had gone in a notch.

bulldawg · 07-15-2011, 03:39 AM

218 lbs., as of today. My goal is to reach 215 by the end of July. I'm incorporating more cardio into my routine (rather than just playing tennis a couple of times per week.) My body has adjusted to the dietary changes (smaller portions, fewer sodas, etc.)...no more headaches or walking around feeling hungry all day. Final goal is to reach 205-208 by the end of September.

chasmatt · 07-15-2011, 09:08 AM

Friday weigh in - 194.0 - less than 12 pounds to meet my Sept 26 goal. 48.6 pounds lost since Dec 15, 2010.

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Steady Eddy Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,127	Doesn't look like I've watched any substantial weight yet. But I've moved my belt in one notch. 5 days a week I go swimming, each time I complete at least 2000 yards. I've now completed 7 weeks of swimming. __________________ I strive not to laugh at human actions, not to weep at them or to hate them, but to understand them. - Spinoza

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Ben Hadd Semi-Pro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Planut Urf Posts: 526	Weighed 140lbs till I was 27, then well, I got up to 225. Started taking the weight off again 2 years ago, back down to 165. My goal is another 5. Being and staying consistent was key for me. No huge goals, just cut back on portions and more exercise, not taking the elevator, etc. All the little things add up too. __________________ ...unus dies procul a vicis...

07-04-2011, 09:21 AM	#346
Fee Legend Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In front of my computer, obviously Posts: 7,304	I haven't lost a pound since I started this thread, not one single pound. Actually, I threw a bit of a tantrum with my 'personal trainer' back in May after 3 weeks of working out and not one single change, not in the way I felt or looked or weighed, and I quit working out for a while because I was so stressed and not enjoying it. Since then I changed my workout goals and I'm much happier. I am not thinking about weight loss at all anymore, my number one goal is increasing my strength and cardio fitness (to recover from my frozen shoulder and deal with my low back issues), any weight loss that comes along with that will be a bonus. I've been reading a lot of information about food and diets so that I can eat the healthiest food available to me, but it is confusing and frustrating to see so much of it contradicting each other, to not know if you are reading a reliable source, a quack, or a special interest website masquerading as science based source. That silly MyPlate thing released recently doesn't help either. So that's my update. __________________ Pros should stop wasting money on coaches and doctors and just read the experts on this forum.

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maverick66 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valhalla Posts: 3,202	Unless you are obese I would throw the scale out. Use the mirror and how you feel as a gauge to see how you are doing. If you start seeing flabby body parts start to tighten up you are doing something right. The mirror doesnt lie on your progress. Also I would take pictures of now and later. That way you can show yourself what you looked like and continue to have progress going forward. Or like Eddy said he is swimming further that is sign he is doing something correctly. Your body will tell you when it is getting better so listen to it. To say well I am 140lbs and I want to be 130 is silly. There is no real correct weight for you to be. There is a max and minimum weight for health but there is a big difference in between. __________________ Winner of the TalkTennis hockey challenge. Thats right I am a hockey god and CC came in last.