Being_the_Don
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spirowilliam said:
Read My Fitness Journal and the entries of this thread if you want the answer to that question.
Monthly Weigh-In
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Read My Fitness Journal and the entries of this thread if you want the answer to that question.
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Monthly Weigh-In Sat. Sept. 25, 2010
Before I took my shower this morning I weighed myself using my standard digital scale and the body fat scale. I weighed in at 160.4 pounds a loss of 0.5 pounds. In other words, I have basically maintained this weight for the past couple months. Although I have been hitting the gym the workouts are not at my regular intensity due to some bouts of congestion. Temperature changes going resulting from entering the gym and then the cooling systems in the workout area bothers me a little. I also need to cut back the carbs a bit more. I have to get back down to 50 g a day. I have taken Spring Valley's fish oil/flaxseed oil in combined gel caps but I wonder whether the quality is any good. I take 5 capsules a day when I remember them. The thing is that since my blood pressure is naturally very low, I must be careful since fish oil itself is a natural blood thinner.
Anyhow, I've missed my target weight the past couple of months. I have to get back to where I was. I don't feel comfortable at this weight, it's just not me. Interestingly I measured my waist with the tape measure, it appears that I'm down to 29. 7 inches. Go figure. Still, today was carb day and I've had a bowl of Lucky Charms, 10 fl 2 % milk, a double cheeseburger with less than a tsp of relish, 1 mustard packet and 1 ketchup packet, two fun sized Fast Breaks, 3 Mike & Ike Jolly Joe's grape candy. I may eat a Cadbury creme egg that I have saved from last April. That should be it. I'm almost out of cereal (I haven't purchased any in months) which is a good thing. But my daily carbs are above 100 g which is too many.
What I need is more cardio mixed in with my strength training routine. I just don't want to get sick. Sheesh, the mental component of the attacks is obvious, I know. I have to get past it. Get back mentally AND physically to where I was before.
Before I took my shower this morning I weighed myself using my standard digital scale and the body fat scale. I weighed in at 160.4 pounds a loss of 0.5 pounds. In other words, I have basically maintained this weight for the past couple months. Although I have been hitting the gym the workouts are not at my regular intensity due to some bouts of congestion. Temperature changes going resulting from entering the gym and then the cooling systems in the workout area bothers me a little. I also need to cut back the carbs a bit more. I have to get back down to 50 g a day. I have taken Spring Valley's fish oil/flaxseed oil in combined gel caps but I wonder whether the quality is any good. I take 5 capsules a day when I remember them. The thing is that since my blood pressure is naturally very low, I must be careful since fish oil itself is a natural blood thinner.
Anyhow, I've missed my target weight the past couple of months. I have to get back to where I was. I don't feel comfortable at this weight, it's just not me. Interestingly I measured my waist with the tape measure, it appears that I'm down to 29. 7 inches. Go figure. Still, today was carb day and I've had a bowl of Lucky Charms, 10 fl 2 % milk, a double cheeseburger with less than a tsp of relish, 1 mustard packet and 1 ketchup packet, two fun sized Fast Breaks, 3 Mike & Ike Jolly Joe's grape candy. I may eat a Cadbury creme egg that I have saved from last April. That should be it. I'm almost out of cereal (I haven't purchased any in months) which is a good thing. But my daily carbs are above 100 g which is too many.
What I need is more cardio mixed in with my strength training routine. I just don't want to get sick. Sheesh, the mental component of the attacks is obvious, I know. I have to get past it. Get back mentally AND physically to where I was before.
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Monthly Weigh-In Mon. Oct. 25, 2010
Yesterday morning before taking a shower I weighed myself on the same scales that I've used since starting this log. The result is 160.8 lb which is relatively unchanged for the past four months.
That's all.
Yesterday morning before taking a shower I weighed myself on the same scales that I've used since starting this log. The result is 160.8 lb which is relatively unchanged for the past four months.
That's all.
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Unfortunately I able to exercise as often as I would have not been. Although I admit it does not like, my asthma problem. I only "respiratory problems" as saying it looks better for me psychologically asthma.To honest I gained weight so I surprised to see that it remained relatively the same was expected to be preferred.
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I weight about 123 lbs is that too skinny?
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Monthly Weigh-In Thurs. Nov. 25, 2010
This morning I weighed myself using two different scales, I did this first thing in the morning before eating breakfast or taking my shower. This month I weigh in at 160.39 lb which is essentially unchanged for the past four months. What I don't agree with is the body fat measurement which -according to the scale- has gone up. I didn't take a tape measurement of my waist circumference but I haven't had any difficulty fitting into my clothes. If I were to believe the body fat reading on the scale, I've put on more fat while my lean muscle mass decreased. That's crap, of course. All the same, I need to cut down to 50 g of carbs a day, only one 5 oz of yogurt, an orange or an apple but not all of them.
Today was Thanksgiving and instead of my family having the traditional home cooked meal, the gathering was at a buffet. I ate some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and a large chicken breast. From there I went straight for the dessert table and got vanilla pudding, chocolate chip cookies, strawberry shortcake and some milk chocolate candy. I ate most of what I put on my plate but then I began to feel sick. So I stopped. I looked back at the table knowing there were many kinds of pies, ice cream, cookies and many MANY other dessert foods available to be eaten. But just because it was there didn't mean that I needed to eat it. Stuffed as I was, I knew that was enough.
I need to use restraint all the time. Drop those few pounds and get myself to where I know that I should be. I just have to close my mouth to sweets. And limit myself to only one fun carb on carb day. That's what I've got to do. And that's where this log comes in: to hold me accountable for what I say.
This morning I weighed myself using two different scales, I did this first thing in the morning before eating breakfast or taking my shower. This month I weigh in at 160.39 lb which is essentially unchanged for the past four months. What I don't agree with is the body fat measurement which -according to the scale- has gone up. I didn't take a tape measurement of my waist circumference but I haven't had any difficulty fitting into my clothes. If I were to believe the body fat reading on the scale, I've put on more fat while my lean muscle mass decreased. That's crap, of course. All the same, I need to cut down to 50 g of carbs a day, only one 5 oz of yogurt, an orange or an apple but not all of them.
Today was Thanksgiving and instead of my family having the traditional home cooked meal, the gathering was at a buffet. I ate some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and a large chicken breast. From there I went straight for the dessert table and got vanilla pudding, chocolate chip cookies, strawberry shortcake and some milk chocolate candy. I ate most of what I put on my plate but then I began to feel sick. So I stopped. I looked back at the table knowing there were many kinds of pies, ice cream, cookies and many MANY other dessert foods available to be eaten. But just because it was there didn't mean that I needed to eat it. Stuffed as I was, I knew that was enough.
I need to use restraint all the time. Drop those few pounds and get myself to where I know that I should be. I just have to close my mouth to sweets. And limit myself to only one fun carb on carb day. That's what I've got to do. And that's where this log comes in: to hold me accountable for what I say.
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Monthly Weigh-In Sat. 12/25/2010
First thing this morning, before taking a shower or having breakfast, I weighed myself using two scales. I finally got out of the 160 pound plateau but unfortunately it was in the wrong direction. This month I weighed in at 161.05 pounds, an increase of 0.66 pounds from last month. Although I don't trust the body fat scale, it looks as if my body fat is down from last month. I didn't use the tape measure this time, but I don't see much change looking in the mirror. I had a rather severe asthma attack the first weekend of December which kept me out of the gym until last week. And even then I took it very easy for fear of triggering another respiratory attack. Maybe that accounts for the weight gain. It was no fun being away from the gym, I was anxious to get back, and I was glad when I was able to train again.
One good thing was that first thing back, I did perform Power rack lockout flat bench at 1 x 355 lb which is 10 pounds more than what I did about a month or two ago. But I was so sore from the rack lockouts that I couldn't do floor barbell press which was a set back for the rest of the week.
I hope to get down to 158 pounds by January or February weigh-in, and that I not have any problems with asthma or anything else.
First thing this morning, before taking a shower or having breakfast, I weighed myself using two scales. I finally got out of the 160 pound plateau but unfortunately it was in the wrong direction. This month I weighed in at 161.05 pounds, an increase of 0.66 pounds from last month. Although I don't trust the body fat scale, it looks as if my body fat is down from last month. I didn't use the tape measure this time, but I don't see much change looking in the mirror. I had a rather severe asthma attack the first weekend of December which kept me out of the gym until last week. And even then I took it very easy for fear of triggering another respiratory attack. Maybe that accounts for the weight gain. It was no fun being away from the gym, I was anxious to get back, and I was glad when I was able to train again.
One good thing was that first thing back, I did perform Power rack lockout flat bench at 1 x 355 lb which is 10 pounds more than what I did about a month or two ago. But I was so sore from the rack lockouts that I couldn't do floor barbell press which was a set back for the rest of the week.
I hope to get down to 158 pounds by January or February weigh-in, and that I not have any problems with asthma or anything else.
It is so good that you weighed yourself regularly. It is useful to you for weight loss. I have also my own digital scale. I regularly weighed myself. It is helpful to me for weight loss.
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Monthly Weigh-In Wed. May 25, 2011
It's been six months since I posted anything in this thread. My weight had remained relatively constant these past few months but my body fat fluctuated between "acceptable" to "athlete". Last month, for instance, I weighed in at 160.9 pounds and depending on which body fat calculation I performed, the range was 8 - 14 percent body fat (I put it somewhere around 13). This month I weighed in at 158.3 pounds BUT my body fat skyrocketed. It's now ranging 8.30 - 17.2 percent (I think it's closer to 16%). My waist circumference is 30 to 32.4 inches which is up from 29.5 - 31.5 inches in April 2011. Here's the kicker: my eating habits are roughly the same as they had been in April. So why the increase in body fat? Have my activities changed? Well, I started doing a much heavier focus on body weight strength training beginning mid April of this year. I've been doing so much of it that I haven't been doing as many leg press or deadlifts or hack squats as I had prior to this time. As for cardio, I haven't had many opportunities to ride due to bad bad weather but that's not any different than April. A couple of weeks ago I added in a new HIIT circuit that should be producing results (which is why this month's body fat numbers are so confusing).
One thing that worries me is that I could be catabolizing muscle. I'm doing timed carbs and calorie restriction - carbs are limited to low GI foods six days per week, allowing for 200 g high GI foods on Saturdays. The timed carbs are eating 6 oz of yogurt OR a fresh fruit following my workout; for supper I have a low GI vegetable dish. Calories are restricted to 1600 calories per day although this does have some fluctuation. This worked last month but why is it not yielding the same results this time?
Weight loss isn't enough, it must be done the right way. Fat loss is desirable to mere weight loss where the latter could be achieved through muscle loss (not desirable). I've got to get this right. My goal is to be in the 150s weight class with low body fat and lots of lean muscle. I need to be there and maintain. The fact that it keeps bouncing all over the place p!sses me off.
It's been six months since I posted anything in this thread. My weight had remained relatively constant these past few months but my body fat fluctuated between "acceptable" to "athlete". Last month, for instance, I weighed in at 160.9 pounds and depending on which body fat calculation I performed, the range was 8 - 14 percent body fat (I put it somewhere around 13). This month I weighed in at 158.3 pounds BUT my body fat skyrocketed. It's now ranging 8.30 - 17.2 percent (I think it's closer to 16%). My waist circumference is 30 to 32.4 inches which is up from 29.5 - 31.5 inches in April 2011. Here's the kicker: my eating habits are roughly the same as they had been in April. So why the increase in body fat? Have my activities changed? Well, I started doing a much heavier focus on body weight strength training beginning mid April of this year. I've been doing so much of it that I haven't been doing as many leg press or deadlifts or hack squats as I had prior to this time. As for cardio, I haven't had many opportunities to ride due to bad bad weather but that's not any different than April. A couple of weeks ago I added in a new HIIT circuit that should be producing results (which is why this month's body fat numbers are so confusing).
One thing that worries me is that I could be catabolizing muscle. I'm doing timed carbs and calorie restriction - carbs are limited to low GI foods six days per week, allowing for 200 g high GI foods on Saturdays. The timed carbs are eating 6 oz of yogurt OR a fresh fruit following my workout; for supper I have a low GI vegetable dish. Calories are restricted to 1600 calories per day although this does have some fluctuation. This worked last month but why is it not yielding the same results this time?
Weight loss isn't enough, it must be done the right way. Fat loss is desirable to mere weight loss where the latter could be achieved through muscle loss (not desirable). I've got to get this right. My goal is to be in the 150s weight class with low body fat and lots of lean muscle. I need to be there and maintain. The fact that it keeps bouncing all over the place p!sses me off.