Tried it once before. Lost some weight and inches off my belly, but didn't gain much muscle.Quote:
Originally Posted by spanky
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Tried it once before. Lost some weight and inches off my belly, but didn't gain much muscle.Quote:
Originally Posted by spanky
uhh, we are going by percentage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Free Range Lobster
me, on body for life:Quote:
Originally Posted by spanky
http://turzman.com/misc/stevesareback.jpg
Even in the right-hand picture, I was still about 310 lbs.
-steve
bwa!Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanDip4All
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List of public profiles on fitday:
fez: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...marc%2Efez
Stu Gotz: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...+St%2E+Hubbins
shoesmith: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=shmoesmith
mrryde: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...l?Owner=mrryde
SheRa: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...oThinOrTooRich
linky no worky
A couple of people are asking how we're measuring this..
we'll go with % of weight loss, because not everybody has access to a method of measuring bodyfat%.
here's the formula, highest result wins:
(StartingWeight-EndingWeight)/StartingWeight*100
So, I'm in, but I'm out for the $$$ since I have NO chance. ;) Simple math. Especially since I don't necessarily want to lose pounds, just body fat %.
Anyway, weighed in this morning:
5'7"
162 lbs
(Female, for those who don't know...)
Looks like a lot, but my body fat is only 21%, the recommended amount for a normal person (lots of muscle have I). My goal is to get down to 18% or so.
EDIT: the website I've been using for about a year for general monitoring and the like is www.sparkpeople.com It's free and has a whole-life mentality rather than just being a diet tool. Anyway...
Yeah, I was going to say you looked pretty skinny last time I saw you.Quote:
Originally Posted by yentna
i ran 4.5 miles at lunch today, which is about 3 miles longer than I ran at one time in about a year or 3
I went for my first road ride of the season today...so fun and it's so pretty here right now.
Oh, and Shera, thanks for the fitday.com tip...I'm using it!
(I do wish it was snowing though, it's not time for summer yet.)
I walked what felt like 10 miles today just at work.
I logged into the spreadsheet, but still need to weigh myself. I don't have a scale at home at the moment, so I need to get one.
I don't have a scale at home either, so will weigh in asap. I am guessing a little over 2 bill for my 5'8" frame. I'll put it this way, I was looking to barrow a speed suit for a race this weekend and people told me to ask the "husky" guy.
As far as working out skied for 4 hours and had my ass kicked at firefighter training the last to nights.
As far as diet, portion control the last 2 days, but I don't know if I trust myself. I may need some more regimentation.
I fixed em. Sorry, should have tested.Quote:
Originally Posted by mntlion
List of public profiles on fitday:
fez: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=marc%2Efez
Stu Gotz: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...+St%2E+Hubbins
shoesmith: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=shmoesmith
mrryde: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...l?Owner=mrryde
SheRa: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...oThinOrTooRich
I worked and ate junk food all day today but tomorrow I'm going on a nice 5k ski
suppose i ought to throw mine in:Quote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=stevetursi
i haven't looked at that fitday account in a year.. i feel like the calories burned numbers are grossly overestimated. but i suppose it's useful for counting calories..
I don't really use that part, although I did in the past when I lived in the city and wanted to track my gym time. Nowadays, I just go outside and play. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
It looks like I'm stalled out right now at my current weight/vs calories consumed. Since I'm really not willing to eat less, I better go hiking.
Yeah, fitday is good for calorie counting, not so good for workouts. I do want to have a place to log my workouts, so I just bought (and am waiting for shipment of) a GPS device will log a whole bunch of really useful information into motionbased.com..Quote:
Originally Posted by SheRa
for an example, here's a friend's workout:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2190308
(i looked at that and said, "ooooh... cool gadgets...")
so here is where you'll see my workout logs:
http://stevetursi.motionbased.com/ (nothing there yet, but you'll start seeing stuff when my GPS unit arrives)
for those who have an rss reader, you can subscribe to this feed: http://stevetursi.motionbased.com/rss
and nutrition & weight logs will be at fitday.. http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=stevetursi
this is getting complicated!
(oh, my blog, link in sig, will have all sorts of brutally honest weight loss rambling too.. hehe..)
my motionbased log, i dont pay for it, so it only will keep the last 10
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/n...sername=mrryde
havent used it it a while, i'll bring the GPS if I go for a ride today.
It doesn't need to be. Just workout most days and eat healthy. Does it need to be any more complicated than that?Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
I'm in on this!
I started up Body For Life again on Monday - the last time I did it I went from 21% to 18% body fat in 1.5 months. It was unbelievable. So, that's the route I'm taking. If anyone wants to try out the program I highly recommend it. I wouldn't stay on it for an extended period (<3 months) but it definitely is the way to go if you want to lose fat. I modify the workouts a bit with stuff that seems a little more useful to me, but the big keys are the diet and the morning workouts.
Down to 200 as of this morning!!!! That's a little over 3 pounds so far.
My kids are sick, so I'm waiting for the other shoe to fall and catch their cold.
Grrrrrr.
Why not? Doesn't that kind of go counter to the whole premise of "Body for Life?"Quote:
Originally Posted by tradygirl
Since the spreadsheet only tracks weight, and I'm in it for inches and BF%, here's my stats as of 3/11/07 so I can track:
5'9"
158 lbs
Waist 32"
Hips 40"
Thigh 19.75"
Bicep 11.5"
BF% to be tested today! (I'm guessing ~22%) - goal 18%
Edit for AD - I can't stand all the protein supplements for Body For Life. I've figured out how to cut it down to one per day, but I still don't like it. In terms of sustaining after the initial 12 weeks, I've used the diet without supplements very successfully to maintain weight, but it's really hard for me to cut additional fat without doing the whole protein shake thing. I guess that's what I meant - the workouts and diet are very doable for the long haul, just not all the Mypolex crap. Plus, I was starting to get a little monstrous after about 20 weeks on the program with all the supplementation.
down a few lbs since Monday, ran about two miles outside today, the last hill made me completely blow up and felt great at the same time.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2250668
The dieting portion is going much easier than I expected. I am not really dieting per say, just cutting out snacking and controlling my portions to that of a normal human being.
damn it i've gained four lbs......
um, i think you missed one?Quote:
Originally Posted by tradygirl
I've been pretty good. Had a planned binge meal of sushi on Tuesday, just to keep my sanity.. but I've otherwise been right around 1000 calories every day since saturday. Today was 1100, yesterday 860. Resumed outdoor running yesterday - and did much better than I thought I would - 3 miles at an 11:27 pace. Today I did my first trail run of the season. Hills are fun.
According to fitday, my caloric deficit over the last two days is 9027 - meaning I've burned 9027 more calories than I've eaten. In theory, that equates to over 2.5 lbs of weight loss - in two days..
Hell, in theory, I'll be under 200 by july if i keep this up. (so much for theory)
In practice, I'm gonna smoke you all. (:
Holy crap steve, that is NOT a lot of calories...just make sure that you aren't starving yourself, cause you'll end up binging if you do.
I cut out some of may calories, but I'm still around 1300-1450 per day..combine that with exercise and losing weight is easy.
I lost 7 pounds since monday. Of course the wife said "Yeah, thats all water weight"
She likes putting a negative spin on thing... ;)
keep it simple - focus on the caloric deficit. they say that for every 3500 calories you burn but don't eat, you lose 1 lb. so keep track of calories consumed and burned.. and if you're deficit is 500 calories a day, you'll lose 1 lb a week that she can't claim to be water weight. 1000 calories a day=2 lbs a week, etc.
196.4 as of yesterday!!!! I rode 25 miles on Tuesday, ran 6 on Wednesday, and biked a little over 20 yesterday. My plan is to run again today - 5 miles, then get two long days in the saddle over the weekend. I am aiming for over 100 miles total this week.
You're right!Quote:
Originally Posted by fez
Cankle: 12"
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:...s.photosig.com
I've been horrible :( I just haven't been able to focus on eating right and haven't had the energy to work out.
I bought a scale!
I think it's accurate, too!
i'm 321.6 lbs as of this morning. 39.4% bodyfat.
-steve
even with the corned beef and cabbage yesterday, i am down 8 lbs since monday
Can I still join the 'fun'?
I could do with shedding some 15 - 20lbs...
the way i see it, you're getting a late start, which is a disadvantage to you. so if you want, go for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tectonically_Neglected
PM me your email address (gmail if you've got it) and i'll add you to as a collaborator to the spreadsheet, then you can add yourself and your weight..
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by steve
That's not a whole lot of calories. How do you do it? I'm at around 1600 a day lately and I've been able to lose 5lbs so far.
I started a fitday account awhile ago but I never really used it. I didn't like the interface and wasn't really serious about it at the time. I recently found another site that keeps track of everything for you and has a lot of information. www.sparkpeople.com for those that are interested. I've found it easy to use and very helpful.
http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...ner=stevetursiQuote:
Originally Posted by sherpahigh
Click on days for the last week and you'll see everything I ate.
also, my blog has all sorts of honest thoughts about the painful pangs I went through when I started this thing - now, 3 weeks into it, those pangs aren't so bad anymore.