The Losing Weight Thread (2)

Thank you. Speaking of which I need to change my eating again.
Today was the second time I was asked if I was the instructor of the strength class. That make me feel better about my body. I need to get this idea out of my head.

today I started my fatloss mission again.

I'll be doing MUCH more cardio in the form of running and swimming. I'll make a good portion of it HIIT... and begin more strictly controlling calories with Myfitnesspal.


......i may even go totally nuts and start weighing everything rather than working in "Cups" and "pieces"

a friend is asking me to put a program together for him and what to eat.. so thats somewhat blush inducing aswell as feeling good at he same time.
I helped him move house and then did a workout when i got home too.. so that's a good sign.

I need to change everything up - the part I hate most.

I like continuity and results... can has as reward for change-up? I hope so.

I think I overdid it
My back hurt really badly, took a break for three days.
Now its ok though

BTW, how to know you've reached the limit ?
I've been doing a lot of pull-ups and some yoga and I stop only when I just can't do a single rep.
Is it a good idea ?

I'm down 5 lbs. since I started making it a mental thought to lose weight 2 weeks ago.
I still got a bit to my goal but I think I am on good enough path to make it by several months now. I am not out to lose weight fast since that is not healthy either.

All I am doing is changing my eating habits. I'll deal with increasing exercise at another time right now. I have to be careful about certain things before I exert too much energy with increasing exercising. I have no reason other than cardio to increase my exercising if my diet isn't good.

I did my body fat percentage.

Since last year I have lost 5.4 percentage of body fat. Wow, I had no idea, I'm in shock. I am now at the lower end of average and very close to athletic. Craaaazzzzy.

I like these number. =D


Mx - What do you mean knowing when to stop? You should do at least or no more then 50 minutes of cardio, and depends on the amount of weights/reps you do. I don't work out more then one hour a day. And take at least 2 days of rest in the week. I recommend three if you have just started.

Ethnog said:

I did my body fat percentage.

Since last year I have lost 5.4 percentage of body fat. Wow, I had no idea, I'm in shock. I am now at the lower end of average and very close to athletic. Craaaazzzzy.

I like these number. =D


Mx - What do you mean knowing when to stop? You should do at least or no more then 50 minutes of cardio, and depends on the amount of weights/reps you do. I don't work out more then one hour a day. And take at least 2 days of rest in the week. I recommend three if you have just started.

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I'm just doing some pull-ups and some yoga, just want to keep myself in shape.

I do 4 to 7 reps and go on until I completely exhausts.
And yeah, I do this 7 days a week until I got sick.

Oh that is not very good idea!

Right now start with 3 reps of 12 set. Start of a weight you can do but have a hard time lifting at the last 3 sets. If you can finish reps with ease then you should increase the weight amount each week. But right now start off this way and then you can be able to figure out which weight is good for you. And remember your muscles need rest days to rebuild. Doing what you have done will cause injury and prolong the process.

Ethnog said:

Oh that is not very good idea!

Right now start with 3 reps of 12 set. Start of a weight you can do but have a hard time lifting at the last 3 sets. If you can finish reps with ease then you should increase the weight amount each week. But right now start off this way and then you can be able to figure out which weight is good for you. And remember your muscles need rest days to rebuild. Doing what you have done will cause injury and prolong the process.

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May be thats what happened !

BTW, how about doing it on alternate days ?
Is it ok ?

Even better! Focus on different muscle groups each day.

I work on my upper body one day, lower body the next day, cardio day, then repeat. And rest for two days out of the week.

Lost 4 lbs. so frustrating. You just wish you can loose weight faster. but you have to take it slow. My dad gave me the best advice ever. It took you years to pack this all on, now give yourself some time to come down. Just be patient even when it's an uphill crawl.

Eagle_Heart said:

Lost 4 lbs. so frustrating. You just wish you can loose weight faster. but you have to take it slow. My dad gave me the best advice ever. It took you years to pack this all on, now give yourself some time to come down. Just be patient even when it's an uphill crawl.

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I need to remember this . Eating better and working out more would help in my case too.

m.a.r.X said:

I'm just doing some pull-ups and some yoga, just want to keep myself in shape.

I do 4 to 7 reps and go on until I completely exhausts.
And yeah, I do this 7 days a week until I got sick.

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m.a.r.X said:

May be thats what happened !

BTW, how about doing it on alternate days ?
Is it ok ?

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A good rule of thumb is to wait until the muscles you have worked are not sore anymore or considerably less sore than they were

- the day *after* the workout - which is usually when DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) begins.

As for reps - it really really depends on

1) Whether or not you are using good form (not cheating using flying elbows, lifting with your back, swinging, using legs to help push up the weight etc)

2) The speed of your reps. For example, if you can do 20 military paced pushups - trying instead taking 5 seconds down and 5 seconds up for each and every rep (for a total of 10 seconds for a single pushup). I assure you you won't be able to do as many going that slow. That applies to all weight bearing exercises.

Working to exhaustion is good if your goal is to gain some strength - but you do need to allow some time for your muscles to repair.

Ethnog said:

Even better! Focus on different muscle groups each day.

I work on my upper body one day, lower body the next day, cardio day, then repeat. And rest for two days out of the week.

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Nekoda said:

A good rule of thumb is to wait until the muscles you have worked are not sore anymore or considerably less sore than they were

- the day *after* the workout - which is usually when DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) begins.

As for reps - it really really depends on

1) Whether or not you are using good form (not cheating using flying elbows, lifting with your back, swinging, using legs to help push up the weight etc)

2) The speed of your reps. For example, if you can do 20 military paced pushups - trying instead taking 5 seconds down and 5 seconds up for each and every rep (for a total of 10 seconds for a single pushup). I assure you you won't be able to do as many going that slow. That applies to all weight bearing exercises.

Working to exhaustion is good if your goal is to gain some strength - but you do need to allow some time for your muscles to repair.

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Roger that

I would be more careful from now on.

Reignited my swimming last week, since Spring is well and truly here. It was great exercise but so so sooooo crowded in the lanes, need to look for a new pool.

Also changed my diet this week, nearly the same content, but reorganized into 3 main meals & 3-4 small snacks. I have a tough couple of days ahead, but then it should get better, definitely think my plateau's caused by body becoming too used to the regime.

I feel kinda torn about going back to weight training though. I'm going to be on holidays for 6 weeks so I feel like there is little value in building myself up too much in the next 5 - maybe I should just stick to pump class? Then I still get the benefits of weights without the huge interruption. Thoughts, any of my fellow weight trainers?

I want to hit my goal weight before vacation... 4.3kgs in 5 weeks? We'll see. I think it will depend on how my metabolism responds to more regular meals, and if I can make sure the extra gym sessions happen on top of the walking / swimming. A bit less laziness would do me a world of good.

Eagle_Heart said:

Lost 4 lbs. so frustrating. You just wish you can loose weight faster. but you have to take it slow. My dad gave me the best advice ever. It took you years to pack this all on, now give yourself some time to come down. Just be patient even when it's an uphill crawl.

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Yes. It takes years to put it on, it can take years to get it off.
Honestly I like that I've done it slow. It's ensured that I won't put it back on immediately. Give my brain the time to adjust to new eating habits and my body the chance to adjust to new intake.

As for me, I need to eat less British and more hippy Californian. Actually make the effort to search for vegan foods, take the time to cook and now that I'm almost over this cold, I need to resume running. Take advantage of the nice weather now.

I know I need to make some changes. I just need to get up the motivation to implement them.

I think slowly losing weight is definitely much healthier then going so fast and then more likely then not gaining it back again. Keri is right, in many ways it does train your mind to understand and apply your eating habits slowly.

Lost half a kilo this week. Not bad considering I had a cold again this week and stubbed my little toe and couldn't wear shoes let alone running shoes so not much exercise at all.

I am happy with how it is going thus far. I can ramp it up later if I want, just slow and steady at the moment.

I fit into size 5 jeans... stretchy size fives but still.

Yes, I fit into my old size 4 jeans (did the conversion to work out US sizes! ). They are not stretchy but have stretched out, and I know I would absolutely not fit into a real size 4 in the shops.