Biggest loser on CF.....

[Tinkerbell33]

Apparently, I have lost some weight even though I have only been running once a day for the last few days.

 

[JonMiller]

Ick, I am going the wrong way. And apparently all the extra weight is stomach fat.

I am going to have to change up my eating patterns and do stomach exercises every day (for the first time ever, I hate them).

JM

 

[Super Kal]

stomach exercises alone won't do the trick... it's that plus eating right plus cardio exercises... it's the combination of all of that which helps you lose body fat

 

[_sunshinegirl]

tomorrow I am going to start working out twice a day.
i hear that a.m. workouts are 3x's more effective than working out during other times of the day.

 

[CoachR64]

I don't know the exact percentages, but yes, morning workouts are better because they jump start the body's metabolism and you experience the benefits all day.

There are so many different theories on working out. For me, I was always fond of going in early for cardio and doing weight training later in the day. I also notice that when I am lifting weights and working out, my appetite is suppressed.

Coach

 

[JonMiller]

stomach exercises alone won't do the trick... it's that plus eating right plus cardio exercises... it's the combination of all of that which helps you lose body fat

My stomach is really weak (especially compared to the rest of my body, which is decent). I use machines for squats because if I do free weights/etc, my stomach/lower back get really sore and my legs don't.

JM

 

[JonMiller]

I also notice that when I am lifting weights and working out, my appetite is suppressed.

The opposite for me.

If I don't eat at least 2 hours before doing weights then I have to quit early because I run out of energy.

And I have to eat right after, usually, because I am completely starving.

Back when I was better (and maintaining my reduced weight), I would eat an extra meal on weight days because of this. I think some of the reason for the weight gain is that I started eating an extra meal every day.

JM
(Extra calories, really, I use to be good and eat 4-5 meals a day with a 5th or 6th one on weight days, but I have reduced that to a couple larger meals...)

 

[_sunshinegirl]

That is the one thing (eating more) I find hard. I'm just a 3 day a meal person, but it is like I am reaping none of the benefits of working out.

Ha.

I'm saving up now for a wii fit .. yah.

 

[JonMiller]

3 hours of cardio type stuff, a lot of it pretty light, and I am still at 185 lbs.

This will be more difficult than I thought it would be.

JM
(I am eating out too much though.)

 

[Jerimi]

Ok guys

I am:
200 lbs
6'1"
squat 450
bench 185

I need to lose some weight. I am determined to be at 180 by September.

Major problem!!! My body doesn't like to lose weigh. It like to build it. I have the wide body builder type of body but I don't want to be big anymore.

 

[Redstiletto]

I am 5'1"
112-115 (depends on when I weigh myself)
a zumba obsesser.
and starting a boot camp on monday.

I need to lose about 15 lbs by september. Today I am starting.

 

[GoodNewsJournalist]

I am 5'1"
112-115 (depends on when I weigh myself)
a zumba obsesser.
and starting a boot camp on monday.

I need to lose about 15 lbs by september. Today I am starting.

If you are 115 pounds and 5'1", your BMI is 21.7, which is considered healthy.

If you lost 15 pounds, your BMI would be 18.9, which is considered close to underweight, which is unhealthy.

Don't go to book camp, you don't need it.

 

[CoachR64]

You can't determine anyones BMI simply by knowing height and weight. BMI has to do with ratio of lean body tissue to fat tissue. It is not about weight.

I have seen pics of Red and I don't think she needs to lose weight either. I just think its really unwise to try and determine someones BMI online or using height/weight charts, because those things are worthless.

Coach

 

[GoodNewsJournalist]

You can't determine anyones BMI simply by knowing height and weight. BMI has to do with ratio of lean body tissue to fat tissue. It is not about weight.

I have seen pics of Red and I don't think she needs to lose weight either. I just think its really unwise to try and determine someones BMI online or using height/weight charts, because those things are worthless.

Coach

You're right Coach, but if I can say something that can wake her up to say, you don't need to lose any weight, and it saves her life, I'm going to do it. And few, if any, people will argue with numbers.

 

[JonMiller]

For someone whose BMI is decent, the focus should be on getting fit, not on losing weight.

That means maintaining weight, but losing fat and gaining muscle.

It is actually more difficult than losing weight.

JM

 

[Redstiletto]

Thanks for your concern, but since its my body, I think I know what is best for it.

 

[Jerimi]

Thanks for your concern, but since its my body, I think I know what is best for it.

No, I think I know what's best for it and I DON'T think you need to be losing weight.

Me on the other hand....

I'm 6'1
207 lbs as of this morning. (down from 215)
I need to weigh 185 by september.

So far I run 5 miles a day, row for 15 minutes, light weights for 30 minutes. I also switched my diet to full vegetarian with suppliments for protien and muscle development as well as 2 liters of water a day and some form of physical leisure activity (golf, hiking, swimming, so on and so forth) twice a week.

Let's just hope it works out.

 

[Redstiletto]

I am down about 4lbs this week.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

my sister is 5'3" and 94 pounds....

 

[JonMiller]

Yeah, my sister is also 5 foot and was healthy at under 100 lbs.

She needs to lose weight now though, she started going to the gym but I don't knwo if she has kept that up.

JM