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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / May 2004Mini progress report
Group is getting kind of cross-post flamey, so thought I'd make an on-topic post... Today the scale said 200.5, bringing my daily average down to 202.0, meaning 30lbs down, 20 to go... Tale of the tape still says 39", but now I can just-almost-but-not-quite comfortably wear my old 34" dockers that started getting too tight 5 years ago (so basically I've nuked ~4 years of fat in just 3 months). Yesterday I used fitday for the first time, very useful, since it confirms what my excel spreadsheet is telling me about my weight loss (too fast again). For yesterday it said I consumed 1450 kcal and burned 1466 in exercise (2 1/2 hrs of cycling), leaving a daily deficit of about 2000 kcal (the BMR burn), twice my target deficit. This corresponds to anecdotal tales of losing 1lb of body weight per 50miles of bike riding (from a National Geographic article on some 30-something guy cycling around Australia). I've mentioned that on May 1 I went to a bbq and basically nuked the next 4 days of progress. But as of today I'm again 2 days ahead of schedule. I think holding oneself to a schedule is a useful dieting mechanism -- it puts cheats in the category of just delaying progress, and while the numbers drop slowly, seeing steady day-by-day progress is indeed very motivating. After I get down into the low 190's I plan on joining a gym, reduce the aerobic cycling, and work more on muscle growth on my upper-body. I've always been lame about going to the gym, but seeing how every little bit of effort will pay off over a not-so-long period of time has been motivating to apply this to getting 'buff', too (even though I'm probably a bit old, 36, to see big growth now). Heywood 232/202/182 Heywood, great progress and it is wonderful that you have a schedule. i Hark! I heard imouttahere@mac.com (Heywood Mogroot) say: > Group is getting kind of cross-post flamey, so thought I'd make an > on-topic post... Too true. > Today the scale said 200.5, bringing my daily average down to 202.0, > meaning 30lbs down, 20 to go... [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > started getting too tight 5 years ago (so basically I've nuked ~4 > years of fat in just 3 months). Congratulations! And thanks for sharing - hearing this kind of update makes it easier to stick to my own plan...  SignatureJ.J. in WA State - 251/235/150 (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) > Group is getting kind of cross-post flamey, so thought I'd make an > on-topic post... You have that right! I'll be glad when they go away. Congratulations! Your progress is fantastic. Beverly > Today the scale said 200.5, bringing my daily average down to 202.0, > meaning 30lbs down, 20 to go... [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > 232/202/182 Congrats on the loss, slow and steady is the best way to lose weight as you really change habits along the way. BTW 36 is not too old i am 36 too ;-) Michelle : Ozzie in Switzerland 69.8/59.6/61kg >Group is getting kind of cross-post flamey, so thought I'd make an >on-topic post... [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > >232/202/182 And I will be 48 in a couple of weeks. We were all born in the Year of the Monkey (saru doshi), which is this year. So's my dog. He's going to be 12 in August. This should be a good year for all of us. doug On 5/21/04 5:32 PM, in article iifra05kbnb2bqakkmnk6q3tij8bvrtqj7@4ax.com, > Congrats on the loss, slow and steady is the best way to lose weight > as you really change habits along the way. BTW 36 is not too old i am > 36 too ;-) Well, guys, I'm 56. I never set foot in a gym until I was over 50, and I've made huge strength gains and -- now that it's not covered up by fat -- have put on lots of visible muscle. And I've lost 112 lbs. over the last 22 months. So, it's definitely not too late for you youngsters :-). Chris 262/150/ (145-150) >And I will be 48 in a couple of weeks. We were all born in the Year of the >Monkey (saru doshi), which is this year. So's my dog. He's going to be 12 in [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> as you really change habits along the way. BTW 36 is not too old i am >> 36 too ;-) I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! > And I will be 48 in a couple of weeks. We were all born in the Year of the > Monkey (saru doshi), which is this year. So's my dog. He's going to be 12 in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > doug > I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! I am, guess what, a pig. i >> And I will be 48 in a couple of weeks. We were all born in the Year of the >> Monkey (saru doshi), which is this year. So's my dog. He's going to be 12 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> doug >> I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! > >I am, guess what, a pig. And I am a rat :-). I wish they'd have at least picked a more agreeable set of animals! I'd like to be a cat. Chris >>> I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! >> >>I am, guess what, a pig. > > And I am a rat :-). I wish they'd have at least picked a more > agreeable set of animals! I'd like to be a cat. I am sort of resigned to my classification as a pig. i > >>> I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! > >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > i It's just too easy... "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in > And I am a rat :-). I wish they'd have at least picked a more > agreeable set of animals! I'd like to be a cat. > > Chris My sister is a rat too. Rats and monkeys are supposed to get along. Whoever wrote that didn't live with my sister for 2 years. >"Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in >> And I am a rat :-). I wish they'd have at least picked a more [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >My sister is a rat too. Rats and monkeys are supposed to get along. >Whoever wrote that didn't live with my sister for 2 years. Well, I'd hope you and I might get along if we knew each other :-). Chris If we didn't live togther and you weren't a slob like she is, I bet we could. "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in > >My sister is a rat too. Rats and monkeys are supposed to get along. > >Whoever wrote that didn't live with my sister for 2 years. > > > Well, I'd hope you and I might get along if we knew each other :-). > > Chris Hark! I heard Chris Braun <braun_chris@mindspring.com> say: > >> I am a monkey too... but in the next generation after you, since I am 35! > > > >I am, guess what, a pig. My local Chinese restaurant placemat uses the term "boar". I'm not sure if that's better or worse. ;-) > And I am a rat :-). I wish they'd have at least picked a more > agreeable set of animals! I'd like to be a cat. I'm a dragon, which means that I'm your favorable sign, Chris. I've always liked dragons (before I even know about "Year of") and I collect them; my little boy got me a terrific dragon's head for Mother's Day this year... SignatureJ.J. in WA State - 251/234/150 (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) Dragons and monkeys get along too! "J.J. Marie" <jjmarie40@COLDmail.com> wrote in > I'm a dragon, which means that I'm your favorable sign, Chris. > I've always liked dragons (before I even know about "Year of") [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150 > (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) > Dragons and monkeys get along too! Well, I'm a horse but I prefer the term 'thoroughbred' <g> Looks like I get along with the dog or tiger. Beverly > "J.J. Marie" <jjmarie40@COLDmail.com> wrote in > > I'm a dragon, which means that I'm your favorable sign, Chris. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150 > > (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) I'm also a horse, though people who know me best would think maybe a mule. > > Dragons and monkeys get along too! > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > > J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150 > > > (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) > I'm also a horse, though people who know me best would think maybe a mule. Hmmmm.... I believe that's the word or something close to it that I heard from my ex occasionally<g> > > > Dragons and monkeys get along too! > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > J.J. in WA State - 251/234/150 > > > > (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) The year I was born in was the year of the Fire Monkey. Tonia > Hark! I heard Chris Braun <braun_chris@mindspring.com> say: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > and I collect them; my little boy got me a terrific dragon's > head for Mother's Day this year... You must be a lot of fun and a bit wild. I am an earth monkey and I am supposedly calmer then you..... > The year I was born in was the year of the Fire Monkey. > > Tonia >You must be a lot of fun and a bit wild. I am an earth monkey and I am >supposedly calmer then you..... > >> The year I was born in was the year of the Fire Monkey. >> >> Tonia I'm a rooster, but I seem to be the only one around here judging by the other posts. janice > For yesterday it said I consumed 1450 kcal and > burned 1466 in exercise (2 1/2 hrs of cycling), leaving a daily > deficit of about 2000 kcal (the BMR burn), I know about that sort of deficit on paper but does it translate into weight loss for you in real life? For me it did but not to the tune that it "should have" on paper. Signaturejmk in NC > > For yesterday it said I consumed 1450 kcal and > > burned 1466 in exercise (2 1/2 hrs of cycling), leaving a daily [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > weight loss for you in real life? For me it did but not to the tune > that it "should have" on paper. Pretty much. The scale says I'm 1.5 lbs lighter today than 2 days ago. I'm no physiology expert, but if the metabolism is more or less normal, ie not in "starvation mode" (whatever that is), a 1500 kcal expenditure will come out of the body, not counting the higher metabolism the body maintains for a while after the exercise, too. Running these caloric large deficits under the BMR, coupled with strenuous (over) exercise will cause the body to start conserving energy and holding onto fat, though. I believe what I've read about the importance of mixing up your exercise regimen, to keep energy levels and metabolism up. |
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