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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / November 2003Body for Life Challenge Week 10
Well, I'm still sticking with it! The going has been very, very slow. I'm up 3/4 pound this week which would be depressing except I'm stronger and all my measurements are down and it appears to be MUSCLE! (Wuhoo!) Anyway, I worked out 6 days this week and pushed myself on the running - did 1/2 a mile in 5 minutes this morning as part of my warm-up. Eating is going fine. New this week: stretch marks on my knees have appeared as has a line on my neck and lines on my face. Losing subcutaneous fat is not all a happy experience for me. In a related story, my bust measurement is down a full 4" and - goddammit - I miss my boobs! On the bright side, my waist is down to 34" now and I was just thinking this morning in the sauna about how concave my belly has gotten - there's been a definite reduction in visceral fat. (My waist was 41" when I started BFL 14 months ago and 37" when Jayjay met me 6 months ago.) Wendy, comfortably wearing size 16 jeans 244/190/174 In a related story, my bust measurement is down a full > 4" and - goddammit - I miss my boobs! you can have mine.......................neck pain, posture problems, etc etc etc > Well, I'm still sticking with it! The going has been very, very > slow. I'm up 3/4 pound this week which would be depressing except I'm [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > been a definite reduction in visceral fat. (My waist was 41" when I > started BFL 14 months ago and 37" when Jayjay met me 6 months ago.) My scale is on the rise too ;-| And while I know some of it is fat, I'm getting stronger too! Anyways, I think fall/winter is a good time to bulk, and there'll be plenty of time for cutting in the spring... I don't know how you work out 6 times a week. A 45 min workout 3 x per week is taxing enough! Can't wait for ski season to open - then I'll get more cardio. It may be open by next weekend, if we get the snow they're predicting, and then I'll be able to ski, jet on down to florida for some r&r, then come back and ski again, all in one week! det > I don't know how you work out 6 times a week. A 45 min workout 3 x per > week is taxing enough! I do three weightlifting workouts a week where I do about 45 minutes of lifting but do a 10-15 minute warm-up, typically something like running a mile. I don't count those warm-ups as cardio workouts. I do these at the gym and usually bring my four year old son with me - he loves the babysitting room there. The other three times are cardio and they vary quite a lot and don't have to be done at the gym. This week my three cardio workouts were: 1.) Mopping the house before a party (I had a baby shower at my house and 150 people were invited.) I'm not joking when I say that mopping 3000 square feet on two floors counts as cardio, especially since I was on a deadline. Definitely aerobic. I mopped myself straight into the shower. 2.) A mini-triathalon where I did 15 minutes on the Concept II rowing machine, 15 minutes on the elliptical cross-trainer (the one where the arms move, too) and 15 minutes on the recumbant bike. While biking I did arm and shoulder exercises like "pouring thumbs" for my rotator cuff. I looked like I was trying to fly. Good thing I was wearing my MP3 player and couldn't hear the snickering. 3.) A 20 minute High-Intensity-Interval-Training routine on my NordicTrack at home. (That's where you do an all-out sprint for a minute every four minutes.) Note that the first and third workouts were done in the house with kids around. I also did a few Pilates workouts but I don't count those as workouts since I've got a "Crunch Pilates" DVD with four 10 minute routines and they don't even raise a sweat. (But is related the rapid decline of my waist measurement.) Looking over this list I'm struck by a few funny things: I don't count running a mile as a cardio workout but I *do* count mopping the floor for an hour as one. LOL, that isn't the way I used to think! The other thing is that I don't even consider getting down on the floor with a mat and doing crunches and planks and pushups as a workout, either. There was a time when doing 10 minutes of abs and running a mile was the MOST I could hope for in a week! I guess now I figure that if it doesn't raise my heart-rate up and keep it up for at least 20 minutes then it doesn't count. Wendy Good job. Is sitting on your a.s more painful now due to lesser amount of fat? I love everything about my weight loss except that sitting on hard surfaces is less comfortable. Nice job on the concave belly. That's a great qualitative improvement. i > Well, I'm still sticking with it! The going has been very, very > slow. I'm up 3/4 pound this week which would be depressing except I'm [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Wendy, comfortably wearing size 16 jeans > 244/190/174 > Good job. Is sitting on your a.s more painful now due to lesser amount > of fat? I love everything about my weight loss except that sitting on > hard surfaces is less comfortable. LOL! No, I assure you, my a.s is in no danger of ever becoming boney. Wendy, "Baby Got Back" >> Good job. Is sitting on your a.s more painful now due to lesser amount >> of fat? I love everything about my weight loss except that sitting on >> hard surfaces is less comfortable. > > LOL! No, I assure you, my a.s is in no danger of ever becoming boney. Good for you! I am still adjusting to lack of "cushioning". Also, when I sleep, I sleep on my side and I used to just put one leg on top of another, in parallel, sort of. Now it is not as comfortable, because the knee bones are pressing against one another without the fat cushion between them. i 223/176/180 Wendy, you have done so well and I'm also down to a size 16 and weigh 188. It's just so great watching the scales go down plus the clothe's size shrinking :) I'm unable to get much cardio but I take short walks all that I can do and I'm not very young either (59 years) but I'm able to move easier since my weight-loss. I have watched your wonderful progress with BFL challenge and I'm full of envy. You have found the program which works for you!! Ciao, glo > Well, I'm still sticking with it! The going has been very, very > slow. I'm up 3/4 pound this week which would be depressing except I'm [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Wendy, comfortably wearing size 16 jeans > 244/190/174 Don't worry about the small gain - the measurements show you're making good progress. I also gained 1/4 pound on the last visit to Curves but the bf was down 1.2%. I think we should be happy with these types of results more than seeing a smaller number on the scales. I'm jealous of your loss of inches around the waist. I've never had a waist and doubt that I'll acquire one at this stage in my life :( Beverly > Well, I'm still sticking with it! The going has been very, very > slow. I'm up 3/4 pound this week which would be depressing except I'm > stronger and all my measurements are down and it appears to be > MUSCLE! (Wuhoo!) Go Wendy! > New this week: stretch marks on my knees have appeared as has a line on > my neck and lines on my face. Losing subcutaneous fat is not all a happy > experience for me. In a related story, my bust measurement is down a full > 4" and - goddammit - I miss my boobs! I honestly don't miss mine. One benefit to the way they flattened out - my mammogram last week was a *lot* easier than last year's. Push-ups and pads do a very nice job for dressing up and they're out of the way for volleyball and other exercise. Losing the subcu fat has made the jiggling around my body go away. I was having problems that I thought were from the skin, but instead were from the fat that was under the skin. I still have hanging skin, but it doesn't hurt when it moves like it did when it still had a layer of fat under it. > On the bright side, my waist is down to 34" now and I was just thinking > this morning in the sauna about how concave my belly has gotten - there's > been a definite reduction in visceral fat. (My waist was 41" when I > started BFL 14 months ago and 37" when Jayjay met me 6 months ago.) > Wendy, comfortably wearing size 16 jeans > 244/190/174 Keep up the good work. You might be a 16 but because of the muscle you probably *appear* smaller. I found that is what's happened with me. When I was 150, most people guessed my weight as 130-135. Jenn |
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