Posts by jkub09

Name: jkub09
Age: 23
Height & frame: 5'2", medium
Highest weight & date: 142, 4/07
CC start wt: 135

CC start date: 5/08

Start Weight in December 1, 2009: 119
Goal Weight (by December 29, 2009): 115

Week 1; 08-Dec:
Week 2; 15-Dec:
Week 3; 22-Dec:
Week 4; 29-Dec:

Stats: female, 22, 5'2", 116 lbs.

Breakfast- 6oz nonfat yogurt, 1 cup whole grain cereal

Lunch-3oz turkey, whole grain bread, 1 banana, 1 peach, dozen whole grain crackers

Snack-Peach

Dinner-Fresh veg medley of cucumber, broc, carrots, cauliflower, lettuce with some baslamic vinigerette, Smartones meal-chicken alfredo (please don't crucify me here even though I deserve it)

Snack-6oz nonfat yogurt, apple

Snack-peach

Ok so I was definitely feeling the peaches today, in-season and tasting amazing. I love fruit as you can probably tell. It's my go to snack of choice. I would love to hear any suggestions, comments, or feedback anyone has.

Today I did a 20 minute early morning run with a 30 minute afternoon lifting session. My goals are to decrease body fat. That's it. I am fairly muscular and looking to maintain that.  I am the dreaded skinny fat and working to get it down again. Fire away with anything you might have. I need all the help I can get.

Ok now my question is what kind of workout can I do that is going to last 45 minutes? That is a pretty boring treadmill experience. Any ideas on how to spice it up?

I have time to do the longer workout. I guess "better" to me would mean which workout is going to result in more fat loss and an increase in NEAT.

Can you explain why the 45+ minute steady state would be a better option?

Name: jkub
Age: 22
Height: 5' 2''
Start Weight: 120
Goal Weight (by January 29): 115

1/1/09: 120
8/1/09: 118
15/1/09: 117
22/1/09: 116
29/1/09:

Total weight loss: -4

Only one more! (fingers crossed)

Name: jkub
Age: 22
Height: 5' 2''
Start Weight: 120
Goal Weight (by January 29): 115

1/1/09: 120
8/1/09: 118
15/1/09:
22/1/09:
29/1/09:

Total weight loss: 2

Hey there! I have some similiar stats.

Height-5'2''

CW-121

GW-112ish

I really just want to get to 115 and see how that looks and feels, then maybe I'll do 112.

I have tagged a lot of the staple foods I eat and that has simplified the process so much. Now that I'm much more aware of how many calories are in the food I'm eating I don't log as much, but I still know how many I'm consuming in a day.

So this week I decided I really need to focus more on eating for fuel and preparing for the season. So I'm been eating more than usual, especially earlier in the day to fuel my afternoon workouts. I'm a senior, it's my last year, and I'm going to be a ball player and not go for that 115 look. In reality, it's only a small period of time in the grand scheme of life. And I can live with that.

Oh PS-Even though I've upped my calories I lost a pound this week. Go figure. I guess I fall into that category of people who weren't eating enough in the first place or I have had the extra energy to work harder at training and am burning more calories. Either way, I never thought that was an issue for me. Live and learn I guess.

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Ok I've got a question and anyone feel free to give some feedback.

I would love to be 115 again, but I'm afraid it's purely for superficial reasons like being able to wear my favorite jeans again and looking better in my clothes. However, I play college basketball and being 120 is a better weight for me athletically speaking because I have more strength and speed. Right now I'm having a difficult time losing these 5 pounds because of the weekends and because I know it's really important for me to eat well given that I train 3x a week conditioning and with weights plus 2 days a week of scrimmaging. So finally the question, should I give this goal up and just stick with maintaining because I'm trying to get stronger and faster with my preseason training or go with the goal of 115 because that's where I feel I like my body the best?

I'm getting really tired of trying to figure this out, it seems like everyday I come to a different conclusion.

Thanks for any comments. :)

Thanks for the replies. I know mathematically it doesn't add up, but at the same time I feel all the nasty effects of the crappy food I ate. This makes me feel all sluggish and fluffy. Gross, I just need to keep this feeling in mind next time.

Ok but whats done is done and now all I can do is work towards my goal...again.

prettypink-thanks for your comments. I know that slow and steady is an approach I need to be taking but I'm the kind that wants results and now!

queen-how do you get through the weekends?

I'm afraid I fell off the wagon and rolled into the grand canyon where I decided I wasn't in deep enough and dug myself an even bigger hole while at the bottom. So I guess what I'm trying to say is I had a bad weekend. 3 days of horrible eating and a weight gain of 2-3 pounds, like the serious kind, not the "you ate a lot and it's water weight kind". I don't know why I do this. I want more than anything to lose weight but very time I take a step forward I take two back.

I'm the same as queenmedia-love my clothes at 115, nightmare at 121. I can barely get my fat jeans over my thighs and it just kills me. I think that's what started my bad weekend off. Trying on those jeans and then deciding that since they didn't fit I might as well eat what I want. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

I need to make adjustments so I can stop these weekend attacks, but I'm at a loss. I know I could just go hang out with friends instead or find someone to talk to but it seems that when I want to eat that's all I can really think about and it always happens. Anyone have any advice?

Thanks queenmedia, that was exactly the step by step direction I was looking for. Thank you! :)

Don't forget tomorrow is weigh in day. I hope this works for everyone. If you don't usually do it on Saturday you can give your best estimate or latest weight.

How about this for a little weekend motivation: Share something you did this past week that was a postive contribution to your weightloss/fitness goals.

Mine was Wednesday when I had a  maintenance day because I had a family get together and stayed within my limit while at the same time enjoying my meal and time with family/friends. This makes me want to work hard this weekend and stay on track with my goals because I know I can do it, plus I want to get that day back and have some real weight loss this week.

I'm going to have to third the motion on galas being the absolute best! I have to admit also that I go for a diet soda when I need that extra filler. What are your favorite recipes for homemade soup? I am really into the cambells light soups right now. I go to college so any suggestions that are simple and pretty easy would be great.

PS Saturday=weigh in day.  :)

Welcome prettypink and olivia77!

I hope everyone's day went well. As long as I can keep the night snacking under control it will be a good day for me. Does anyone else struggle with this?

oh and just for fun, let's post why getting these last few pounds is important. For me, I just remember feeling the best at that weight in my clothes and I had a fairly toned body. I miss that the most-having the mind of an athlete and the muscle to match.

Those are all great responses. I was curious to hear what other people think about what health really is because I'm trying to figure out exactly what that means for me. I agree with pgeorgian and find the more balanced my physical, mental, and emotional aspects of my life are, the less attention I place on calorie and scale numbers.  In all, I would like to move away from the day to day calorie counting and focus more on "being healthy" in a way that doesn't involve numbers.