Posts by hershy

It takes me about 2 hours to ride 30 miles.

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This isn't necessarily my favorite, but I thought it was worthy of this post.

"Trust your husband, adore your husband, and get as much as you can in your own name." -Joan Rivers

Thank you.

T

Wow, I can't imagine that you are eating enough.

I just biked 35+ miles in about 2 hours the other day.  I had on a heart rate monitor and it showed that I burned almost 1800 calories.  I'm 5'6" and I weigh 155 lbs.  I was biking flat road as well as a number of hills.

I must say I agree with zeke79.  You need to consume more calories, and change up your cardio.

Good luck.

Spinning along with jogging has help slim down my legs.

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I have a frozen banana almost every morning after I work out.  I put it in the blender along with a variety of fruit.  Today I had blueberries, melon, a frozen banana, a scoop of vanilla protein powder and soy milk.  It is refreshing and it tastes great! 

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Yes, I can relate to the slow weight loss. 

I'm 5'6, that looks funny in print because ALL of my life I thought I was 5'7, when I went for a recent Dr. apt. they said I was 5'6 1/4, I argued with them, but they showed me the measurement..... Ha! so.... 5'6  

I'm from Iowa.  I had my metabolic screening done in Cedar Rapids at a Hospital/fitness center.  They put a face mask on me.  Once the mask was in place you had to sit in a room for 30 minutes to get the resting rate.  I've heard other people who post at this site say they had to sit for 60 minutes.  Anyway, mine was 30, and you had to breathe through your mouth.  Then they put you on a tread mill.  They started me out with a 6 pace of jogging, then they elevated the tread mill ... I think it was 2% every minute.  They made me stay on the tread mill until they had a good reading.... I don't know maybe 10 minutes.... it wasn't long.  They have a measurement call at V02 max.  I'm going from memory so forgive me if I'm off a little bit here, but I think they said a woman my age should be at a 23(?) mine is 46.3 - very high for a person my age. ( It has something to do about the oxygen use that your body does during exercising etc.- the thing that spurs on your metabolism- anyway, mine is suppose to be very good)   I think they determined my resting heart rate was 53, and I burn 1720 calories at rest, by the time they factor in my office work during the day it bumps to around 2100. Then if you tag on a spin class I usually burn about 600 calories there so I'm at around 2700 calories burned per week day.  I try to attend a spin class 2 times a week, jog, and attend a boot camp for the other 3 days.  I always have at least 5 days of exercise for 60 minutes each morning.  I've been trying to get back to lifting weights and I try to concentrate on upper body 2 days a week, and lower body 2 days a week, but I usually only spend 15-30 minutes lifting weights.  I've been consuming any where from 1720 -2000 calories a day ( it depends on if I worked out that day or not if I consume more than 1720)  Last month when I hit the analysis key for the month I averaged 1800 calories a day.   I've been increasing my calories since March 4th.  I usually have at least a 400 calorie deficit up to 1000 per day.  I don't get why I'm not losing.... but, I'm not discouraged. 

I was getting very burned out with this whole thing a while ago, but I feel good, and for the most part, my clothes fit.I would just like to drop some of the fat off my body.  I tend to cary a lot of body fat.  I think what bothers me the most is... I've done everything your are suppose to do to acheive my goal, but I have stalled out.  I did the screening, I eat right, I exercise, I've enlisted the help of a trainer, etc. etc. 

Oh well, that's enough about me.

Have a good day!

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I'm avoiding the scales today.....TTOM.... I think I'm the only woman who is nearly 51 who continues to have a period.  It makes for a very cranky old lady!

Tuesday in my world means "spin class" day.  I purchased a heart monitor so I know that I burned 685 calories today.  The only problem is.... I was working too hard.  One thing that I did learn when I had my resting metabolic rate screening is... you need to work below your anaerobic heart rate... for me that is below 163.  For my work out today I spent 95% of my time at that rate so I only burned 35% fat! ( when you back off and work in your "zone" you actually burn less calories, but a higher percentage of your calories are from fat- does that make sense?)  I need to back off a little bit during class to get my heart rate down, but when you have an instructor barking at you to pick it up, I tend to cave. ( somewhere in my life, I became very competitive.... must have come along from raising two sons) Oh well, I guess it's better than sitting around, reading the paper all day eating bonbons..... wait a minute... that is sounding pretty tempting right now.

Well, hope you all have a great day!  I'm off to work.

PS.... did I read the word wine here?  Does anyone have a favorite?  I personally like the Greg Norman Wines..... anything red.  I just had a sip of a wonderful red wine at the local restaurant the other day... too rich for my blood.. $60.00 a bottle, but it was a Scott Harvey... I believe.  Yummy!  Wine is my weakness! 

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OK, I just stumbled onto this thread... looks like it's been in the "works" for a while, but what can I say... I'm a little slow.

I have been saying in the recent past that I just turned 50, but in reality, I'll be 51 in June.... Ugh, I haven't got use to the 50 yet!

Reading all your posts, I feel like I have twin sisters all over the place.  Some one here wrote, "I lose a pound, only to gain it back in a few days!"  That is the story of my life. 

I think I am very active for my age... as a matter of fact, most of my friends don't exercise and I usually exercise daily.  I currently attend a spin class on Tues/ Thurs, a boot camp on Wed/ Fridays, and then usually Jog or attend a Yoga Class on Mondays.  Weekends are kind up up for what ever I feel like doing.  Sometimes I bike, other times I just exercise my dog.  Other than having an office job, I'm pretty active. 

I have been counting calories here at this site religiously since the first of the year... Jan 1'st to be exact.  Since the first of the year, I have lost about 6 lbs.  It all came off in the first month, every since then, I have been yo yoing up and down several pounds.  In my frustration, I had my metabolism professionally checked- I thought mine was as slow as a snail, but found out it was pretty fast, so I started to eat more calories.  When that failed to work, I bought a HRM, I found out that I usually burn any where from 500- 700 calories in my boot camp and spin classes.  I've been pretty annoyed with all this lack of losing weight after all my efforts, until I've recently been distracted by the deep smile lines in my face.  (Honestly, it's like I just noticed them last week)  I'm pretty sure I've turned into my grandmother....over night!  Ugh! 

Glad to see I'm in good company.

Have a great day!

T

Do you belong to a gym?

Usually one of the trainers there have calipers they can use to do a "pinch" test. 

I have a "fancy" scale and it tells me my body fat is 35% Ouch!  I knew that wasn't correct because I had a body fat analysis done at my gym a while back and remembered it was in the 20's. I went to a fitness facility that did a metabolic screening and asked them to also do a body fat test.... they measured 27%. 

I'm throwing out the scales.

Good luck!

Haley,

You're a great success story.  Congratulations on all that you have achieved!  Your photos showing what you have accomplished are amazing!

Keep up the good work!

Cell-

I agree this is all very time consuming, and the longer I stay at it I feel like I am getting addicted. This must be how drug addiction starts ( lol)

The V02 max reading was out of the same test for me. It has to do with the amount of oxygen that you utilize while resting/ working out..... I don't quite understand it all. You may want to take a 2nd look at your print out that they gave you concerning your screening, possibly it is hidden there somewhere. Unless they told you up front that it was an additional test.  Is that what happened? 

I am interested to see how things go for you. Would you consider adding me as a friend and keeping me informed. Other than the age, we have similar goals.

Have a good day!

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I came across your post this morning and was going to suggest you have your RMR professionally checked, but I see you beat me to the punch. 

I recently had my Metabolic Screening performed just this past Tuesday and I came up with some similar results.

I'm much older than you; 50,  but I'm 5'6"1/4  ( shocker, because I always thought I was 5'7"), I weigh 154 lbs.  I work out 5-6 times a week pretty intensely, but have a desk job during the day.

When I put in my profile here at CC the numbers were all over the place, they indicated I should eat 1200 calories on a day that I don't work out and more on days that I had my spin class, or my boot-camp.  I was hungry all the time, and I would gain a pound, lose a pound.  It was quite frustrating.

I discovered thought this metabolic screening (New Leaf) that I have a resting burn of 1720!!!! Unheard of for a woman my size and age.  With a light lifestyle added in I burn 2236 per day.  This is before any exercise.  I found my fuel mixture is 85% fat 15 %carbohydrate.  I have 27% body fat, and I would like to get it in the 20% range.  They gave me a number called a V02 max it is considered your horse power for your metabolism... mine should be some where around 23, it is in fact 46.3.  All these numbers were considerably higher than the information I got from CC, but it's understandable.  We are all not built the same.  So to make a long story short, in the past few days that I have been able to implement my calorie intake of 1720 or more, I've lost 2 pounds!  I can't believe it.  I feel like a different person.  I feel better knowing my exact numbers.  However, I was reluctant to believe the machine.  It took my thick skull a few days of thinking about this whole thing before I could apply the information.

Glad you had your screening completed and you know exactly where you stand.

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Hey thanks for the tip.  Do you mind sharing what brand you purchased.

I don't use a kitchen scale.  I try to use the method of size of your thumb, fist, a deck of cards etc. 

I recently purchased a heart monitor ( still waiting to get it in the mail), and I checked my metabolic burn, so I might as well go all out and get a kitchen scale as well.  If I'm going to do this, I might as well do it right. 

Oh, I also have that last 14 lbs to loose.

Thanks again.

Hey Girl,

First of all congratulations on your baby girls!  How old are they?

Second, could it be that you may be suffering a little post p depression?  Your explanation of a typical day; sleeping 10 hours, not eating, going to the gym etc.  sounds a little down. 

AT the risk of sounding like your mother....... finally, your an athlete, you know what it takes to make your body strong.  Don't fall into an unhealthy rut of starving your body.  You have more than just yourself to take care of.  You have two small children counting on you.  If necessary possibly get some counseling. 

I don't know if you are nursing your children, but I did when I gave birth.  If this is the case you need to eat so they can eat. 

If you haven't already, make sure you set your profile, see how many calories you should consume in a day, and how many you burn and apply it to your life.  You can do this.  Good luck!