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| Weight Loss | 6 inches, 3 weeks | Apr 26 2009 18:46 (UTC) |
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I still couldn't see my post, so now I'm replying to bump it up and hope to see it! |
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| Weight Loss | New here, is this goal attainable?? Help! | Apr 09 2009 00:37 (UTC) |
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I put you at light activity, which returned 2100, and then moderate activity, which puts you at 2400. If you split the difference and aim not to have a deficit too close to the edge, you could probably lose at a nice, steady pace eating about 1500 cals/day. Best of luck. |
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| Weight Loss | Please any advice on where I am going wrong?!! - please any answers would be appreciated | Apr 08 2009 12:59 (UTC) |
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I would also think the 2lbs is a normal fluctuation, "back" to true weight after being somewhat dehydrated, or up from "true" weight due to fluid retention. One week isn't long enough to see a trend. And contrary to others, I'd encourage you to aim for a very small deficit if you want to lose a few lbs, not more than 200-300, while making regular exercise a part of your routine. The closer you are to your "ideal weight," (which your body determines, not your head), the harder it is to lose. A small, consistent deficit means you get to lose a few more lbs very slowly. Add some weights to your routine to get some muscle definition, and you'll look a bit slimmer and trimmer without losing much. that's a win/win if you ask me. it isn't the number on the scale, remember. |
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| Weight Loss | Weight loss and lack of periods! | Mar 26 2009 21:19 (UTC) |
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Not having your period is a sign of a health issue, no matter which way you slice it. So you need to talk to your doctor. It's quite possible your "ideal" weight is not ideal for your body, and you are eating too little to have normal, healthy body functions. This is one of the things that happens in the conservation mode; a non-essential function such as normal periods is adversely affected. I hope things turn out ok and you figure out what's going on. |
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| Weight Loss | need to cry :-( | Mar 26 2009 21:10 (UTC) |
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Poor girl. I'm sending you a cyber hug. Sometimes all we can do is have the cry and then pick up the pieces and move forward. I hope you feel better soon! |
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| Fitness | Question about calories consumed during the day when working out/running at night? | Mar 25 2009 03:03 (UTC) |
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You are seriously undereating. At your height, weight, and activity eating, you should be eating about 2300 to maintain your weight. If you are an adult woman, over 18, then you are already underweight. As a teen, you would still be undereating and with much more serious health consequences. If you cannot eat 2300 without gaining, then it means you have put your body into conservation mode. You will need to address that if you want to be healthy. The long term affects of undereating can be serious, so give some thought to what you are doing and why. |
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| Fitness | Chafing while running | Mar 25 2009 02:58 (UTC) |
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Capri length spandex/lycra. Problem solved. |
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| Fitness | ok...need some direction/advice | Mar 25 2009 02:52 (UTC) |
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You cannot build significant muscle with a calorie deficit, so go ahead and create the deficit but keep lifting; it will help you lose and look better. Then if, when you get to a weight that is realistic, you can actually build MORE muscle back by increasing your calories. Or you can just eat and work out at maintenance. |
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| Weight Loss | retaining water after exercies | Mar 25 2009 02:45 (UTC) |
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Yes, that is quite likely the reason. It will flush out over the next day or two if you drink sufficiently. |
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| Weight Loss | Ultrashape! Whats the catch?! seems too easy! | Mar 25 2009 02:43 (UTC) |
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Sounds like a total gimic to me. Probably you lose around your belly because your wallet is shrinking, paying for the procedures. If ultrasound had any capacity to "eliminate fat deposits," everyone would know about it. Remember that anything that sounds too good to be true is a lie. Losing fat without watching what you eat is definitely too good to be true! |
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| Weight Loss | resisted the urge | Mar 25 2009 02:20 (UTC) |
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Awesome and inspiring! Good job, and thanks for sharing. |
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| Weight Loss | is what im doing good | Mar 25 2009 02:18 (UTC) |
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Does that 3150 take into account all the exercise you are doing? You want to eat within 1000 calories of your total daily burn, so use that as a target. You will get better answers if you indicate your stats: ht/wt/age, activity. 2 of those are missing here although it seems clear you are still in high school. Even just guesstimating your height and age (5'11, 17) and setting your weight at 222 and activity level at "very active," I get a daily burn of 3900. So 2000 is much too little; up it to at least 2900. Best of luck! |
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| Weight Loss | heart rate monitor | Mar 25 2009 02:13 (UTC) |
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Are you talking about one for exercise or something you wear all the time? I love my Imara. It doesn't have every possible feature but has enough for me. It's for when you workout, not for wearing all day. The chest strap is really comfortable, too.
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| Fitness | school's MILE RUN test | Mar 24 2009 13:22 (UTC) |
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Well, unless you have already been running, there is pretty much nothing you can do other than light, light, light running 3x/week for the next two weeks. If you try anything intense without having a base level of fitness, you will just injure yourself. NEVER try to jump ahead to something when it comes to fitness; you have to build slowly. Injuries can be life-long pains in the ass even if they are not "serious" (like a muscle pull that recurrs easily). So don't worry about the mile time, start planning on regular exercise, and you will be much more successful in college b/c it will show you are smart! |
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| Fitness | heart rate below 100 - does this matter? | Mar 24 2009 13:18 (UTC) |
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Original Post by janejnbaptiste: Just a question because I made this mistake once: are you using a Heart Rate Monitor and, if so, is it set to "beats per minute" or is it set to "percentage of Maximum heart rate"? I was working out once and had somehow accidently reset my HRM to "percentage" without realizing it. It was showing 90, and I thought it meant, 90 beats per minute. BUT it was actually 90% of my Maximum Heart RAte (about 156 beats per minute). So I was killing myself trying to get it over 100 and then I realized something was wrong!! SO, check the system you are using. As long as you are feeling that you are working above 5 on a "perceived exertion scale" (1 = no effort, 10 = maximum effort), then you are fine. Don't overdo; mild to moderate effort is good enough unless you want to be competitive, and mild to low moderate will keep you INJURY FREE which, when first losing weight, is much more important than any intense workout. Save the fitness nut heroics for later. Best of luck, and good for you for getting out there.!!
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| Weight Loss | OMG Realisation - Woop | Mar 24 2009 12:59 (UTC) |
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Good for you! I also realized that even through a months-long stall, I was living healthier than in the past. I've made a lot of good changes over the past year or so and many of them have stuck. I didn't lose, but I didn't regain, either. So I've rededicated my efforts and have less distance to go now, as well as starting from a healthier position in the first place. Keep up the good work. Your body will appreciate it! |
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| Weight Loss | the high anxiety weight loss plan :( | Mar 23 2009 17:45 (UTC) |
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Original Post by ibez: I hate to be graphic, but I feel like I'm going to throw up all the time; that's what makes it hard to eat. I'm hungry and I actually want to eat, but then the reaction kicks in. . . I appreciate all the suggestions, and I've done better in the last 3 days, making sure I get at least 1200 cals in although I definitely need more. There have been suggestions here I never would have thought of and they should help me add those extra cals easily. Great ideas, and THANK YOU for the great support!
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| Fitness | JV Soccer | Mar 21 2009 23:24 (UTC) |
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If any summer clinics are available in your area, sign up for those. You'll be intimidated at first, but if you practice, practice, practice over the summer, you will catch up a lot on dribbling skills. Spend as many hours/day as you can, with adequate time for running (below) and rest. If you haven't been working out, start now! look for the couch to 5K running program (C25K) on line and slowly develop some endurance. It will be hard to practice sprinting if you are new to running so I'm not going to recommend anything there. Maybe someone else will have ideas. And if you can get some pick up games going, all the better! And remember, it's not all about one year. If things don't work out this year, keep working on your skills for next year. Best of luck; I took up the game at age 45 and absolutely love it! |
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| Fitness | Another activity level question... sorry! | Mar 16 2009 03:49 (UTC) |
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If you exercise like this every day, I would set it to "light" and then remember, don't log your exercise separately. If, after one month you seem to be losing at a slightly faster rate than you expect, you can reset to "moderate" and see if that gives you results you expect. You certainly aren't sedentary if you are getting in some exercise every day. |
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| Fitness | Is my pedometer correct? | Mar 16 2009 03:45 (UTC) |
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Original Post by closetdieter: at 215, it's quite likely you burn 600 cals in 90 minutes of walking at the pace you mention. When I was 210, I would have burned about that many cals going 3.6 miles, according to my HRM. I know my HRM was correct because I lost weight at the rate I expected, given what I was tracking. Keep tracking, relying on the pedometer info. If you find you are losing at the rate you expect (give it 4 weeks), you'll know you have the numbers right. If not, then you will have to figure out why the numbers "aren't adding up" correctly. Usually, that's due to not measuring everything one eats, but it could be an over- or under-estimate of cals burned through exercise. I'm about 195 today and burn about 10 cals/minute with moderate exercise--keeping my heart rate at about 65% of my aerobic level. You were burning about 6.6 cals/minute (600/90). for someone your weight, that sounds about right, given your pace. Keep up the good work!
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| Weight Loss | Can't figure out why I'm not losing weight! | Mar 14 2009 15:20 (UTC) |
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You are undereating by a lot. With your stats, and using a calculator for teens, the result shows you should be eating more than 2900 cals/day. Your bmi is in the low healthy range (19ish). Have you given some thought to why you are trying to lose? As you mature into a woman (ok, that sounds like something out of the 1950s Kotex booklets!!), your body will naturally add a bit of padding and curve here and there. Adult women need more fat, simply, to be at their healthiest, otherwise their body will reduce functions to maintain weight on fewer calories (ie, the conservation mode). Growing up means accepting that you won't continue to look like a skinny kid anymore--nor would you want to, one hopes. You might want to try eating at maintenance for a while. If you gain, it means you were undereating before. Continue to eat at maintenance until your weight stabilizes, then reduce cals by about 500/day to lose in a healthy way if you still want to have a healthy, but lower, bmi. Best of luck. |
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| Fitness | HOORAY!!!!! ......but a litte reassurance needed...... | Mar 14 2009 15:11 (UTC) |
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Original Post by flownaway7:
Cross country skiing! Fresh air, beautiful scenery, and aerobic exercise. It is soooo good for you. BUT if you haven't done it and are actually looking to take some time off as melkor suggests (and it sounds like you need it), don't try it b/c for beginners it is extremely difficult. You will be more likely to injure and wear out yourself than have fun. |
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| Fitness | Jogging in the morning on an empty stomach? | Mar 14 2009 15:05 (UTC) |
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Original Post by spirochete: I did it for years and years. Never had a problem either, not even with runs that lasted up to 90 minutes. I ate well throughout the previous day, too. But then, I wasn't trying to lose weight in those days, so maybe that makes a difference. I always eat something carb and protein rich in the hour or two b/4 going to bed as part of my daily calorie count. Hig fiber crakers and peanut butter, for example. Maybe try that and see if it helps? |
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| Fitness | running/jogging | Mar 14 2009 14:48 (UTC) |
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As an experienced runner, I think C25K may be too much for a lot of total beginners. Don't be afraid to create your own plan that involves seconds, not minutes, of run/walk intervals. Also, I strongly advise you to consider getting a Heart Rate Monitor and to figure out the lower end of your aerobic range (55-65%) and to use that plus the "perceived exertion scale" as a way to keep yourself from overdoing it. Quite possibly the hardest part of becoming a runner is getting over the embarrassment of having to run so slowly at first. Most people start out too fast and too far, get injuries, and give up. I'm an experienced runner but was out of it for a few years, gained a ton of weight, and have started back at a snail's pace--I've just increased my jogging speed to about 15 minute miles, to give you an idea of how slow. I'm older and about 50 lbs over my running weight, so I'm being extra careful to avoid injuries. Best of luck! |
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| Fitness | Working out while sick? | Mar 12 2009 01:15 (UTC) |
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Original Post by turnertower: Is the garlic and chilli to keep everyone away, and that's how you can keep from passing germs? Sorry, I just had to ask! I hate the smell of people who have had a lot of garlic and they are sweating it out! Plain b.o. doesn't bother me half as much! :) |
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| Fitness | Working out while sick? | Mar 12 2009 01:12 (UTC) |
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Do you feel like you can work out without it being near torture/pretty miserable? Then go for it, at a much reduced level. If you feel worse after 10-15 minutes, stop. If you feel better, go on for maybe 35-45 minutes max. Something low intensity but enough to get that heart rate up a little. Then relax in the hottub which will raise your temp and that's bad for bugs! If, however, you are actually having to force/drag yourself, don't go. You aren't ready. And only you can tell if you are ready or not. Good luck and get better soon! |
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| Fitness | This is hard | Mar 12 2009 01:08 (UTC) |
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I think there are two kinds of people, those that divide the world into two kinds of people, and those that don't . . . :) Some of us are just "outdoors exercise" folks. I make no apology for it! I cannot say I admire those who work out in a gym, because I suspect they may be slightly INSANE. I mean, no normal, healthy person could actually enjoy that, right? Seriously, either you are a gym rat or you are not. Go for a long where you are, if you can, which is so much better for your mind and spirit than a resentful workout that is boring you to death (and I actually flatlined once from boredom ona treadmill, so it is a real risk). Walking doesn't burn as many cals right away, but if you have a time morning and night, and it's safe, what a great way to expand your horizons and burn cals! The first thing I always do in a new city is go for a run! Enjoy the break from your routine as much as you can and enjoy the fact that it's making you realize how much you love what you do at home! |
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| Weight Loss | Help Please! | Mar 11 2009 23:24 (UTC) |
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You didn't lose 6 lbs of fat and then regain 2 lbs of fat--your weight changed b/c of fluctuations up and down in fluid retention while you were losing fat. So, you lost four lbs of fat (mostly); that's wonderful! Congratulations! You could lose faster but it takes a 1000 cal deficit every single day and with the need to be careful not to have more than a 1000 cal deficit, cutting too close to the edge by eating a bit too little and/or exercising a bit too much may not be worth it. Aim for a 750 cal deficit and see if that gets you losing a bit faster. SUSTAINABLE healthy habits are, in the long run, more important than losing fast (not what any of us want to hear, including me!!, but true). I think it is great you are working out so much b/c it will be so good for you in a lot of ways. Good luck and stick with it! |
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| Weight Loss | Opinions Requested | Mar 11 2009 23:06 (UTC) |
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I was going to say the same thing as susiecue. If you are measuring your food, then you may just have to wait it out. Yep, really frustrating. Did you measure? You can often see changes in meaurements in just 2 weeks, so check it out. Good luck! |
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| Fitness | pushing the season, and beautiful, glorious mud! | Mar 11 2009 22:59 (UTC) |
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Hey, redselene, good for you! I'm going to be back indoors for a while--really cold again (10ish) and I didn't get acclimated this winter and am too wimpy to start now, so to the gym I'll go. But having this one break from it means so much! And you should have seen the mud and blood on my legs all the way up to my knees. The blood came from brambles; where it was too icy I had to cut through the fields a bit and got nicked a few times, and I was so happy even to be ABLE to do that!! I just do not enjoy a gym setting, never have. I can play sports indoors (bball, soccer) but would rather play my soccer outside and would 10000x rather run outside! This was my first winter of sticking with my running as a truly regular part of my life in a while, and I never had trail access before since moving to the north. Now I have all the pieces in place to continue running outside next year. I hope I can brave the cold! Ice will definitely get me inside, however; I've had one fall--while walking--that left me on crutches. I don't "do" ice so well!
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