Posts by angelaimes

giasbash6260 - I think i will have to try a protein shake in my diet somewhere mid day.  Who doesn't love eating? LOL

oldguysrule -  No I'm not obsessed, i just have a lot of time on my hands and found that I do enjoy some of the classes at the YMCA.  It also gives me a chance to socialize since I'm kind of new to the area.

str8ny - I know it's not sedentary but I guess it was habit that I'd kept it at that.  I have upped it.  And I'm now trying to eat a little more through out the day.  Transitioning is a little harder than I thought. LOL

thanks everyone

inkblue -  I have been working out since March 09.  My starting weight was 159lbs.  In June I started P90X at 150lbs.  When I finished P90X in Sept I was down to 143.  I was only working out an hour a day, 4-5 days a week.  And then after dinner I'd go for a 4 mile walk with my boyfriend.  For two months the scale stayed where it was.  I had heard that the more fit you got the more you had to step up your work out because you didn't burn as many calories.  So in Nov I started working out about 2 hours a day 5 days a week. Since it got cold I wanted another hour to take the place of the walks that I couldn't take due to the weather and days getting shorter.   With the holidays I did eat more and didn't work out as much.  So in Jan I decided that I needed to lose the 3-4 lbs that I'd gained back.  I think the foods I eat for the most part are good.  I always maintain a B at the lowest according to the analyzer here on CC.  I keep about 40%-50% carbs, 25%-30% fat and 25%-30% protein.  On few occasions has my Sat fat gone over the recommend amount.

I'm going to have to step back and re evaluate my diet and workout.  I can't seem to figure out a good balance between the two.  

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

Thanks Ladies - that's why I need help in figuring where my numbers are off.  When I do a step class I burn about 460 calories.  When I do an hour of strength training I only burn about 180 calories.  These are numbers according to my Polar F7HRM.  I find that the more I do certain work outs and get better at them the lower my calorie burn becomes.  I double checked to make sure I have the right, age, height, and weight in my HRM and I do.  So I don't know......

For example today, according to my HRM I burned 964 calories.  So I add that to my activities with my profile setting at Sedentary and the estimate burn for today is 2460.  I will than eat anywhere from 1660 - 1960.  I like adding my work outs into the system.  Here's my question, should I change my account setting to light or moderate and continue adding in my workout

I put in about as much as I do the other days.   thanks

Thanks for the reply.  For a second there I thought maybe my Polar HRM took a crap and I've only had it for 4 months. LOL

Through out the week I do different type of workouts that have me in different zones.  I do strength training 3 times a week.  Zumba 2 days a week, and Step 2 days a week.  I also get on the treadmill and elliptical on my strength training days.

Thanks for the input guys.

15 mins or so.  Not long at all.

Oh yeah you would have made a big mistake by doing more.  Your body needs time to adjust to the new work out.  You don't want to do too much too soon.

LOl  When I first did Plyo I absolutely hated it. I made the mistake of not giving  it a chance and I substituted it.  Same with the abs.  After my 90 challenge I thought I'd give Plyo a try and now I love it! LOL  Give everything a chance.  As you get fit it all becomes easier.

Oh yeah you will feel the abs tomorrow.  Abs are tough especially if you don't have a lot of core strength.  That soreness won't really interfere too much with your Plyo. 

I will try and post before and after pics on my profile so you can see my results.  I didn't do the full 6 days most weeks and I didn't do the abs after phase 1 but I still got good results.  In Jan I plan on doing it again and this time giving it all a chance .  I'm not gonna make the same mistake twice.

My boyfriend came home and I told him that he should have spoken to me first.  He honestly thought I might have been going to far.  He thinks my workouts are extreme.  But when you're already pretty fit, you have to work harder to get results and I don't think he took any of that into consideration.  He says he did not know my reasons behind daily weighing.   Either way the scale is now back in the bathroom. LOL

I weigh myself once a day first thing in the morning.  That's it.  There are days that I don't weight myself and it's not a big deal.  I don't not freak out if the number is higher than I want.  I look at any changes that I may have made or not made and sometimes plan my work out or meals with the number that I see.  For me it has become a tool in helping me maintain for the moment until spring.  Maybe I shouldn't depend on it like I do.  He knows why I do it.  I will have to talk to him again.  I will try a week without it though just so he can't say I didn't try.  That's if he gives it back to me. LOL

No, no control issue, LOL  but I will have to hide the remote now just to pick on him.  He's a goofball and is always picking on me.

Thanks for the feed back.