ok so i last posted a picture 10 days ago so i guess i'll post another

i feel like, well obviously its only been 10 days of watching my calories (trying to stay around 1350 every day) and actually exercising hardcore (for me haha - not compared to others), that maybe my rolls are looking less rolly? or maybe its just in my mind. i mean i don't know when i'll start seeing actual results but hopefully soon. anyway i figured i'd post a pic since its been over a week.

def have not seen results on the scale. but its not about weight its about how i look so i realize the # isn't the goal here. i'm not posting a weight cause mine honestly fluctuates so much i don't know how much i fucking weigh. i know i posted 135 but after my run i weighed 139.6 but it was with my dad's scale instead of mine so i dunno - ours could be off. like maybe 139 on his = 135 on mine? i don't know. did NOT like it though.

ok so here i am on 6/10:


and here i am ton ~10 days later (not exactly shocking that nothing has changed - but hopefully soon! tried to take in the same position):


[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 12:20 AM. Reason : boooo top of a page SUCKS haha. should have paid attention to that lol.]

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

6/21/2010 12:19:21 AM

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"i know i posted 135 but after my run i weighed 139.6"

I'm assuming you hydrated yourself either before, during, or after your run? That seems like the logical thing to do...

If you want to find your most accurate weight, eat a light dinner, don't drink too many fluids before bed, sleep, wake up, go to the bathroom, and then weigh yourself. You weigh the lightest in the morning post-restroom.

6/21/2010 12:32:06 AM

thanks and yea a shitload of water so it was probably from that

i can't poop in the morning. some days i don't even poop at all. i've tried to be regular (this is so gross and TMI i know) but even with my diet changes and eating more fiber and protein and being more balanced (nutrition wise) i still am soooo irregular.

but i can pee. and i guess pee weighs something. but yea i get what you are saying and i think you are right.

6/21/2010 12:43:44 AM

So here we are one month later. I don't see too many changes visually (and admittedly I was pretty slack on the weights for about 14 days because I strained my shoulder, and given my history of shoulder issues I backed off), however I am about 4 pounds lighter than in the initial pictures.

6/21/2010 1:04:44 AM

GOOD JOB

you seem like you started out in pretty good shape anyway. like your first picture looks great, too. but good job for keeping up the hard work!

6/21/2010 1:19:34 AM

I just want to get back under 200 lbs. pretty soon here. I was really worthless for the better part of 2 weeks because I hurt my shoulder (the good one this time, not the surgically repaired one). I also haven't been running like I should. Anyway, shoulder is better, got back on the bike again today, and diet has been better this week.

Oh, and thanks, khcadwal.

PS - It looks like your midsection is definitely trimmer.

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 1:33 AM. Reason : asdf]

6/21/2010 1:23:23 AM

Good job, everyone Keep at it and you'll definitely see results soon. You have to remember that you didn't get to where you are overnight and you won't get to where you want to be overnight. Definitely don't worry about what the scale says so much as how your clothes fit

6/21/2010 6:22:38 AM

weighed in at 168.4 this morning... hope I can get low enough that I stay in the 160s throughout the day's fluctuations

6/21/2010 8:00:32 AM

today I got my cafe au lait at Cup-a-Joe and was good.. I didn't get a day-old muffin. Instead, I'm having yogurt on top of a whole wheat english muffin, topped with blueberries, blackberries, and peaches.. yummyyyy



oh and if any of you Raleigh ladies want to join me at hot yoga tonight, I'm going to the 7:30 class

6/21/2010 8:32:29 AM

^ if i was in raleigh, i'd totally be down for that. my legs could use some hot yoga

6/21/2010 8:46:54 AM

I was planning on doing some cardio like the arch trainer but my lower back/leg muscles are killing me from squats yesterday... so I need something to loosen me up and still burn the cals

6/21/2010 8:49:02 AM

have you entered hot yoga into myplate (or do you use that) i haven't gone since i started using it... curious how many calories that burns.

nevermind, they don't have it in their system

6/21/2010 9:05:32 AM

putting in yoga, looks like 503/hr is about right, so 90 min would be 755 calories

6/21/2010 9:20:37 AM

I actually lost a pound this week, even though I swear I look fatter in the mirror. Still got a long way to go and not much time to do it. Will post pictures of my flabby torso when I get home tonight. And of course today is the day someone brings in sausage biscuits. I can smell them right now

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 9:41 AM. Reason : sausage]

6/21/2010 9:27:06 AM

im down another 1.2 lbs for a total of 7.2 since the beginning of the month.

6/21/2010 9:31:14 AM

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"putting in yoga, looks like 503/hr is about right, so 90 min would be 755 calories"

see, i would think that it'd be different than regular yoga... .given the fact that you're sweating your ass off (literally)

6/21/2010 9:33:34 AM

http://www.everydayhealth.com/Calories-Burned-Yoga.htm

Put in weight, select Bikram Yoga from pull-down menu, then select minutes in pull-down menu and put 90...

I burn 1,089 per session... that website that I posted is different than the original one I found but it tells me the same amount of calories so I'd imagine it's legit.

6/21/2010 9:39:14 AM

I don't think hot yoga burns much more than regular yoga.

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"it's unlikely that hot yoga burns more calories just because it may raise your heart rate higher. In reality, the huffing and puffing and heavy sweating found in many yoga rooms is due to the hot room, not the hot yoga. ... Ever try standing outside in Houston in August? Ever try running in Florida in the summer? Not only do you sweat more when it's hot and humid, when you sweat, you dehydrate yourself. And the more dehydrated you are, the higher your heart rate goes. When you sit in a sauna your heart rate rises high, too, but it's not because you're burning more fat or calories. It's because your heart is working extra hard trying to cool you off. In fact, for some people, exercising in this type of environment isn't safe. And it certainly isn't a great way to lose weight. While any movement is a good thing, especially for those not in good physical condition, these study results are not a resounding stamp of approval for using yoga to improve cardio fitness or to burn extra calories. But some people are convinced that yoga is a good way to achieve weight loss. If so, it may be more from the mental self-discipline that the yoga philosophy instills, rather than the workout. Neither the calorie burn nor the intensity of yoga appears to be enough to make much of an impact on weight at all."

from http://health.msn.com/fitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100230555

6/21/2010 9:40:16 AM

oh okay.... well i guess it's not as beneficial in that sense as i thought....

still enjoyable though

6/21/2010 9:46:32 AM

I don't know how much I agree with that article, because like one of the comments said, a lot of yoga isn't "sitting still"...

6/21/2010 9:46:46 AM

still doing p90x. i did the yoga yesterday and holy hell that was tough! i'm definitely not nearly as flexible as i was when i was younger. i can definitely feel the soreness today.

6/21/2010 9:50:02 AM

^^ I don't meant that yoga isn't a decent calorie burn, just that bikram isn't way more calories than regular yoga, even though it feels like it should be because you're sweating so much.

6/21/2010 9:52:13 AM

kadwhack, i can see a difference! did you take your measurements? the changes are very subtle but also encouraging, if you havent taken them yet, i recommend it!

6/21/2010 10:20:58 AM

<1500 calories just seems so low to me. If I cut that low, i start to get super hungry and then eat something i regret later.

6/21/2010 10:50:34 AM

i'm at 1300 a day

6/21/2010 10:55:50 AM

That would make me sad. I'm at 2071 and it's tough to keep it under there.

6/21/2010 11:01:01 AM

Shouldn't your caloric intake depend on your body weight?


At what point are you eating too few calories?

6/21/2010 11:03:22 AM

i plugged in my weight, height and how much i wanted to lose in myplate - and that's what it gave me.

6/21/2010 11:05:02 AM

do you find it hard to reach eat that many on work out days, after subtracting calories burned from work outs?

6/21/2010 11:10:20 AM

oh i've been just sticking to the 1300 calories... no matter what i burn

am i not supposed to be doing it that way?

6/21/2010 11:11:04 AM

no, 1300 is what you should finish the day at

if you don't work out, 1300 is all you get

if you work out, say burn 1000 on a bike ride, you can eat 2300 for that day

6/21/2010 11:12:56 AM

oh

okay, i'll start trying to do it that way

ty

6/21/2010 11:14:40 AM

oh dear, LunaK, you are doing it wrong

6/21/2010 11:14:57 AM

np


G'Luck

6/21/2010 11:16:16 AM

^^ story of my life dear!

6/21/2010 11:16:49 AM

i'm 6'4" male ~205lbs

I exercise 4x/week both cardio and weight lifting


how many calories should i be eating/day?

6/21/2010 11:20:40 AM

^

6/21/2010 11:22:17 AM

^^ http://www.livestrong.com/myplate

you can calculate recommendations there

6/21/2010 11:24:21 AM

it said ~2000/day. i can do that

6/21/2010 11:33:07 AM

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"kadwhack, i can see a difference! did you take your measurements? the changes are very subtle but also encouraging, if you havent taken them yet, i recommend it! "

thanks! ok yea i thought i noticed the rolls looking SLIGHTLY less rollier (i mean its only been 10 days of actually trying hard haha). its definitely motivational even though the scale is NOT, lol. i haven't done the measurements yet. i need to. maybe that will be my task today that way i can know for certain if i'm making a difference or just being crazy

also i'm pretty sure that at the bottom of my NEW picture (the lighting is so terrible) i can see that i'm starting to get a tinyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy teenie weenie tiny barely noticeable except to me bit of muscle definition in my thigh from running. so yay. and damn i can definitely FEEL my muscles now after running 6+ on sat. i'm still a little sore. it was soooooooooo hilly and i haven't been running on hills haha. this is the first time i've felt sore but in a good way not a bad way.

this weekend i'm doing 8+ with my dad and uncle (who ran track at duke in college - that was like back in the day but still he is WAY into running) at the outer banks. flat - yay! but i think my uncle is going to just kick our asses. i am personally a fan of the 12 minute pace lol and would like to keep it there

6/21/2010 11:35:50 AM

soooo, i had no idea this was going on. is it too late to join in??

6/21/2010 11:38:22 AM

No. Post pics, weight, and measurements. You've got catching up to do though.

6/21/2010 11:40:25 AM

reading this thread makes me feel like I eat waaaaay too much. It's a huge challenge for me to keep it >2000

6/21/2010 11:52:00 AM

yay!

weight: 145lbs
age: 24...25 in august
height: 5'9"
measurements (these are approximate...will update if necessary): 34:28:38

pic to come after work

6/21/2010 11:52:58 AM

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"reading this thread makes me feel like I eat waaaaay too much. It's a huge challenge for me to keep it >2000"

Don't worry about it.. some of the women ITT eat less calories than the average Holocaust victim. As long as you exercise (i.e. burn about 500 calories... 1 hour of exercising), eating 2000 calories isn't even that bad. Hell, you could still have a decent deficit if you ate 2500 calories (as long as you exercised).

6/21/2010 12:41:54 PM

@begonias Also you're like 6'1" or something, most of the girls here are < 5'6"

6/21/2010 12:46:08 PM

I'm 5'9"

v fair enough

6/21/2010 12:49:21 PM

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"most"

6/21/2010 12:49:57 PM

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"moist"

6/21/2010 12:53:20 PM

Don't be a fucking creep.

6/21/2010 1:00:03 PM