Weigh-in Week of March 10

[Bikingmomof3]

BMO - I am 5'3", and pretty small boned. I was 105 lbs in my youth. Went up to about 110-112 in my late 20's. I want to see how I look and how strong I feel at 115 lbs. I should theoretically be at the low end of my healthy body fat percentage. I want to see what it's like to have an athlete's body fat (15%? can't remember). I am not obsessive about it all. I am curious and willing to try for it by summer. Then all bets are off. I will eat reasonably and enjoy life. I will hope to use exercise to maintain my weight. I do NOT want to yoyo diet all my life.

I have no doubt you will reach your goal.

[horsemom]

Can I join in? I have some goals, and have lost about 12 pounds in the last 4 or 5 weeks. I would like to lose 10 more before the middle of April. I started out with two weeks of straight induction Atkins to curb my cravings for sweets, and now am on low fat, low calories. Went out to dinner tonight and got extra veggies with my baked salmon instead of a starch - it was awesome to feel fulfilled and not have all the extras. I feel like I am on a roll. I am 5'8" and built muscular, and put on weight in the middle with just normal eating, so I have to be extra vigilant to get it off. I wear size 14 levis that are getting pretty loose - woohoo!!

Here is my horse, Allure, and I last spring:

[mtbdarby]

Horsemom - welcome aboard! Congrats on the weight loss so far - keep up the good work.

Love the pic and your avatar

[Bikingmomof3]

Welcome Horsemom. Congratulations on the weight loss thus far.

[limewave]

Hi Everyone,
Last week I hadn't lost any weight after eating 1700 calories a day for more than 2 weeks.

I still haven't lost any weight (I also took a few days off from my cal counting ) I saw my doctor this week and she had some encouraging suggestions:

First of all, she did a BMI test on me. My BMI isn't as high as we thought. So, I only need to lose about 15 lbs to get to my healthy BMI as opposed to 25 like I had originally thought.

Second, she suggested decreasing my carbs from 60% of my diet to about 50% and staying at 1700 calories a day.

I need to intensify my workouts. I can't just ride my bike for an hour anymore. I have to do interval training with a recovery time of only 2 to 3 minutes in between.

Lastly, she said to workout first thing in the morning before I eat and to not eat for an hour afterwards. She said I'll feel tired and not as energized, but it will burn my fat stores as opposed to the energy in my kidneys.

So, I am going to integrate her suggestions into my daily routine. I will let you know if the scale finally budges next week.

Wish me luck!

[horsemom]

Good luck, Limewave! It took me a couple weeks to see a weight loss-I was ready to give up, but then it started coming off. I avoid carbs for the most part, and feel great with lean protein and the carbs I get from veggies and fruits (though I limit fruit to an apple and a grapefruit a day as a snack).

Your doctor sounds great. I don't know about the workout first thing without food, though....not being a morning person, it sounds too much like torture!! Let us know how you do!!

Laura

[Tuckervill]

I used to work out without eating right when I was in my 30s. I was wiped out for the rest of the day. I can't do that again. I just got back from a bike ride, during which I stopped for a half an hour to help Animal Control catch two stray dogs at our ballpark. Lots of running. (We got one--they've been on the lamb for 4 months!) I am STARVING, even thought I ate a bowl of Kashi before I left.

On the other hand, I'm not feeling happy with my progress. Nine lbs since the last day of December, and on sparkpeople the chart shows I should be further ahead (if I were losing 2 lbs a week). While I was changing my habits, I was happy to just see a little progress, but I'd like to "catch up" to that rate and see a little more acceleration. So I'm thinking about starting a streak of exercising every day, and tightening up my calorie intake (I estimate a lot). Five weeks before my trip to Oregon. Can I lose 10 lbs by then?

Karen