Losing Weight?

[emily_in_nc]

To add to RR's statistic, in the database of people who kept their weight off for 5 or more years, 95% of them exercised every day and ate breakfast every single day as well.

That would be me...

I might miss a day of exercise every couple of weeks, but it's rare. I walk, run, work out with weights, and ride, so I try to do something every day. I do eat breakfast every day. Have kept my weight loss off for 7 years now.

[channlluv]

I dunno. It must be caloric intake, but I swear I eat pretty well. I'm riding 60 - 80 miles per week, for a month now, and the only things getting looser are my watch and my bra. Ack.

Also, I'm noticing an ammonia smell when I'm showering after a ride. Anyone know what that's about? It's after soaping up, too.

Thanks,
Roxy, about to go South Beach to see if that helps nudge some of these pounds off

[OakLeaf]

Also, I'm noticing an ammonia smell when I'm showering after a ride.

IANAD...

but ketosis is a possibility. Are you getting enough carbs? I'd stay away from South Beach (at least the initial weeks) if you're already in ketosis...

[TahoeDirtGirl]

IANAD...

but ketosis is a possibility. Are you getting enough carbs? I'd stay away from South Beach (at least the initial weeks) if you're already in ketosis...

If you are really noticing an ammonia smell after riding, definately get some good carbs in your system. And water. The reason water is important for weight loss isn't because it flushes you out (boy I wish I could do the big flush) but it helps the liver metabolize fat. It doesn't mean if you drink 4 gallons of water it will metabolize faster, but if you aren't drinking enough, there are other ways your body will provide energy and sometimes it doesn't involve metabolizing fat.

There is a great book called Our Body's Many Cries for Water which I had to read for a physiology class. You would think that would convince me to drink more water. Also, google 'water metabolism'. Some of the sites are not reliable but many that are written with reference to endocrinology can be trusted. Any book on endocrinology will also talk about it. Really interesting.

[CR400]

Wow, it is so cool to see how well you ladies are doing. Keep up the good work. I still have to lose another 67 pounds myself. I like seeing the one lady who was not afraide to show a picture of herself in kit in her avitar. You rock! I am normally horrified to see how bad I look in that clingy spandex. I have the slight problem of unless I get unnaturally thin I always look kind of fat, so that doesn't help.

[Dogmama]

I dunno. It must be caloric intake, but I swear I eat pretty well. I'm riding 60 - 80 miles per week, for a month now, and the only things getting looser are my watch and my bra. Ack.

Women tend to lose weight from the top down (sigh!).

+1 on the food diary. It keeps you from popping things into your mouth & forgetting about them.

Water helps fill you up. Some say it flushes fat out - but there's no evidence of that.

-1 on South Beach. You need carbs. Carbs help drive protein into your muscles. Good carbs = complex carbs.

+1 on weight training. Building muscle helps burn more calories at rest. Think of your muscles as your body's engine. A bigger engine needs more gas (calories) even when resting (idling.) We don't build muscles as easily as men, but it can be done. Put down the pink weights. Pick up something that will make you crank out 10-12 reps in good form. Now do it again.

[channlluv]

Women tend to lose weight from the top down (sigh!).

+1 on the food diary. It keeps you from popping things into your mouth & forgetting about them.

Water helps fill you up. Some say it flushes fat out - but there's no evidence of that.

-1 on South Beach. You need carbs. Carbs help drive protein into your muscles. Good carbs = complex carbs.

+1 on weight training. Building muscle helps burn more calories at rest. Think of your muscles as your body's engine. A bigger engine needs more gas (calories) even when resting (idling.) We don't build muscles as easily as men, but it can be done. Put down the pink weights. Pick up something that will make you crank out 10-12 reps in good form. Now do it again.

This is SO encouraging. Thank you.

I got some real 10lb weights and one of those twisty foot thingies from Everlast, the thing you stand on and twist, for core training. It's got rubber tubes for arm work, too.

And I did 25-miles on my bike today. I am working up to 50, and then, eventually, I'd like to do centuries. I want to look like the woman at the top of this page instead of a giant pear in lycra.

Thank you, thank you!

Roxy, not giving up carbs