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« Reply #90 on: September 14, 2010, 12:22:37 PM » |
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Introduction..
I am 43, and have been a competitive athlete my entire life. I played Div 1 tennis but started when I was only 4. I have always worked out at extremely high levels but have never really seen the results most people get. Yes, I know nutrition is key but I am not someone who goes out and eats fast food. I eat healthy, organic, but not enough. I was placed on a hormone therapy a couple of months ago. The carbohydrate cravings have stopped but I seem to be noticing bigger boobs, hips, and legs. I did a half-ironman in 2008 and was working out at least 20 hours a week training. Did I get smaller? No, I actually never saw my bmi get below 25. Here are my stats:
5'9 - 196lbs - 33bmi
My workout
Crossfit lift weighs- 3 days a week one hour.. 20 min of cardio
45min on a treadmill two days a week
3000m swim on Saturdays.
Sundays off
Yoga (Hot) is added a couple of days a week
Sample of nutrition:
grilled chicken salad lunch
protein shake in the am.
protein shake after workout
protein bar before bed
I work full time and have a nine year old daughter.. suggestions on better meals would be great.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but looking at your meal and physical stats I would guess that for most of the day you are hungry. Protein shake and bar is a great way to obtain good nutrition but it does NOT fill you up, and when you're hungry, quote Scooby: "that chocolate donut starts to look REAAAAL good." Don't get me wrong, I'm only assuming, I've had some similar experiences myself when I tried to only eat the nutrition I need and not the amount I need to keep me away from the bad stuff. Obviously I don't have experience NEAR to what Scooby has, but I can advise you to eat a lot more vegtables, DEFINITELY have breakfast. Now I know you said that you eat all organic and healthy, but if a person isn't losing weight after doing the program and living a life style you have, the only problem would be nutrition. I don't know if you've ever counted the amount of calories, nutritional stats you ingest per day but here's a good start if you haven't. http://scoobysworkshop.com/caloriecalculator.htmI hope this helped a bit!  |
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« Reply #91 on: September 14, 2010, 02:11:17 PM » |
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I agree with Jado: Try to summarize the calories you have per day as accurately as possible. Every little nibble and even the sugar in your coffee.
Because what you posted seems to be a lot less than what would be necessary for a woman of your weight and age to keep her weight. Not to mention that there is a whole lot of protein shakes going on - it doesn't look like a balanced nutrition.
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« Reply #92 on: September 30, 2010, 02:48:13 PM » |
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« Last Edit: November 08, 2010, 07:26:17 PM by Mr. Olympia »
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DOn't Expect anyone-STEROID-FREE on this forum to EVER wIN A MR. OLYMPIA TITLE! eVER! U CAN'T PROVE ME WRONG!
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« Reply #93 on: October 12, 2010, 04:48:30 PM » |
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Hello Everyone,
I'm Liz long time body building and weight training "fan" but only a very recent student.
On May 19th of this year I found out I was insulin resistant after a 3 year endeavor with various doctors. At the start, my weight was 263 lbs and I am a hair shy of 5'7". I was excited working with the new endocrinologist and immediately took his advice to go cold turkey on all sugary foods, processed foods, all carbs, sauces, condiments and even some fruits -- in order to restore metabolic balance to my body.
In July for my first follow up appointment, I weighed 247 lbs but my hemoglobin, taken only 2 weeks after my first appointment was at 5.9% which was pretty high and bordering on diabetes.
I added weight training at home doing upper body and lower body workouts. I also scored a chrome York barbell and dumbbell set (via Craigslist) plus an 18lb body bar -- which I added to my home gym of an elliptical, resistance bands, stability ball, and 15lb and 8lb dbs. I also added a medicine ball but it's impossible to do slams in an apartment. 
Today I'm 234 lbs and two clothing sizes smaller (2 to go and at least 1 size by January) and people think I've lost 50 lbs ("OMG! look at your waist!") but I've still got a ways to go but my knees don't ache as much, I can run longer distances and the Omega-3s I'm taking are definitely helping be in a better mood.
Endocrinologist put me on glucophage/metphormin two weeks ago to help lower my hemoglobin levels (only down to 5.7%) and shed more fat. I've been using the bodyfat calculator found here http://www.davedraper.com/bodyfat-calculation.html for mere tracking purposes.
Last week I had to insert a deload week because "female time" coincided with a nasty head cold and my energy levels were way low. Cold is just now breaking up.
Challenge: redoing my food plan and getting more recipes because I'm getting bored and, my commute is rated the worst in the U.S. I'm on a bus for 90 minutes or more each way to work. I prefer to workout in the mornings and do my weight training 3x a week and this week increased interval training to a minimum of 2x a week.
I look forward to sharing my workouts and getting great tips from other awesome workout, warrior women.
Thanks for reading,
Liz
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« Reply #94 on: October 12, 2010, 04:58:02 PM » |
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Welcome, Liz! It sounds like you've got a plan and motivation!
If you're looking for recipes, be sure to check out our recipe forum. There's lots of really good ideas there!
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Nouran
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« Reply #95 on: November 20, 2010, 01:34:16 AM » |
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can u send me the link to those videos that you use for ur exercises especially the abs one?
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« Reply #96 on: December 28, 2010, 06:18:28 AM » |
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Hi, I'm Sara.
I'm 21. I'm a mom of one. I'm at my heaviest point 140 lbs, I'm 5'1". I did lose all my baby weight, but then I just got lazy and ate whatever whenever I wanted. It also doesn't help that I come home from work at like 11:00PM, so I end up eating late and going to bed even later. Well I've had enough. For the last two days I've been working out at home and eating healthier. I posted on my Facebook that I'm going to be exercising healthy and eating healthy (Scooby's last video was about motivation-- and sometimes I do need a kick in the butt).
Since I've gotten heavier I've also been avoiding my friends because I feel so fat and gross. I also don't like to "do it" with the lights on.
Anywhozzils, I know I can do it, just sometimes I need a little help.
Thanks!
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« Reply #97 on: December 28, 2010, 06:39:43 AM » |
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welcome Sara, you've come to the right place. i'm assuming that that's you on your display picture, and you don't look anywhere near to the point where you should avoid your friends; you don't look overweight at all. a lot of people have achieved their fitness goals, and you can too; best of luck!
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« Reply #98 on: December 28, 2010, 07:17:04 AM » |
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I agree with Mike. Good luck Sara. |
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« Reply #99 on: December 28, 2010, 11:13:57 AM » |
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Thanks, that is me.
I still feel like crap sometimes but I really want this so I know I can do it.
My BMI is 26 so that's not good. I plan to make it at least 18/19 this time next year. I'm not so worried about losing weight, I'm more focused on losing inches, and as I'm going down I'm going to get rid of my "fat" clothes. I just can't wait until summer and be able to go to the beach without feeling like a total loser.
I've taken before photos and I plan to take after photos as well. I'm still trying to figure out my way around here-- thanks for the welcome. =)
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« Reply #100 on: December 28, 2010, 11:31:00 AM » |
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Sara, don't take your BMI too seriously. It only takes into account your total weight and height. Athletes who have a higher percentage of muscle will have a higher BMI, simply because muscle weighs more than fat. And conversely, someone with a "normal" BMI may still have too high a body fat percentage because they have less muscle. The same goes for using a scale to monitor your weight. A scale can be useful to show progress, but just like BMI, it only shows total weight, not how much is muscle and fat. The best way to gauge a healthy weight is your body fat percentage. A skin fold caliper can give you an idea of your body fat percentage, although it's not completely accurate--but it is a very good way to see progress. (Those electronic scales that say they can calculate body fat are totally inaccurate.) If you don't want to buy a caliper, you can also keep track of your progress by using pictures: take a picture of yourself at regular intervals (every 2-4 weeks, for example), and compare the pictures. The "jeans" test is also a good way to track progress... how loose are your jeans getting?  I applaud your efforts to eat healthy and exercise regularly. Not only will this benefit you and your health, you're also getting into good habits and setting a great example for your child! |
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« Reply #101 on: December 28, 2010, 11:59:11 AM » |
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Sara, don't take your BMI too seriously. It only takes into account your total weight and height. Athletes who have a higher percentage of muscle will have a higher BMI, simply because muscle weighs more than fat. And conversely, someone with a "normal" BMI may still have too high a body fat percentage because they have less muscle. The same goes for using a scale to monitor your weight. A scale can be useful to show progress, but just like BMI, it only shows total weight, not how much is muscle and fat. The best way to gauge a healthy weight is your body fat percentage. A skin fold caliper can give you an idea of your body fat percentage, although it's not completely accurate--but it is a very good way to see progress. (Those electronic scales that say they can calculate body fat are totally inaccurate.) If you don't want to buy a caliper, you can also keep track of your progress by using pictures: take a picture of yourself at regular intervals (every 2-4 weeks, for example), and compare the pictures. The "jeans" test is also a good way to track progress... how loose are your jeans getting? I applaud your efforts to eat healthy and exercise regularly. Not only will this benefit you and your health, you're also getting into good habits and setting a great example for your child! Oh I did not know that about the BMI. I do have a caliper! I just remembered, I've just really never used it. I'll look it up on google on how to use it. :-) Thanks for the reply Goldie. |
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« Reply #102 on: December 28, 2010, 12:52:21 PM » |
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Sara, don't take your BMI too seriously. It only takes into account your total weight and height. Athletes who have a higher percentage of muscle will have a higher BMI, simply because muscle weighs more than fat. And conversely, someone with a "normal" BMI may still have too high a body fat percentage because they have less muscle. The same goes for using a scale to monitor your weight. A scale can be useful to show progress, but just like BMI, it only shows total weight, not how much is muscle and fat. The best way to gauge a healthy weight is your body fat percentage. A skin fold caliper can give you an idea of your body fat percentage, although it's not completely accurate--but it is a very good way to see progress. (Those electronic scales that say they can calculate body fat are totally inaccurate.) If you don't want to buy a caliper, you can also keep track of your progress by using pictures: take a picture of yourself at regular intervals (every 2-4 weeks, for example), and compare the pictures. The "jeans" test is also a good way to track progress... how loose are your jeans getting? I applaud your efforts to eat healthy and exercise regularly. Not only will this benefit you and your health, you're also getting into good habits and setting a great example for your child! Oh I did not know that about the BMI. I do have a caliper! I just remembered, I've just really never used it. I'll look it up on google on how to use it. :-) Thanks for the reply Goldie. Calipers are great. Sure I've dropped ~15lbs in the past 6 months but I'm much more proud of the fact that I've dropped ~10% body fat BMI is more of a quick and easy way to gauge something. A BMI calculation would probably call Scooby overweight because it would just see 240lbs on his frame. But a body fat measurement will confirm what you can see, at ~7% he's in awesome shape. |
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« Reply #103 on: December 28, 2010, 05:05:05 PM » |
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Haha indeed, don't give BMI much credit. It even says that I'm well overweight.  |
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« Reply #104 on: January 17, 2011, 08:13:57 AM » |
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Hi all! I hate these intro posts, but here goes.
I am a 37 yo girl who has been way too sick of my lazy self for way too long. So last October, the DH and I joined a gym together and I have been sticking to working out at least 3x/week, mostly strength training. But I kind of feel like i'm flying blind, dio I searched for a women's fitness forum and here I am!
Right now I'm doing a full body workout, 3x/week. I try hard to fit in 30 min of cardio (speed intervals on the treadmill) those days as well. But I hate cardio so it's a struggle. It is very cold and snowy here so running, walking and biking are out. Not to mention the lack of daylight! I just purchased a cardio dvd, hopefully that will be more fun. But in the time I've been doing this, I've dropped 3lbs and am starting to see some real changes in my body!
Other than that, theres not much to tell-I'm your average wife and mom working full time in a tiny cubicle. Looking forward to getting to know you!
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