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New 4-week challenge: Week 1
mfpcopine
Posts: 3,093 Member
Monday, April 8, 2013
Weight
99
Body fat per Tanita scale
17%
Type of IF:
I tried Fast Five for 30 days about six weeks ago. It worked: I got to the lowest weight I've been on since joining MFP, but I didn't have enough energy. For now, I'm going to do a conservative 14 or 15 hour fast with a 10 or 9 hour eating window. I may try the 5:2 approach later on.
Goals:
My main concern right now now is consistency. I also may try to start a regular gym program. My lowest weight ever was 88 and in my youth I was in the low to mid-90s, so I'm not at a low weight for me. Given my weight, activity level, and age, a couple of pounds over four weeks is excellent, especially if I can maintain it.
Weight
99
Body fat per Tanita scale
17%
Type of IF:
I tried Fast Five for 30 days about six weeks ago. It worked: I got to the lowest weight I've been on since joining MFP, but I didn't have enough energy. For now, I'm going to do a conservative 14 or 15 hour fast with a 10 or 9 hour eating window. I may try the 5:2 approach later on.
Goals:
My main concern right now now is consistency. I also may try to start a regular gym program. My lowest weight ever was 88 and in my youth I was in the low to mid-90s, so I'm not at a low weight for me. Given my weight, activity level, and age, a couple of pounds over four weeks is excellent, especially if I can maintain it.
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Weight: 182
IF: Fast-5 also following LCHF
BF: I don't trust my electronic scale because it says 55% when my feet are dry and 22% when they are wet. Calipers say I'm in the low 20's , would like to get to 15%0 -
Weight: 165
Goals: hopefully I will be able to drop ~10 pounds, but also I want to be able to eat more on days I run. I will be doing 5:2 and two days a week I'll fast until dinner then have a 500 cal dinner. The other five days I will run 4-6 miles (each day) and have a total of 2300 calories for the day. I'm trying to train for a half marathon and at the very least don't want to experience any weight gain.0 -
Weight: 182
IF: Fast-5 also following LCHF
BF: I don't trust my electronic scale because it says 55% when my feet are dry and 22% when they are wet. Calipers say I'm in the low 20's , would like to get to 15%
I always weigh myself under the same conditions so even if my scale isn't 100% accurate (I've always suspected it weighs my body fat a little low), at least I have a consistent measurement over time. I usually don't get huge differences from one day to another. But obviously people should use whatever method is convenient and seems trustworthy to them.0 -
Weight: 164
IF: Leangains
BF: 22%
Goal: BF 18%0 -
Weight: 174lbs
IF: 5:2
BF: 37.8 (avg measurement from Heybales excel sheet)0 -
Been doing reasonably well so far. Your experience?0
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Weight: 146.2 (this morning)
IF: Leangains (16/8 minimum ... but last couple of months i've been following roughly 20/4)
BF: 13-14%
4 Week Challenge -Goal: BF 12%0
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