New to the site, 89 lbs to lose in Milwaukee!!!

Hi all,

I'm in my late 30 and have decided to stop jerking around. Today was my first workout of the new year and I started tracking calories too.

If there are any Milwaukeeans who are interested in creating a support / positive encouragement network, please let me know.

If not, that's cool too.

Otherwise, good luck to all. And, Abide!

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  • Im not from Milwaukee but feel free to add me! We can root each other on!
  • N3rdy_P3ngu1n
    N3rdy_P3ngu1n Posts: 5 Member
    I'm from Milwaukee, This is my fourth time trying to work on losing weight... I'd love to have a few friends to root me on! Feel free to Add me and maybe we can find some more people to create a group!
  • anname9203
    anname9203 Posts: 49 Member
    I'm in Kenosha. If anyone wants to add me I am here and log daily. Good luck to you all!
  • ccmzone2013
    ccmzone2013 Posts: 177 Member
    welcome :)

    You can achieve your goals..:)
  • prunckle
    prunckle Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you for the inspiration!
  • prunckle
    prunckle Posts: 5 Member
    Thank you all for the inspiration! Things are...going. I'm still technically +2 lbs since I started logging, but I can't say I'm very concerned about that in the grand scheme of things.

    I started at two workouts per week. After two weeks I increased to 4-5 times a week - most of the workouts are olympic lift / body building routines that I've adapted to a circuit so I can double cardio & weight training into one timespan. You may ask why heavy weights?

    There are three primary reasons:
    1) I have low testosterone. A very good friend of mine - Dr. J. Triemstra, Ph.D. - just earned her Doctorate in Neuroendocrinology; the first major focus of her doctoral research was the role of sex differences and hormones in cancer pain management; her Masters research was in the role of sex hormones (testosterone / estrogen) in physical development and performance of high-level female athletes. She found that elite female athletes actually have the same testosterone levels as elite male athletes during competition and for a short time afterward; after sevreal hours the testosterone levels in femal athletes fell precipitously to what is considered a normal range, but the testoserone levels remained elevated for men - this sustained leveation is laregely respnsible for secondary sex characteristics. She recommended heavy lifts in order to raise testosterone without the need for hormone replacement therapy.
    2) I do know that it takes more caloric energy to sustain 1 lb of muscle than it does to sustain 1 lb of body fat. My theory is that instead of following the typical "starvation" and excess cardio route of dieting, I can focus on muscle growth. By making the weight lifting routines sufficiently intense (circuit-like) I can create a moderate calorie deficit without having to drastically reduce calorie intake. By increasing muscle mass, I will have a higher resting metabolic rate leading to secondary weight loss due to higher calorie requirement - provided I monitor my diet.
    3) I *used* to be *very* in-shape through participation in group sports and outside training for said sports. I did a lot of body building through high school and college. I also did a lot of distance running in grade school and college. By my Junior year of college I had a resting heart rate of 39 - 43 bpm. As my Dr. fiend said, "You conditioned your body - adn most importantly your brain - to want testosterone...if you don't have sufficient levels of testosterone in your body, it's going to respond with all the negative effects that you're experiencing."

    So the mildly annoying part is that at some level I intuitively knew all this to be true and necessary. The awesome part is that I have a couple of friends that care enough to help me get past my stubbornness. The additional excellent part is that there are positive people here such as yourselves that are willing to offer encouragement!

    However it did take conventional medical intervention to get me going in the right direction. I was on testosterone replacement therapy for about 2.5 months before I felt good enough to attempt working out. My energy levels were completely awful! But the injections steadily helped improve my affect. And with the nagging encouragement of a co-worker, we began working out before work.

    SO! After the first three weeks, I gained weight rapidly from the "olympic circuit training" as my muscles rebounded from their atrophied state. My staring weight was 280...I peaked at 292 - 295 during the first month of lifting. NOTE: I have no concrete evidence of body composition change other than my "feelings" and measurements I track on this site. I'm still a bit too cheap to buy one of the awesome body composition monitoring scales, and I've not undergone any body composition testing via multi-point caliper measurements or immersion testing.

    Just today I dropped below my initial weight of 280 to 279. So I'm not breaking out the champagne yet. Bt I'm optimistic about my future!
  • tcat100
    tcat100 Posts: 33 Member
    I'm from Central Wisconsin! It's hard to lose weight when the typical Wisconsin food staple is brats, beer and cheese. Add me if you like.
  • AngelWings0609
    AngelWings0609 Posts: 105 Member
    I too, am from central Wisconsin. You've got this! Just be honest about your logging no matter what, log it! Good luck! :)
  • sianan74
    sianan74 Posts: 3
    I'm from Milwaukee and looking to lose at least 19lbs of fat.

    Anyone want to connect to motivate each other?
  • esjaygee
    esjaygee Posts: 148 Member
    Best of luck, I see you are up to 11 pounds lost now. I'm from Milwaukee as well and have been at this a long time but never give up. Feel free to add me.

    Steve
  • MscGray
    MscGray Posts: 304 Member
    Yay! So happy to see Wisconsin peeps coming out of the wood work! I'm from Racine, got a lot of work to do this year...but I'm motivated, and try to be motivational.....add me :)
  • Forever4me
    Forever4me Posts: 76 Member
    I'm from Milwaukee...I've been here (mfp) for a little over a year. Not sure what I would have done without it! For me, the support, motivation and encouragement found on this site was as critical to me as logging, especially during the few months I was injured and wasn't able to get solid workouts in. In the past - I would have completely "quit" and gained everything back...this time around, I held my own until i healed. Anyone feel free to add me...maybe we can meet for a walk/run down by the lake if the weather ever gets warmer!!
  • martineyes26
    martineyes26 Posts: 47 Member
    Another Milwaukeen here! I've been on here almost a year. Lost 30 lbs prior to joining and almost another 30 lbs since being on here. Looking to lose another 30 lbs. Have to say I wouldn't be where I am today without MFP and Forever4me! Anyone feel free to add me.
  • Hello all I am a 37 year old mom of 2. I am new to this site and am looking to tone up my body. My kids are almost 13 & 15 now and feel it is time to get my body back to where it once was. I excercise almost daily (well for the last maybe 3 weeks or more). My favorite thing to do is the Arc Trainer. Makes me sweat and feel I am getting results. My problem areas are my thighs and I seem to feel like i always look bloated. Any suggestions?