Getting positive daily results.
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This is hurting me. I want to say mean things but am trying not to.0
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arditarose wrote: »This is hurting me. I want to say mean things but am trying not to.
Do it... That was we can get a 'people are mean' thread out of OP as well...0 -
arditarose wrote: »This is hurting me. I want to say mean things but am trying not to.
Don't eat those mean feelings. Let them out.
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I would recommend that, however often you want to weigh yourself, you focus on the trend rather than the daily fluctuation. If you're really in this for the long term it can get pretty stressful to worry about daily changes even if you measure them. For me, graphs are very motivating. Notice here how there are up days and down days but the trend is very easy to spot.
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arditarose wrote: »This is hurting me. I want to say mean things but am trying not to.
This is me, every single day. I feel like I should get bonus life points for not being a d*ck as often as I want to. It's incredible restraint.
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TavistockToad wrote: »arditarose wrote: »This is hurting me. I want to say mean things but am trying not to.
Do it... That was we can get a 'people are mean' thread out of OP as well...
So hard! I'm not even a very nice person, but whenever I write something mean on the forums I delete before I post. I did it twice for this one.0 -
Drink NO WATER during my workout & drink nothing until I weigh in
This is a BAD idea. Your muscles work best when they're hydrated and if you're working out "hard", although I don't know what "hard" is for you, then you could fatigue early or cause cramping in your muscles, not to mention they may not recover at the same rate.
If you are so hooked that you need to see some kind of "daily result" I suggest seeking medical/professional help. Weight loss is definitely not linear and you shouldn't see a result every day. I would suggest stepping away from the scale for a bit - I only weigh in every 2-3 months ish - although I'm starting a personal project in 2015 which, to work, I will need to weigh in at the end of each month but that means I only did BF and weight 4 times this year and I felt awesome about it.
Further, you will weigh less if you're dehydrated considering the majority of our bodies (I don't know the exact amount, I feel like it's 60% or something, maybe I'm too high though) is made up of water. If you take the engine and transmission out of a car it's obviously going to weigh less, that's not rocket science or ground breaking stuff there.
It seems like what you're doing isn't going to give you good long term results and you're simply addicted to the scale - which isn't giving you
"positive daily results" it's giving you a greater dependency on seeing those pounds drop, along the same psychology as eating disorders develop from. This is not conducive to sustainable and healthy weight loss, further it's bad for your body and if you dehydrate your muscles when working out it's simply going to not be good for long-term training success. I drink almost 1L of water before I walk out the door in the morning (on non-gym mornings) and at least 1L when I'm at the gym in the morning (which is at 5:30 am for me). And I've seen significant progress both at my weigh ins and during work outs in terms of what my body is capable of - I can lift so much heavier, my endurance is way up and my cardio recovery time is way better than it used to be. Just some food for thought.
I know it doesn't work for everyone - which you did state - but this is kind of unhealthy and I think you need to see some kind of help to reduce your dependency on the scale and on seeing some kind of drop every single day.0 -
acorsaut89 wrote: »Drink NO WATER during my workout & drink nothing until I weigh inIf you are so hooked that you need to see some kind of "daily result" I suggest seeking medical/professional help..
To be fair, there are plenty of people who recommend frequent weighing and plenty of people who do it. I did it for nearly a year and even multiple times a day sometime and I don't think a mental health professional was needed! I was really trying to understand how various things affected my weight. While I agree with your overall point I would say that the key isn't how frequent you weigh but really how good is your understanding of what your weight means and having realistic expectations.0 -
This was merely a test over the past week. Nothing more. I'm not obsessed, just curious to see how my body is reacting to the new lifestyle changes.0
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disasterman wrote: »acorsaut89 wrote: »Drink NO WATER during my workout & drink nothing until I weigh inIf you are so hooked that you need to see some kind of "daily result" I suggest seeking medical/professional help..
To be fair, there are plenty of people who recommend frequent weighing and plenty of people who do it. I did it for nearly a year and even multiple times a day sometime and I don't think a mental health professional was needed! I was really trying to understand how various things affected my weight. While I agree with your overall point I would say that the key isn't how frequent you weigh but really how good is your understanding of what your weight means and having realistic expectations.
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I find it shocking that none of you could go more than 35 minutes without any water intake. How can you genuinely workout HARD and drink water at the same time? Oh yeah, you're stopping your workout to drink. Glad to hear that you guys seem to know it all.
I find it incredibly hard to believe you work out at your max, all out, balls to the wall rate for 35 minutes straight.
I do HIIT but my intervals are not 35 minutes, and I'm pretty sure yours aren't either. Further, I am at the gym for 2 hours at a time . . . I think maybe 10 minutes total during that time is spent drinking water . . . I'm completely ok with that ratio if it means I am properly hydrating my muscles and my body.0 -
arditarose wrote: »
And I just want to add that I COMPLETELY agree with this. Even mild dehydration can interfere with fat metabolism so, if you really want to optimize results and lose fat not just weight staying hydrated is crucial.
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To be fair, there are plenty of people who recommend frequent weighing and plenty of people who do it. I did it for nearly a year and even multiple times a day sometime and I don't think a mental health professional was needed! I was really trying to understand how various things affected my weight. While I agree with your overall point I would say that the key isn't how frequent you weigh but really how good is your understanding of what your weight means and having realistic expectations.
Yes - sometimes weighing frequently is ok for some people . . . IF, and I emphasize IF, you can understand that it's not going to go down every single day, for a variety of factors. And understanding that the trend, over a 4 - 6 week period, should be going down to see genuine progress. I think the way he is looking at this is unhealthy.
I happen to weigh less frequently because it is what I have found to work for me. With you doing it to see how different foods or factors affect your weight, I get it. I don't have an interest in that (right now - it might come at some point) and that's ok for me.
If you need some kind of positive daily result - which from his post, I understand to be that the number goes down - then it's become an issue and he is dependent on the scale, and that's dangerous territory.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
It's probably best you not be a part of any military unit. You wouldn't last more than 30 minutes without your sippy cup.
NSV about the quotes though... Have a doughnut...0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
It's probably best you not be a part of any military unit. You wouldn't last more than 30 minutes without your sippy cup.
Wow. Can you have a discussion without resorting to insults? Snark is one thing but really. And I find it hilarious that you are trying to back yourself up with exaggerated examples.
Extreme methods and now exaggerated examples. It's like a pattern is emerging.0 -
This is getting ridiculous...0
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acorsaut89 wrote: »To be fair, there are plenty of people who recommend frequent weighing and plenty of people who do it. I did it for nearly a year and even multiple times a day sometime and I don't think a mental health professional was needed! I was really trying to understand how various things affected my weight. While I agree with your overall point I would say that the key isn't how frequent you weigh but really how good is your understanding of what your weight means and having realistic expectations.
Yes - sometimes weighing frequently is ok for some people . . . IF, and I emphasize IF, you can understand that it's not going to go down every single day, for a variety of factors. And understanding that the trend, over a 4 - 6 week period, should be going down to see genuine progress. I think the way he is looking at this is unhealthy.
I happen to weigh less frequently because it is what I have found to work for me. With you doing it to see how different foods or factors affect your weight, I get it. I don't have an interest in that (right now - it might come at some point) and that's ok for me.
If you need some kind of positive daily result - which from his post, I understand to be that the number goes down - then it's become an issue and he is dependent on the scale, and that's dangerous territory.
I wish the forums would let us "LIKE" a post . Anyhow, I understand what you're saying and agree. The scale is a tough place to find daily affirmation for sure.0 -
disasterman wrote: »acorsaut89 wrote: »To be fair, there are plenty of people who recommend frequent weighing and plenty of people who do it. I did it for nearly a year and even multiple times a day sometime and I don't think a mental health professional was needed! I was really trying to understand how various things affected my weight. While I agree with your overall point I would say that the key isn't how frequent you weigh but really how good is your understanding of what your weight means and having realistic expectations.
Yes - sometimes weighing frequently is ok for some people . . . IF, and I emphasize IF, you can understand that it's not going to go down every single day, for a variety of factors. And understanding that the trend, over a 4 - 6 week period, should be going down to see genuine progress. I think the way he is looking at this is unhealthy.
I happen to weigh less frequently because it is what I have found to work for me. With you doing it to see how different foods or factors affect your weight, I get it. I don't have an interest in that (right now - it might come at some point) and that's ok for me.
If you need some kind of positive daily result - which from his post, I understand to be that the number goes down - then it's become an issue and he is dependent on the scale, and that's dangerous territory.
I wish the forums would let us "LIKE" a post . Anyhow, I understand what you're saying and agree. The scale is a tough place to find daily affirmation for sure.
Most definitely! I find affirmations on the treadmill and with a squat rack . . . for me, and my goals, it's easier (and the progress seems quicker) when I look at it in terms of what I am capable of
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Stop obsessing over the scale.0
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arditarose wrote: »
THIS except I am at work laughing the entire time.0 -
arditarose wrote: »
Feel free to add some gifs... Or a glass of water....0 -
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yopeeps025 wrote: »FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
This is worse than crash diets.
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I find it shocking that none of you could go more than 35 minutes without any water intake. How can you genuinely workout HARD and drink water at the same time? Oh yeah, you're stopping your workout to drink. Glad to hear that you guys seem to know it all.
A 1% drop in hydration levels can lead to a 10% decrease in performance levels. Q. How much water are you drinking? Ans: DRINK MORE!!!
http://strong-athlete.com/a-guide-to-hydrating-for-peak-performance.htmlDrink 2 cups of water two hours before training and continue to drink 1 cup (8oz) of water every 20 minutes while you’re training hard.
Also, there are numerous positive daily results that have nothing to do with some arbitrary number on the scale...just sayin'0 -
I've found that a night of drinking heavily will help me get more dehydrated and gives me great scale results the next day. Unfortunately, too much beer is bad for my long term goals.
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disasterman wrote: »I've found that a night of drinking heavily will help me get more dehydrated and gives me great scale results the next day. Unfortunately, too much beer is bad for my long term goals.
I used to be a couple of pounds down after a good night out... But then a massive greasy fry up for the hangover every time soon balanced that out!0
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