Women 200lb+, Let's Keep It Moving This March!!!

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  • Emilyestelle1
    Emilyestelle1 Posts: 21 Member
    Hi all,

    So I for March my basic goal is to continue the strength training I set up in Feb.
    I'll stick with it until the 5th of April, then I have to swap out plans and ...probably make it harder. But for now, I have a routine that I do 5 days a week. Its short and definitely leaves me feeling it. My goal for last month was to lose about 4 pounds and make 190.0. (Which I *almost did*)

    Starting this month at: 190.4
    Goal for the end of March: 185

    Has anybody ever used a body composition scale? (How much you weigh, but also your body fat %, water retention, and muscle mass). Do they work??? Thinking of getting one.
  • sjonathans
    sjonathans Posts: 12 Member
    @Emilyestelle1 I have a body comp scale and I really like it. It lets me see the whole picture not just the weight. So if my weight goes up but does the water, I know I am just retaining water, or gaining muscle or any other scenario.
  • mmdeveau
    mmdeveau Posts: 107 Member
    @Emilyestelle1 - my scale has body composition measurements, and I used them when I first got it. But the measurements started to make no sense and so I now only use it as a regular scale.

    Generally speaking, I think most home body composition scales will have a high variability associated with them. (If my body fat measurement was inaccurate, but consistent, I would use the body comp numbers because I'd be interested in the change.) What I have been told is that the body comp scales that come with a bar you hold in your hands as you weigh are more accurate at measuring body fat.

    I know that @speyerj did post on the February thread about how she uses her body comp scale, and she went into a lot of detail.
  • vegasgirl0825
    vegasgirl0825 Posts: 43 Member
    I have a MFP question...do our calories/day automatically adjust as we lose weight? Not that I think mine should yet, but I was thinking about it because I remember that when I started in January and put my info. in, I thought the # of calories it said I should eat was too high, so I lowered it. So I don't know if because I changed it if it then will/will not change automatically when it should. Does that make sense? I know there's many of you in here who have lost quite a bit of weight, so I figured you'd know! Thanks!
  • asthesoapturns
    asthesoapturns Posts: 313 Member
    @vegasgirl0825 It adjusts as your weight drops. Mine adjust when I dropped 20 calories to 191.2lb
  • charsuzy
    charsuzy Posts: 234 Member
    @charsuzy - If 30 minutes is too much, even 10 minutes with the kettlebell is much better than doing absolutely no exercise!! Then one day you'll feel ready and want to bump it up to 15 minutes!! OR even doing 5 minutes in the morning and then another 5 minutes at night is great!! It's all about making it fit into your lifestyle and not making it seem like such a huge burden. :blush:

    @Lasmartchika I agree with you in starting slow....baby steps and starting slow is smart! For me it is more do-able.

    Otherwise it's so overwhelming.

    Thank you! 😁