SandTiger's work in progress thread - starting weight 245
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Latest blog entry, this one's for the newer folks:
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=simplicity-in-the-chaos-of-weight-loss-9924254 -
Keep up the great work!2
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Sand_TIger wrote: »Latest blog entry, this one's for the newer folks:
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=simplicity-in-the-chaos-of-weight-loss-992425
Brilliant as always! Thank you!
On the question of measuring, and keeping track of where you have come from: this is really important for me because I forget. When I was losing, I would think "I've been stuck at this weight for weeks/months" but then would look at my spreadsheet and realise that my monthly average was down. Or recently I thought "I am exercising but nothing is changing," and then I compared photos taken that day with photos last September, or even six weeks ago and can see changes. I have learned that I need to take photos and keep records so that I can recognise what has changed.7 -
Sand_TIger wrote: »Latest blog entry, this one's for the newer folks:
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=simplicity-in-the-chaos-of-weight-loss-992425
Brilliant as always! Thank you!
On the question of measuring, and keeping track of where you have come from: this is really important for me because I forget. When I was losing, I would think "I've been stuck at this weight for weeks/months" but then would look at my spreadsheet and realise that my monthly average was down. Or recently I thought "I am exercising but nothing is changing," and then I compared photos taken that day with photos last September, or even six weeks ago and can see changes. I have learned that I need to take photos and keep records so that I can recognise what has changed.
This is so true. The subtle changes are sometimes hard to recognize when they happen gradually. Someone who hasn't seen you in awhile will easily notice changes while someone who sees you every day (like yourself, LOL) might not notice. It's great to have a record to look back on and compare.4 -
Excellent blog entry. I really enjoyed reading it whether I’m a beginner or not. It helps at any point in this journey again and again.2
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Latest blog entry! This has been a real weak point of mine.
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Was that you I saw over on the NSV thread rocking some deadlifts? I thought you said you weren't really working on weight training...sneaky...
I haven't been back to the gym since the pandemic started and the weights I use at home aren't super heavy, so I've adapted by doing more reps at the lower weight, otherwise I'd challenge you to a deadlifting contest. 🏆
But honestly, after so long without the really heavy stuff, I have no idea what I could lift at this point. You're probably way stronger than me.
Congrats on your NSV! Keep it up. Weight training has given me great aesthetic results, but those strong, supportive muscles have also had the awesome side effect of increasing my running/biking pace and endurance AND helped me prevent injury. (Before weights - when I was younger 12+ years ago - I used to get all these annoying little injuries and aches and pains from running. But now, I can't even remember the last time I got injured, except that it was before I started strength training.) I'm not getting any younger, so anything I can do to fortify my body and prevent injury is going to be part of my routine. ⭐4 -
You have made great progress, very impressive and inspirational. Well done.2
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Was that you I saw over on the NSV thread rocking some deadlifts? I thought you said you weren't really working on weight training...sneaky...
Hi!
Yep, I hadn't really been working on it of late so that's why I was happily surprised I could still do that lift. I really agree with you about the multiple benefits of weight lifting. It's great to be strong - but also really great to be resilient! That's one reason why I'm getting back into it at this point. I want to get at least somewhat stronger before I have to go back to work, since it's going to be much tougher to get in time for lifting once I have to make a long commute every day.
Oh, and Supercpa999, thank you for your kind thoughts!
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Great job!! Keep up the good work. I just started my journey (for about the 6th time) a little over a week ago and your post is inspiration and gives me the motivation to keep it up.1
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Nikki542687 wrote: »Great job!! Keep up the good work. I just started my journey (for about the 6th time) a little over a week ago and your post is inspiration and gives me the motivation to keep it up.
Woohoo! Glad I could be of help. Welcome back to the path to health! We're all on it together.0 -
This is a long one - I think they just keep getting longer. Even so, I think it's important to share the challenges as well as the triumphs.
https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Sand_TIger/view?id=thinking-about-struggles-9929343 -
Woohoo! My birthday weight is pretty much gone, all except for 148.8. I was at 148.6 before my birthday. Best of all though, my fat is the same as it was before but my muscle is up .1. So even if I'm being conservative, I stayed the same with muscle mass and possibly had a slight increase.
26.3 body fat and 32.3 muscle mass if you'll believe my scale. Also I woke up feeling a little overheated, even though I hadn't eaten since 6 PM the night before. This is a good sign as when I'm in too much of a deficit I usually feel cold. (I checked and have no fever.)6 -
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Great blog post! ⭐⭐⭐1
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So I was just running some numbers - assuming that I have 28% body fat right now, all I have to do now is lose 10 pounds of fat to achieve goal.
My scale says I'm around 27% but I added another percentage point for fudge factor. Judging by how well I float (or don't) it's at least in the right ball park. Anyway, that means I likely carry around 42 pounds of fat right now. Maybe as low as 40.
So if I reduce that by ten pounds, and make my total body weight 140, that brings me to 23% body fat. That's assuming I lost only fat and didn't lose any muscle. I'm strength training quite a bit and eating plenty of protein so that's at least a possibility.
23% is in the healthy range, therefore it's my goal. Of course more tweaking would be done after that point, plus more body recomposition, but it's nice to know I could be 140 pounds and at a decent body fat level! It also shows I'm not too far off wanting to end up 135-140 pounds at maintenance.
This is suddenly looking so much more attainable!
I'm not very large in the chest area and pretty much all of my fat is stored around my belly at this point, so I could be quite healthy around 20% body fat in the end.
I'm in my 40s and have a life so I doubt I'll ever have shredded abs or anything like that but I think I can be pretty darn happy with my body. I want to keep it for life. Even 27-28% feels SO MUCH BETTER than before. And it feels great having 31-32% muscle mass!
Speaking of which, I deadlifted 150 pounds for the first time yesterday. I did 2 sets of 4 reps, standard deadlift, no assistance. I know it's peanuts for serious lifters, even female lifters, but it feels really good to (a) be able to lift my own body weight and (b) only weigh 150 pounds.
Not bad for starting around 52% body fat.
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Sand_TIger wrote: »
I agree that the few extra pounds is probably mostly water weight from the increased workload/strength training. It's takes FOREVER to actually gain lean mass as a female, at least for me, and that's why I do whatever I can to maintain what I have! (It breaks my heart when I see women dropping weight too fast and losing lean mass! It's just soooo hard to get that back.) But recomp does happen! I've done it!
Anything sudden is probably that water weight, tho. I notice that when I take a short break from training, and I'm sedentary for a couple of days, I drop a pound or two as that "swole" goes down, LOL! When I train hard, I gain a pound or two. So my maintenance weight fluctuates up and down a couple of pounds all the time depending on my activity level. I really think that's pretty typical.
How I measure myself these days is actually just mostly by visually observing my body, how my clothes fit, and my fitness performance. I do use the scale once a day just to pay attention to the trends. If it moved a lot, then I'd have to reevaluate, but it's usually just these little fluctuations with increased or decreased activity.
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Thanks Jenilla! Totally agreed, too. I visually observe my body and monitor trends daily with the scale. Daily weighing helps me freak out less about fluctuations too. But yeah! I'm right with you especially with the lean loss mass. I know I probably lost quite a bit of muscle during my own weight loss, but at the same time it's now a lot safer for me to train hard. So there's that. Thanks for your thoughts!
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