OPT(ing) for Fat Loss

[jenofthemountain]

I've just started Leigh's OPT for Fat Loss program (the program that comes with the Fat Loss Troubleshooter). So far so good. I've been on it for a week, and already have lost 2 pounds. I can't remember when the last time I have actually lost 2 pounds in a week. Amazing stuff.. And that is even after I was started NROLW.

So the log here is to track my progress on the program. I may go thru it a couple of times as I have a fair amount of fat to lose.

So here are my current stats (after losing the initial 2 pounds):

	5/27/2008
Weight	183
Height	5'2"
Waist	36
Hips	44
Chest	42.5
Chest Under Bust	36
Arms	13
Thigh	24
Calf	17
BMI	32.9

So far the takeaways I have gotten - TRACK TRACK TRACK! (Food that is). I've been about 95% on target for diet so far. Also another thing - drink lots of water. I had always been told drinking lots of water was good for you, but never really tried very hard to make sure I drank a lot of water. Then I read Leigh's book, and it explained why water it important for fat loss - ok now I AM going to drink that water!

So we will see how it goes!

[jenofthemountain]

Today's Eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1492	1472
Protein	40%	40.67%
Fat	25%	25.41%
Carbs	35%	33.93%

Today's Water:103 oz

Today's Exercise = SS 50 Minutes @ 70% HR on Treadmill

[nutbar]

Subbed.

[pharma_gal]

Hi - Good luck on your program. I would like to follow your progress..

Can I ask a dumb question - For your thigh measurement where exactly are you measuring..Midway? Widest part? Thanks..

R.

[marthand99]

Good luck! Leigh's program looks great. I'm excited for you!

[jenofthemountain]

Thanks everyone for your encouragement.

And yes I was measuring the biggest part of my thigh.. fairly high up.

Today's Stuff:

Food:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1491.978	1435
Protein	40%	43.51%
Fat	25%	17.97%
Carbs	35%	38.52%
Water	128	115

Didn't get the Macros quite right... I went and bought some avocados today to help with upping the fat. I find it's been a bit hard getting enough fat. I was joking with a co-worker today about how am looking for "fatty" foods to get my macros in line.

Exercise:
(Note: I am continue on the NROLW program for lifting days)
Stage 4-B - skipped the Lateral Flexion/Cobra and HITT - ran out of time.

In other news, another co-worker noticed today that I have lost weight. Pretty amazing only after a week on the program. Granted I had been a general down trend in weight for several months, but a very much the "slow boat to "China" method. For example, I have been lifting/exercise pretty consistently for 2 years and only had lost about 10 pounds. Pretty pathetic.

I am hoping I can keep the calories/macros right over the weekend as I am going camping. I going to try my hardest!

[shari3boys]

Hey
I have read the book also.

I am not following OPT yet. I have a wrist injury at the moment and will see a doctor wednesday about it.
I was in stage 5 of NROLW grrr
had to stop and am doing cardio only.
BUT i have been measuring everything and keeping a journal again.


You said you are still doing NROLW on your weight days , are you following the other stuff as per OPT then? I guess the macros and the cardio?
Figuring the macros out the way it is laid out for me i think is the hardest thing.

Anyway take care
and thats awesome that you are losing it again!

SHari

[stephanie932]

Originally Posted by jenofthemountain

I've just started Leigh's OPT for Fat Loss program (the program that comes with the Fat Loss Troubleshooter). So far so good. I've been on it for a week, and already have lost 2 pounds. I can't remember when the last time I have actually lost 2 pounds in a week. Amazing stuff.. And that is even after I was started NROLW.

So the log here is to track my progress on the program. I may go thru it a couple of times as I have a fair amount of fat to lose.

So we will see how it goes!

Hi, Jen!

I saw your post on the "Troubleshoot" thread and decided to check out your log and subscribe to it.

Our stats are so close that it's amazing. I started at 174 when I hired Leigh as my online trainer and have both of her books. I'm not quite sure of my weightloss because I have a weigh-in scheduled for next week (I'm banned from the scale......lol). But our heights and starting measurements are really close. That's what has me so interested in your journey.

I just wanted to let you know that Leigh really knows her stuff and has really helped me with some issues that I struggle with time and time again. Stick with her program and you'll definitely see results.

Keep up those awesome workouts!

[jenofthemountain]

Yesterday's Eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1491.978	1620
Protein	40%	33.29%
Fat	25%	25.65%
Carbs	35%	41.06%

Not great, I spurged on a root beer at dinner... put me over on calories and carbs. Sigh.

Today:

(better and I even worked in a slice of pizza!)

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1491.978	1400
Protein	40%	42.54%
Fat	25%	22.83%
Carbs	35%	34.64%

Water - On target yesterday, still working on it today!

Exercise:

Yesterday: 25 minutes SS on Treadmill at 70% THR. Suppose to be 60 minutes, but coudn't spare the time at lunch since I was leaving at 2:00 to go camping.

Today: None except several times up and down a very tall fire lookout tower.

The camping was fun, stayed in a fire lookout tower in the southern oregon cascades. Beatiful view from up there - you can see for miles and miles. My dog couldn't do the stairs on the tower, so my DH had to carry her up and down the stairs (she's a 55 pound dog). I'm too much of a klutz to have done it. With all the NROLW lighting, I can totaly carry her, it just haven't found a way for NROLW to deal with my klutzness! Give me a chance to injury myself and I will!


By the way - I was hoping I could hold out until next Wednesday, "My offical weigh in day", but I am down 3 pounds - 180!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

I haven't seen movement like this EVER. I'm serious. Even in high school running on the x-country team, I ran over 400 miles one summer, only a few pounds lost. I wish I had discovered Leigh YEARS ago.

[jenofthemountain]

Originally Posted by stephanie932

Hi, Jen!

I saw your post on the "Troubleshoot" thread and decided to check out your log and subscribe to it.

Our stats are so close that it's amazing. I started at 174 when I hired Leigh as my online trainer and have both of her books. I'm not quite sure of my weightloss because I have a weigh-in scheduled for next week (I'm banned from the scale......lol). But our heights and starting measurements are really close. That's what has me so interested in your journey.

I just wanted to let you know that Leigh really knows her stuff and has really helped me with some issues that I struggle with time and time again. Stick with her program and you'll definitely see results.

Keep up those awesome workouts!

Hey - thanks for stopping by! I will also be interested to watch your results! Let's hope for mutual sucess!

[jenofthemountain]

Originally Posted by shari3boys

Hey
I have read the book also.

I am not following OPT yet. I have a wrist injury at the moment and will see a doctor wednesday about it.
I was in stage 5 of NROLW grrr
had to stop and am doing cardio only.
BUT i have been measuring everything and keeping a journal again.


You said you are still doing NROLW on your weight days , are you following the other stuff as per OPT then? I guess the macros and the cardio?
Figuring the macros out the way it is laid out for me i think is the hardest thing.

Anyway take care
and thats awesome that you are losing it again!

SHari

Hi - I was originally planning on sticking with NROLW for lifting days and follow everything else exactly... but looking over the OPT plan again, I think that may not so good in the later stages since she has you do true supersets and such, so I think I will be switch over to her plan of lifting for now (especially since I am already seeing such great results from following the diet and cardio). Perhaps after I am done doing the OPT plan, I will go back to NROLW. I really like NROLW - it really has made me stronger, but I really want the weight to come off. I want those hard earned muscle to actually show!

[Bytsi]

Didn't get the Macros quite right... I went and bought some avocados today to help with upping the fat. I find it's been a bit hard getting enough fat. I was joking with a co-worker today about how am looking for "fatty" foods to get my macros in line.

Hi Jen - I just found your log... I have the same issue with fats... I either get way too low (I'm so used to cutting fat from years of doing low-fat dieting) or I go too far in the other direction. My best sources are nuts and avocado, but I seem to combine them (like in a salad - yum!) and then blow through my fat macros!

I'm looking forward to following your log... I read both of Leigh's books and am also seeing some progress for the first time in a while.

[jenofthemountain]

Yesterday:

No "offical" exercise - spent most of the day housecleaning.

Eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1483.778	1336
Protein	40%	53.49%
Fat	25%	18.60%
Carbs	35%	27.90%
Water	120 oz	92

Under Calorie wise, but macros way off. Still getting the hang of getting those aling. Some days I am really good, others complete off.

today:

Exercise: 50 Mintues SS on Treadmill @ 70% HR.

Eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1483.778	1505
Protein	40%	39.03%
Fat	25%	23.92%
Carbs	35%	37.06%
Water	120 oz	115

Slightly over on calories - trying to get that Fat up! Did better today with the macros. I really have to work at it.

[nutbar]

Housecleaning kicks my butt more than "real" workouts!

Great job getting so close to today's goals!

[jenofthemountain]

Originally Posted by nutbar

Housecleaning kicks my butt more than "real" workouts!

Yeah - me too. I *HATE* doing housework.. If I were a rich girl, I'd pay someone else to do it.

By the way - great work on the challenge.. I hope I see those kind of changes happening myself!

[SpacecityPaula]

Me three on the Housework. Guess what I am doing this evening when I get home from work.

[jenofthemountain]

Today:

Exercise - Did Leigh's OPT A-1 Lifting and more housework (got company coming this weekend.)

Have to say the neutral grib shoulder presses are much harder than "normal" shoulder presses. Had to lower weights a lot.

Eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1483.778	1436
Protein	40%	40.77%
Fat	25%	22.95%
Carbs	35%	36.28%
Water	120 oz	92

Pretty good day for eats - I had both avacados and almonds today which help with the ratios.


So I am finding myself really annoyed with all of the low-fat advertising/food there is. With as much trouble as I am having getting my fat macro to be high enough, I look at the fat-free/low-fat stuff and say "Give me some FAT!". Really. I have to work at getting the fat and keeping the ratios right. It's easy to get just protein, or just carbs. Just fat? Not so easy unless you can drink oil olive (yuck!).

[LisaS]

avocados, butter on your veggies, olive oil (big green salad with O&V or EVOO on veggies before you roast them), nuts (though PRO & CHO come with them)

[jenofthemountain]

Originally Posted by LisaS

avocados, butter on your veggies, olive oil (big green salad with O&V or EVOO on veggies before you roast them), nuts (though PRO & CHO come with them)

Thanks - I have been adding olive oil to my veggies & eating more avocados. I think I need to add some fat to my breakfast - currently it's pretty low fat, that way I don't have to work so hard the rest of the day to get it in. mmm bacon. But seriously, I think I'll add some nuts or something to my breakfast.

[LisaS]

do you eat eggs - whole eggs or just the whites? The yolks have fat & good nutrients.
You could add dark meat chicken thighs in place of breasts all the time. Bacon. Cook the eggs in butter. Live it up and leave the crispy skin on the chicken breast.

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by LisaS

Live it up and leave the crispy skin on the chicken breast.

I think I just started drooling at my desk

[jenofthemountain]

Originally Posted by LisaS

Live it up and leave the crispy skin on the chicken breast.

Can't remember the last time I ate the skin on the chicken! Yummm.. Once again thanks for some ideas...

[jenofthemountain]

Today - Weigh In - 179!!!!!!! Down 4 pounds. Wow. I can't remember the last time I was in the 170's. Freakin' amazing. My boss even commented on my weight loss today. I hope I can keep the trend up!

Excerise - Ended up being a rest day - too crazy of day at work to get it in. this evening I will try to up the NEAT.

Food:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1484	1484
Protein	40%	42.50%
Fat	25%	25.03%
Carbs	35%	32.47%
Water	120 oz	112

Got the fat in today!!!!

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by jenofthemountain

Today - Weigh In - 179!!!!!!! Down 4 pounds. Wow. I can't remember the last time I was in the 170's. Freakin' amazing. My boss even commented on my weight loss today. I hope I can keep the trend up!

WHooo hoooo! Great job!!!

Isn't it fun when people start to notice?

[L'ilJ]

Leigh is the shizz isn't she? Your progress is great so far! Keep it up.

[marthand99]

It's awesome when people start to notice! Good work.

I hear you on the fats. Bytsi suggested peanut butter in my shakes and that has really helped me.

[jenofthemountain]

Thanks everyone!

They just annoced at work they are doing a fitness challenge for 6 weeks. The winner will be the person who lost the most body weight %. I am so going to kick some ass!

Today's exercies: 50 minutes SS at 70% MHR

Eats:

Still workin' on that!

[jenofthemountain]

And here's the eats:

	Goal	Actual
Calories	1475.578	1487
Protein	40%	40.87%
Fat	25%	22.48%
Carbs	35%	36.65%

[jenofthemountain]

Hello! I'm still here. It's been a crazy week or so. My parents visited last weekend, then JP server was down so I couldn't post, and then I left on Wednesday evening for a 4 day vacation over in Bend. Eats haven't been great (but not completely off base), but exercise has been good. Haven't weighed in for serveral days. Planning on doing that in the morning.

Bend was wonderful.. did a bunch of hiking, shopping, and just chillin' - which is what I needed since work has been very stressful.

But - the cool thing about the shopping is that I am solidly a size 14 now. Which I haven't been in FOREVER. I always felt lucky when I could fit into the 16's. I don't think I'll be staying at 14 very long as they are slightly big, but the 12's are too small. The interesting thing about this weight loss is that I need new clothes, but don't want to spend too much on them since (hopefully) they won't fit for long. The funny thing was last week the DH said to me - "Dear, you really shouldn't be wearing those pants anymore... they don't look so good". In this case they basically were falling off. So after this weekend I now have shorts and pants that no longer fall off.

yeah for that!

[Bytsi]

Originally Posted by jenofthemountain

The interesting thing about this weight loss is that I need new clothes, but don't want to spend too much on them since (hopefully) they won't fit for long. The funny thing was last week the DH said to me - "Dear, you really shouldn't be wearing those pants anymore... they don't look so good". In this case they basically were falling off. So after this weekend I now have shorts and pants that no longer fall off.

yeah for that!

Yeah for that! Definitely