Very true. The scale shows us so little of the picture.
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BTW, I have the suspicion that you are making a lot more progress than the numbers may reflect. Weight is such a variable thing.
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Very true. The scale shows us so little of the picture.
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Nice positive posting going on in here!
You guys are right but have you seen my pics???!!!
So, I'm not imagining it......the first pics are from Sept. 3 while the second is from Oct. 5...I really didn't want to do pics since I'm all bloated from TOM but with the challenge, I had to suck it up!
10/06 Cardio: 20 mins on elliptical Training: C1 Cals: good
The timing of my own pictures in OPT varied a bit (originally I was going to do every other week, then changed it to three weeks) because twice when I was scheduled to take pix, I was on TOM, and I knew I didn't want to look at my bloat in pictorial form.
I know you have to take pix at specific times for the challenge, but you might want to do another set for your own frame of mind once the TOM bloat is all gone.
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They call me Amanda, that being my real name, and "They" being people who know me in person as I don't go around introducing myself in real life as "scribess." 'Cause that would just be strange.
The timing of my own pictures in OPT varied a bit (originally I was going to do every other week, then changed it to three weeks) because twice when I was scheduled to take pix, I was on TOM, and I knew I didn't want to look at my bloat in pictorial form.
I know you have to take pix at specific times for the challenge, but you might want to do another set for your own frame of mind once the TOM bloat is all gone.
good point. I may do another set of pics once my water weight goes away!!!!
10/07 Training: OFF Cardio: 4 mile run, under 9 min/miles...easy. Cals:
I was great all day then we went to the mall after school and hubby wanted to know if I wanted a white tea smoothie from Orange Julius, we had a 2 for 1 coupon. I caved. Then we picked up a roasted chicken, which was fine but I had 1.5 slices of the baguette we also picked up. And then I also had a vodka w/ diet pepsi, about 2 oz worth so all in all instead of 1160, I ended the day at 1500. The smoothie was soooo good and the run after was great. But my weight went down today!!!!!
It's become very hard for me to finish off the last few days, as you can tell.........
Orange Julius! We used to have those here, and I looooved them, but they all disappeared. I didn't even know they still existed. I will have to go some place to seek one out.
Re: pics, I can definitely see more muscle definition in your legs. And I like the suggestion of taking another set when the water weight goes away.
Orange Julius! We used to have those here, and I looooved them, but they all disappeared. I didn't even know they still existed. I will have to go some place to seek one out.
Re: pics, I can definitely see more muscle definition in your legs. And I like the suggestion of taking another set when the water weight goes away.
I haven't had orange julius for years but that drink was tasty.....at 320 cals not too bad for a snack if you don't have a crazy deficit going on! Thanks for being kind and seeing definition in my legs......
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Yay for weight down!
I agree on seeing a bit more definition in your legs. And with taking pics post-water weight. That water is just hiding all your good work!
Yup, and it went down again! My fear is that I'll have to really lean down in my limbs b/4 seeing any more progress in the ab region!!!!
10/08
Training: C2 (last OPT training workout)
Cardio: none
Cals: good and saved room for some apple/pear/cranberry crips I made for some friends.
This morning's weight: 122.4!
I have to think of a plan...and I'm going to take this opportunity to think outloud and if anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to them.
First, I am bringing cals up to maintenance next week. This weekend, I'm going to take a mini-break from totally tracking. I'm a pretty good intuitive eater, as demonstrated by any vacations I take. If I do bwx14, then I get 1708 or I could bwx11.3 (this is according to the FIRST instituate and their running program) and then add cals depending on how many miles I run. I think either way, it would average out the same......
I want to figure out how to optimize fatloss in the next month while building an endurance base. Which in the end is simply a matter of cals in vs cals out.......
My fear is that I'll have to really lean down in my limbs b/4 seeing any more progress in the ab region!!!!
I'm the opposite. I can't imagine my thighs ever getting smaller. And the backs of my arms are still holding onto the fat.
Yay for decreasing weight!
You do seem well at the intuitive eating. You seem to have control over what you eat which is great. Relaxing a bit with maintenance cals while you make your decision what to do makes sense (and will make you happier!)
I agree, the annoying part about fat loss is how it isn't all evenly-distributed. I'm still holding on to a bit of pudge on the lower ab region, and will prolly have to go down to a really low % if I'm to see it go away. But everything else is already leaned out.
I'm the opposite. I can't imagine my thighs ever getting smaller. And the backs of my arms are still holding onto the fat.
Yay for decreasing weight!
You do seem well at the intuitive eating. You seem to have control over what you eat which is great. Relaxing a bit with maintenance cals while you make your decision what to do makes sense (and will make you happier!)
Oh well, I suppose the fat distribution is kind of like hair. I have very straight hair (unavoidable as an Asian) but I envy the girls who's hair goes curly or straight depending on whether they use a straightener or product! We'll see how intuitive eating goes.....it'll be fine as long as I don't short-change myself and not hit maintenance!
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I have definitely found this to be the case.....painfully so.
I don't know if I want to find out. Or I guess I already have!!!!!!
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I agree, the annoying part about fat loss is how it isn't all evenly-distributed. I'm still holding on to a bit of pudge on the lower ab region, and will prolly have to go down to a really low % if I'm to see it go away. But everything else is already leaned out.
I'm holding on to pudge everywhere, I think!!!!
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*sigh* I know....I'm afraid I'll have to get down to the "she needs a sandwich" level before I get that 6-pack. Just not worth it, I am afraid.
This is the dilemma I'm in....clearly, I can get leaner before I get to the "she needs a sandwich" level......I suppose if I really wanted to invest time in it, I can get to the "she needs a sandwich" level and then go on a muscle gain program so that my abs show at a higher bf%.......But I'm a long ways away from that!!!!!
We had Korean food last night so I'm retaining water this morning......oh well.
10/10 Cardio: 7 mile run in 63..it would have been faster but while running my ankle rolled over on a chestnut on the ground. I walked it off and carried on! + a 30 min walk to Dairy Queen to try their pumpkin pie blizzard, hubby and I shared a small one. The brilliant thing is that the walk took us an hour and one way of it is a steady uphill (although not steep) so I figure we actually burned what we ate!
Cals: 2000-ish give or take 100. I calculated maintenance at 11.3x122 + the 700 cals I burned on my 7 mile run!
Weight: I don't know......I also didn't weight myself this morning but I should.......
I'm not going to stop training this week....my goal for the next 4 weeks is to build some base endurance before I start the marathon clinic. I may aim to get to 20 mpw by the end of the 4 weeks, we'll see. So I'll be running 3x/week, training 2x/week full body and then see if I can get some cross-training in, like biking. Lots of stretching and foam rolling. I had a deep tissue massage yesterday and apparently all my muscles are pretty good except my glutes, which are tight. So need to focus more on stretching those! What's really encouraging is that my running feel strong, on the 7 miler, a 9 min/mile pace was comfortable, I could hold a conversation and I felt good. Once the maintenace week is over, I'll focus on the deficit so that hopefully I can drop some fat before speedwork is added into training.
10/12 Cardio: 5.85 miles....I just realized I put in 5.85 km yesterday. OOPS! Cals: 2000!!! It was good and the crazy part was that I never felt really full.
Weight is holding steady at 123.2 even after Thanksgiving Turkey dinner and then my carbilicious day yesterday.
Yes, that is a great list. Sounds like you had a good day!
It was a great weekend, I loved it! A perfect fall weekend.
10/13
Rest day Cals: 1500 Weight: still holding steady at 123.2
In other news, I got my hair done!!! I used to have lots of highlights in it, blond, caramel, red but now it's back to its natural state of jet black. It's a bit weird actually, I feel like my face looks whiter......and I look waaay more Asian! LOL....And tons of layers in it. I used to have my hair short and now I'm in the middle of growing it out....
Getting your hair done is good. I dyed mine at the weekend and got it cut. I feel so much better. My natural colour is a mousy brown with blonde which really doesn't suit me so I dye it dark brown which really compliments my porcelain skin (I've been told to describe it as porcelain, not pale ).
I'd love a perfect fall (autumn) weekend. My sister was talking about us going as a family to an arboretum in the next few weeks to see the colours changing on the trees.
Getting your hair done is good. I dyed mine at the weekend and got it cut. I feel so much better. My natural colour is a mousy brown with blonde which really doesn't suit me so I dye it dark brown which really compliments my porcelain skin (I've been told to describe it as porcelain, not pale ).
I'd love a perfect fall (autumn) weekend. My sister was talking about us going as a family to an arboretum in the next few weeks to see the colours changing on the trees.
I love getting my hair done. I'm very much a girly girl so I do my nails about 1-2x/week and I love playing with my hair!!! LOL......I guess the dark suits me since I am Asian but I'm still getting used to it whenever I see myself in the mirror!
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Great list! And I love getting my hair "did"!
Me, too........and I got a bit of a scalp massage with the deal as well........At any rate, the reason I got back to my natural colour is that highlighting is $$$ to maintain!!!
10/14 Cardio: 4 miles, tempo run....1 mile @ 9min/mile
2.5 mile @ avg. 8min/mile or slightly faster
0.5 mile cooldown
10/15 Training: I made stuff up and did whatever.
Goblet squat 3x10
db curl to OH press 3x10
Pushup 3x10
Rear delt raise 3x10
Planks 2x90 seconds
And my upper body is sore this morning.
Weight this morning: 124.8.
The joys of maintenance are coming to an end and I need to figure out a lean out plan......common sense dictates a small deficit and slow fatloss since I plan on maintaining my running....boo, slow fatloss can be sooo frustrating!
I miss getting my hair done. I hate colouring it myself. It's definitely one of the things I'm looking forward to when I'm eventually gainfully employed. Sadly there's a couple of years where I'll struggle through doing it myself. I do resist the desire to cut it myself (which I've done in the part). You were talking about having straight hair. I'm someone with naturally curly hair which I never even try to straighten. I remember the hair stylist doing it once and it didn't make the drive home before a piece of it had managed to do its own thing.
Agreed that slow fat loss is irritating. I'm ready to be done w/ fat loss-- and I haven't even been working on it that long!
Your running is lookin' good!
I think I have to go the slow route to keep up performance. Thanks, I feel strong running.....my pace has definitely improved in the last year.
Do it, get your hair done!!!!!!
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I miss getting my hair done. I hate colouring it myself. It's definitely one of the things I'm looking forward to when I'm eventually gainfully employed. Sadly there's a couple of years where I'll struggle through doing it myself. I do resist the desire to cut it myself (which I've done in the part). You were talking about having straight hair. I'm someone with naturally curly hair which I never even try to straighten. I remember the hair stylist doing it once and it didn't make the drive home before a piece of it had managed to do its own thing.
I have never coloured my hair at home...I guess I could but I'm too scared of screwing it up.
10/17
Cardio: 20 mins easy on bike
Stretching/foam rolling
It's not something I would recommend, although I haven't had orange hair from it for decades.
(and only once when it was going too light and I dumped a red on top of sun-bleached blonde-ish hair)
Quite right!!!
The plan:
I have decided upon a plan of action for the foreseeable time being...until a) I reach my goal weight b) The end of the challenge, whichever comes first....well, I'd actually like to finish the challenge at any rate.
Plan is a 20% deficit with weekly 5hr refeeds the night before a long run. My daily cals will be different depending on activity so that on my run days, I eat more. I'll calculate maintenance at 11.3xbw and then add 100 cals per mile I run. From that number, I'll eat 80%. Today, it's 1680 cals.....
But my weight went down today!!!!!
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