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ok ive been on the beach for about a month and a half and have lost 20 lbs. i have like 56lbs to loose in total. im a guy, and started on july 30th, and i was 216 then and am now (september 14th) 196.
my problem is that ive been using this scale from the start and last week it was telling me i wasm 191, then 2 days later it told me i was 188. i questioned it so i went out and got a better scale that tells u ur BF percentage and all and on THAT scale it said i was between 196 and 198, which i believe bc the scale is better quality. my delema is that as far as my 1st ORIGINAL scale goes i was 198 about 2 weeks ago and now i feel like ove gained instead of lost. im thinking to start with maybe i was heavier than 216? however, i dont know now that ive been loosing steadily or what. i think ill wait it out for 2 weeks or so and see how it goes?
i run about 3 and a half miles everyday on the treadmill in 40min, which translates into 450 to 500 calories. and im thinking of adding 200 crunches a day also to step up my workout.
as far as eating i eat:
2 eggs w ham usually in the mornings. (sometimes steel cut oatmeal w splenda and spymilk )
then a snack, apple(im on phase 2) or cheese stick
i have some soymilk also inbetween
then lunch is some meat,eitther, ground lean beef, chiclen breast, tuna , or turkey burger (wo the bun). and a salad.
then a snack (a cucumber, or 30 pistacios, or 3 turkey and swiss rollups)
then dinner, usually meat again w some veggies, like broccoli, onions, oe peppers, or a salad. or 1/4 brown rice, or some ww spegettii.
when i want something swet i usually eat the NSA fudgecicles, or some chocolatre reddie~whipp (whipcream) bc its nothing but air in a can and taste good. or some dark %60 cocoa semi~sweet chocolate chips.
i honestly think im doing good but for some reason i feel ,ike im not loosing like i should be being that im working out alot and eating right. i feel like im gaining instead of loosing. my weight was 195 3 days ago on the NEW SCALE and now its 198. im scared to gain back the 19 or 20lbs ive lost and i STILL HAVE bout 36 lbs to go! i know if u have alittle to loose u loose slower but for me 56 lbs is alot! . the 1st 2 weeks on ohase 1 according to my old scale i lost 14lbs. so most of the weight came from that. please someone HELP!!!! or give me some feedback!!!! thanx!!! |
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Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:12 am |
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| cortcase
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| Just stick with ONE scale. Playing the dueling scale game will only make you crazy. |
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Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:09 pm |
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| eclypse
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| thanx , thats what im gunna do from now on. its just frustr9ting |
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Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:41 pm |
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| eclypse
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| frustr8ting* (sorry, its early...lol) |
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Sat Sep 15, 2007 12:42 pm |
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| nygirl22
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| If your first scale told you 216 and then eventually got down to 188 (or 191) - you've lost 25-28 pounds. If you want to use the new scale, I would just note that it says 196-198 and then keep track of the numbers from there. But you certainly didn't gain weight. Just hte scales are different! |
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Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:39 pm |
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| eclypse
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| yeah, after thinking about it a day or so and being more calmer i think ur right. and eventhoe the scales read diffly, the pounds ive lost are STILL THE SAME. so on this new scale, who knows, maybe i was 222to start off with instead of 216. im just going to keep track of the loss using my new scale and hope for the best |
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Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:34 am |
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| JoeSoBe
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You've probably heard this before, but measure your progress by how your clothes fit. How accurate are any of these home instruments? I bought a hand-held fat monitor. The readings fluctuate wildly depending on time of day, how long since my last meal, etc.
Something else you've probably heard before: Muscle weighs more than fat. So, if you are getting exercise, you could be gaining some muscle as your fat goes. That's what seems to be happening to me. I'm not gaining, but the loss is slow... OTOH, I'm getting more definition. (Except in the middle-- the last place for fat to go for most men. Hey... who said life was fair?) |
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:55 pm |
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