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| Jul 16, 2008 |
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I knew once I began working out the numbers would slow down. I actually stayed the same this week. I am ok with that because this was this first time I looked in the mirror and could see some change in my body looking in the mirror so I know the gym is paying off. I weighed in much later in the day (where as I normally weigh in first thing in the morning) and I had already had 2 meals and more than 30 oz. of water so that may have affected my weigh in. Also I have been working out regularly for about 4 weeks now and I imagine I have gained some muscle which is also affecting the number on the scale. I am meeting with a trainer on Friday who hopefully can show me how to use my body fat percentage caliper correctly so I can begin to measure my body fat % as well. I may also go pick up a tape to measure with as well. I know I haven't cheated or misbehaved so I have a guilt free conscious and no need to feel bad. After all I have dropped 57.6lbs in 18weeks that's not to shabby. I have consistently lost weight every week till now and at some point you slow down or plateau. So now I get to tweak things and see what gets it going again. Or at least have something to compare besides the scale to make sure what I am doing is still working.
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| lol, yeah you left an empty comment haha... I was wondering if it was a bug! |
| Posted By: Jim | July 18, 2008 |
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| Well I did cut and paste from MS Word so I could spell check :-) It said something like "Congrats on your success so far, that there will always be plateaus, focus on inches lost (as Jim said) and how you look and feel. The scale is only one indicator. Then I mentioned something about how we should all use the term "fat-loss" not weight loss, because that's what we all usually mean. Then I blabbed on about how muscle=shape and wished you good luck. |
| Posted By: SeekingtheGroove | July 18, 2008 |
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| lol...I beleive you left an empty comment or you left it in invisible text. : ) |
| Posted By: mw5373 | July 18, 2008 |
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| Hmmm. did I say something inappropriate or was I dumb enough to leave an empty comment? lol |
| Posted By: SeekingtheGroove | July 18, 2008 |
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| You should definitely get a tape measure. Weight scale and the tape measure always goes hand in hand! Like you said, your reduction in body fat could be off set by gains in lean body mass, at times likes these, the measure tape will help tell the real story of what's going on. When you record your weight next time, make sure to also take your measurements with the tape measure and record these. It'll give you a clear picture when you compare intervals between recordings. |
| Posted By: Jim | July 17, 2008 |
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