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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jan 14, 2019 20:37:38 GMT
Is trying to lose weight the most frustrating experience, or what? The good news is that I've lost almost 30 lbs. since I began aerobics and dieting. And it has been a continuous up-down affair. I never know when I step onto that scale whether I'll have gained or lost a pound. It's been, like, two steps forward and one step backward.
And now I've hit the mother of all plateaus. For weeks now, my weight has been vacillating between 197 and 200 lbs. Up-down up-down. Alla time, Up-down up-down. It's crazy how I'm going Up-down up-down. Oh, well. I suppose that the good news is that another 10 lbs. ought to put me right about where I want to be, and the prospect of trying to lose 10 lbs. isn't quite as daunting as looking at 40 lbs. Maybe by mid-Spring or early Summer.
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Dave Reslo
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Post by Dave Reslo on Jan 14, 2019 21:10:23 GMT
Yeah it's bullshit, you have to eat less and it doesn't even make you stronger.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 21:26:37 GMT
It can be a real pain in the ass. I was 275 in 2017, now I'm in the low 250s and have been stuck around there ever since. It's a viscious cycle at times but as long as you stick to what you love and eat the best you can, things will come.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jan 14, 2019 21:53:58 GMT
I decided from the start that I wouldn't go on a stringent diet and try to lose copious amounts of weight as quickly as possible. You're setting yourself up for regaining it. I eat things that I like and that are good for me, i.e., things that I will always continue eating. As a result, the weight loss has been a very gradual "natural" occurrence and will continue to be so. I suppose that adhering to this format, it's only natural that weight will come off more and more slowly as I get closer to an ideal weight for my height and musculature.
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Post by Michael on Jan 14, 2019 21:59:57 GMT
That's great that You lost that weight, Congratulations!!! I went from 220lbs to 170lbs years ago. The last 10lbs always seems like the hardest but You can definitely do it. Sometimes You have to change things in Your diet and maybe even think about counting calories. And just being a little more active than usually can help. Here's something that may help with the calorie part: pierini-fitness.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-mathematical-proof-of-cico.html
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 22:21:49 GMT
Just reduce portion size and you'll start losing again. So stick with the same food but just cut down a bit more.
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Post by Bob50 on Jan 14, 2019 23:03:40 GMT
And be prepared to lose some size.
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jan 14, 2019 23:23:21 GMT
Performance gains or weight loss do not generally progress in a linear manner amongst advanced exercisers or dieters.
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Post by vegetus25 on Jan 14, 2019 23:35:14 GMT
If you do the same activity for aerobics all the time you might try something new (or do the same thing at different speed, frequency, etc.).
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jan 14, 2019 23:36:21 GMT
Performance gains or weight loss do not generally progress in a linear manner amongst advanced exercisers or dieters. Wow! I must be really advanced!
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Post by Deuce Gunner on Jan 15, 2019 0:22:09 GMT
Performance gains or weight loss do not generally progress in a linear manner amongst advanced exercisers or dieters. Wow! I must be really advanced! As many years as you've been at it Bruce, hell yeah you are!
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jan 15, 2019 0:51:03 GMT
alright. I'm now determined to drop this last 10-13 lbs. by Spring's end. I am going to look at where I can reasonably cut back and I am going to step up the aerobics.
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Post by Bob50 on Jan 15, 2019 15:52:19 GMT
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Jan 15, 2019 16:22:50 GMT
Muchas potatoes, Bob.
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Post by mr potatohead on Jan 15, 2019 16:54:04 GMT
I assume you really want to lose fat, not weight, and retain as much muscle as possible. Probably going to lose some muscle to drop the fat, but, once you're slim, you can work on adding the lost muscle back. Check out what Ian has to say. From a previous post (here on Sierra): So, you don't need to eat less gross calories. Just rearrange the macros and you'll get there. This assumes you are not starving yourself and you are fully aware at all times what you're putting in your mouth. Many people are unaware of what and how much they are actually eating. Whatever you do, don't starve yourself to try to lose fat. I don't know what or how much aerobics you're doing, but I wouldn't increase those. If I increased any exercise activity, it would be strolling through the park. Maybe doing some nice, easy semi-lunge walking. Changing up/exchanging resistance/strength exercises might help too. I wasn't going to post on this since we have discussed these things so many times in the past. I probably won't do it again. If nobody paid any attention before, they likely won't now.
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