RE: AF Biggest Loser/Fitness Challenge-May 3 to Whenever We're Not Fat Anymore
April 15, 2018 at 8:32 pm
(This post was last modified: April 15, 2018 at 8:50 pm by The Industrial Atheist.)
(April 15, 2018 at 5:59 pm)Shell B Wrote:(April 15, 2018 at 12:52 pm)The Industrial Atheist Wrote: Yeah, if I sit for too long my back and hips get stiff. It's embarrassing. I probably seem much older when I first stand up. Because I often can't stand straight.
That used to happen to me all the time (the standing straight thing), but physical therapy reallllly helped my back. I still have some trouble, but it's like night and day.
Day 5: Had to eat the husband today. It broke my heart today, but the hunger inside me was too strong.
Anyway, had a chocolate muffin provided by the weight loss food company. It was pretty good. Lunch was a peanut butter bar that was seriously hard from sitting in a backpack cooler all day while we walked around the New England Aquarium. I ate a bunch of veggies too. Tonight, it's beef chili, more veggies and another protein bar. Two more days and I'm on the normal part of the diet. I'll be glad to kiss this 1,000-calorie-a-day diet goodbye.
Oh, and I've lost three pounds in four days.
It was better when I would stretch 2x a day or more. But that much stretching is a major pain. Actually I would stretch almost every time I sat for an extended period.
Wait....I haven't seen tibs around Z.z.z.z.om* uh you know I bet the cure is out there. We're here for you. *scans room for improvised exits* *backs away slowly* Why don't you try some more chili? You know my brain has all sorts of foreign chemicals. I'm sure it would taste nasty.
lol couldn't resist
But seriously, I'm glad you're losing weight
(April 15, 2018 at 6:01 pm)Whateverist Wrote: I've been noticing some new capacity. I've been doing the stationary bike 3-5 times a week for about half a year now. I've been setting the resistance at 13 (whatever that may mean). At first I just tried to keep the mph above ten but for a while now I've been consistently between 13 an 15 mph. The last time I went I finished the last few minutes going between 17 and 19 mph. I'm only keeping it up for just over half an hour. I think on days I don't have Pilates class I'll try to up that to an hour. I'm also noticing my weights at every station I do going up. On the down side my formerly bad knee has been complaining a little more. But my weight is staying under 190, so only 5-6 pounds above my best low (182). Maybe I will be able to shave off the final pounds to get to my initial goal of 175 without doing anything more than making good choices. If I get there I'll get some advice on a regimen to get my waist size down too. I've been at 38 for quite some time. I'd probably be satisfied at 36. I think I was 32 in high school when I weighed 165.
That sounds really good
. I only just started with cycling and I mainly use setting 2 out of 1-8. Congrats! It seems you're well on your way. AFAIK the only way to reduce your waist size is to reduce bodyfat. If using muscles reduced fat level to specific parts, people that do manual labor with their upper bodies might have freakishly ripped arms but be chubby or more everywhere else. At least if we're talking about spot reducing. But stronger abs are always a good thing.
