Journey, Not A Destination

edco76 said:
Ok I am calling your bluff. I just spoke with my wife. We are tag teaming this weight thing. She was a tad depressed because she weighed herself at work today and showed a 4 pound increase in 2 days. She has been doing good on her diet and hitting the gym everyday. Mostly cardio (bike/treadmill) and doing some weight training though we don't go together so I am not sure how efficient her weight lifting is. Not that I would know much more had I actually been there. Is this kind of gain common in week 2 of a new diet/fitness plan? If so how? I assured her not to get hung up on the numbers but she still seemed discouraged.
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First explain good diet.
 
Hey you're approaching a milestone buddy...

23 posts away from 10,000 :D

Whoddathunk when you joined this place -and you were tortured and abused and put thru the wringer that you'd still be here -and almost ready to be in 5 figure post count and a 6 figure reputation level :)

:wipes a tear:

I wonder if hallmark makes a card for this event? :D
 
1200-1500 calories per day. No refined sugar. No fried foods. She is doing weight watchers if that helps. I think she is allowed like 22 pts. and hasn't been using them all. Mostly the little Smart Ones meals for lunch, which we are not doing anymore because even though they are low cal. they arent very nutritious. Lots of lean protein (chicken, fish), salad, green beans, green peas, rice for dinner. By lots I mean often, not large portions. The only bad meal she had was spaghetti at her moms one night but even then she skipped the bread and had a pretty small portion.
 
maleficent said:
Hey you're approaching a milestone buddy...

23 posts away from 10,000 :D

Whoddathunk when you joined this place -and you were tortured and abused and put thru the wringer that you'd still be here -and almost ready to be in 5 figure post count and a 6 figure reputation level :)

:wipes a tear:

I wonder if hallmark makes a card for this event? :D
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Hahaha, awesome.

I've been putting my work in as of late... totally slacking off on things I should be doing.
 
edco76 said:
1200-1500 calories per day. No refined sugar. No fried foods. She is doing weight watchers if that helps. I think she is allowed like 22 pts. and hasn't been using them all. Mostly the little Smart Ones meals for lunch, which we are not doing anymore because even though they are low cal. they arent very nutritious. Lots of lean protein (chicken, fish), salad, green beans, green peas, rice for dinner. By lots I mean often, not large portions. The only bad meal she had was spaghetti at her moms one night but even then she skipped the bread and had a pretty small portion.
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And what does she weigh?
 
edco76 said:
5'3 224 and if you tell her I told I will kill you lol
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Haha, lips are sealed!

That's a really low caloric intake man. Real low for her size. Especially when you factor exercise in.

To be honest, she should be losing weight on that, so I wonder if it's such a low intake that it's promting her to 'cheat' a bit which is resulting in a net breakeven.

You said she's only been dieting for few weeks, right? Before that she was eating normally?
 
Steve said:
Haha, lips are sealed!

That's a really low caloric intake man. Real low for her size. Especially when you factor exercise in.

To be honest, she should be losing weight on that, so I wonder if it's such a low intake that it's promting her to 'cheat' a bit which is resulting in a net breakeven.

You said she's only been dieting for few weeks, right? Before that she was eating normally?
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diet and exorcise for 2 weeks. She lost about10 pounds over the first week and a half but shot back up 4 in the last 2 days. Before that she was eating normally. If by normally you mean whatever, whenever she wanted lol.
 
edco76 said:
diet and exorcise for 2 weeks. She lost about10 pounds over the first week and a half but shot back up 4 in the last 2 days. Before that she was eating normally. If by normally you mean whatever, whenever she wanted lol.
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Well my suggestion, for starters, would be to bring up her intake a bit, especially since it's still early on. She should be getting in at the very least 1800 calories.

One problem, of many, with eating so few calories is it leaves you with no room to wiggle. What happens when your metabolism catches up (drops) to what your intake is? You already are eating so low that cutting anymore is not only unrealistic, but unhealthy as well. That's why you commonly see me say to eat as much as you possibly can while still triggering a loss of weight. Not only does this give you breathing room, but more importantly, it's more satisfying and more likely to be adhered to for the long term.

In addition, losing weight too quickly, due to a number of reasons (psychological and physiological) usually leads to weight regain.

Secondly, she's lost a good bit of weight in the first two weeks. A general rule of thumb is 1% of total body weight loss every week. She's exceeding that by a long shot.

Lastly, it's important to differentiate between weight and fat loss. A fantastic example is me, right now. I'm currently trialling a pretty extreme diet. For how few calories I'm eating relative to my size, the weight should be flying off. However, I've been pretty steady. I even had one day where I gained 9 pounds.

But that's weight.

Weight is a crazy measurement.... as it encompasses all sorts of stuff; fat, muscle, water, glycogen, etc, etc.

Unfortunately, almost everyone attaches a negative connotation to a rising weight.

In reality, they should only care if their level of fat is increasing, and that's something the scale doesn't measure.

Wordy, but all I'm really trying to say is weight loss is not a linear phenomenon. Even if an energy deficit is in place, the body can do strange things to cover up the fat loss from the deficit when you step on the scale. Fat is still being lost.

I'd suggest both of you start tracking progress with measurements as well as the scale. Measure the neck, arms, chest, navel, waist, hips, thighs, and calves. Make a spreadsheet or something to keep it simple. On top of this, monthly pictures wouldn't be a bad idea as well.
 
Thanks Steve, solid advise. I really appreciate it. I'll share that with her. We talked about the measurement tracking last night. I think that will be a good project for tonight. I mentioned the pictures. She vetoed that shit with a quickness.

Thanks again.
 
Happy Monday -hope you had an outstanding weekend...

Where oh where will post 10K be? that's a big event.. :D who will be the lucky recipient...
 
So this weekend Gordy and I shot a ton of videos for the website. It's turning into a much larger project than we originally projected. Each video is comprised of 2-12 mini-videos that must be edited together to make the final product. Then we have to overlay the voice for instruction. It's just a lot of time-consuming work.

Yesterday we did a ton of dynamic mobility videos. They are far from professional but they're as good as anything I've seen out there. I'm all about being better but we aren't professionals on that front and over time we'll improve as we become better and have more resources. (time and money)

We're contemplating making our video section private to our clients only.... but I'm struggling with that. It's something Gordy wants for sure since it is a very valuable tool and a lot of work, he feels it should be an added benefit to our clients. Plus, and he's probably right, it could entice more people see value in what it is that we offer. I'm thinking most will eventually be private and we'll always keep some of the basics for public viewing on youtube. We'll see what direction that goes.

On the personal front, I actually took a break from the diet on Saturday. I was just struggling too much. I woke up at 4am on Sat. to go fishing. Fished until lunchtime. Then drove right to Gordy's and worked until well into the night. I think we finally stopped around 1am or so. So I added a refeed pretty much all day Saturday (high cals, high carbs). It felt wonderful. And today I'm sitting at 189 lbs.

This Friday night I'll end the diet and start a 2 day refeed. From there, I think I'll be moving into some sort of cyclical diet. Something like Lyle's UD2 is IMO the best for someone in my shoes looking to lose fat and maintain/gain muscle.
 
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