Juliette1
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Just a pair of bermuda shorts I made for myself when I was on the 7th grade (about 14 years old). White, tailored type, tightly fitted...
Juliette cross-training for Romèo
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Just a pair of bermuda shorts I made for myself when I was on the 7th grade (about 14 years old). White, tailored type, tightly fitted...
RhoRho
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God, you are so balanced and calm about the numbers on the scales. I'm even more ashamed about my outburst. Thank goodness I have people like you to keep things in perspective! That is just so strange!! A difference of more than 20lbs and the same trousers still fit you fine - I guess it just shows how strangely our bodies work.
Thanks again for being such a balancing force - I really needed it!
Thanks again for being such a balancing force - I really needed it!
Juliette1
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Yeah I am, especially after 65 minutes of weight training, added weights to leg press etc. plus 50 minutes of cardio, worth 490 cals, and a short brisk walk to ease my muscles, total cals spent exercising around 880. Nothing makes a girl calmer and more balanced.
I've drank buckets of water and the sodium of yesterday is slowly but surely going away. Thank God.
And I'll post my tomorrows weight and measurements here even if they turn out to be the highest I've ever got. If not for anything else, then for giving an example of how I can be in control only of myself, not the numbers.
If I eat all there is in my plan today, I've done all I can for these 3½ weeks. Exercise, eating healthy, sleeping enough, drinking my water. I'd say the rest is out of my hands.
But now, back to being balanced and calm..
Julie
balanced and calm is a beautiful way to be you go girlie
you go girlie 
Juliette1
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Here are the last stats before my goal weigh-in tomorrow:
Stats for Wednesday
Exercise about 880 cals
Weights 65 min
Cardio 50 min
Walking 10 min
Eaten
cals 1750
prot 146
carb 139
fat 66
fibre 35
I'm very anxious to see what my scales have for me tomorrow. It's a bit like Christmas, except this time the smaller present would be quite sufficient.
I also need to make new plans for the time before the master class, that's until July 15th. But that's something for tomorrow..
Julie
Stats for Wednesday
Exercise about 880 cals
Weights 65 min
Cardio 50 min
Walking 10 min
Eaten
cals 1750
prot 146
carb 139
fat 66
fibre 35
I'm very anxious to see what my scales have for me tomorrow. It's a bit like Christmas, except this time the smaller present would be quite sufficient.
I also need to make new plans for the time before the master class, that's until July 15th. But that's something for tomorrow..
Julie
Miss Ladybug
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Afternoon Jewels, not much time to post today, I wanted to say I hope the scales do you good this weigh in. I'll stop by when I return on Sunday. Have a great rest of your day!
Kim
Kim
Juliette1
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WEEK 3½ - My Summer Challenge 2007 May 28th-August 15th
WEEK 3½
GOAL WEIGH-IN
Measurements for June 21st 2007
Waist 30.7 -> 30.1 -> 29.9 -> 29.5 = 29.5
Hips 39.4 -> 39.4 -> 39 -> 38.8 -> 38.6
Breast 39 -> 38.8 = 38.8 = 38.8 =38.8
Thigh 21.3 = 21.3 -> 21.1 -> 20.9 = 20.9
Calf 14.6 = 14.6 -> 14.4 -> 14.2 = 14.2
Bicep 10.6 = 10.6 -> 10.4 = 10.4 = 10.4
Arm just below shoulder 12.6 -> 12.4 -> 12.2 = 12.2 -> 12
Weight 150 lbs -> 147.8 lbs -> 147.4 lbs -> 146.7 lbs -> 146 lbs
Fat 28,8% -> 27,8% -> 27,6% = 27,6% -> 27,4%
Water 51,9% -> 52,7% = 52,7% -> 52,8% -> 52,9%
Muscle 33,6% -> 33,7% -> 33,8% = 33,8% -> 33,9%
Goal by June 21st
145 lbs or waist under 30"
Goal by August 15th
140 lbs or fat% under 27%
In 24 days May 28th-June 21st
Total pounds lost 4 (1,8 kilos)
Total inches lost 3.8 (9,7 cm)
I met my goal of waist under 30". My waist is 29.5 inches, that's 75 cm to the Continental Europe.. I weighed 66,3 kilos (146 pounds) today, which is 1 pound short of my goal. I have no complaints. I passed the half way point of my ticker and half way to the original final goal of this weight-loss plan. I don't know whether I'm ever going to want to go as low as 60 kilos (133 pounds), but it's there to motivate me to keep on going.
About the next goal, for August 15th.. I'm going to keep it as it is. The fat% is probably easier to attain, since I'm already at 27,4% (no idea how inaccurate that is, but don't care as long as it's moving). I don't think 6 pounds in almost 2 months is impossible either, but there are some obstacles on the way.
In order to survive professionally through the summer, there's something I need to do. The master class I'm taking part in begins on July 15th and lasts for a week. For that week I need clothes to wear, both normal summer wardrobe and at least one full length evening gown and one cocktail dress for concerts (to perform in..). Currently there aren't too many clothes that I can wear... I'm ok for evenings out with my friends and going to the gym, but the "professional adult female" look is practically non-existent in my wardrobe. Most of the clothes that type look on me like I'm a little girl playing with my mothers clothes. Not the image I want to go for, especially if I'm hoping for some boost to my carrier.. I have two evening gowns (from years ago) that fit better than the rest , but they are more the winter type.
The point is, I have no intention, nor do I have the money to buy new things for my current size, just to find out three months later, that I will never wear them again. So I need to select some clothes (for a week) and make the necessary alterations before the master class. Thank God I can sew.. And that means that I need to stay the same size, to be able to do all the work needed, at least two weeks prior to the event and of course, during the whole week it lasts. That will be a big challenge, to try to find a balance to maintain not the weight but the size..
So I have until about July 1st to keep shrinking and then keep it as well as I can until July 21st. After that I can take a similar 3½ week spurt towards my goal date of August 15th.
Next Monday I have a meeting with my trainer to update the weights program. I've upped the weights as planned and this week my body's actually a bit sore here and there, to let me know that I'm on right track here. We'll probably go for lower reps and higher weights for the next program.
The rest of this week I plan and count my eating when I can, but there'll be some days I won't bother. Next Monday back to business. I have two more potential weight training days, but I'm not sure if I use them both.
I have pushed myself quite hard with lots of exercise and quite controlled eating. I'm not sure I benefit from some of the highest daily deficits though. I would be interested to know how much energy I should have for normal use in order to keep my body in optimal function. If I eat 1750 and use 880 for exercise, that leaves me 870 cals for living and breathing, which sounds bad to be quite honest. Maybe some research here would be in order. I don't want to be stupid, if I can avoid it.
Bottom line: I'm happy with this first goal of my challenge and eager to continue to new adventures.
Julie
WEEK 3½
GOAL WEIGH-IN
Measurements for June 21st 2007
Waist 30.7 -> 30.1 -> 29.9 -> 29.5 = 29.5
Hips 39.4 -> 39.4 -> 39 -> 38.8 -> 38.6
Breast 39 -> 38.8 = 38.8 = 38.8 =38.8
Thigh 21.3 = 21.3 -> 21.1 -> 20.9 = 20.9
Calf 14.6 = 14.6 -> 14.4 -> 14.2 = 14.2
Bicep 10.6 = 10.6 -> 10.4 = 10.4 = 10.4
Arm just below shoulder 12.6 -> 12.4 -> 12.2 = 12.2 -> 12
Weight 150 lbs -> 147.8 lbs -> 147.4 lbs -> 146.7 lbs -> 146 lbs
Fat 28,8% -> 27,8% -> 27,6% = 27,6% -> 27,4%
Water 51,9% -> 52,7% = 52,7% -> 52,8% -> 52,9%
Muscle 33,6% -> 33,7% -> 33,8% = 33,8% -> 33,9%
Goal by June 21st
145 lbs or waist under 30"
Goal by August 15th
140 lbs or fat% under 27%
In 24 days May 28th-June 21st
Total pounds lost 4 (1,8 kilos)
Total inches lost 3.8 (9,7 cm)
I met my goal of waist under 30". My waist is 29.5 inches, that's 75 cm to the Continental Europe.. I weighed 66,3 kilos (146 pounds) today, which is 1 pound short of my goal. I have no complaints. I passed the half way point of my ticker and half way to the original final goal of this weight-loss plan. I don't know whether I'm ever going to want to go as low as 60 kilos (133 pounds), but it's there to motivate me to keep on going.
About the next goal, for August 15th.. I'm going to keep it as it is. The fat% is probably easier to attain, since I'm already at 27,4% (no idea how inaccurate that is, but don't care as long as it's moving). I don't think 6 pounds in almost 2 months is impossible either, but there are some obstacles on the way.
In order to survive professionally through the summer, there's something I need to do. The master class I'm taking part in begins on July 15th and lasts for a week. For that week I need clothes to wear, both normal summer wardrobe and at least one full length evening gown and one cocktail dress for concerts (to perform in..). Currently there aren't too many clothes that I can wear... I'm ok for evenings out with my friends and going to the gym, but the "professional adult female" look is practically non-existent in my wardrobe. Most of the clothes that type look on me like I'm a little girl playing with my mothers clothes. Not the image I want to go for, especially if I'm hoping for some boost to my carrier.. I have two evening gowns (from years ago) that fit better than the rest , but they are more the winter type.
The point is, I have no intention, nor do I have the money to buy new things for my current size, just to find out three months later, that I will never wear them again. So I need to select some clothes (for a week) and make the necessary alterations before the master class. Thank God I can sew.. And that means that I need to stay the same size, to be able to do all the work needed, at least two weeks prior to the event and of course, during the whole week it lasts. That will be a big challenge, to try to find a balance to maintain not the weight but the size..
So I have until about July 1st to keep shrinking and then keep it as well as I can until July 21st. After that I can take a similar 3½ week spurt towards my goal date of August 15th.
Next Monday I have a meeting with my trainer to update the weights program. I've upped the weights as planned and this week my body's actually a bit sore here and there, to let me know that I'm on right track here. We'll probably go for lower reps and higher weights for the next program.
The rest of this week I plan and count my eating when I can, but there'll be some days I won't bother. Next Monday back to business. I have two more potential weight training days, but I'm not sure if I use them both.
I have pushed myself quite hard with lots of exercise and quite controlled eating. I'm not sure I benefit from some of the highest daily deficits though. I would be interested to know how much energy I should have for normal use in order to keep my body in optimal function. If I eat 1750 and use 880 for exercise, that leaves me 870 cals for living and breathing, which sounds bad to be quite honest. Maybe some research here would be in order. I don't want to be stupid, if I can avoid it.
Bottom line: I'm happy with this first goal of my challenge and eager to continue to new adventures.
Julie
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I had my resting metabolic rate tested with a machine by a dietician and the reading said I use 1627 calories per day just living and breathing. It said my metabolism was in the "higher than normal" range (but not the fastest level), so I would think 800 is way off base. The machine said I use up to another 400 calories on normal living activities such as going to work, shopping, sleeping, etc. Since the test was free I'm thinking of going again soon to see if my metabolism has changed since I dropped some weight. There are calculators online to help you calculate this as well.
way to go Julie you are doing so awesome... you should be so proud of all that you've accomplished.
See goal - meet goal... you are a rockstar!
you are doing so awesome... you should be so proud of all that you've accomplished.See goal - meet goal... you are a rockstar!
felici
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I can be in control only of myself, not the numbers.
If I eat all there is in my plan today, I've done all I can for these 3½ weeks. Exercise, eating healthy, sleeping enough, drinking my water. I'd say the rest is out of my hands.
But now, back to being balanced and calm
Indisputable logic. All of this is quite difficult to achieve however - even a bit at a time let alone altogether. Congratulations.
That dress issue is definitely a bit tricky - but you have it worked out well. You're right that it would be useful to know for sure what your maintenance calories are.
If I eat all there is in my plan today, I've done all I can for these 3½ weeks. Exercise, eating healthy, sleeping enough, drinking my water. I'd say the rest is out of my hands.
But now, back to being balanced and calm
Indisputable logic. All of this is quite difficult to achieve however - even a bit at a time let alone altogether. Congratulations.
That dress issue is definitely a bit tricky - but you have it worked out well. You're right that it would be useful to know for sure what your maintenance calories are.
cinderelly
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Way to go girl - your just totally rocking it !!!
TomO
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Congrats on your goals, Julie! I find that, while racking up a huge deficit sounds good, it sometimes backfires and doesn't leave you enough energy to have good workouts. That's probably especially true in your case, where you're close to your ideal weight. You may want to cut your deficit down to 400 to 500 calories a day, just to make sure you have the proper reserves for your exercise regimen.
Juliette1
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Thanks, Ladies and Gentleman!
I'm doing a little happy dance here for today's weigh-in success.
At the same time I'm seriously wondering about how to go on from here. I posted an inquiry to http://weight-loss.fitness.com/harsh-truth/13311-how-keep-my-calories-adequate.html, to get some professional help in figuring out this calorie stuff more accurately.
I sure as hell don't want to dig myself a hole, let alone fall in it by eating less than I should. That would be the stupidity of all stupidities. I'm not exactly enjoying the idea of eating very restrictively for the rest of my life, no more than any of you.. I am enjoying the exercise though, so if I can keep on doing that at this level as long as I enjoy it, I'd be happy.
For this weekend there won't be any chance of undereating. The midsummer festivities begin tomorrow and I'm going to enjoy all of it to the max.
I'm doing a little happy dance here for today's weigh-in success.
At the same time I'm seriously wondering about how to go on from here. I posted an inquiry to http://weight-loss.fitness.com/harsh-truth/13311-how-keep-my-calories-adequate.html, to get some professional help in figuring out this calorie stuff more accurately.
I sure as hell don't want to dig myself a hole, let alone fall in it by eating less than I should. That would be the stupidity of all stupidities. I'm not exactly enjoying the idea of eating very restrictively for the rest of my life, no more than any of you..
I am enjoying the exercise though, so if I can keep on doing that at this level as long as I enjoy it, I'd be happy. For this weekend there won't be any chance of undereating. The midsummer festivities begin tomorrow and I'm going to enjoy all of it to the max.