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So I've been thinking lately...how much can one really weigh? What is a 'base weight' considering bones, organs, blood, etc.? When is a 'goal weight' unrealistic to someone's basal needs?
I think I'm going to dump the scale forever and just opt to a mindset of what do I need to consume in order to be able to DO the things I want to do. This was a mindset I was able to maintain years ago when I was endurance racing. The goal was more set on fueling the body for what I needed it to do. There were consequences on both sides (either fueling too much or too little) and those fuel/food needs were based more on day-to-day monitoring.
My travel weekend went well. Even though we ate out I still kept my head about my ordering. However, one meal at IHOP I ordered just one crepe with a side of fresh fruit...the waitress thought she was being nice and brought me an order of two crepes because "the order for 2 was a dollar cheaper", and since I don't like to waste food, I ate both...but didn't need much else for the rest of the day.
Got home late last night. Still drained from the weekend. I brought my gym bag, but I don't know if I'll get the motivation/energy to get to the gym. Plus, I've got a bit of a head cold, but I know that shouldn't be reason to stop me. Maybe just a light jog today instead of my usual intense lunch-time workout? IDK
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 May 2014:
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1278 kcal
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Fat: 36.52g | Prot: 56.02g | Carb: 180.79g.
Breakfast: Eggo Wafflers, Coffee. Lunch: Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Orange Chicken. Dinner: Milk (Nonfat), Flour and Water Gravy, Better than Bouillon Beef Base, Beef Tip Round (Trimmed to 0" Fat), Egg Noodles (Enriched, Cooked). Snacks/Other: Crispy Rice Bar - Berry Blast, Panera Bread Shortbread Cookie. more...
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1857 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Circuit Training - 10 minutes, Running - 6/mph - 10 minutes, Resting - 7 hours and 40 minutes, Sleeping - 7 hours, Desk Work - 8 hours, Driving - 1 hour. more...
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Everybody has a "Lean Body Mass" or LBM. This is how much you would weigh if you had 0% bodyfat. It is your bones, muscles, etc. You can increase your LBM by working out and adding more muscle mass.
Obviously having 0% bodyfat would mean you are dead. We don't want this. We want a healthy amount of bodyfat (for an "athletic look" it is under 15% for men, under 25% for women).
You can calculate your IDEAL BODY WEIGHT by knowing your LBM and your desired bodyfat percentage. The formula is below:
LBM/(1-desired bodyfat%)
Just google "Built lean ideal bodyweight" and you should find what you are looking for.
19 May 14 by member: hyphensprint
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The scale is a good way to check in from time to time and to can be a good warning if you are gaining, but otherwise, I haven't really missed it during this Trust Fall Challenge either. I like your attitude about weight loss - it really is about what you can do and what you can wear and how you good you can feel. Keep it up!
19 May 14 by member: megmonster
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I guess that's sort of my point. Because I've set a 'goal weight' and I'm happy with the way I fit in clothes and with my body fat...why should I be beating myself up over what I might weigh? Just because I lose weight doesn't mean I've toned up...and when strength and speed are my goal, well a scale doesn't measure that. My internal conversations have been more and more about realistic expectations and finding better grounds to measure obtaining those goals.
19 May 14 by member: mgrill
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You are spot on! I feel so much better when I finish a run, or a hard workout, or even if I've just have been making smart choices with my eating, than if I lose a pound. The weight isn't really the true measure, it's everything else you want from being healthy, like having more energy, being able to run further/faster, lifting heavier weights or doing more reps, fitting in your clothes better. I would love to get more toned, and if I stay the same weight, but have more muscle to show for it, would I really be upset with myself? No, so why let that number put us down. Love it!
19 May 14 by member: mars2kids
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I agree. We get too focused on weight. It's great to have a goal of a certain weight, but if we get to 10 pounds higher than that and feel good about the way we look, have the energy, and are in a healthy state of mind, then the weight goal should be discarded. There's too much "I'm 5' 11" so I should weigh..." going around. I'm finding I feel great between 10 and 15% body fat. I'm at the upper end of that now and I'm starting to get a little love handles. I'm going to cut it back a bit at the end of the month, but I don't see a need to do it quickly. I may do two or three weeks to cut a quick 4 or 5 pounds, but after that, just cutting really slowly will be my goal. My health is certainly not in jeopardy at 15% body fat. We're too much a culture of 'now'.
19 May 14 by member: northernmusician
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