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24 December 2012
Weigh-in:
154.0 lb
lost so far:
46.0 lb
still to go:
31.0 lb
Diet followed 100%
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losing 2.8 lb a week
23 December 2012
I craved protein like mad all day. Of course I ate protein, but increasing my exercise may mean I have to make modifications in my diet.
I have a goal to be able to do pullups. I think that's a worthy goal. I wonder how long it will take to achieve it.
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23 December 2012
I was dizzy before my workout, so I had a piece of candy for energy. Then afterwards I craved protein like mad.
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23 December 2012
Weigh-in:
154.4 lb
lost so far:
45.6 lb
still to go:
31.4 lb
Diet followed 100%
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gaining 5.6 lb a week
22 December 2012
Gosh, it's been a long time since I've recorded a journal entry.
Where I am now:
My diet is about 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass per day, plus fat and carbs in ideally equal caloric amounts. My target caloric intake is 750-1000 per day. I could survive on a low carb diet (Atkins induction level of 20g net carbs per day) if I was sedentary or only doing walking for exercise, but I need more carbs to do the weight lifting I have myself doing.
I couldn't survive on a low fat diet. I tried this again, having tried it previously some years back, and I can't stick to it because it drives me crazy, followed by a high energy binge.
Not eating enough protein results in poor performance and recovery on my weight training (I track everything) and eventually leads to high protein binges.
I may attempt to determine if there is a minimum number of grams of carbs a day I need to eat for maximum performance.
On a protein sparing modified fast with protein intake of about 130 grams per day (and less than 20 grams each of carbs and fat) my weight loss slowed to a halt.
At this point I am about 30 pounds from my initial goal, which is based on a theoretical ideal body weight from an online calculator. This is based on a theoretical sedentary individual of my height and age (at best). I am clearly putting on muscle, and my %bodyfat should be lower and thus my goal weight might be higher. I bought a set of calipers, which shows how to get a rough estimate from a single reading (waist). I was unable to train my boyfriend to get reliable readings for me, so I will have to go with that rough estimate at the present, which would mean my %bodyfat is 29.2% rather than the bmi-based estimate of 33%. I have two bioimpedance devices that display %bodyfat from 35-38%. Those are likely way off.
The calculation worksheet that came with the caliper shows that were I to lose bodyfat only while maintaining my lean body mass to get down to 18%, my weight would be 132 pounds.
So I am in the "desired" range for a woman of my age, but what I want is to be lean (and a size 8). Probably when I reach that size 8 goal the reading will be in the "lean" range, and I should find someone with some experience to get me a more accurate reading.
For my weight training, I only do strength exercises with free weights, dumbbells, etc. I have a weight bench, Olympic bar, hex dumbbells in common sizes, a rack that can be used for bench or squats, and a pullup bar mounted on the wall. No need to ever go to a gym, at least not for a long time.
When you do proper strength exercises, you automatically get shape. Women don't get bulky like men do. We don't have the genetics There are only 2 ways a woman might actually get bulky: 1. steroids and 2. not being lean. I do look bulky if I have too much padding over those shapely muscles.
So there. Moderation in all things.
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