NEW YEARS RESOLUTION WEIGHT LOSS THREAD

[CFD]

Originally Posted by Kyle2k

So, I have reached a point where I am at a particular weight (about 180) which I am relatively steady at- but if I take one or two days off of my "diet" I seem to gain weight back relatively easy (about 185- I'd have to really pig out for like a week to get above that). Then again, the second I am back in the gym or return to the diet it returns in less than the week. Have I reached a point where I need to go to extremes to lose more?

It's hard ot say without knowing more but two things come to mind. You may have reached a "plateu". If this is the case a number of things can be done. Usually a change-up in training techniques can solve the problem.

If it's diet related I am thinking that you may be on a carb restricting diet. Most diets that restrict carbs to much can cause this problem and usually backfire and cause the weight to be gained back easilly and often times more. When you retrict carbs for a while the body starts to burn fat and/or muscle for fuel to hang on to the much needed carbs, when you eat carbs again the body doesn't burn them, after a long deficit it stores them as fat again to re-build the reserves that have been depleteted.

If this is the case then scroll back and see a post on calorie tappering or cycling which may be beneficial. Fat burn or weight loss will be slower but more permanant and you will avoid the side affects of low carb diets.

[TAG UR IT]

Well, I only count the workout and then the cardio (if I do cardio that day as well) and then stop the monitor. I don't keep it going. But, I do use it to track progress. Did legs today....first time in a couple weeks and good grief are they sore...

[hrpiii]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Well, I only count the workout and then the cardio (if I do cardio that day as well) and then stop the monitor. I don't keep it going. But, I do use it to track progress. Did legs today....first time in a couple weeks and good grief are they sore...

lol, just picking with you. Don't care about the calories, just keep pushing hard in the gym and watch the food intake. Keep lifting heavy! Everything is achievable. You are doing great!

[Bonnie]

My workouts Wedesday:

(Circuit)

3x


DB front lunge: 15,15,20lbs 20,15,12 reps
Bi-lateral Pull Down: 60,60,65 lbs. 20,15,12 reps
Hyper Extentions: 3x10lbs.20,15,12 reps
Cable Low Row 75,75,80 lbs. 17,15,12 reps
Stiff/Romanian Dead Lift: 20,20,25 lbs 20,15,12 reps
Hammer Curls: 15,15,17.5 lbs. 20,15,12 reps
Lying leg raise: 3x40 lbs. 15,12,10 reps
Knee to elbow: 3x20 reps
Wipers: 3x20 reps

Cardio: Treadmill 30 min.

Today was my extra upper body workouts, seems to be working well, added my 4th day about a month ago and seeing some pretty good results! Yay!!

Workouts Today

3 sets each:

Standing Low-Pulley Row with rope: 15,12, 10 reps, 70, 70,75 lbs.
Incline dumbell press: 20,15,12 reps, 15,20,20 lbs.
Lat bar front pull down: 3x15 reps 65 lbs.
Flat Flye: 15,12,10 reps 10 lbs.

(superset-pyramid weight)

DB pullover: 2x15, 30lbs 3rd 35lbs.
Hyper-Extentions:3x15 10lbs.
Assisted Dip: 12,10,8.. -5, -5, -5 lbs.
(superset-pyramid weight)
Dumbbell side raise: 3x10 10 lbs.
DB Squat press Alternate Arms: 3x20 10 lbs.

Hopped on the eliptimill for 35 minutes.

I was pretty beat by thursday, work has been crazy busy since we closed up a few days for the fest, so I had to make up thursday today......yes on easter.....so got all 4 of my workout days this week!!! New week starts tomorrow! Yaaay I did it!
Well remember to work off all that easter candy STARTING tomorrow!

Have a great rest of your easter day everybody!

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by hrpiii

lol, just picking with you. Don't care about the calories, just keep pushing hard in the gym and watch the food intake. Keep lifting heavy! Everything is achievable. You are doing great!

Thanks! LOVE doing the heavy lifting. I'm beginning to get addicted...hehe

Now...

not only are my shoulders, bi's and tri's killing me...lol...my quads HURT like hell and if either one of the kids runs up to me and bumps me in the legs again!!...>!!!!... UGH!!!

[Speedy1975]

12/27/10 - 168.5 - 12.4%
1/10/11 - 166 - 12.1%
1/17/11 - 167 - 11.7%
1/24/11 - 167.5 - 12.2%
1/31/11 - 164.5 - 11.6%
2/7/11 - 163.5 - 11.2%
2/14/11 - 163 - 10.7%
2/21/11 - 165 - 11.2% (added back too many carbs - removed some also started thermogenic)
2/28/11 - 163.5 - 10.3%
3/7/11 - 163.5 - 10.6%
3/14/11 - 161 - 10.1% (carb pulse)
3/21/11 - 160 - 10.1% (carb pulse)
3/28/11 - 159.5 - 9.6% (carb pulse)
4/4/11 - 157 - 9.3% (carb pulse)
4/11/11 - 158 - 9.0% (carb pulse)
4/18/11 - 160 - 10% (vacation - drank beer)
4/25/11 - 158 - 9.5%

SO, my workouts are still going very well. Strength continues to increase, although not as rapidly as when I'm just eating tons of carbs, but that's OK.

However, I seem to stuck in the 9% range. The one week at 10% I'm throwing out. I was on a company paid vacation and they put beer in my face every time I turned around. I still hit the gym at the resort though, but eating and everything else was out of routine.

I may need to push the carbs up a bit higher on carb days and a bit lower on no carb days to get in to the 8% range. My goal is gonna be 6%.

Talked to one of the pros at the gym this morning about being stuck at 9% and he said the lower you go the harder it is. Your body doesn't want to be that low and you have to keep adjusting things to push it in to the area you want.

He's been doing KETO (under 50 carbs daily) for the past two weeks and has two more weeks to go before he starts carb pulsing. He said it's a balancing act between cutting fat and keeping your muscles from looking flat. I may get to KETO down the road if I have to, but I hope not because it sucks.

Workout today went like this:

Incline Dumb Bell - 85/85/85 - 9/8/7
Flat Dumb Bell - 75/75/75 - 8/8/8
Cable Fly - 35/35/35 - 8/7/6 (This is a heavy 35...not like a normal machine...felt like 70)
Incline Dumb Bell Hammer Curl - 40/40/40 - 9/8/8
Incline Dumb Bell Curl - 40/40/40 - 8/8/8
Cable Finishing Curl - 20/20/20/20/20 - 10/10/10/10/10

35 mins HIIT treadmill (mixing up the cardio from LIIT to HIIT)


In a couple of weeks I'll be temporarily living next door to my gym...I mean literally next door. I'll be able to walk to the gym which will be awesome while it lasts. I'll be there for the entire summer so I plan to switch my workout to a one body part per day schedule so I can just hammer on it. We'll see what happens, but I plan to be ripped.

Ah the joys of selling houses and having new ones built, moving twice, and storage units.

[futrocpd]

I dont come in here often but thought i would share my weight loss victories. I am down nearly 85lbs now and I am at 10% body fat. I am so close to my goal of 9% body fat and being around 185 -190 for summer. Never in my life have I looked like this. I am 6ft 3 by the way.

[TAG UR IT]

Good grief! GREAT JOB!!! Feels COMPLETELY different, doesn't it!

[CFD]

You can tell it's spring, everyone is scarce around here.

I hope everyone is still working towards thier goals, don't slack off or all will be for not.

I am super busy at work but have been getting in my workouts and feel back to normal, although that word is not usually used in a description of me.

[Bonnie]

Originally Posted by futrocpd

I dont come in here often but thought i would share my weight loss victories. I am down nearly 85lbs now and I am at 10% body fat. I am so close to my goal of 9% body fat and being around 185 -190 for summer. Never in my life have I looked like this. I am 6ft 3 by the way.

Congratulations! That is super awesome!

Originally Posted by CFD

You can tell it's spring, everyone is scarce around here.

I hope everyone is still working towards thier goals, don't slack off or all will be for not.

I am super busy at work but have been getting in my workouts and feel back to normal, although that word is not usually used in a description of me.

Its hard staying motivated when everyone starts to dissapear but hopefully their just too busy to check in!!!


My workouts yesterday:



(Circuit)

3x


DB walking lunges: 15,15,20lbs 20,15,12 reps
Bi-lateral Pull Down: 60,60,65 lbs. 20,15,12 reps
Hyper Extentions: 3x10lbs.20,15,12 reps
Cable Low Row 75,75,80 lbs. 17,15,12 reps
Stiff/Romanian Dead Lift: 20,20,25 lbs 20,15,12 reps
Hammer Curls: 15,15,17.5 lbs. 20,15,12 reps
Lying leg raise: 3x40 lbs. 15,12,10 reps
Knee to elbow: 3x20 reps
Wipers: 3x20 reps

Cardio: Stairclimber for 25 min.


WORKOUTS Today:

(Circuit)

3x
Upped my reps, I also added one more day of circuit traning to my week, so this meens 4 days a week, instead of 3, hopefully that gives an extra push!

Body Solid Squats: 3x20 reps 75 lbs. as low as I could go!
TRX-Chest Press: 3x20
Step Ups: each leg 3x15 15lbs.( High step)
Standing 1-Arm Shoulder Press: 3x25 15 lbs
Leg Extentions: 20,15,12 reps 90,90,100 lbs.
Ball Crunches: 3x40...holding a 12 lb. ball
Tricep Bench Dip: 3x15 reps 35lbs.
Vertical leg raise: 3x15
Kettleball Calf Raise: 3x15, reps 25lbs.

All I have to say is WOW i'm sore!!!!

Cardio: Elliptical, 20 min.


Keeping busy and trying to stay motivated, sometimes I wish I had someone competing with me, but my 3 month diet starts in May, first show is Dexter Jackson Aug. 6th!

[dianeokie]

Few of us still around. I haven't lost as much weight as I want to, but I'm working on it. Definitely gained muscle and lost fat. I'm doing Body Pump 3 times a week...trying to walk the other days....but I need to become more consistent with that. Trying to just eat sensibly and small portions. My goal is 15 pounds more by July 1...we'll see!

[SSMOKINHOT]

Checking in from Afghanistan!! Finally made it here Friday and didn't get over the Jet Lag until Sunday...hit the gym Monday morning and after a 2 week hiatus, I felt like a weakling!!! I've hit the gym every day since and am getting into the swing of things here. The dining options are going to be a challenge, but I will do the best I can to eat well. Speaking of which...I had a little run in with a box of Crunch N Munch yesterday, but I slayed that dragon by taking the box into the shop so I wouldn't eat the whole darned box!! LoL!! I will be traveling a lot so probably won't get a chance to do my daily quotes like before, but hope to at least pop in every now and then to see how you all are doing and to give ya an update.

[infernoinandout]

I'm still here just very busy with the weather breaking (i own a party rental company). By the way tornado warnings suck for tent guys. I am at 35 pounds since january.
Still no beer.

[hrpiii]

I'm on vacation and need a good workout... to many good foods and relaxing time.