Are you an inpatient in an intensive care unit?[/quote]
A British cycling coach has told me to log my HR, Weight, Ride data etc.
struggling to lose weight
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Are you an inpatient in an intensive care unit?[/quote]
A British cycling coach has told me to log my HR, Weight, Ride data etc.
Dusty Bin
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As others have said - daily weight log won't tell you much. Resting HR twice a day will tell you even less - not sure why anyone would tell you that. Ride data - obviously log that....
Herzog
Swinglish Mountain Goat
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How about measurements...chest, waist, love handles etc. That'll give you a bit of info into where you're gaining/losing weight from.
Yep i do that and nothings changed
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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So you may have lost visceral fat and/or water and/or a little muscleYep i do that and nothings changed
Subcutaneous is a different ballgame
400bhp
Guru
What is your long term goal for weight loss and how are you controlling caolries?
I am very sceptical of dieting, in fact I think it's the wrong thing to do. You need to change your diet/lifestyle and not be dieting. Your rate of weight loss should not matter and the fact you're worrying about a slight incremental increase says a lot to me.
This comes from a lifetime's experience of a mother that was a Weight Watcher's teacher and the fact that my mother cannot control her weight, because she doesn't understand the difference between a lifestyle change and dieting.
In the old days i would go to maccy Ds and get two big mac meals, 5 sausages in 5 crusty rolls for breakie Pork pies for lunch, crisps the whole thing.
But now i weigh my porridge and measure my milk, i use myfitnesspall app to log my food and it states i should consume 2000 cals a day which i never go over even if i burn a 1000 cals avg.
I want to get down to 13st by August.
But now i weigh my porridge and measure my milk, i use myfitnesspall app to log my food and it states i should consume 2000 cals a day which i never go over even if i burn a 1000 cals avg.
I want to get down to 13st by August.
400bhp
Guru
Don't bother. You will not do that for the rest of your life (or a significant part of it). It's too restrictive and too anal.
There's so much wrong with never consuming more than 2000 calories a day. For example by doing that you will, on average, consume less than 2000 calories a day (by creating a ceiling, you're flattening out the upwards volatility around the average).
It's not about each day, it's about a long term average or trend. You need some days to pig out, enjoy or whatever you want to call it.
Just eat the porrige and the milk. They are good for you. So what if you eat a little more than "recommended", it doesn't matter,
400bhp
Guru
That's good that you've cut that crap out. However, there's nothing wrong in doing it now and again.
400bhp
Guru
Don't think too hard about it.
I weigh 101kgs and im 5'10 so its not ideal.
For example: i went shopping last night and i wanted a treat so what did i do i looked at Jalepeno Dorritos and bottled it, then chocy biscuits and guess what i walked out with, nothing.
I so badly want to be competitive in Cat 4 races by the end of the summer and by the next Winter Series i want to finish it by joining Cat 3.
I know theres bigger guys than me in cat 3 races and training will make me a better rider but the weights still gotta go.
For example: i went shopping last night and i wanted a treat so what did i do i looked at Jalepeno Dorritos and bottled it, then chocy biscuits and guess what i walked out with, nothing.
I so badly want to be competitive in Cat 4 races by the end of the summer and by the next Winter Series i want to finish it by joining Cat 3.
I know theres bigger guys than me in cat 3 races and training will make me a better rider but the weights still gotta go.
Do me a favour and give us a bit more info on that. From memory and I could be wrong but does it not take 40,000 calories to build a pound of muscle, also I think that a pound of muscle might weigh the same as a pound of fat.
Also that volume wise there is only few grammes in difference.
I am happy to accept I could be wrong.
Mr Haematocrit
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You would be correct that a pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat but the volume of each is different for the respective weight as shown below.
As such if you restrict your calories so that your body is utilizing excess fat stores and are excercizing enough to increase muscle growth, your weight may not change that much, but due to the volume of muscle compared to fat for the same weight your shape will change.
