It's Wednesday weigh ins! 2007-2022

[Alan]

W*rk definitely is an impediment to your health!

No arguments there !! DW thinks my elevated bp is purely down to work - combination of stress and not having time to exercise properly.

In years gone by I have been hospitalized twice on return from overseas trips - 1st time with meningitis - 2nd time with some suspected infectious disease that they never could nail down.

While in The Woodlands they insisted I work on a project in India even though I said I didn't want to work there (the chemical plant in question was to be a new acquisition and is located in a province bordering Pakistan). I did make one trip there to set up the project and then handed over to a team in APAC, but a few months later they insisted I take over the project lead again, at which point I started looking around for something else.

We loved living in The Woodlands but the job was definitely too much at that time - I could just imagine myself getting something like Malaria (which my boss has from his stint in China) right before I RE.

 

[simple girl]

132#. Whew...! After all of the indulgence last week, I am so glad to see I haven't gained like 5# (hopefully it won't just be a delayed onset of weight gain that hasn't shown up yet....). I did work out 5 of the 7 days when on the ship...proud of myself for that!

130#!!!

Both DH and I have kept up the exercise and gone back to weighing and measuring our meals, no carbs at dinner time.

I planned out all of our meals for the week on Saturday and did our grocery shopping. It took a lot of up-front time, but having a plan for the week is really helping us stick to the diet. I'm so happy DH is on board with this...no more putting wings and beer in front of me...at least for a while, LOL.

 

[Dawg52]

6'0" Target 175lbs

2/11 185
2/18 184
2/25 184
3/04 182
3/11 180.5
3/18 180
3/25 180
4/01 180
4/08 180
4/15 179.5
4/22 180.5
4/29 180
5/06 181
5/13 180
5/20 179.5
5/27 179.5
6/03 180

 

[Ronstar]

4/15 200.2
4/22 198.2
4/29 197.2
5/06 197.0
5/13 194.6
5/20 193.4
5/27 196.2
6/03 193.2

goal: 185 by August 1, 2009

 

[Kronk]

1/23/08: 196.8 17.1% body fat.
(snip ...)
7/30/08: 191.8 16.0%
(snip ...)
11/12: 195.2 17.1%
12/03: 198.2 17.8%
1/07: 200.6 17.9%
2/04: 199.4 18.4%
3/04: 201.8 17.7%
4/01: 198.2 17.3%
5/06: 197.4 16.7%
5/13: 198.4 17.4%
5/20: 198.8 17.2%
5/27: 200.0 18.2%
6/03: 200.2 17.6%

Goal: 190.0 15.3%
Highest weight: 260 (May 2001)
Lowest weight: 190 (June 2007)

Looks like I'm going in the wrong direction. I'm trying to eat "better" these days, not necessarily "less". I'm not really trying that hard to lose weight these days, my goal is more about gaining strength. So I'm not too bent out of shape that my weight starts with a 2.

 

[Rambler]

It has now been at least 3 weeks that I have been >= 180lbs and several months since I have been <=175lbs, PLUS, this last few weeks my bp has been elevated into the pre-hypertension range so I have decided that I'll try and ramp up the aerobics to both help shed 5 pounds and get the bp back to normal.

Since moving back here 17 months ago there is no doubt that the amount of exercise I do has dropped significantly.

On Monday I went on the treadmill for 30 minutes and tried running for a minute in every 5 and at the end of 30 minutes I was kn*ckered and had managed a distance of 2.5 miles.

So my target is to do this 2 or 3 times per week - if the joints can take it - and work up to 3 miles in 30 minutes.

On Thursday I managed 2.6 miles and today (Sunday) I made 2.8 miles

Today I also decided to wear my heart monitor to save having to grasp the handles every time I wanted to see my heart rate (I don't want to overdo things!). Turns out my heart monitor actually gets received by the treadmill which is great since at the end of the 30 minutes I get a summary with peak rate (197), average rate (132) etc. The 197 shocked me as I thought I was careful and stopped running every time I hit 170, so I'm not sure I believe that particular figure.

I thought I'd use this thread to post my exercise and bp targets and progress as well as my weight target.

New short term target is to be running 3 miles in a 30 minute session and to lose 5lbs by end of June to get to 175.

You must walk fast if you got 2.6 miles in 30 min, running one out of five mins... I'd bet you were running 4 and walking 1 min. I do a lot of that but my endurance is improving quite a bit and I can go 3 miles without a walk break a couple times a week, and have to do the run/walk a couple times a week.

The thing that concerns me is your heart rate.　If I understand correctly, the most common way to calculate max heart rate would put you at a max of 166 (at age 54). If you let your HR get so high, doesn't the lactic buildup make your legs hurt after your run? I'm 47, and I target a heartrate of 147 (85% of max) but let it creep up to about 152 or so sometimes. Beyond that and I back off on the speed or reduce to a walk.

R

 

[DangerMouse]

SG, congrats on dropping those 2lbs, you'll soon be on target at that rate.

Dawg, those last 5lbs are the worst aren't they?

Ronstar, why did you have the spike in weight last week do you think? The way you are progressing you are likely to hit target before August.

Kronk, have you completely recovered from your surgery? What was the issue with your eating previously?

Rambler, I agree with you on the heart rate thing. 170 is far too high and I would be scared to see 197. We are the same age and I try to stay in the zone of 125-145. I can set my heart rate monitor to beep when it is out of that zone and that allows me to either speed up or slow down.

Today was day 3 of bootcamp. I am really enjoying it but it sure is kicking my butt. I'm not even going to weigh myself this week as I would assume that any loss/gain would be totally unrelated to my new exercise routine or diet. I have increased my calories and am eating between 1600-1800 every day. It is hard to eat 1800 in a day, but the bonus is I am now able to eat more food I would usually ignore. Hopefully I will have a decrease in weight to report next week, or even better my clothes will feel a little bit looser.

 

[aaronc879]

4/22/09: 153.5lbs 6.0% body fat
4/29/09: 156.0lbs 7.0% body fat
5/06/09: 156.5lbs 7.0% body fat
5/13/09: 158.5lbs 7.5% body fat
5/20/09: 159.5lbs 8.0% body fat
5/27/09: 160.0lbs 8.0% body fat
6/03/09: 159.5lbs 8.0% body fat

Damn, w*rked too hard this past weekend. 12 hours of almost none stop walking friday, saturday, and sunday. Hopefully I can make up for it this weekend.

 

[freebird5825]

177.5 Nov 2008
180.5 Dec 26, 2008 a few holiday parties got me!
181 Dec 31, 2008 - weight is peaked
179 Jan 21 food portion control plan working. Started using daily fiber supplements for hunger control.
178 Jan 28
180 Feb 25
177 Mar 25
177.5 Apr 1 - consistency, though boring, means no weight gain.
176 Apr 22 - 4x exercise bike last week, 15-20 mins per session, started light barbells for upper body
180.5 May 20 - self-inflicted damage
177 May 27
176.5 June 2 - I think my bathroom scale has transformed into an alien spaceship that can't decide where to land. Take me to your leader.

Short Term Goal - 170 lbs and maintaining all through 2009
Long Term Goal - 165 lbs for 2010
High school weight 135 lbs senior year, running track

 

[Sarah in SC]

My bathroom scale is doing the same, freebird--it is an alien invader.
164 today. Same old story. Beer.
But I have new hooping pants, so maybe they will inspire me to stop after two pints.

 

[REWahoo]

But I have new hooping pants, so maybe they will inspire me to stop after two pints.

Maybe we should offer a prize for the best response....

 

[bbbamI]

 

[freebird5825]

A picture is worth a thousand words...
.

 

[Sarah in SC]

Hey, those look just like my new pants!
I'll take some pics on Sunday at Hoops and Hops. Here's me with an LED one practice hooping at the baseball game. We did a show on the field during the fireworks.

REW, you are bad, bad, bad.

 

[Alan]

6' 1" Target range 170 - 175.

Highest was 210lb (2002)

3/4 – 177.5
3/11 – 176
3/18 – 178
3/25 – 177.5
4/1 – 176.5
4/8 - 178
4/15 – 177.5
4/22-5/6 – away
5/13 - 182
5/20 – 179.5 – 2.3 miles in 30 mins
5/27 – 179.5 – 2.6 miles in 30 mins avg HR 132 max 197
New short term target is to be running 3 miles in a 30 minute session and to lose 5lbs by end of June to get to 175.
6/3 - 178.5 2.94 miles in 30 mins avg HR 142 max 178

Down a lb and tonight I increased my distance to close to my target. Now I need to keep it up. Been invited to a party tonight so another challenge, but I'll be driving no no alcohol for me. DW is the DD tonight (Designated Drunk)

 

[Alan]

You must walk fast if you got 2.6 miles in 30 min, running one out of five mins... I'd bet you were running 4 and walking 1 min. I do a lot of that but my endurance is improving quite a bit and I can go 3 miles without a walk break a couple times a week, and have to do the run/walk a couple times a week.

The thing that concerns me is your heart rate.　If I understand correctly, the most common way to calculate max heart rate would put you at a max of 166 (at age 54). If you let your HR get so high, doesn't the lactic buildup make your legs hurt after your run? I'm 47, and I target a heartrate of 147 (85% of max) but let it creep up to about 152 or so sometimes. Beyond that and I back off on the speed or reduce to a walk.

R

Thanks for the advice on the HR - I am 54 and mindful of the need for caution.

My walking speed is 4.7 mph and the runs were at 8.2 for 60 or 90 seconds at a time. Sitting in my chair before I got up to go down my HR was 49 and I was surprised when I looked at the "Summary" on the tread mill when I stopped the exercise as I hadn't observed it go anywhere near 196.

I did much better today by running a steady pace from the start at 5.5 mph and slowly ramping up, finishing with a 2 minute run at 8 mph. This time my max HR was only 178 and the avg was 142 which I'm sure is better for me.

 

[DangerMouse]

Sarah, I thought the picture that Freebird posted was of you and I was going to say you look smoking so why are you trying to lose weight?

 

[Rambler]

Thanks for the advice on the HR - I am 54 and mindful of the need for caution.

My walking speed is 4.7 mph and the runs were at 8.2 for 60 or 90 seconds at a time. Sitting in my chair before I got up to go down my HR was 49 and I was surprised when I looked at the "Summary" on the tread mill when I stopped the exercise as I hadn't observed it go anywhere near 196.

I did much better today by running a steady pace from the start at 5.5 mph and slowly ramping up, finishing with a 2 minute run at 8 mph. This time my max HR was only 178 and the avg was 142 which I'm sure is better for me.

Got it. There no way that my short legs and fat bod would let me walk at 4.7mph. Thats a slow jog for me. I usually start off at 6mph and begin to back off when my HR gets to about 150, backing it down to 147 bpm at 0.1-0.2mph increments. When I do speedwork, I will go as fast as 8.5-9.0mph for 60 seconds, but then go down to 3.0-3.5mph for recovery. I would not be able to hold a pace like that for 30 min and expect to walk out of the gym on my own power (would be in an ambulance). Eventually I'd like to get there, but I'm pretty sure it will take a couple years. I'm in much better shape than I was just a year ago, when running at 8.5mph for 100m would have probably killed me. Back then, it was 100m at 5mph, then walk.

R

 

[Rambler]

BTW, no loss for me this week. Flat at 231.

R

 

[Alan]

Got it. There no way that my short legs and fat bod would let me walk at 4.7mph. Thats a slow jog for me. I usually start off at 6mph and begin to back off when my HR gets to about 150, backing it down to 147 bpm at 0.1-0.2mph increments. When I do speedwork, I will go as fast as 8.5-9.0mph for 60 seconds, but then go down to 3.0-3.5mph for recovery. I would not be able to hold a pace like that for 30 min and expect to walk out of the gym on my own power (would be in an ambulance). Eventually I'd like to get there, but I'm pretty sure it will take a couple years. I'm in much better shape than I was just a year ago, when running at 8.5mph for 100m would have probably killed me. Back then, it was 100m at 5mph, then walk.

It sounds like you are doing really well and making good progress - very well done.
I have NEVER been a runner which is why I've been building up by fast walking with short bursts of running. Tonight's 30 minute continuous run is the first time I've done that since my late 30's when I used to run a 5km (3.1m) charity run once a year and used to run it anywhere from 26 to 29 mins. But back then I was a soccer referee so although I never did any formal running, 90 minutes of walking, jogging and sprinting most weeks used to keep me fit enough to do the annual run.

 

[Ronstar]

Ronstar, why did you have the spike in weight last week do you think?

Today was day 3 of bootcamp. I am really enjoying it but it sure is kicking my butt. I'm not even going to weigh myself this week as I would assume that any loss/gain would be totally unrelated to my new exercise routine or diet. I have increased my calories and am eating between 1600-1800 every day. It is hard to eat 1800 in a day, but the bonus is I am now able to eat more food I would usually ignore. Hopefully I will have a decrease in weight to report next week, or even better my clothes will feel a little bit looser.

I don't know what caused the weight spike - it could have been the rhubarb pie.

Bootcamp is an excellent workout! It'll knock the pounds off.

 

[DangerMouse]

You are not wrong about the bootcamp. I am absolutely exhausted after working out for an hour. I'm also enjoying working out in the great outdoors. Sit-ups don't seem so bad when you lie on you back and look up at the blue sky and fluffy white clouds.

BTW how much rhubarb pie was it?

 

[Khan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Khan
I slipped on the ice in Dec and landed on my wrist; haven't exercised since.

Today (25 Feb) 137
4 Mar 137 waist 29"

5'3"
Max 215
Goal 115

11 Mar 137
1 April 2009: 140# waist 29"
Long hard winter

Getting back to exercising and eating more fruits/vegetables
--------------------------------
Not much progress.

Month|Weight|Waist
Mar|137|29
Apr|140|29
May|137|28.5
Jun|136|28.5

 

[Alan]

130#!!!

Both DH and I have kept up the exercise and gone back to weighing and measuring our meals, no carbs at dinner time.

I planned out all of our meals for the week on Saturday and did our grocery shopping. It took a lot of up-front time, but having a plan for the week is really helping us stick to the diet. I'm so happy DH is on board with this...no more putting wings and beer in front of me...at least for a while, LOL.

It's great that DH is being so supportive, I definitely would not be anywhere close to the weight I am now if my DW was not so supportive and of the same mindset.

 

[Ronstar]

BTW how much rhubarb pie was it?

I think I had 4 slices in one night, and I'll do it again if my MIL gets more rhubarb.