I think I lost a pound..

If so... woo-hoo!!

Actually, I just bought myself a Tanita scale (thanks for the
recommendations). So maybe it's just natural variance and not a true
weight loss. Time will tell. I'd been weighing myself once a week on
two different gym scales - each giving different but (frustratingly,
stubbornly) consistent measurements for a few months now, despite
exercising.

The exercise program has led me to lose an inch here and there (walking
and running - no strength training at this time.. it is in the plans
though). Weight thankfully stabilized but hasn't budged from this
higher plateau. I just started counting calories January 6, hoping to
get myself finally off this plateau.

I'm 41, female, 5 feet tall, medium frame. Current weight 118.4
(yeah!!.. was consistently stubbornly 119-120 for months. .. down one
pound .. read 119.8 the first day I got the scale, then 119.2 the
next... now 118.4 today).

Goal weight 110, or whatever weight but a lower BF%. Tanita says my BF%
is 29%; online calculators that use measurements say it's around 24%.
All I know is that one year ago I weighed 110, and my pants fit and I
don't feel right in my own skin. I'd weighed 110 for years, and my
pants have fit for over a decade.... until a year ago. My weight seemed
to shoot up overnight; I believe the culprit was Nexium. I'm off it
now, but it seems my body has gotten used to a newer, higher setpoint.

I would like to post the custom goals I have set up on fitday and get
everyone's feedback. I'll do that tomorrow when I have more time. The
Tanita scale says I can eat about 1900 or so calories to maintain this
current weight. Various calculators online give quite a range... which
is frustrating. At any rate, I'm aiming for a range of 1300-1500 cals
per day. (I won't eat less than 1200 because I don't think you can get
good nutrition). I have a spreadsheet set up and by my calculations, I
should be down 1.68 lbs by now.... so I think that I really *did*
finally get the scale to move, and it's not just an aberrant
fluctuation!

Finally, I'm not a diet newbie. About 15 years ago, I was overweight.
Too many cheesesteaks, french fries, ice cream, and McD's. My weight
kept going up and up. After my first was born, I taught myself
nutrition, counted calories, and lost a lot of weight. After my second
was born, I took up exercising and gained a lot of muscle and shrunk my
figure even more. Since then I've been an on and off again exerciser
and haven't counted calories because I didn't need to: I'd learned a
way of eating ... small portions, a nearly vegetarian diet, lots of
whole grains, no snacking. My size - whether exercising and strength
training or not - has remained within a narrow window for well over a
decade.

Until one year ago, when I suddenly ballooned. (Yes, ballooned! This is
NOT my imagination... In February I had bought a set of clothes to wear
on a vacation last April, and by the time the vacation rolled around,
none of it fit... ack!!).

I guess the lesson is that even if you conquer the weight loss, you
still need to remain vigilant.

jen

"shinypenny" <shinypenny0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1169607115.661448.310250@d71g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> If so... woo-hoo!!
>
> Actually, I just bought myself a Tanita scale (thanks for the
> recommendations). So maybe it's just natural variance and not a true
> weight loss. Time will tell. I'd been weighing myself once a week on
> two different gym scales - each giving different but (frustratingly,
> stubbornly) consistent measurements for a few months now, despite
> exercising.
>
> The exercise program has led me to lose an inch here and there (walking
> and running - no strength training at this time.. it is in the plans
> though). Weight thankfully stabilized but hasn't budged from this
> higher plateau. I just started counting calories January 6, hoping to
> get myself finally off this plateau.
>
> I'm 41, female, 5 feet tall, medium frame. Current weight 118.4
> (yeah!!.. was consistently stubbornly 119-120 for months. .. down one
> pound .. read 119.8 the first day I got the scale, then 119.2 the
> next... now 118.4 today).
>
> Goal weight 110, or whatever weight but a lower BF%. Tanita says my BF%
> is 29%; online calculators that use measurements say it's around 24%.
> All I know is that one year ago I weighed 110, and my pants fit and I
> don't feel right in my own skin. I'd weighed 110 for years, and my
> pants have fit for over a decade.... until a year ago. My weight seemed
> to shoot up overnight; I believe the culprit was Nexium. I'm off it
> now, but it seems my body has gotten used to a newer, higher setpoint.

Here's the thing with Tanita - if you didn't already know. The results on
bf% vary wildly, and you need to measure bf at very consistant times, and
under specific conditions. Not soon after exercise, well-hydrated, etc.
For me, the most accurate and consistant time is in the evening. Even
though you've been eating all day and the weight will read higher, the bf%
is the most accurate then. When I measure any other time, it can be as much
as 3% different, usually higher, than my evening time.

On Jan 24, 9:57 am, "determined" <determi...@comcast.nest> wrote:
> Here's the thing with Tanita - if you didn't already know. The results on
> bf% vary wildly, and you need to measure bf at very consistant times, and
> under specific conditions. Not soon after exercise, well-hydrated, etc.
> For me, the most accurate and consistant time is in the evening. Even
> though you've been eating all day and the weight will read higher, the bf%
> is the most accurate then. When I measure any other time, it can be as much
> as 3% different, usually higher, than my evening time.

Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, the BF% that's been showing up has
been pretty consistent, no matter what time of the day. But I don't
really need a scale to tell me that my BF% is higher than I want it to
be... I can tell by the way my clothes are fitting.

I weighed again this morning and I am still down a pound. Yeah!

jen

Are you also known as "Jenny" and "One"?

"shinypenny" <shinypenny0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1169607115.661448.310250@d71g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> If so... woo-hoo!!
>
> Actually, I just bought myself a Tanita scale (thanks for the
> recommendations). So maybe it's just natural variance and not a true
> weight loss. Time will tell. I'd been weighing myself once a week on
> two different gym scales - each giving different but (frustratingly,
> stubbornly) consistent measurements for a few months now, despite
> exercising.
>
> The exercise program has led me to lose an inch here and there (walking
> and running - no strength training at this time.. it is in the plans
> though). Weight thankfully stabilized but hasn't budged from this
> higher plateau. I just started counting calories January 6, hoping to
> get myself finally off this plateau.
>
> I'm 41, female, 5 feet tall, medium frame. Current weight 118.4
> (yeah!!.. was consistently stubbornly 119-120 for months. .. down one
> pound .. read 119.8 the first day I got the scale, then 119.2 the
> next... now 118.4 today).
>
> Goal weight 110, or whatever weight but a lower BF%. Tanita says my BF%
> is 29%; online calculators that use measurements say it's around 24%.
> All I know is that one year ago I weighed 110, and my pants fit and I
> don't feel right in my own skin. I'd weighed 110 for years, and my
> pants have fit for over a decade.... until a year ago. My weight seemed
> to shoot up overnight; I believe the culprit was Nexium. I'm off it
> now, but it seems my body has gotten used to a newer, higher setpoint.
>
> I would like to post the custom goals I have set up on fitday and get
> everyone's feedback. I'll do that tomorrow when I have more time. The
> Tanita scale says I can eat about 1900 or so calories to maintain this
> current weight. Various calculators online give quite a range... which
> is frustrating. At any rate, I'm aiming for a range of 1300-1500 cals
> per day. (I won't eat less than 1200 because I don't think you can get
> good nutrition). I have a spreadsheet set up and by my calculations, I
> should be down 1.68 lbs by now.... so I think that I really *did*
> finally get the scale to move, and it's not just an aberrant
> fluctuation!
>
> Finally, I'm not a diet newbie. About 15 years ago, I was overweight.
> Too many cheesesteaks, french fries, ice cream, and McD's. My weight
> kept going up and up. After my first was born, I taught myself
> nutrition, counted calories, and lost a lot of weight. After my second
> was born, I took up exercising and gained a lot of muscle and shrunk my
> figure even more. Since then I've been an on and off again exerciser
> and haven't counted calories because I didn't need to: I'd learned a
> way of eating ... small portions, a nearly vegetarian diet, lots of
> whole grains, no snacking. My size - whether exercising and strength
> training or not - has remained within a narrow window for well over a
> decade.
>
> Until one year ago, when I suddenly ballooned. (Yes, ballooned! This is
> NOT my imagination... In February I had bought a set of clothes to wear
> on a vacation last April, and by the time the vacation rolled around,
> none of it fit... ack!!).
>
> I guess the lesson is that even if you conquer the weight loss, you
> still need to remain vigilant.
>
> jen
>

I think that Jenny is just out of her teens; she still lives with her
parents. This one is 41 and a mother.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:34:45 -0800, "determined"
<determined@comcast.nest> wrote:

>Are you also known as "Jenny" and "One"?
>
>"shinypenny" <shinypenny0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1169607115.661448.310250@d71g2000cwa.googleg roups.com...
>> If so... woo-hoo!!
>>
>> Actually, I just bought myself a Tanita scale (thanks for the
>> recommendations). So maybe it's just natural variance and not a true
>> weight loss. Time will tell. I'd been weighing myself once a week on
>> two different gym scales - each giving different but (frustratingly,
>> stubbornly) consistent measurements for a few months now, despite
>> exercising.
>>
>> The exercise program has led me to lose an inch here and there (walking
>> and running - no strength training at this time.. it is in the plans
>> though). Weight thankfully stabilized but hasn't budged from this
>> higher plateau. I just started counting calories January 6, hoping to
>> get myself finally off this plateau.
>>
>> I'm 41, female, 5 feet tall, medium frame. Current weight 118.4
>> (yeah!!.. was consistently stubbornly 119-120 for months. .. down one
>> pound .. read 119.8 the first day I got the scale, then 119.2 the
>> next... now 118.4 today).
>>
>> Goal weight 110, or whatever weight but a lower BF%. Tanita says my BF%
>> is 29%; online calculators that use measurements say it's around 24%.
>> All I know is that one year ago I weighed 110, and my pants fit and I
>> don't feel right in my own skin. I'd weighed 110 for years, and my
>> pants have fit for over a decade.... until a year ago. My weight seemed
>> to shoot up overnight; I believe the culprit was Nexium. I'm off it
>> now, but it seems my body has gotten used to a newer, higher setpoint.
>>
>> I would like to post the custom goals I have set up on fitday and get
>> everyone's feedback. I'll do that tomorrow when I have more time. The
>> Tanita scale says I can eat about 1900 or so calories to maintain this
>> current weight. Various calculators online give quite a range... which
>> is frustrating. At any rate, I'm aiming for a range of 1300-1500 cals
>> per day. (I won't eat less than 1200 because I don't think you can get
>> good nutrition). I have a spreadsheet set up and by my calculations, I
>> should be down 1.68 lbs by now.... so I think that I really *did*
>> finally get the scale to move, and it's not just an aberrant
>> fluctuation!
>>
>> Finally, I'm not a diet newbie. About 15 years ago, I was overweight.
>> Too many cheesesteaks, french fries, ice cream, and McD's. My weight
>> kept going up and up. After my first was born, I taught myself
>> nutrition, counted calories, and lost a lot of weight. After my second
>> was born, I took up exercising and gained a lot of muscle and shrunk my
>> figure even more. Since then I've been an on and off again exerciser
>> and haven't counted calories because I didn't need to: I'd learned a
>> way of eating ... small portions, a nearly vegetarian diet, lots of
>> whole grains, no snacking. My size - whether exercising and strength
>> training or not - has remained within a narrow window for well over a
>> decade.
>>
>> Until one year ago, when I suddenly ballooned. (Yes, ballooned! This is
>> NOT my imagination... In February I had bought a set of clothes to wear
>> on a vacation last April, and by the time the vacation rolled around,
>> none of it fit... ack!!).
>>
>> I guess the lesson is that even if you conquer the weight loss, you
>> still need to remain vigilant.
>>
>> jen
>>
>

On Jan 24, 2:47 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> I think that Jenny is just out of her teens; she still lives with her
> parents. This one is 41 and a mother.

I googled... it's true our measurements are similar. However, 110 is my
absolute goal.... I have no need to go any lower than that. It's a
good weight for me if I'm not strength training 5x's a week at the gym.
If I take that back up again, then I won't even be looking at the
scale. But gym membership is not in the cards at the moment.

jen

"shinypenny" <shinypenny0001@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1169674208.998304.152390@s48g2000cws.googlegr oups.com...
>
>
> On Jan 24, 2:47 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>> I think that Jenny is just out of her teens; she still lives with her
>> parents. This one is 41 and a mother.
>
> I googled... it's true our measurements are similar. However, 110 is my
> absolute goal.... I have no need to go any lower than that. It's a
> good weight for me if I'm not strength training 5x's a week at the gym.
> If I take that back up again, then I won't even be looking at the
> scale. But gym membership is not in the cards at the moment.
>
> jen

Ok then. I wasn't sure. She has come back under several different names!

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:34:45 -0800, determined wrote:

> Are you also known as "Jenny" and "One"?

<simply shakes head>

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