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Weigh in from the airport

Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak
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I have an early morning flight that is boarding so post your numbers here.  I did not get a chance to edit the spreadsheet so hopefully someone can do that.

I weighed in a t 216 again.  I have to watch the food I am eating while traveling as I don't think its going to slow down.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?...&hl=en

Gordon

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  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
    Gordon- you've been amazing at keeping this challenge thread going!! OK, I'm happy with the scale this week. Down 1 lb and hopefully that's a sign that the run/walk stuff I'm doing is helping to get the matabolism moving again.
  • KitbooKitboo
    Yes, Gordon---props to you for keeping this very challenging challenge going! I dropped off into the land of denial and fried foods weeks ago. I'm going to channel your mojo and get back on the weight loss wagon.
  • Tony StockerTony Stocker

    Spreadsheet updated.

    Gained back 1.5# after this weekend of debauchery in VA Beach for Shamrock Sportsfest - MAN did I eat bad! (and a LOT)

    Time to get serious about this now, hitting the grocery store this evening and switching over to the new meal plan.  Going to try it out through the end of April and see how it goes.

  • manconamancona
    As other said ... Thank You Gordon for keeping this thread going!

    I'm down 1.4 this week... I've been using LoseIt! for about a month now and it is paying off.
  • David FlintDavid Flint

    Held my weight after the increase last week - seem to be 'bouncing along the bottom' and needs a real good nudge to get lower - bodyfat % if 7.7% so don't really need to mess too much - Matt Fitgerald in 'Racing Weight' advises against dieting with BF below 10%. That 7.7% may not be accurate (home scales) but I guess its my innacurate scales (consistent).



    @Matt - may I ask what daily (or weekly) targets are you setting? Thinking more in terms of nutrient % - I've been feeling overly tired (I believe) and considering I've lost a fair bit during OS, started to track my intake, especially Carbs. My sample for this week:



    Mon - Swim session only so Total Kcals 2506 / protein 140g (27% of intake) / Carbs 289g (54%) & Fat 96g (18%). Carbs per kg bodyweight = 4g/kg.

    Tuesday - FTP bike + Brick = Kcals 3970! / P 183g (25%) / Carbs 400g (55%) & F 130g (18%). Carbs = 5.39/kg.



    Ok, went for the carbs a bit yesterday but not overly i guess - I'm 74kgs (163lbs).



    Dave

    ps. @ Gordon, yep, thanks for keeping this going, its great to have somewher to load this and be accountable!

    Just to add - looking at the above as a snapshot - I'm trying to practice 'nutrient timing' to best utilise the nutrients & stop them being 'wasted' and turned into fat, e.g. training early morning only & then having a carb heavy meal in the evening.

    Also, if I'm increasing carbs one day, then on balance the other % ratios need to decrease. All a work in progress however!

     

  • manconamancona
    @David - I try to to get to geeked out over targets and just eat balanced. Looking at the last 4 weeks, I have been around 55% Carb, 25% fat, 20% protien. I probably should try to lower the fat a little and incresae the protein. I think the fat is high because I eat a ton of nuts and peanut butter so at least it is mainly good fats.

    If my carbs get below 50% or I try to cut too much weight too quickly I start to feel weak and can't recover...just like when I was at my race weight for about 2 weeks last year :-)

    FWIW, here are my numbers:
    - I started the OS around 144 12% BF
    - Currently I'm at 138.8 lbs and 10% BF. I have been trying to stay about 250-500 calories under each day. I am slowly droping weight and still feel good
    - I raced close to 132 and 7% BF last year, but it took a ton of work for about 12 months to get there and I was not fun to be around at that weight. I was also worn out and not recovering well at all.
    - This year I'm going to try to get to 135 and stay there for most of the race season. I'm not sure that the 3 lbs less is worth the effort and impact to my life this year
  • David FlintDavid Flint
    @Matt - thanks for that - I hear you on the 'not getting geeked out bit' , it was only the fact that I was having problems recovering that made me look into it - I seem to be able to drop weight quick & have a fairly good method to do that but now I'm just doing more training with less recovery time (than I was cycling only).
    I'm also adding more/different muscle mass now - no more geeky cyclist upper body! - so lots going on with the 42 year old body! :-)
    As I mentioned, aall a work in progress and just interesting logging intake over 2-3 days, get bored after that!
  • chuckgchuckg
    As others have said, Thanks to Gordon. This thread keeps me honest and on-track.

    Down another 2.4lbs this week, I was shocked. I usually don't do a mid-week weigh-in, but last week I did and I wasn't too happy. So, I guess I was able to pull it together and the end of the week. I am feeling pretty good this week. I had a great run this morning and I have been on-track with my diet. I am looking forward to next week, keep uip the hard work everyone.
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