Driver Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 It's never as much as it feels like. But it's still science. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I've read some articles that say that people who weigh themselves daily tend to do better, because it's actually less discouraging. Because you actually see the fluctuations and understand that you're looking at trends instead of just a snapshot. I weigh myself first thing in the morning, I struggled to not do it more frequently at first, but now it's pretty consistent.I've read a number of articles online where they suggest not to weigh yourself everyday because of the fluctuations since many people readily misinterpret their weight changes due to them. I really don't like to do that, though. The daily check helps me keep myself on task, regardless of what type of change I had that day. It's when I don't regularly check, like recently, sadly, that I don't pay much attention to what I'm eating and I start gaining weight. I need to get back to counting my calories and exercise. When I've done that in the past over a long period, it has really helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Just straight counting calories helps-- but not all calories are created equal. If you ate the same amount of calories worth of veggies vs burgers the impact on your overall health is significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacen123 Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 That's certainly true, but, in the past for me, when going from not eating particularly well to doing it healthily, it's been easier to make a series of gradual changes rather than jumping all in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Oh of course-- I'm just saying calorie counting will certainly help you lose weight-- but also knowing where they come from canmake the difference between healthy and not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Sure, you can't be an idiot, but I can't picture eating junk non-stop and managing to eat little enough for calorie counting to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Although I also refuse to starve, so I still eat a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foadisto Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 beforeafter FML I just keep getting fatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 The guy you're with sure made a positive change, though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 Had to go buy some new pants last week. My jeans that I couldn't button this spring are now falling down, so I needed to get something smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Had to buy new pants again. The tighter pants I just bought are now comfortably loose, and the comfortably loose pants are now big. Also, down to a medium shirt from almost a XXL. I don't know how many before pics there really are, because I have been so insecure, but I am going to try to find something good to illustrate it. Still have a ways to go, but I'm no longer sure if my goal weight is reasonable. I've shifted to more resistance training and I'm losing fat (lost 2 inches off my waist in 2 weeks) but losing very little weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Weight tracking can end up messing with you cause as you get more fit and add muscle weight could go up despite being healthier. I tried to stop looking at just pounds and started tracking measurements instead. Waist, stomach, thighs, calves, forearms, biceps, chest. If your weight stays steady, or increases, but the measurements go down-- you're still burning fat. Also, track your cardio times. If you can do the same distances but better your time, you're doing the right thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Yeah, I started measuring about 3 weeks ago. Right now a lot of my cardio doesn't involve distance, so I'm just basing it on difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I still use weight, and long-term averages of body fat percentage, I haven't measured - even though I should. I go visually for the most part. I'm fine with where I am, just trying to flatten my stomach out again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good God a Bear Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Weight tracking can end up messing with you cause as you get more fit and add muscle weight could go up despite being healthier. I tried to stop looking at just pounds and started tracking measurements instead. Waist, stomach, thighs, calves, forearms, biceps, chest. If your weight stays steady, or increases, but the measurements go down-- you're still burning fat. Also, track your cardio times. If you can do the same distances but better your time, you're doing the right thing.This! I used to weigh over 300 pounds, lost down to 198. Started working with weights and now weigh around 225. I was really getting frustrated and upset and didn't understand what was going on. Then I looked at where I use to measure my waist and measure my waist now. Not even an inch difference. So I started measuring the areas like Driver mentioned and saw I was improving in inches. Also I've been hitting PRs on my running, rowing, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2015 Share Posted November 18, 2015 Nice! Congrats, that's a big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 You do Crossfit, right? Did that start the weight loss or were you already losing by then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good God a Bear Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Nah I was already losing before I started Crossfit. It was a long, slow process. In fact, I didn't start Crossfit until after the weight loss. For the initial weight loss it was just Weight Watchers and Cardio 6 days a week for about an hour. I did a lot of P90X, Insanity, Running, Spinning, etc. When I started Crossfit is when I started weights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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