re: PuttaDaForkDown

I had my first 'cross-fit' class today with a trainer at the gym.

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

I thought I was in good shape from the cycling..I can climb hills like nobody's business..but I quickly felt like a complete tub of goo after 20 minutes of this.

She laughed when we finished and said she had pretty much hit every muscle group in my body with the routine and prepare to be sore for a few days. I can already feel it...I know I have no upper body strength..this just confirmed it.

I'm pretty excited though..the woman I'm working with is smoking hot and I get several 1-1 sessions for rejoining the gym.

I'm switching from doing so much cycling to running to prepare for the music city marathon in april. We'll see how that goes along with this mini 'insanity/p90x' thingie she's got me doing.

Good stuff.

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Sometimes it seems like there is a lag in when I cheat and gorge and when the scale moves. Or when I've been running and dieting the other way. I can't really explain it. Chances are, I'll be back down tomorrow morning.

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ding ding ding

correct. do not expect to lose a pound every time you work out for 2 hours. it doesn't work that way.

i've had weeks where i've ridden 35+ miles per day 5 days straight and don't see a single pound drop (I don't weigh after the ride because I'm usually down 1-3lbs of water weight) and then I'll go for several days without *ANY* exercise and drop a pound every day.

In short, the body is a mysterious thing about how it manages your weight. The one constant is that exercise ***IS*** good for you and as long as you're not getting discouraged and pigging out, that exercise you did 2 weeks ago *WILL* pay off. Just not always right when you expect it.

Remember more muscle = more engines running = more fat burning = less fat ultimately. WAKE THOSE ENGINES UP!! PUT THEM TO WORK!

Can I retroactively join? I dropped a 50 spot between labor day 09 and this past spring. I'm in the "keep it off" stage.

I subscribed to the tried and true Walton & Johnson diet, eat less move around more.

I've done crossfit and p90x while on the plus side of 250 lbs. It starts tough but like anything, it gets easier. But expect to be sore for 4-5 days after initially starting. Christ, it's miserable. It got to be too much on my knees so I had to give it up. I'm going to drop a few more pounds and do it again.

235.8 this morning. The plateau has broken!

don't give up. you'll get there! 1200 calories a day with exercise? are you sure you're eating enough?

they have online calculators that tell you how many you should be eating. (it just seems low to me)

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Can I retroactively join? I dropped a 50 spot between labor day 09 and this past spring. I'm in the "keep it off" stage.

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I was already down 65 or so when I started posting in this thread, so I don't see why not?

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People at work keep asking me what I'm doing because it's starting to be noticeable that I'm dropping some weight. They're almost disappointed I think when I tell them that this is all I'm really doing. I wake up early, do a mile, watch what I eat and keep it around 1500 calories and under 2000g sodium, and then I do another 2 miles at night. I think they're hoping I'm taking some magic pill or something. Just stop eating as much and exercise more!

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This... It ain't hard. The only thing you have to remember is no one's going to do it for you.

morning weight: still 146

I just want ya'll to know that I had pineapple and half a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast instead of the 6 ritz peanut butter crackers. Anybody got an issue with oatmeal or pineapple?