I've been maintaining this weight for awhile, so I know I'm going to have to shake things up a bit in order to kickstart some weight loss again. Even when I was losing weight, I never managed to do it at a rate of 1 - 2lb/week, so that's what I'm going to aim for this time. I have 20lb to lose before I reach goal weight, so I'm going to aim to do it in 15 weeks. I'm ...
... muscle'. Blargh! With the help of an awesome scale that tells you your weight breakdown (sans muscle mass), I was able to guess what my muscle mass was; My weight make-up: Bone mass %: 7.1 Body Fat %: 20 Water %: 57.1 ...So what I'm asking is this; does anyone know what percentage of your weight should be muscle? Is there such a thing? Should it be higher than your...
I've decided that along with my actual weight loss goal I am going to set a goal of trying to read one book ... do-able right? Well, I'd like to focus most of those books on weight loss journeys. Don't get me wrong, I'm still going to read Are You... @ B&N ), but I think reading the journies of other plus sized/over weight people will help to build my motivation and confidence that I can do this. I...
I'm considering buying clothing online for the first time in my life (with exception of Halloween costumes, which I bought way too big on purpose). I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm looking at dresses. When they are considering bust measurements, is it the number that your bra reads? (so if I'm a 38 DD, is my bust measurement 38?)Or is this a totally different measurement that goes around you ...
..., and I want to do it in the most healthy, nutritious and fun way possible! I'm so pleased to find a community like this that can offer help, support, and advice in order to aid me in my whopping weight loss. I can't wait to get started! For me, my main problem is portion control and alcohol, and of course lack of exercise. These are things I'm going to have to work very hard at. Luckily for me,...
...you may remember from when I was posting as prodigaldesire that I was losing weight to join the Navy. Well, I did. I went from 212 pounds to...still not fit so I need to exercise more but I have met the weight requirement. Well, had. I started playing WoW again which kind of consumes my life. And I"m back up to 152.2 of my required weight of 153 lb and lost pretty much all the muscle mass I had ...
... I have been in a long time. To this day I weight 100kg. My knees hurt, nothing I own fits me right, I ...depressed. When I am depressed I eat, and so I gain weight, and so .... (you all know the tale) *sigh* The stupid thing is I know how to loose weight, I have done it before. I know that I need to follow the diet not only because of the weight but because of my allergies, And still I can eat jut...
...my diet too, but i'm not new to lj) I don't have all that much weight to lose, but it's been a few years now since i've been at the weight i look and feel best at: every winter i put on 10 lbs or so, only to... it again in summer, but never back to where I want to be. CW: 9st 5 (131lbs) Weight last winter, heaviest i've been: 9st 12 (138) GW: For now, 9st (126) ...
... a yo-yo since then. I've gotten thinner throughout the years through various healthy and unhealthy ways. My stats are: Height: 5' 10" High weight: 230 Current weight: 170 Goal weight: 160-ish My current passions are: tea, Zumba, my kids, cooking and having date nights with my husband. I also spend at least ...
... and people think that because you are overweight you eat a ton, and... that's a whole other conversation. Double that with PCOS... it just gets messy from there. I'd like to get to a healthy weight and consume a healthy amounts of food with good stuff to eat. I'm actually joining the National Body Challenge again... this year. So If anyone has any other suggest I'm more than happy to take a look...
