Lisa's Weightloss Journal (comments welcomed!)

[Strings]

Ok, here's my explanations. Muscle is denser than fat. With the resistance training you will be building mucle and losing fat. 1 poinf of fat takes up more space than 1 pound of muscle. The scale may show an increase in pounds with the increase in muscle. For the month, let's say you gain 1.5 pounds of muscle, and lose 3.5 pounds of fat. he scale will show a 2 pound loss for the month. You will have lost inches because tha fat takes up more space than the muscle, and muscle looks better too.

The reason that you measure before you work out is that during your workout your muscles bulk up. There is more blood flow to your muscles. It takes awhile for them to go back to normal, so you would measure larger than before the workout.

I hope you are liking Curves a little bit more. You really do get out of it what ou put into it. You are doing a great job of forcing yourself to go.


Beth

 

[marsh0013]

i think beth is right on with her explanation. you often hear "muscle weighs more than fat", and obviously, 1 pound of muscle doesn't weigh more than 1 pound of fat, but based on teh space they take up, the same area of muscle weighs more than that area in fat. so you can weigh more but be smaller. now that i've totally confused you...

anyway, i really do like the idea of weighing less often. i think that after my weigh in on saturday, i will be taking a couple weeks off. at least waiting 2 weeks, maybe more. i think we become such slaves to the scale that we focus on that number too much. i know it's hard...but i'm going to do it. i'll keep you on track as much as i can. no weighing till march 31! you can do it

i hope you have a great day

 

[Castillo Mom]

Desiree, I know what you mean. I have a scale right around the corner of my office, a doctor's scale and it calls to me every morning!

Beth, thanks so much for the explanation. It's just that I've been working so hard trying to stay OP and the weight gain is just kind of freaking me out. But what you say makes sense. When I used to work out a long, long time ago, I didn't worry so much about the scale. Thanks again Beth!

Marcia, thanks for the encouragement, I really needed that. I welcome all the scolding you have to offer to keep me in line.

 

[ZerasPride]

Hi Lisa!

Congrats on keeping up with your work outs at Curves! I'm so proud of you!!!!!

I appreciate Beth's explanation of the difference between a pound of fat and a pound of muscle. I read a post where someone says that a pound of fat is a like 5 grapefruits while a pound of muscle is like 2 lemons. That helped me to visualize it a little better. When I started using heavy weights with my FIRM work outs, that's when I noticed the pounds begin to slow down in coming off. I went from 2 or 3 pounds per week to 1/2 to 1 pound per week. It was very frustrating! What has saved me is measuring! I measured myself in mid-January and did so again recently and I was surprised that I lost 27-3/4 inches in a little less than 2 months.

We will all be keeping our eyes on you to make sure you leave that evil scale alone. I'm sure at the end of the month, you'll be sporting your 50 pound clippie!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Hi Lisa! Thanks so much for the kind words of encouragement. I'm trying to hang in there and stay away from that dang scale!

 

[lulu201]

Wow, Beth! That explanation really has helped me, too! I've been trying to figure that out--how you can be losing inches but not pounds (where is everything going??? ) and now I get it!

Lisa, you're such a trooper. That vow to stay away from the scale ALMOST makes me want to do it. Maybe if I join Curves I'll take that vow, too? I'm going to stop by the one near my work today and see if they can talk me into it.

We've been on this road together awhile now, and I'm so glad of that. You've inspired me so much with your dedication and perseverence. Thank you.

Have a great day,
Erin

 

[marsh0013]

hey lisa, i'm just stopping by to check in on you...staying away from that scale? i hope so

have a great day today

 

[Castillo Mom]

Oh man, I'm sooo tired. Just got back from Walmart a while ago plus I worked 10 hours today and before that worked out at Curves. But I must say, it was a very productive day. I bought our WDW park passes this morning. I'm very excited and it was yet another major milestone in the trip planning. The next major payment will be the remaining balance on the room. After that it's down hill from there.

I'm going to try to remember what I ate the last couple of days.

3/18/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of lc toast w/light strawberry jam, coffee.

Lunch-Stuffed chicken breast and veggies, ICE sparkling water.

Dinner-Toppings off 2 slices of pizza, ICE sparkling water.

3/19/04:
Breakfast-Two slices of lc toast, coffee.

Lunch-For the life of me, I can't remember.

Dinner-Roast beef sandwich on lc bread, 6 oz. of whole milk, Atkins candy bar for dessert.

Erin, so good to hear from you! Yes, we have been on this journey together for quite some time. It really is nice to know that there's someone else out there hanging in there just like you. Makes it seem like I can attain my goals because if others can succeed, so can I. Thanks to you and the rest of my WISH buds!

Marcia, thanks for checking on me. Yes, I'm staying away from the scale, although I'm going through withdrawal!

 

[honeymo78]

Lisa - that is so exciting that you went and bought your disney tickets! Every day that goes by is one closer to going to disney

I'm so proud of you for going to Curves, even on days like yesterday which were so busy for you, and staying away from that scale. I'm sure it will all pay off - and those shorts are gonna look great on you.

Have a great weekend!

 

[Castillo Mom]

Oh boy, I know I'm in for a scolding but I cannot tell a lie. I peeked! I tried really hard to stay away from that scale but it was calling to me. I admit it, I'm addicted, obsessed. However, in my defense, I did go longer than I ever have since I started and didn't weigh for almost a week. Forgive me? Baby steps, right?

Ok, so now for the good news. I lost all of those yucky " just started exerising and now I'm gaining" pounds. And, and, and....I'm even lighter than when I began working out. I made it to 174!!! It's official, I've lost 50 lbs.!!!

I shall now go and claim my shiny new clippie.

 

[ZerasPride]

Oh Lisa, my friend no scolding from me! I am so proud of you, I just almost can't put into words! Here are some bounces for you to show how proud I am and since I can't give you a real life hug these bounces will have to do:


You must be just estatic with your progress.

I am finding that I am getting a bit obsessed with the scale too. It can be so frustrating to see slow loses or even a gain when you start exercising but I think I've finally gotten over that and was pleased with the way the scale read this morning but tomorrow's weigh in day so I'll wait until then to report on what it said. Anyway, I am so happy for you. All the hard work is paying off.

Congratulations my WISH friend!

 

[R_Judy]

Congratulations Lisa! Your new clippie looks beautiful on you. You must be so proud. I know we are all proud of you. Keep up the outstanding work.

 

[Desiree]

OMG! 50 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's like 3 4 year old's!!! WOOHOOOO I'm so happy for you! (I couldn't resist peeking either)..

Doing the happy dance for you!!!!!

You're new clippie looks fantastic!!

 

[marsh0013]

oh lisa, i won't scold you . you have lost a total of 50 pounds, i'm going to celebrate you!!!

i'm so so so happy for you! i know you've been having a really hard time with this plateau, and i'm so glad to see you're breaking through it! the exercise must be helping! keep up the great work!

that beautiful shiny new clippie looks fabulous on you

 

[Strings]

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE 50 POUND CLIPPIE!

That is an AMAZING accomplishment. I am so proud of you. WOW! You have inspired me so much, Lisa. You have stayed determined through a plateau. Your hard work is paying off.
Congratulations again.

Beth

 

[lulu201]

HEY, LISA HAS LOST 50 POUNDS!! YIPPEE!

I can't help it--you all know I have a weakness for bounces--

Here's 50 bounces to celebrate those 50 pounds gone forever!



Wait, more are on the way!

 

[lulu201]

Nope, not done yet!

 

[lulu201]

Here come the last few (they're real stragglers, just like those last few pounds. . .)










Hooray, Lisa! You are amazing!

,
Erin

 

[R_Judy]

Just stopping in to wish you a good week. Keep on keepin on.

 

[Castillo Mom]

My time is pretty limited this morning. I just wanted to stop in and say a huge thank you and ! You ladies are all so sweet and I appreciate your encouragement more than I can express.

Well, it's another Monday and time to make a new goal. My goals keep changing as I move along this journey. One month it's one thing, the next month I've changed the game plan around. I think maybe I'll try to make a goal of losing 10 pounds by the end of April. I know, pretty lofty, but I really need to hunker down. Well, we'll see what happens. Gotta go, busy day!