Help losing 20 lbs

[Tom Officer]

150.4 / 6.8….up at 3:30 to give the wife a ride to the airport

Ant glad you're hanging in there! The mental part of this will go up and down, just accept the bad days and resolve to continue. I'm up almost 2 lbs from yesterday, but I'm not worried. I'll bet I'm back to 148 or 147 tomorrow.

[jellysidedown]

Weekly weigh in.

174.8/12.3

Stable. Knee issue keeps me from running. Daylight issues limit riding. This is going to be tough.

[wbarocsi]

Hi Tom,
Have you examined the causes of the weight gain? In order to gain a true 2 pounds, you'd have to consume well over 10,000 calories. It is much more likely to be a combination of factors.
including; Muscular Edema- after a hard work out, especially weights. Our immune system response and glucose transport both draw fluid into the muscles for several days after a work out.
Carbohydrate metabolism binds 4x its weight in water, and salt can draw in a bunch of water, and causes extra thirst so you drink and retain even more.

Things are progressing well here.
172.6
Wade Barocsi

[Jonathan]

163. It's time to throw more effort behind this.

[Tom Officer]

Hi Tom,
Have you examined the causes of the weight gain? In order to gain a true 2 pounds, you'd have to consume well over 10,000 calories. It is much more likely to be a combination of factors.
including; Muscular Edema- after a hard work out, especially weights. Our immune system response and glucose transport both draw fluid into the muscles for several days after a work out.
Carbohydrate metabolism binds 4x its weight in water, and salt can draw in a bunch of water, and causes extra thirst so you drink and retain even more.

Things are progressing well here.
172.6
Wade Barocsi

It goes up and down, not sure why. But my guess is it's several factors….most likely the type of workout and not sleeping much last night among them. I ate very lightly yesterday, good breakfast, light lunch and consomme and crackers for dinner, after a quick 1 1/2 hrs on the trainer after work. It looks like I'll get a decent road ride in today, so my guess is I'll be 148 tomorrow.

[Yodelinpol]

Okay it has gotten a little out of control.

I'm in.

6'3 and 238. (ouch)

I was down to 185 less than two years ago. Then being in school this last year and no riding and the weight piled on.

My goal is 185 again. That is 53 lbs folks. Gonna be tough.

[Rico]

Okay it has gotten a little out of control.

I'm in.

6'3 and 238. (ouch)

I was down to 185 less than two years ago. Then being in school this last year and no riding and the weight piled on.

My goal is 185 again. That is 53 lbs folks. Gonna be tough.

Let me know when you want ro ride and come on down to Charlotte or I'll come up to Raleigh with Justin and we'll burn that fat off you.
Seriousy though, just try to get that hour a day for riding in your schedule.
Just like guitar, a little every day and then suddenly you can play.

[AntLockyer]

Okay it has gotten a little out of control.

I'm in.

6'3 and 238. (ouch)

I was down to 185 less than two years ago. Then being in school this last year and no riding and the weight piled on.

My goal is 185 again. That is 53 lbs folks. Gonna be tough.

The first part should be easy. I bet 20 lbs just goes. Good luck and post up often.

[christian]

Yodel - welcome! You'll do great. Be strong.

[MarkC]

No change in weight (138 seems to be my number) but wanted to comment on a recent experiment:

I was in Utah and took advantage of the PEAK human performance laboratory at the U to have a BOD POD and a lactate threshold test done. The BOD POD is a great device. It gives you a BF % number with high correlation to hydrostatric testing. As opposed to the electrical resitance measures from our scales which are not accurate.

The BOD POD put me at 137 pounds and 11.9% BF (considered Lean). Back home, my scale tells me I'm at 7-8% BF. So now know the correction factor (+/- a little bit) for the scale.

Goal remains to lean up even more. I'd like to get under 10%.

The LT testing confirmed what I knew from years of training with the power meter but it was a good test and result.

FWIW, if you are in Salt Lake and have time and desire, the PEAK lab will test anyone who books an appointment. They have a good menu of tests, nice staff and good treadmills and ergometers for LT and VO2max type stuff (running or bike). If you are interested in this stuff it's a good place for "normal" people to test.

--Mark

[Tom Officer]

Okay it has gotten a little out of control.

I'm in.

6'3 and 238. (ouch)

I was down to 185 less than two years ago. Then being in school this last year and no riding and the weight piled on.

My goal is 185 again. That is 53 lbs folks. Gonna be tough.

Yep, it'll be tough, but you've taken the first step towards making it doable. That's huge, stick with us and we'll stick with you.

[Jonathan]

who is going to get brave and post up a before and after picture?

[wbarocsi]

No friggin way! Perhaps an "after" photo. I didn't even want to post on this thread until the goal was in site.
I know everyone else could see the weight gain, but I guess I'm still denying that it ever happened.

Wade Barocsi
CycleDesignUSA.com

[Brandon White]

I want to lose 15 lbs. I'm at 175. I could probably be 160, but I'll be pretty fat-less.

I might even post a before photo. I'm going to start this process. Maybe this thread will motivate me.

[Yodelinpol]

who is going to get brave and post up a before and after picture?

I have already embarrassed my family enough in my life.

Maybe if I hit my goal.....

[Tom Officer]

full monte shots? ………..jeez, don't think so!

I know I have a fattie pic somewhere, just have to find it and scan it…If I recall it was me running around shirtless with my then 4 year old son. It embarrassed the heck out of me at the time and might have been what motivated me to start this deal years ago.

[e-RICHIE]

full monte shots? ………..jeez, don't think so!

yeah - let's keep this board skin-free atmo...

[AntLockyer]

I'll post one up, it's not like a picture is any worse than the numbers.

[AntLockyer]

And this is how thin I was in Feb 2010

All sizes | Hog Hill 27th Feb 2010 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[Jonathan]

I'm a fattie compared to you cats. I'm going long on my plan.