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Diet and Exercise 2014: I Want It Now

Re: Diet and Exercise 2014: I Want It Now

jen said:
cardio causes your body to retain water to aid recovery.

supposedly, 3,500 calories = 1 pound. so unless you ate about 10,500 calories OVER your daily required intake for those few days - it's not fat.

like the others said - back away from the scale. weighing yourself after a rest day is more likely to be accurate.
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Huh. That makes sense as I didn't eat any more than I normally do.

I think I read somewhere too that consuming more water will help your body release the water weight. It's just hard to get in the habit of drinking the amount of water that I'm supposed to.
 
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So I got a heart rate monitor (Polar FT4) to help me track things as I progress. It said I burned 1,100 calories doing the legs and back routine. I had an average heart rate of 150 for 1:18:00 total and nearly 50 minutes in the 124 to 162 range.

I'm struggling to buy the 1,100 calories. It seems high. Thoughts?
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
So I got a heart rate monitor (Polar FT4) to help me track things as I progress. It said I burned 1,100 calories doing the legs and back routine. I had an average heart rate of 150 for 1:18:00 total and nearly 50 minutes in the 124 to 162 range.

I'm struggling to buy the 1,100 calories. It seems high. Thoughts?
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That depends upon your weight. There are online tools that can tell you, based upon a few variables you input, the calorie burn rate for various activities.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
I abruptly cut quite a bit of sugar out of my diet a couple weeks ago, but expect my body to take another two weeks to adjust its metabolism enough to start making any noticeable differences.
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I find that sugar is by far the hardest thing to cut. Fat or calories - not a problem. Sodium, not too bad. But sugar? ugh. The amount of baking I do probably doesn't help. ;)
 
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I'll say that carbs in general are **** near impossible to cut. I love pasta and bread. I also enjoy oatmeal and shredded wheat in the morning. And let's be honest, life wouldn't be worth living without beer and whisk(e)y. I wouldn't survive a week on Atkins or any other low carb diet.

I have cut out a lot of the low-hanging sources of sugar (regular pop, sugary cereal, etc.) but I don't think it's feasible for me to cut out things like pasta, bread, rice, oatmeal, and alcohol.

Also, I'm already down nearly 5 lbs since I started (a week and a half with an extra rest day because I gave blood on Wednesday). A small start but the trend down has begun!
 
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Agreed on pasta and bread, snacking after 8 PM is also a huge problem for me. I mostly quit drinking pop about a year and a half ago. I am currently learning to live without alcohol, because I reached a point where I realized it was taking over my life.

If a majority of the carbs you consume are complex/high in fiber, I think you're fine. So oatmeal, whole grain pasta/bread, etc. are good (within reason, obviously). And of course, there's nothing wrong with occasionally eating their starchy white versions.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Agreed on pasta and bread, snacking after 8 PM is also a huge problem for me. I mostly quit drinking pop about a year and a half ago. I am currently learning to live without alcohol, because I reached a point where I realized it was taking over my life.

If a majority of the carbs you consume are complex/high in fiber, I think you're fine. So oatmeal, whole grain pasta/bread, etc. are good (within reason, obviously). And of course, there's nothing wrong with occasionally eating their starchy white versions.
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F* *k me. I almost always eat dinner after 8. I hate eating earlier than 7. Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate it. I'll probably never kick that. Same with snacking, although I don't really snack after I eat dinner unless it's a late movie night or something like that.
 
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I don't want to use this as an excuse but I don't think I have a choice. About 20-30 minutes into exercise tonight I got really lightheaded and had to stop. I'm thinking that blood donation on Wednesday finally hit me. Yesterday it didn't affect me much but today I fell over twice after getting vertigo.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I don't want to use this as an excuse but I don't think I have a choice. About 20-30 minutes into exercise tonight I got really lightheaded and had to stop. I'm thinking that blood donation on Wednesday finally hit me. Yesterday it didn't affect me much but today I fell over twice after getting vertigo.
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That's alright. If you ever feel discomfort or pain while exercising, then stop and call it a day.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I don't want to use this as an excuse but I don't think I have a choice. About 20-30 minutes into exercise tonight I got really lightheaded and had to stop. I'm thinking that blood donation on Wednesday finally hit me. Yesterday it didn't affect me much but today I fell over twice after getting vertigo.
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Listen to your body and rest. You will feel great when you get back to it, and hydrate!!
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I don't want to use this as an excuse but I don't think I have a choice. About 20-30 minutes into exercise tonight I got really lightheaded and had to stop. I'm thinking that blood donation on Wednesday finally hit me. Yesterday it didn't affect me much but today I fell over twice after getting vertigo.
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Yeah, I wouldn't give blood while taking on new exercise regimens - especially when it's a particularly challenging one like P90X.
 
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FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Agreed on pasta and bread, snacking after 8 PM is also a huge problem for me. I mostly quit drinking pop about a year and a half ago. I am currently learning to live without alcohol, because I reached a point where I realized it was taking over my life.

If a majority of the carbs you consume are complex/high in fiber, I think you're fine. So oatmeal, whole grain pasta/bread, etc. are good (within reason, obviously). And of course, there's nothing wrong with occasionally eating their starchy white versions.
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dxmnkd316 said:
F* *k me. I almost always eat dinner after 8. I hate eating earlier than 7. Hate, hate, hate, hate, hate it. I'll probably never kick that. Same with snacking, although I don't really snack after I eat dinner unless it's a late movie night or something like that.
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Cutting back on sugar is difficult for me too, especially with all the baking I do. I run for charity (Team in Training- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), and one of my primary fundraisers is a bake sale.

That's why I've learned to limit it to the occasional treat from a local bakery, or I give the leftovers from baking to my dad, who really isn't concerned about what he eats.
 
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Lingering at 187 for the past several days now so hoping this is the new baseline.

Next goal is sub-185.
 
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Down to 200.8 at this morning's reading. Hoping tomorrow is the first day under 200 in at least four or five years. Which is down from as high as 213 in April of 2013 and down from 207.2 when I started. I have to believe some of that has been tempered by muscle gains as I have been upping my weights and ability to complete the exercises significantly. I can still feel the effects of the blood donation a week later. From what I understand it takes 4-6 weeks to completely replenish the red blood cells. Not making that mistake again even though I knew it was a mistake to begin with.

It's difficult to keep hitting play but it makes it worth it seeing the results (and seeing results so quickly). I know I'll probably hit a wall at some point with the results but I'm also hoping that just motivates me to push harder.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I can still feel the effects of the blood donation a week later. From what I understand it takes 4-6 weeks to completely replenish the red blood cells. Not making that mistake again even though I knew it was a mistake to begin with.
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Is this your first time donating blood while working out? If so, that might have something to do with you still feeling the effects. You should be fine by now. They only took a pint right? ;)

When I give a double red donation and as long as I stay really hydrated then I am fine to work out that evening (lightly) and by two days later I am fine. For a standard donation I don't feel the effects for more than a day tops. Again hydration is the key. Granted everyone reacts differently, but a week later your body shouldn't miss the blood to the point where you can seriously feel the effects.
 
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Down to 232, a 4 pound loss in the past three months. The dietitian says I can start eating 2,500 calories a day.
 
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