Down 2 pounds

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 19:15:45 +0200, "Elly"
wrote:

Welcome back, Chris :-)

Wow, I wish I had *your* problem... :-)
Just kidding, though. I know it seems strange to want to gain weight, I
remember that from the time I was pregnant - I was so used to being a
"loser", it was weird wanting the scales to go up (for the sake of the baby,
of course :-)... and it was certainly weird *watching* it go up!
(I just wish I was a bit more watchful postpartum g)

Maybe if you add some extra fruit, that might do the trick - most fruits are
high in carbs and calories, but a healthy, sensible food choice.

Elly

This is a good suggestion. Sometimes fruits don't agree with me very
well, but I can work on it -- at least now while they're fresh.

Chris
262/141/ (145-150)

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:22:44 -0400, "Mary M - Ohio"
wrote:

"Chris Braun" wrote in message
.. .
Well, it seems I've lost two pounds in the past week, despite eating
rather carelessly (not excessive calories, but more sugar and fat than
usual) and exercising less. Today I weighed in at 141. I'm feeling a
little conflicted about whether to change my goal range (145-150).
It's hard to feel like I want to gain weight -- after all this time
focusing on losing -- but I'm certainly not trying to continue losing
either. I'm going to up my daily calorie target to 1500 (has been
1400 for the last few weeks), though I don't know that I'll hit it
today as I feel like I'm starting a cold and my throat is sore. I
think I'll leave my goal range as is for now and play it by ear.
Chris (two months into maintenance)
262/141/ (145-150)

Wow, your continued loss is amazing, Chris! I agree -- see what happens with your
body naturally and perhaps set a "too low" mark where you might want to consult with
a good nutritionist or get bloodwork done or something just so you have the peace of
mind knowing that all systems are go. 1500 calories sounds like a good strategy.

Mary


Good point, and something I'll keep in mind. The thing is, I am not
really worried at this point about getting to any unhealthy low, but
about continued loss of muscle that I don't want to lose. This is
because of the weightlifting, rather than because I'm weak in any
absolute sense. I'm stronger than the average woman of my weight, but
I want to be stronger than I am now.

I discussed this a little bit with Tom (one of my trainers) today. We
talked about the fact that now I'm into working on my cardio more than
usual, which will make me a little leaner than I would be otherwise.
I may find I want to have sort of cycles where I emphasize cardio more
for a while and then lifting more for a while -- gaining a few pounds
during the lifting cycle. Several of the guys do this sort of thing.
(It's complicated by decisions about what weight class I want to
compete in.)

Another thing: In a few weeks I have my annual appointment with my
endocrinologist. While I don't feel at all "hyper", he may think my
synthroid dose needs to be lowered. If so, that might affect what my
metabolism is doing. We shall see.

Chris
262/141/ (145-150)