Back again...

I am going back on my old post from say 2005. Sadly, between late
2005 to about August 2007, I've gained BACK the weight and then some
but regained my footing and am back down to my 120's again!

What changed between late 2005 and August 2007? Sadly, I started on a
downward spiral around the holidays in 2005 and it stayed with me thru
the next few months until I was back up to about 137-139. The worst
part was during the summer of 2006 I had a fainting spell (turns out
to be heat exhaustion, but I digressed...) which prompted a complete
blood test. The blood test made me aware that I also had borderline
high cholesterol!!! (Total: 203, LDL: 134, HDL: 64, Triglycerides:
88) Had to cut out foods with high cholesterol... didn't help much
though. And the weight wouldn't budge.

I started with a personal trainer in 2007 to see if I could lose any
weight thru him. Well, I started to lose the weight, then I started
stalling again. When he asked me what I'm eating and when I'm eating,
his face was like =:-O and he suggests that I do the 5 meals a day
plan. Well, all that is good and well and all, but the problem is
that I don't know my portions and I don't know what to eat and WHEN to
eat it (well, except for some protein after a long workout...)
Needless to say, I've gained back that weight and then some to 137.
Long story short, we had a disgreement and this trainer was gone!!!

I started with TWO personal trainer in August. One of them is a
ballet dancer. The other one is probably the more qualified one...
her speciality IS figure skating (my sport.) Anyway, I alternate
between the two per week and it's been going good. In addition to
that, I've also found a registered dietitian around that time who knew
what she was doing and retaught me about foods, portion control,
carbs, fats, proteins (lean vs. not), etc. In three months, my weight
went from 137 to now 122/123lbs. I also lost a few inches off my
waistline and hips.

Dietitian officially put me on maintanance mode as of last Saturday.
I definitely will continue to be under the guidance of my dietitian to
make sure I do NOT regain that weight again. Truth be told, I didn't
know how to eat 'til now... I've always eat whatever is out there, but
as I got older, the consequences of doing that was showing.

As for the other trainers... I am definitely stronger and more
flexible than before now. Even though I'm at 123 (and I'm still 5'
3.5"), I definitely don't look anorexic. I just look fit and
lean...and I have muscles too! WHOA!!!

Now my dilemma... even though I'm at my goal weight, I still feel that
I look a bit bloated (could be that time of the month but that's not
due for at least two weeks...) The stomach isn't flat yet -- I'm
still a bit "soft" (but not flabby) there... but my dietitian thinks
that I should stop and start on maintanance b/c I'm "thin enough
now." I'll talk to my trainers about this, but I could tell 'ya one
of the trainers told me the last time she weighed me and took my body
fat % that I should consider "finding my happy medium weight" and
stick to it.

Part of me wants to lose just a couple more pounds and dream of having
that nice flat abs that you can bounce a quarter off of and I'm close
to having it. Other part of me tells me to stick with the dietitian's
(and one of the trainers) suggestion. I don't want to get too thin,
obviously and don't want to worry DH. OTOH, I do dream of totally flat
abs... (My kind of dilemma if you ask me... *sigh* :-)

Cheers,
Joanna

Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

On Dec 4, 12:25 am, jazzpants wrote:
Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Well, if the body fat reading is correct and they notoriously are not
correct, you could certainly lose a little more weight. 27% is rather
high in fact. I might shoot for 20%. The recommended % body fat for
women is 20-21%. What is your height? Just make sure you stay within
the medical range for weight (which is based on your height).
Everything starts with height. dkw

"jazzpants" wrote in message
...

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Dietitian officially put me on maintanance mode as of last Saturday.
I definitely will continue to be under the guidance of my dietitian to
make sure I do NOT regain that weight again. Truth be told, I didn't
know how to eat 'til now... I've always eat whatever is out there, but
as I got older, the consequences of doing that was showing.

As for the other trainers... I am definitely stronger and more
flexible than before now. Even though I'm at 123 (and I'm still 5'
3.5"), I definitely don't look anorexic. I just look fit and
lean...and I have muscles too! WHOA!!!

Now my dilemma... even though I'm at my goal weight, I still feel that
I look a bit bloated (could be that time of the month but that's not
due for at least two weeks...) The stomach isn't flat yet -- I'm
still a bit "soft" (but not flabby) there... but my dietitian thinks
that I should stop and start on maintanance b/c I'm "thin enough
now." I'll talk to my trainers about this, but I could tell 'ya one
of the trainers told me the last time she weighed me and took my body
fat % that I should consider "finding my happy medium weight" and
stick to it.

Part of me wants to lose just a couple more pounds and dream of having
that nice flat abs that you can bounce a quarter off of and I'm close
to having it. Other part of me tells me to stick with the dietitian's
(and one of the trainers) suggestion. I don't want to get too thin,
obviously and don't want to worry DH. OTOH, I do dream of totally flat
abs... (My kind of dilemma if you ask me... *sigh* :-)

Is it realistic for a woman to have "nice flat abs that you can bounce a
quarter off of"? In men that takes body fat in the single digits, which
probably isn't healthy for a woman. Is it possible you have a little
bit of a body image problem? Why do you "dream of flat abs"?

Did it really take a dietician and two personal trainers for you to lose
15 lbs?

Cheers,
Joanna

del

On Dec 4, 3:25 am, jazzpants wrote:
Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Hi J, You dont say how tall you are or even more interesting what you
are eating now upon the advice of a nutritionist. Youve done a really
good job of losing weight.

On Dec 4, 4:54 am, " wrote:
On Dec 4, 12:25 am, jazzpants wrote:





Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Well, if the body fat reading is correct and they notoriously are not
correct, you could certainly lose a little more weight. 27% is rather
high in fact. I might shoot for 20%. The recommended % body fat for
women is 20-21%. What is your height? Just make sure you stay within
the medical range for weight (which is based on your height).
Everything starts with height. dkw- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm 5' 3.5" and 40 years old. (More towards 5'4" actually...)

Hmmm? My dietitian says it's time to "chill" on the weight loss and
work towards maintanance. Now why would she tell me that if I'm still
at that "high" a body fat percentage? (My trainer also told me to
start "finding my happy medium" on the weight loss too at our last
training session. Of course, at the time I was 1-2 lbs from my goal.)

I'm using one of those Tanita scales where you have to take off your
shoes and socks and step on this medal thing and hold more medal
things in each hand. My understanding is that it's rough estimate
within a couple of 1% in either direction.

I'll admit... all along I was thinking "How could I have THAT high of
a body fat % and look like me?" I mean, when I was "near obese" on the
chart, I definitely did NOT look anywhere near obese. (Sure, I was
overweight, but if you were to look at me then and I tell 'ya that I'm
on the obese side of the chart for body fat %, you wouldn't have
believed me.)

I know for sure that I'll chill when I always look like I do in the
morning before breakfast. (I looked at myself this morning and my abs
looked PERFECT! Looks almost like those models in the fitness
magazine even! Of course, I'm thinking afterwards "Just wait 'til I
get some breakfast in me..." LOL!!!)

*sigh* I'll talk to my trainers about this. He (and she) should be
able to help me find that "happy medium."

Cheers,
Joanna

On Dec 4, 10:21 am, jazzpants wrote:
On Dec 4, 4:54 am, " wrote:





On Dec 4, 12:25 am, jazzpants wrote:

Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Well, if the body fat reading is correct and they notoriously are not
correct, you could certainly lose a little more weight. 27% is rather
high in fact. I might shoot for 20%. The recommended % body fat for
women is 20-21%. What is your height? Just make sure you stay within
the medical range for weight (which is based on your height).
Everything starts with height. dkw- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm 5' 3.5" and 40 years old. (More towards 5'4" actually...)

Hmmm? My dietitian says it's time to "chill" on the weight loss and
work towards maintanance. Now why would she tell me that if I'm still
at that "high" a body fat percentage? (My trainer also told me to
start "finding my happy medium" on the weight loss too at our last
training session. Of course, at the time I was 1-2 lbs from my goal.)

I'm using one of those Tanita scales where you have to take off your
shoes and socks and step on this medal thing and hold more medal
things in each hand. My understanding is that it's rough estimate
within a couple of 1% in either direction.

I'll admit... all along I was thinking "How could I have THAT high of
a body fat % and look like me?" I mean, when I was "near obese" on the
chart, I definitely did NOT look anywhere near obese. (Sure, I was
overweight, but if you were to look at me then and I tell 'ya that I'm
on the obese side of the chart for body fat %, you wouldn't have
believed me.)

I know for sure that I'll chill when I always look like I do in the
morning before breakfast. (I looked at myself this morning and my abs
looked PERFECT! Looks almost like those models in the fitness
magazine even! Of course, I'm thinking afterwards "Just wait 'til I
get some breakfast in me..." LOL!!!)

*sigh* I'll talk to my trainers about this. He (and she) should be
able to help me find that "happy medium."

Cheers,
Joanna- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I can't answer that question. Since you are within your medical range
for weight, of course it is alright to chill, but it is also OK to
lose a little more weight since you are at the high range of your
weight range and your body fat seems a little high. Normally your
overall shape...pear vs. apple shape determines the hardest and last
area of your body is the last to show the effects of weight loss and
exercise. Long-waisted people who are usually smaller above the waist
find the hips and legs are where the biggest problem is, and more long-
legged folks (apple-shapes) have problem with the stomach and perhaps
arms. Still, those areas will and do reduce in time. I suppose with
females, there are lots of internal things going on as well so that
may not respond quite as predictably as it seems to with males.

Here is one of the best sites for looking at ideal weight that I have
found. You can play with the numbers too and see what effect height
has on ideal weight for example. dkw http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm

On Dec 4, 9:26 am, "Del Cecchi" wrote:
"jazzpants" wrote in message

...

Part of me wants to lose just a couple more pounds and dream of having
that nice flat abs that you can bounce a quarter off of and I'm close
to having it. Other part of me tells me to stick with the dietitian's
(and one of the trainers) suggestion. I don't want to get too thin,
obviously and don't want to worry DH. OTOH, I do dream of totally flat
abs... (My kind of dilemma if you ask me... *sigh* :-)

Is it realistic for a woman to have "nice flat abs that you can bounce a
quarter off of"? In men that takes body fat in the single digits, which
probably isn't healthy for a woman. Is it possible you have a little
bit of a body image problem? Why do you "dream of flat abs"?
I'm just asking if it's possible. I'm more of a skeptic than anything
actually on the washboard abs that you can bounce a quarter off of.
I'm just wondering since I am starting to see muscles underneath all
the flab I've just lost and am thinking "Hmmm? Could be better if
this small spot was firmer, but otherwise, it looks pretty good!!!"

I'm quite happy with what I have actually. I've met my weight loss
goal! So now I'm thinking "What's my next goal? Can I improve on
what I have?" :-)

Did it really take a dietician and two personal trainers for you to lose
15 lbs?
Well, I only need one personal trainer and they're more than just for
weight loss - they're there to help me train for my sport. (I'm a
competitive figure skater.) I just couldn't decide which one to keep
since I like both of them very much, so I kept them both but alternate
them every other week. LOL!!! ;-) (I get diffferent perspective
with each trainer, so that's also nice too.)

But my dietitian was KEY to my weight loss, so yes, I needed the
dietitian. :-)

-Joanna

On Dec 4, 9:46 am, honeybunch wrote:
On Dec 4, 3:25 am, jazzpants wrote:





Oops! Forgot to put up my stats during the time I went to my
dietitian... :-)

8/25/2007:
Weight: 137 lb
BMI 23.5 (weight is always tweaked by a couple of lbs for clothing.)
Fat %: 31.9%

10/5/2007:
Weight: 130.6 lb
BMI 22.4
Fat% 29.4%

12/1/2007:
Weight: 123.3 lbs
BMI: 21.1
Fat %: 27.7%

8/25/07: Waist: 33.5" Hips: 39.5"
10/6/07: Waist: 31.5" Hips: 37"
12/1/07: Waist: 28.5" Hips: N/A (not measured...don't remember why...)

Cholesterol:

August 2006:
Total Cholesterol: 203
LDL: 134
HDL: 64
Triglycerides: 88

Mid-November 2007
Cholesterol: 172
LDL: 90
HDL: 63
Triglycerides: 30

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Hi J, You dont say how tall you are or even more interesting what you
are eating now upon the advice of a nutritionist. Youve done a really
good job of losing weight.- Hide quoted text -

I'm 5'-3.5". As for what I eat, please see my post on the 10 top best
foods thread! It's pretty much the majority of what I eat when I was
on my weight loss plan. My plan is 45 carb - 30 protein and 25 fat.
(Yours might vary depending on your situation.) I use FitDay to track
my food intake and activities.

On Dec 4, 11:49 am, jazzpants wrote:
On Dec 4, 9:26 am, "Del Cecchi" wrote: "jazzpants" wrote in message

...

Part of me wants to lose just a couple more pounds and dream of having
that nice flat abs that you can bounce a quarter off of and I'm close
to having it. Other part of me tells me to stick with the dietitian's
(and one of the trainers) suggestion. I don't want to get too thin,
obviously and don't want to worry DH. OTOH, I do dream of totally flat
abs... (My kind of dilemma if you ask me... *sigh* :-)

Is it realistic for a woman to have "nice flat abs that you can bounce a
quarter off of"? In men that takes body fat in the single digits, which
probably isn't healthy for a woman. Is it possible you have a little
bit of a body image problem? Why do you "dream of flat abs"?

I'm just asking if it's possible. I'm more of a skeptic than anything
actually on the washboard abs that you can bounce a quarter off of.
I'm just wondering since I am starting to see muscles underneath all
the flab I've just lost and am thinking "Hmmm? Could be better if
this small spot was firmer, but otherwise, it looks pretty good!!!"

I'm quite happy with what I have actually. I've met my weight loss
goal! So now I'm thinking "What's my next goal? Can I improve on
what I have?" :-)

Did it really take a dietician and two personal trainers for you to lose
15 lbs?

Well, I only need one personal trainer and they're more than just for
weight loss - they're there to help me train for my sport. (I'm a
competitive figure skater.) I just couldn't decide which one to keep
since I like both of them very much, so I kept them both but alternate
them every other week. LOL!!! ;-) (I get diffferent perspective
with each trainer, so that's also nice too.)

But my dietitian was KEY to my weight loss, so yes, I needed the
dietitian. :-)

-Joanna

Following the advice of real live professionals who actually see you
and measure you and know all the little details that you're probably
leaving out (like we all day) makes a lot more sense than getting
advice from folks off the web. If they say to cool it, then enjoy
life from where you are.

Is there a competitive circuit for 40 year old figure skaters? Or are
you trying to be the best that you can be?

Susan B.