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I don't have a goal weight
I am a recovering dieter. I realized about a year ago that my measure of success is not about the scale as much as it is about how I feel about myself emotionally, and how I'm feeling physically. I want to feel happy, strong, and energetic, and I want to keep my migraines and hypothyroid symptoms under control. By itself, the number on the scale is meaningless, so I hid my scale away.
I created quite a mess of my body and mind by years of crash dieting and no physical activity. Through weight training, a bit of cardio, recreation, positive affirmations, and a focus on eating lots of whole, mostly organic foods I am attempting to create an environment that promotes a healthy body and mind.
Also, because of crash dieting I lost my lean mass and now I am trying to get it back. I hope to get my lean mass up to at least 115 lbs--I'm almost there! I get a body composition assessment about every 2 months to check that I'm gaining muscle weight:
36 yo, 5'7" female
2007, Feb 16: 152 lbs, 103.4 LBM, 48.6 FM, 32% bf
2007, Mar 26: 147 lbs, 103.6 LBM, 43.4 FM, 29.5% bf
2007, May 7: 150.5 lbs, 106.3 LBM, 44.2 FM, 29.4% bf
2007, July 2: 150 lbs, 106.5 LBM, 43.5 FM, 29% bf
New trainer, new trend:
2007, Sept 13: 152 lbs, 102.4 LBM, 49.6 FM, 32.6% bf
2007, Oct 11: 154.5 lbs, 104.6 LBM, 49.9 FM, 32.3% bf
37 yo:
2007, Nov 15: 157.5 lbs, 109.9 LBM, 47.6 FM, 30.2% bf
2008: I am going to go without measurements this year and just trust that proper nutrition and exercise will have the desired effect.
Favorites:
bodybuilding.com
bodyrecomposition.com
discussbodybuilding.com
exrx.net
johnberardi.com
precisionnutrition.com
skwigg.com
stumptuous.com
t-nation.com
tomvenuto.com
ttmembers.com
Inspriation:
http://workoutpass.com/morning.html
http://skwigg.com/id13.html
-Updated 12/27/2007
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VIRGOMATIC's Profile:
Member Since:
8/22/2006
SparkPoints: 12401
My Goals:
My New Year's Resolutions
2008:
-Be more choosy about food quality
-Pack lunch at least 2x/week
-Stick with lo-carb/paleo
-Train consistently
-No measurements
2007:
-Take the train to work once a week
-Stop using the scale
-Try a new recipe each week
My Program:
Exercise: I like to get some movement in every day if possible. High intensity as well as low intensity movement is important for me. Physical activities I enjoy include
daily morning walks, yoga, pilates, swimming, rowing, basketball, hiking, weight training, plyometrics, elliptical machine, biking (indoor and outdoor).
Nutrition: I don't count calories or weigh and measure foods. I try to eat a nutritionally balanced diet composed of minimally processed, mostly organic foods whenever I'm hungry. I also make room for conventional sweets and processed foods when I want them.
Personal Information:
"Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is uniquely your own." - Bruce Lee
"There is no such thing as failure - only feedback; only results." - Tom Venuto
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right.” - Henry Ford
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." -Dale Carnegie
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