Trying to decide on weight

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  •   #16  
    joyfulloser's Avatarjoyfulloser , 03-30-2011 02:32 PM
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    Originally Posted by k8yk
    By the way, isn't Visceral Fat the fat around your organs? I believe when you say "pinch an inch" you mean Sub-Cutaneous Fat.
    Ooops...you would be right. Subcutaneous...yup..that's what I meant!

    Anyhoot...I may be shooting straight out of left field here...but I think the OP is more concerned with fat % than a number on the scale. That would, in essence, make her choice beyond just a "feeling". I think if you desire a certain level of "lean" to your physique, there are ways of going about getting it without getting all ematiciated looking (which, of course the OP is NOT). Lift heavy, lots of protein and keeping calories at the higher end of maintenance seems to work for many ultra lean fitness models I've known in the past.
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    Swiss Miss's AvatarSwiss Miss , 03-31-2011 12:15 AM
    I have to say I am so glad you're not 150 in that pic! Whenever I see it I think I must look huge at 155 and 5'8", but in reality I almost look like that and now it makes more sense. And that picture is essentially just how I want to look at goal. I'd trade a little pooch (easy for me to say because I'm never getting rid of mine all the way so I've long ago made peace with it) for a little more junk in the trunk any day, but that's just me. Life is an endless series of trade-offs I guess.
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    hatethesweatpants's Avatarhatethesweatpants , 03-31-2011 08:00 AM
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    Originally Posted by joyfulloser
    Ok then...I get your point cuz I too hate the POOCH! and as such...will do virtually anything to get rid of it! That said, since you seem to have the same hatred of visceral fat that I do (LOL), then maybe you could from 151 lbs work on gaining some lbs in muscle. This will also boost your metabolism and get rid of those small but annoying fat pockets.

    For example...try adding some weight to your ab routine. This will build some incredible ab muscles and eliminate the pooch. I HATE abwork, and hate to sound like a hypocrite, but I do know that although my abs are flat, I will eventually have to do lower abwork to keep the lower ab pouch from appearing, disappearing and then again reappearing!

    All the best...and remember, "...you can do sidebends or situps, but please don't lose that butt.....baby got BACK!"
    Yep, love that song, too!

    I am the abwork queen! I do most of my abwork with a 25-35lb plate and do every exercise under the sun. Now the dreadmill...forget it! I do think you're right though - it takes time to gain muscle. I think if I continue to eat right and exercise, those small fat pockets will go away. They have to...right?!!!?
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    hatethesweatpants's Avatarhatethesweatpants , 03-31-2011 08:07 AM
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    Originally Posted by saef
    [Leaning my forehead against my laptop screen so that it touches your post, as I seek to read your mind through the ether.]


    Does this help? It feels like it's all about me, and not enough about you. My question for you would be, how do you know when you have taken on too much, and something just has to give? What feelings do you have & what symptoms do you display? When those come on, you should ask less of yourself. That could mean relaxing in other parts of your life, but an easy one to cross off the list would be heavy restriction of one's food or a sort of constant, tension-ridden vigilance regarding your scale.

    If you're okay now, try living a little lower for a while. But set an end date for the experiment & be really really honest with yourself when assessing your feelings & working out the tradeoffs.

    I think you'll figure it out for yourself quite ably. You have always seemed to me in your posts to have good instincts & a good level of self-awareness.
    Oh, boy, you did read my mind. See, part of the problem right now and the reason I'm up 5 from my low weight is that I'm asking waaaay to much of myself and what's giving is the taking care of me part. I haven't gained past my red line, but I'm flirting quite closely with it. With 4 kids and all of their end of the year stuff (2 volley teams, karate, music, therapists, tournaments, homework, boy problems, tech teams, etc), I'm slipping a bit. But, what I found was that I actually like this 5lbs. I feel a little "juicier," so to speak (ew, I know). So, I think that now's the time to rein it in, but not try to get back down to the low weight.

    I really like that you said I need to have an end date to the experiment - I don't want to get past the point of no return. Thanks, Saef!
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    hatethesweatpants's Avatarhatethesweatpants , 03-31-2011 08:09 AM
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    Originally Posted by k8yk
    I don't think if you decide you'd like to just be happy at your current weight it means you're "settling". Sounds like you are looking for someone to tell you it's OK. It IS OK!!
    You have my number! LOL! Alright! Alright!
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