Since I admiteed to the world yesterday that I'm trying to lose weight, I went ahead and stepped on the fancy schmancy scale that the UAB EatRight clinic uses to track weight loss. The Tanita Bosy Composition Analyzer provides a detailed body composition analysis which includes weight, impedance, body fat %, body mass index, fat mass, fat-free mass and a few other fun data points.
For those who don't know, I work for the School of Health Professions (SHP) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Part of the SHP is a healthy lifestyle and weight loss clinic called UAB EatRight . I work closely with some of their clinicians as part of my job, so in return they let me hop on their fancy schmancy scale. My plan is to weight in on that scale every two weeks. I still weigh in at home on Sunday's and record my weight, but this will give me more indicators.
Here are my results.
Body Type: Standard
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Height: 5ft. 7.0 inches
Weight: XXX
BMI: 27.6
BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) 1605 Calories
Impedance: 449
Fat% 34.3%
Fat MAss 60.5lbs
FFM: 115 lbs
TBW: 84.5
Desirable ranges:
Fat % 22-33%
Fat Mass 30.5-57.01 lbs
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
something different then triing
ok,
I know,
I've been on a break from writing. Well, the truth is I'm on a break from Triing right now so I'm struggling to really write in a blog that's supposed to be about me and my training for traithlons.
It's nothing personal, I'm just focusing on a different goal, it's not completely seperate from training. It's something I focus on if I am ever to get faster.
I'm focusing on weight loss. Since signing up for my first Ironman I had gained 25 lbs. It's imperative for me to lose that weight and also learn healthy eating habits. I have the mentality that if I've gone and worked out, I can eat whatever I want. Well, that's simply not true becuase I was working out a ton and still managed to pack on the pounds. So after Ironman, I waited a week to give my immune system time to get back to normal and then I started in on my diet. I know people don't like to call things diet, but this first period is just that, a diet, i'm doing it for a limited amount of time in order to lose weight. I've cut back my calories to 800-1000 calories a day and am working out for 30 minutes a day. I'm not working out for anything more than 40 minutes because I don't want to get to hungry from working out. I want to get moving enough to burn some additional calories and keep some fitness, but not enough to feel like I want/can/should replenish calories. I've also completely cut out Alcohol. I had alcohol once at a wedding and other than that I haven't had a drop. I will admit, I miss wine at night, but it also feels good to not wake up with any hangover.
Anyway, my goal is to lose 40 lbs total. So far I've lost 24. I've been going for about 5 1/2 weeks. Week 1 I lost a TON, 10 lbs to be exact and week 2 I lost 5 lbs. Now I've leveled off at 2-3 lbs a week which feels comfortable. I'm going to continue to stay at the calorie range and excercise program that I'm on until I lose my goal weight. I believe that means I need to stay on it through Christmas based on the numbers I've been seeing but I will keep everyone informed.
Once I've lost the weight I will feel more comfortable running, swimming and biking. At that point I will decide what the 2012 season holds for me.
I know,
I've been on a break from writing. Well, the truth is I'm on a break from Triing right now so I'm struggling to really write in a blog that's supposed to be about me and my training for traithlons.
It's nothing personal, I'm just focusing on a different goal, it's not completely seperate from training. It's something I focus on if I am ever to get faster.
I'm focusing on weight loss. Since signing up for my first Ironman I had gained 25 lbs. It's imperative for me to lose that weight and also learn healthy eating habits. I have the mentality that if I've gone and worked out, I can eat whatever I want. Well, that's simply not true becuase I was working out a ton and still managed to pack on the pounds. So after Ironman, I waited a week to give my immune system time to get back to normal and then I started in on my diet. I know people don't like to call things diet, but this first period is just that, a diet, i'm doing it for a limited amount of time in order to lose weight. I've cut back my calories to 800-1000 calories a day and am working out for 30 minutes a day. I'm not working out for anything more than 40 minutes because I don't want to get to hungry from working out. I want to get moving enough to burn some additional calories and keep some fitness, but not enough to feel like I want/can/should replenish calories. I've also completely cut out Alcohol. I had alcohol once at a wedding and other than that I haven't had a drop. I will admit, I miss wine at night, but it also feels good to not wake up with any hangover.
Anyway, my goal is to lose 40 lbs total. So far I've lost 24. I've been going for about 5 1/2 weeks. Week 1 I lost a TON, 10 lbs to be exact and week 2 I lost 5 lbs. Now I've leveled off at 2-3 lbs a week which feels comfortable. I'm going to continue to stay at the calorie range and excercise program that I'm on until I lose my goal weight. I believe that means I need to stay on it through Christmas based on the numbers I've been seeing but I will keep everyone informed.
Once I've lost the weight I will feel more comfortable running, swimming and biking. At that point I will decide what the 2012 season holds for me.
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