reducing weight!

[vinay]

I feel fat.

So I am on a 7-8 week plan to reduce 2 pounds a week. I guess that my current calories intake per day is ~2500.

It seems I need to eat ~1650 cals a day to achieve that. I plan to eat around 140gms of proteins. I will fine tune as I go along. I will post once a week.

Current bw: 172#.

[CinnamonGirl]

How tall are you, Vinay?

Oh, and while I'm asking questions, what are you doing for the other two legs of the tripod? What do you plan on doing for your cardio and what about your progressive resistance training?

[vinay]

How tall are you, Vinay?

Oh, and while I'm asking questions, what are you doing for the other two legs of the tripod? What do you plan on doing for your cardio and what about your progressive resistance training?

5'6''. I lift weights religiously. I also either jog or play racketball. I hate cardio.

[CinnamonGirl]

OK.

I know you hate cardio. Do you have a heart rate monitor? If you do, you may want to wear it the next time you play a game of raquetball . . . you may be getting a good cardio workout from that. I know that there's also the possibility that you're working too hard or not hard enough during a game to be able to call it cardio.

If I had a sports activity that could fit the bill for my cardio, I'd be doing that as often as possible.

[powerchick]

You can get heart rate monitors at Circuit City at a pretty good rate!

[vinay]

ok, the glass I use at home to measure is apparently == 2 cups. I thought it was one :( :(. No wonder I was going through gallons of milk a week. This diet thing is going to be hard.

[Lorrie]

Do you have a training partner? That can make cardio much more fun. All the cardio that I like most is group stuff. I've also had diet buddies in the past. I didn't work out with them, but we had similar diet goals and checked in with each other frequently. It helped.

[vinay]

Do you have a training partner? That can make cardio much more fun. All the cardio that I like most is group stuff. I've also had diet buddies in the past. I didn't work out with them, but we had similar diet goals and checked in with each other frequently. It helped.

I recently started racketball with friends. I also have a partner for weights, but unfortunately, if they do not have the same drive, its more of a negative influence. Diet, I feel I can manage on my own.

[vinay]

Down to 170#.

Slow progress, but ate out 4 times! Free food, can't resist :)

[CinnamonGirl]

Good job, Vinay!

[vinay]

167 !! with free pizzas :) and a squat PR.

[ms_irreverent]

Way to go Vinay! =D> =D> =D>

[CinnamonGirl]

167 !! with free pizzas :) and a squat PR.Congrats on the weight loss AND a squat PR! You must be doing something really right to get the free pizza too :P !! Keep up the good work!

[vinay]

thanks :) But I dont think the gains will last too long

[vinay]

still 167, was supposed to be 166 :(

[CinnamonGirl]

Don't get discouraged. If you're working hard at the strength training, the weight is not going to drop off quickly, Vinay!

[Tom]

Vinay,

172 down to 167 in 18 days is about as fast as you want to go. Marty's rule of thumb is 1 pound per week per 100 pounds of bodyweight. So, if anything, you're ahead of schedule. :)

[vinay]

ok! now im feeling better :).

[vinay]

Weight now 166. Should have been 164, but atleast its moving downwards. Due to a racketball related elbow injury, I have been doing only my leg workout. It should be fine in 3-4 more days.

[LisaShaffer]

Vinay,

Your progress is really good! What are you doing for workouts? You stated that you play raquetball and jog. What kind of weight training and what exercises are you doing?

Your progress is inspiring so I'm just wondering how you are getting there.

Keep up the great work!!

Lisa

[vinay]

Vinay,

Your progress is really good! What are you doing for workouts? You stated that you play raquetball and jog. What kind of weight training and what exercises are you doing?

Your progress is inspiring so I'm just wondering how you are getting there.

Keep up the great work!!

Lisa

:) I didnt know my progress was that good. Thanks for the kind words. Weight training: 4 days a week, usual - chest+triceps, back+biceps, shoulders, legs. I got the exercises off Arnolds book:

Chest: Bench (barbell or dumbell), incline barbell, pullovers
Tricpes: any of them, usually try to do dips or CGB.

Back: chin ups, rows, deadlift
Biceps: varies

Shoulders: clean and press, side laterals, shrugs, some other stuff

Legs: Squat lots, leg curls, calf raises

Hope it helps. I dont do any of your routines though :).

I think im progressing simply because i ate like a pig before and now im eating slightly better.