Low 80's. Made for a nice ride in the morning and a nice day at the beach in the afternoon. Just finished getting done well deserved protein too.

 

Off to the box after work. Rumor has it the WOD is high doses of Snatch, Box Jumps, and Pull ups. Looking forward to tomorrow.

 

Sounds like my kind of workout.

 

Will report back later. Lauren went to the 5:30 a.m. class and wasn't doing so hot when she got home LOL!

 

Yeah, I read the FB update...

 

 

So after 6 months of working my ass off (plus 6 months from another stint earlier), I think I'm finally at a weight I'm happy with. At this point I want to start easing up and maintaining my weight. Here's the problem though, I know how to lose weight but maintain it, kind of in the dark about. I'm super apprehensive about anything I do because after a weekend of not eating SUPER healthy, I feel like I've gained 8 pounds. I've never been this light, and I don't know if my body is quite used to it, so I'm trying to figure out how I can start balancing out exercise and dieting to make sure I maintain my weight. As of right now, I'm still exercising and eating like I'm trying to lose, even though I'm not, because I haven't quite figured out how much I can ease up. So what do you guys do once you get to the point where you're happy with the weight itself? What do you ease up on? How much room do you give yourself if you can't exercise for a bit? Basically, how much flexibility do you find that you have?

I love eating healthy, and I imagine myself doing so for a majority of the time...it's those times in between that I'm iffy about. I think my biggest problem is portion control because I certainly can still eat like I weigh 200 pounds, even though I'm 142 (I'm short, give me a break!), so I really, really have to be careful about that.

Thoughts?

 

High carbs low protein in the morning, try to go about half and half at lunch, and high protein/low carbs at night. Your body needs more carbs when you wake up to fuel/jump start your day. At lunch, you are reducing carbs and increasing the protein intake to maintain your sugar levels. For dinner, you (or at least I do) want to increase the amount of protein you take in so your body has a chance to use that protein to repair your body when you rest.

I agree that portion control is a big deal, but it is second fiddle to eating correctly. Carbs are GREAT for you, but make sure you are eating the right types: fruits, leafy green veggies, broccoli, etc. Protein is obvious, but try to eat lean protein: in other words, don't eat steak for every meal. Lean boneless/skinless chicken, fish, etc., though there is nothing wrong with red meat.

Keep doing what you are doing physically, and maintaining what weight you are will be as simple as a tweak here and there in your diet.

Just remember, everything in moderation is key to maintaining... Good luck V!

 

So, I did dead lifts again today... 8 sets... Yay ugh FML.

1- 135 x 25 for warmup
2- 225 x 15
2- 315 x 10
1- 365 x 5
1- 405 x 3
1- 425 x 2

Time for a shake, some chocolate milk and a nap.

Oh yeah, this is what your hands look like when you do 400+ lb deads...

 

How many calories were you eating to lose? Up them by 500/day and see if you maintain your weight for 2 weeks. If you keep losing, reduce activity for 2 weeks. If you're still losing add 250 more/day, etc...