1-4-07 Thinner Thursday

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

I'm down 4lbs from last Wednesday!

Not much exercising to speak of, but I'm sticking to low cal meals and doing the Self magazine Jump Start stuff.

I read recently a blurb that said people who lose weight from dieting alone end up with less bone strength when compared to those who do both diet AND exercise. (Probably a combination of fewer nutrients when going for fewer calories and the bone-strength gain from doing weight-bearing exercise.) Much as I'm not motivated, methinks I need to up the exercise

[theworm[$]]

I have an appt with the trainer this evening.
I'm not weighing myself yet, but I do think it's possible that I have burned off just a tiny tad of fat.
Of course I'm CRAVING chocolate!!

[mtomm[$]]

I am actually eating more calories for the next two weeks.

But I'll be in to whine after the 15th when I have to start cutting. I'll be working on "how do I feel full the longest" strategies then.

I suspect your reasoning to be right on with the bone loss thing. You also want to do weight bearing to help keep your muscle mass and bone density while dieting. Keep the muscle, burn more calories thinking. Weight training (and just a little bit with heavier weight) will help tell your body that it needs to keep the muscle and not use it for energy during your calorie deficit.

[lynnzop[$]]

Congrats MJ!!!

I'm not thinner, or down on numbers, but I can tell I've been exercising. Jer has karate tonite, so I'll be at the gym while he's in class.

[emeleel]

Congratulations, MJ!

[theworm[$]]

I worked out with a celebrity tonight!!!

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

Who?!

[theworm[$]]

LT!

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

Leo Tolstoy?

[theworm[$]]

and you call yourself a New Yorker

LT as in Lawrence Tayler - as in The Giants 20 years ago.
He's a neighbor! He lives in my community - who knew?

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

Of course I'm a New Yorker. Which is why I have only followed the only NFL team that plays in NY. The Buffalo Bills.

[theworm[$]]

And I really like the Bills, but I grew up in NJ!

[mtomm[$]]

Well, did you get some good training tips?

Is tomorrow's thread going to be Fat Friday. If so I should start that one since MJ is Thinner Thursday!

[lynnzop[$]]

LOL, I got him confused with Lawrence Phillips, who was a Husker Bad Boy.

I went to the gym and did 12 mins eliptical (ramping up) and 20 minutes weights (added one machine). I"m going to be sore tomorrow, even without using Swen to push me along.

[mjfrombuffalo[$]]

I did 15 minutes of stair stepping while watching My Name Is Earl.

[theworm[$]]

Poor Sven clocked me in the chin with a barbell last night. It didn't hurt but he felt sooooo horrible. Got me out of doing an exercise I don't like and substituting it with another that seems more effective.

I did 10 minute eliptical warmup.
25 minutes chest and back weight work
10 minutes abs
40 minutes treadmill.

I'm tired.
But I worked out with LT.

[mtomm[$]]

Ooops. I bet he was embarrassed! Glad you are okay.

[theworm[$]]

he was horrified and I was cracking up.
Then when we were done his girlfriend came to work out and I said "He hit me!!!"