Comments on: Project Weight Loss: Week 2

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:35:41 +0000

haha YES! I almost wrote in the parenthesis that it would make a good breakfast too… even with the chocolate chips!

By: jen

jen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:31:28 +0000

I just had to go back and say that your banana/granola “snack” has become my favoritest breakfast ever!

By: Maryea (Happy Healthy Mama)

Maryea (Happy Healthy Mama) — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:01:04 +0000

It’s really interesting to see your calorie amounts each day. I’m curious now to see how many calories I’m eating–I have no clue. My goal these days is to get in 4 days of exercise. Some weeks it’s more, some less, but usually it’s right about there.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 22:05:45 +0000

That makes sense.

My plan for next week is to change things up a bit. Instead of the strength training 3x a week and then cardio 2x, I’m going to do all cardio and see what that does. Just trying to make it different so my body doesn’t just expect the same thing every time.

I may even count calories for the week, too, because you never know how things add up, right? I might “assume” I’m where I need to be but I could actually be over or under.

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:33:42 +0000

Yeah, perhaps it was muscle gain. You do need a calorie surplus in order to gain weight, whether that weight is muscle or fat… so that could explain it, especially if they were eating more.

Enjoy your trip Mary!

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:29:41 +0000

Congrats to you too! 5 lbs in 3 weeks is fabulous, way to go on the running too!

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:28:51 +0000

Hey Sam, I haven’t been juicing recently, but I did try to figure this out a couple years ago myself.

http://mamasweeds.com/2009/11/03/a-free-glass-with-every-jar/

Depending on what you’re juicing, I might be inclined to skip counting the calories from anything green (because greens are so low in calories anyways) and just count the calories from fruit that you juice. When in doubt, I overestimate!

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:23:20 +0000

I’m right there with you, some days are better than others for sure. Just keep going!

By: Alison Spath

Alison Spath — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:20:58 +0000

My own “research” (i.e., surfing the web and listening to Jillan’s podcasts) has me believing that when you work your muscles in a new way, especially if you feel sore, there is some fluid retention going on in your muscles as they repair themselves. That is what I think is happening when the scale doesn’t budge or goes up when you’ve worked out hard or in a new or different way… it’s fluid. You should be seeing a downward trend over the long term, but the day to day weight fluctuations are probably water. These is my non-professional thoughts!

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:51:16 +0000

Congratulations on your weight loss

Interesting about the study. I was wondering though if the 600 cal group gained muscle mass instead of fat. Maybe that’s why they weighted more?

I’m on a trip right now, so it’s hard not to splurge and to find a routine. I guess I’ll embark on project weight loss after!