Seems to be coming along.. - Page 2

*twinkle toes* · #16 1st Feb 08, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny T

My weight loss hasn't been that significant. I'm 6' 2" and started off at 16st 5lb. After running for a couple of weeks I went down to 15st 8lb. Then after running another week I went up to 16st 0lb. Then I weighed myself yesterday (one week later) and I'm on 15st 13lb ?!?!?

The thing is I can see my body shape has changed, I'm loads fitter, and my jeans feel a lot looser around my waist but the scales don't seem to agree with me.

I'm telling myself that maybe its cos my legs have got musclier and muscle weighs heavier than fat....

That's exactly it muscle does weight heavier that fat and your body is toning up, throw out your scales and go on by how you feel not what you think you should weigh.

Great results it doesn't take long does it.

Johnny T · #17 1st Feb 08, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by twinkle toes

Great results it doesn't take long does it.

Thanks TT.. you're right, it doesn't take long at all...

I've found it has helped keeping tabs on my progress. I know that on the 15th Jan it took me 25.05 to run 2.4 miles and that yesterday it took me 20.35 to do the same distance...

This has helped spur me on.

I think I'll leave weighing myself for a month and see what happens then... if I manage my targets I should be comfortably running 5K's then...

Dave · #18 1st Feb 08, 11:02 AM

If you want to keep tabs on your progress JT,you might find this excel sheet useful.

(It`s the one I use.)

http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html

Jason · #19 1st Feb 08, 11:42 AM

I was exactly the same, lost 2 stone and then seemed to put 1 back on. Ok half of that was Christmas (note to self: ASDA 36 cans of fosters for £16 at the moment) but I've since shifted half of the stone I put back on but I'm sure the other half is gained muscle.

*twinkle toes* · #20 1st Feb 08, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

I was exactly the same, lost 2 stone and then seemed to put 1 back on. Ok half of that was Christmas (note to self: ASDA 36 cans of fosters for £16 at the moment) but I've since shifted half of the stone I put back on but I'm sure the other half is gained muscle.

definitely gained 1/2 stone in muscle no doubt about it what else could it be.....

Johnny T · #21 2nd Feb 08, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

If you want to keep tabs on your progress JT,you might find this excel sheet useful.

(It`s the one I use.)

http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html

Dave

I've downloaded that thanks. I've been using an excel sheet to track my own progress but it has just been a list that I made that adds up the miles. Nothing anywhere near as sophisticated as that!! I'm really looking forward to having a go with it.

Many thanks mate

Thumbs · #22 4th Feb 08, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny T

The thing is I can see my body shape has changed, I'm loads fitter, and my jeans feel a lot looser around my waist but the scales don't seem to agree with me.

Me too, but I still need to lose another half stone; I'm still overwieght if you look at the charts!

Johnny T · #23 4th Feb 08, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thumbs

I'm still overwieght if you look at the charts!

If you look at the charts I should be that geezer off Jerry Springer who needs his walls taking down to winch him to hospital... They reckon I should be 13st!! I'm quite broad shouldered anyway and, even in my fittest heyday with a 32" waist I was 13 and a half stone.

Thumbs · #24 6th Feb 08, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny T

If you look at the charts I should be that geezer off Jerry Springer who needs his walls taking down to winch him to hospital... They reckon I should be 13st!! I'm quite broad shouldered anyway and, even in my fittest heyday with a 32" waist I was 13 and a half stone.

I take your point, but at the most i still should be at the top of the range IMO. Anyway I want to be 14st 4lbs so that i can sing "200lbs of heavenly joy" like Tom Jones (although not as well as him, obviously) which would be about right.