TEAM SKINNY 03/01/08 (March Madness) (Page 22)

"Overtraining is the biggest problem incurred by runners who lack the experience or discipline to cope with their own enthusiasm."

Josh, what's your BF%?  I'm just wondering because with the amount of stuff you're doing, I'd think you'd be losing more - are you just trading fat mass for muscle mass? 

kappie72 - 2008-03-21 6:46 AM I'm sick...for the third time this year. I'm taking today off to rest a bit and then taking the advice that I got earlier this year for when to work out when you're sick and I'm going to go tomorrow. I've got a pretty good momentum going with my training at this point and taking an extended break now would definitely be a very bad thing to do. I think I had a breakthrough while swimming yesterday. I need to practice some more, but may have figured out what works for me as far as swimming with my face in the water So, I bought a new scale that measures body fat and hydration. What is a good hydration percentage for me to have?

Congrats on the swimming breakthrough - those are key!

As far as hydration - over 45% (at least that's what the little booklet I got with mine said)  but I'm sure you could also look it up on the net.

What kind did you get? I just got a WW scale which does everything and so far has been really fun to have. 

They have nutritionists on staff where you can post questions if you have them, and a number you can call if you need to.  Which was one of the things that attracted me to the program.  Also, after researching the different options (Jenny Craig, Nutri-Systems, etc.) Medifast just seemed from both a medical standpoint (they've done studies with it at Johns Hopkins, for example) and from an effectiveness standpoint (reviews from people said it worked fast and the best) that it was the best choice.

No, I haven't seen my regular doc since I've gone on this program, but I'm feeling really good generally.  If I start having bad physical symptoms, that would be another matter.  

One of the VERY positive things that's happening for me is that I am no longer having GI distress on a regular basis.  I have a mild case of IBS, and before about once a week or so I'd be feeling sick/stomach cramps/GI issues over something I ate.  I haven't had ANY of that on this program except the one time that I had ham for dinner.  So, now I know that ham is something I can't eat, and I'm really excited about being able to finally identify my trigger foods once and for all.

To be honest, I had talked to my doc about my weight issue last time I saw her and she had NOTHING to offer me in the way of help or good advice.  I also spoke to her about the IBS stuff  and again NOTHING.  So, at this point, I kinda feel like I could really care less about what my doc thinks about what I'm doing.  It's working and I generally feel good, and that's what matters.

Congrats on the swimming breakthrough - those are key!

As far as hydration - over 45% (at least that's what the little booklet I got with mine said) but I'm sure you could also look it up on the net.

What kind did you get? I just got a WW scale which does everything and so far has been really fun to have.

Another VO2 test today.  Got to Max HR and VO2 this time.  VO2 had only a slight increase from Octobers test and HR down 2 beats to 178.  So only marginal improvement which is disappointing. 

Think I need to do some mental training and find ways to push harder. Also need to lose that non athletic chubby junior high kid. You know, the one who keeps getting hit in the face with the volleyball/softball/basketball... you know the one.

On the plus side, I'm down 2 more lbs!

I know when my Mom had to go on thyroid meds it took a while to get it dialed in.  So, don't feel too frustrated if things don't happen immediately.

Good luck on your goals!