For life or by weight (Page 3)

im shooting for a.g. if i ever compete. my goal wieght is to be under 200. really dont mind being 212 just wish i could rid myself of this damn beerburgerburritobaconbelly that somehow snuck up on me over the last 20 years.

I vote for life. I have lost tons of weight after having each baby, and after the third, I was down to 152, still over the weight limit. I'm 5'9" so that sounds great, but nothing fit right, and people asked me if I was ill. I felt weak. I'm VERY happy around 165-170 ish, which is 25-30 lbs away. I've already come down almost 20 lbs this summer, so I'm almost halfway there. I compete in other sports at AG and I'm almost always last, so BLPPHHHH! I say yay for this class, I can finally be among other fit large people who have lives and commitments outside of training. Carry on Athenas and Clydesales!

Hey I know exactly what you mean. I am at 158 right now, and I could easily stay here, because I like to eat carbs, or I could work at it and get below it fairly easily. I would love to be below the cut-off in the way I would look and feel, but I don't do well in A/G and 8 lbs isn't going to give me much improvement. Hmmm, what to do? I actually kind of like having a choice.

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Edited by mixie 2007-08-31 10:50 PM

There should be a third choice for us Yo Yos. I waffle between 190 and 210. When I was strictly Biking I got down to 190 but now that I am swimming and running my muscle mass has pushed me up to 205. I don't know if I am here for life or just below but I will always be kind of a clydesdale, hows that?

well hmm its hard to say but a yo yo would more like by weight since in theory you cna lose weight and go below. I would be dead if I was a non cylesdale.

Well, I guess if I stayed with one sport I would not be a clydesdale but as a triathlete I am.

Let's see, according to my doctor my combination of lean muscle/bone totals up to 190 lbs +6 or so percent body fat...

ok so maybe it's closer to 26% so yeah Clyde for life.

I could be an age grouper but I want to build the muscle mass that would probably keep me at 160- 165. I love being an Athena. Everyone just seems to be down to earth and fun as hell.

So hopefully I will be an Athena for life.

I'd be somewhere in the realm of negative 15% body fat or so for me to be an age grouper. Don't think it's going to happen. My LBM alone is around 225-230.

I've never raced, but by the time I do I won't qualify to be a clydesdale anymore. I'm 207.6 with plenty to lose.

I say all this while eating a candybar though, so we'll see next spring.

awesome. last thing we need is more competition.

Well, I know I said I was going to be a clyde for life - that part hasn't changed BUT, there is no harm losing some weight along the way!

Recently, I have gotten some positive feedback. I have gotten a couple comments from people who saw my wedding pics that were not at the event write and say that I look "fit and trim". It's good to know that the work is paying off!

I'm probably a clyde for life unless I want to loose some muscle.

I was a clyde in highschool, lost a bunch of weight due to an new medication and weighed in the upper 190's when I started college. I was skinny in pictures of myself from then, lanky even. I probably have 10-15 pounds more muscle now then I did then so I don't see myself getting that low. I'd like to do it, but I doubt I could sustain it. I'd like to get to and sustain 210.

I'm 5'10", female, and I don't think I'd ever be able to make less than 150. I think I'd look pretty scary at that weight!