So, as most of you know, I am on a fat-loss program that follows a healthy way of eating (I am following a strict glycemic-index based eating plan), daily exercise (weights some days, walking in others). I also take high quality supplements, including a whey protein blend that helps me accelerate my fat burning abilities and a meal replacement drink that I sometimes use to make breakfast shakes, snacks, flavor yogurt with, and so many other things.
Back on topic… I always tell people not to worry about their weight. In my opinion, weight should only be used to calculate the amount of water that you need to drink and the amount of protein you need to consume on a daily basis. You should not relate it to your health. Here’s an example: This week I gained 2.5 pounds. The last time that I weight and measured myself was on Monday. From then until today (Friday), I gained 2.5 lbs. But the measurements showed that I reduced almost half a centimeter from my waist, a little over a centimeter from my hip, and it was like this in many places I usually measure.
So how is this possible? Well, I had air conditioning problems and the repairmen weren’t able to come in until this week to fix it. Every day I woke up in a pool of sweat. My guess is that the 2.5 lbs is the water weight that I did not lose (for the first time in the last month) at night from it being so hot.
What matter to me, and what should matter to you
Don’t worry about the weight. This is of no importance to me and should be of no importance to you. In fact, my goal is to lose as little weight as possible as I eliminate the fat from my body. Why? A large weight loss usually indicated loss of water (as is probably the case here), bone, or muscle. You do not want to lose any of these… Your goal should be to lose fat. And fat is VERY LIGHT.
Set a goal like I did: To lose as much circumference as possible from various places in the body like the neck, chest, biceps, forearms, waist, hips, thighs, calves (any place you think fat deposits) without losing any weight. If you can do this, it means you have bigger muscles, you are better hydrated, and your bone density increased.
My husband is 10 pounds overweight, and he wants to start a weight loss program. He wants to start by concentrating on diet only, and then add some form of exercise. Since he has planter facitis, it is sometimes painful on his feet to exercise, so he prefers to stay off his feet. But I still need to get some kind of workout. What kind of diet and exercises should he go with? Thanks.
Sorry to hear about your husband’s condition. My first suggestion is that you both talk to his doctor(s) before changing the diet or exercise routine,
There are several exercises your husband can do that do not require him to stand. He can do weights, for example or try something I did when I wrestled in high school. I bought a Gripmaster
and would take it with me to school. I would squeeze that this throughout the day.
When a person is not active at all, this can be a HUGE first step. In fact, this might be a good recommendation for everyone. I still use mine regularly (not as often as I did in high school, but about every other day).
I could read a book about this without finding such real-world approaches!
Cool! That’s a clever way of looking at it!