Comments on: Virtual Fat Camp

By: psuambassador

psuambassador — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:42:53 +0000

Just a note on what the pro’s do. I represent an ironman triathlete. He has absolutely no fat on him, like you mentioned in your log. However, he eats 5,000 calories a day (before his life as an elite athlete, he was technically obese, so no, he is not just built like that naturally). So, no, they don’t rely on low caloric intake to do the trick. They train very heavily and the calories they take in are only exactly what they need…an exact amount of protein, carbs etc. Be careful with the low caloric intake while training hard.

By: qcmier

qcmier — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:31:15 +0000

Yeah I’ve got to lose some weight too. But I just can’t bring myself to counting calories. I just need to run more.

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:27:42 +0000

Well, I guess if it works…

You may want to get an ID bracelet if…no, when…you pass out with hypoglycemia on your long run… :-)

Seriously, though…listen to your body. Cars don’t run very well with no gas in the tank…and neither do we. Ya gotta get to the start line to do well in the race.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 21:41:27 +0000

That IS drastic! The first few points scare me!!

By: wil

wil — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:07:07 +0000

You know I’m in twin :) with pretty much the same calorie structure even though I know better too! But hey, hard to argue with what works, as we’ve discussed… now about that Wildflower Oly…. hmmm???

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:07:08 +0000

Well, this sounds insane to me-I love me my calories-but to each their own! I’m sure my day-long icing (not exagerating) of one spot on my knee strikes some as overkill as well. Good luck to you and keep us posted…I don’t want to miss the dramatic transformation!

By: 21stCenturyMom

21stCenturyMom — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:31:04 +0000

I need to lose some weight but no way would I limit myself to 2500 calories on a day when I did a long, hard ride. I would tank.

What I need to stop doing is eating french fries just because they are on the plate - blech. I just did that and now I feel like a lump.

Am I brave enough to join the public fat club? I’m thinking about it!

By: Hak

Hak — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:21:49 +0000

Chris,

Count me in. I started this back in March and my own progress has been inconsistent to nil. Some new events in life had my attention focused elsewhere and all training-related goodies were pushed to back burner.

I started again on Monday and will be doing the same as you in regard to posting updates. I’m all for the public accountability on these efforts!

hak

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:56:15 +0000

I almost forgot. No matter what anyone else says- you are doing the right thing.

By: TJ

TJ — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 18:53:12 +0000

I am in. No way I would like you to go through this yourself :). Make sure to look for the key indicators that your diet is working. Here is the list:

1. You start finding yourself cold all the time- even when it’s like 65+ outside. Jumping in the pool in the AM should definitely be a rude awakening :).
2. You are tired all the time.
3. You get light-headed or dizzy just by standing up to fast.
4. Everyone says you are getting too thin.

Good luck! Time to nut up and get it done before our first race in June. Living the easy, good life is over!