Protein for women?
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23.9 is about in the middle range for your age (about 19 - 29 your range wood b)...17% mite be attainable but it wood very hard to sustain ova a short period if u've neva been that low before...not to say u can't get there but obviously the lower u want to go, the more extreme "diet and exercise" lifestyle u'll need to follow...the body also feels comfortable at a certain wt / so it's best to drop probably 2 - 3%, maintain that for 6 - 8 weeks then try and drop again instead of going straight to 17% where u mite gain it all back once extreme lifestyle slips...just make sure that your muscle is still the same at least as what it is now
Barbados? 
I live for the week each year I spend at the shore (the closest to me is about 5 hours, the one we travel to is 10 hours). dream is to move to the ocean. Do you even know what snow is? I hate it!
Anyways, I only hope that body fat% is as good as yours when I get it taken. I'm so afraid it is still going to be close to 30 although I know that I have made some good progress. I would also like to see under 20% just to say that I did, ya know? Did you ever say how tall you were? I know we are close in age, just wondered if we were about the same size also. I am really small boned which makes any extra fat look that much worse.
I live for the week each year I spend at the shore (the closest to me is about 5 hours, the one we travel to is 10 hours). dream is to move to the ocean. Do you even know what snow is? I hate it! Anyways, I only hope that body fat% is as good as yours when I get it taken. I'm so afraid it is still going to be close to 30 although I know that I have made some good progress. I would also like to see under 20% just to say that I did, ya know? Did you ever say how tall you were? I know we are close in age, just wondered if we were about the same size also. I am really small boned which makes any extra fat look that much worse.
swanso5
no i've never been that low at least not knowingly - or maybe in the younger yrs possibly !
tho it's not a major goal i'll aim for 20% - reasonable ?? and i'll invest in a body fat scale. besides physically looking in the mirror how else can i check to ensure the muscle is the same ??
wvgirl64
yep i studied in the US in illinois and went to penn state so i know what snow is all about !! and i like it too !
height is 5ft 3in and i too am small boned - so we're almost the same
no i've never been that low at least not knowingly - or maybe in the younger yrs possibly !
tho it's not a major goal i'll aim for 20% - reasonable ?? and i'll invest in a body fat scale. besides physically looking in the mirror how else can i check to ensure the muscle is the same ??wvgirl64
yep i studied in the US in illinois and went to penn state so i know what snow is all about !! and i like it too !
height is 5ft 3in and i too am small boned - so we're almost the same
- basically going by the mirror is pretty effective looking for definition where there wasn't b4...if u can get a scale that gives a and water % reading and that way u can work out in kgs or pds how much each u actually have.
i.e. if it says ur 75kgs at 14% bf and 56% water u can calculate it like this:
75 x .14 = 10.5kg fat
75 x .56 = 42kg water and stuff
Muscle = 22.5kg muscle
then wat u want 2 happen is for muscle wt to at least stay the same with fat wt decreasing and u can actually c wats happening
i.e. if it says ur 75kgs at 14% bf and 56% water u can calculate it like this:
75 x .14 = 10.5kg fat
75 x .56 = 42kg water and stuff
Muscle = 22.5kg muscle
then wat u want 2 happen is for muscle wt to at least stay the same with fat wt decreasing and u can actually c wats happening
Swanso5 - you still there?
Hey there, long time, no post - hope you are still tracking this thread.
I'm sitting here eating egg whites, salsa and cheese mixture (pretty good actually) after workout as last meal of the day (remembering how you said "NO CARBS AT NIGHT!") and wondering if I am ever going to get below 23.5% body fat! weight is about 119, I am 5 feet 5 inches. I know weight is fine and fluctuates between 118 and 120, I'm okay with that. But doggone it, I want to see 19% Body Fat! I have been consistent in workouts - 4-6 weekly, some cardio, 20 minutes or so at a time, maybe 3 times per week, but mostly weights. Diet is pretty good, cheat once in a while, but only a meal or a snack, not like a whole day and only once a week. I got a Tanita body fat scale for bday in July and have pretty much been between 23 and 24% body fat. At one point, I was down to just over 21% but that didn't last long. Am I asking for too much?
I'm sitting here eating egg whites, salsa and cheese mixture (pretty good actually) after workout as last meal of the day (remembering how you said "NO CARBS AT NIGHT!") and wondering if I am ever going to get below 23.5% body fat! weight is about 119, I am 5 feet 5 inches. I know weight is fine and fluctuates between 118 and 120, I'm okay with that. But doggone it, I want to see 19% Body Fat! I have been consistent in workouts - 4-6 weekly, some cardio, 20 minutes or so at a time, maybe 3 times per week, but mostly weights. Diet is pretty good, cheat once in a while, but only a meal or a snack, not like a whole day and only once a week. I got a Tanita body fat scale for bday in July and have pretty much been between 23 and 24% body fat. At one point, I was down to just over 21% but that didn't last long. Am I asking for too much?
Hi .. I haven't posted for a while myself. Ironically stats r pretty much close to yours, the only difference being height which is 5ft. 3ins. weight fluctuates between 116-119 lbs, and body fat is 23.5% but I want below 20% also !! How can I achieve this ?!?!? I weight train 3 times a week, and high intensity cardio twice a week. diet's fine - likewise a cheat snack at least once a week . So looks like we're both on a like path and want the same result - 19% b/f. How do I ( we ) achieve this ???
hi ladies been a while, don't be strangers
what i would suggest is to purposely maintain where you are (wt etc)..the body can't just keep droppong and dropping as to a certain level (where you are) and doesn't want to go down lower as it thinks it can't handle it...what you wuill do is make it comfortable at this level for 4 - 6 weeks so then it will start to drop again after that...keep cals about the same and maybe increase the wts a little and try and build some extra muscle but don't gain fat, only muscle than the body will be primed with more muscle to lose more fat
what i would suggest is to purposely maintain where you are (wt etc)..the body can't just keep droppong and dropping as to a certain level (where you are) and doesn't want to go down lower as it thinks it can't handle it...what you wuill do is make it comfortable at this level for 4 - 6 weeks so then it will start to drop again after that...keep cals about the same and maybe increase the wts a little and try and build some extra muscle but don't gain fat, only muscle than the body will be primed with more muscle to lose more fat
Thanks Swanso5!
So what you're saying is keep at it and be patient! Patience is not virtue, but I will keep at it. I have been upping weights - I actually did 2 sets of chest presses tonight with 15 pounds on each dumbbell bar - about 17-18 lbs. That's heavy for me. goal is to use 20 pounds on a regular basis.
hubby is worried weight will keep dropping - don't think there is much danger in that - seems to be pretty steady and I know the muscle growth will not show up as a loss in pounds.
Okay, Suzy, you heard the man! Pick up those weights and those cans of tuna and off we go!!
Oh Swanso5, by the way, I am working on the Exercise Coach cert with Chek Institute. Passed the first course, working on the 2nd. You are right, he is a bit technical, especially for someone with no background in proper names of muscles and location, but I'm working on it. Wish me luck!
So what you're saying is keep at it and be patient! Patience is not virtue, but I will keep at it. I have been upping weights - I actually did 2 sets of chest presses tonight with 15 pounds on each dumbbell bar - about 17-18 lbs. That's heavy for me. goal is to use 20 pounds on a regular basis.
hubby is worried weight will keep dropping - don't think there is much danger in that - seems to be pretty steady and I know the muscle growth will not show up as a loss in pounds.
Okay, Suzy, you heard the man! Pick up those weights and those cans of tuna and off we go!!
Oh Swanso5, by the way, I am working on the Exercise Coach cert with Chek Institute. Passed the first course, working on the 2nd. You are right, he is a bit technical, especially for someone with no background in proper names of muscles and location, but I'm working on it. Wish me luck!
Thanks swanso05 for teh advice. I too have been upping the wgts. I now do leg prench of 135lbs, bench press with bar and 5 lbs ( total 35lbs ), squats bar with 30 lbs weights ( total 65 lbs ), is this ok ?? or should I increase more ???
I will get a body fat scale which will monitor the fat, water, muscle so I am sure the muscle is incresing - gud idea ?? But by looking in the mirror and comments from friends I am getting some muscle definition !!
Will keep you all posted !
I will get a body fat scale which will monitor the fat, water, muscle so I am sure the muscle is incresing - gud idea ?? But by looking in the mirror and comments from friends I am getting some muscle definition
!!Will keep you all posted !
sorry guys - have another 2 questions - which model of the Tanita scale is best ?? the guy at the vit. shop where I buy protein powder suggest i also take 1 tsp. of creatine daily in protein shake ( which btw i also add 2 scoops of oats/barley, 1 scoop of ground flaxseed and 1tsp. honey ) for a week and see how it goes, any ideas on this ???