I did it - reached my goal weight!

Congratulations.

There is a phenomenon where the fat leaves the face, legs, and arms without
leaving the lower belly. I have it. It creates the appearance to friends
that you are becoming anorexic, while there is still a lot of fat to lose.
Unless you are exceptionally tall, as a woman, you could lose another 20 or
30 pounds....

Spot reducing does not exist.

I agree with the idea of dropping weight and then adding a bit to try to
re-shape things. However, at this point it remains a theory.

"CathyLee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Things I have noticed:

Low carb bars make me stall or gain
Aspartame makes me gain
Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
Beer stalls
I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why it
took longer but I was happier.
1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.

Thanks for the help!
--
CathyLee
They neigh I pay
Nova Scotia, Canada
Zone 5a
180/150/150 from 01/04/2005

1) your goal weight is too high.
2) lift weights
3) first on, last off in terms of fat. so if you have other fat that came
last, then it will likely go first. spot reduction doesn't work.
4) I see no good reason to lose and regain unless you're later trying to add
muscle mass.

CathyLee <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at
:> moms....haha
:>
:> Things I have noticed:
:>
:> Low carb bars make me stall or gain
:> Aspartame makes me gain
:> Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
:> Beer stalls
:> I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why it
:> took longer but I was happier.
:> 1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
:> Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
:> I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
:> gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
:> I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
:> Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
:> shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.
:>
:> Thanks for the help!
:> --
:> CathyLee
:> They neigh I pay
:> Nova Scotia, Canada
:> Zone 5a
:> 180/150/150 from 01/04/2005

Congrats!

One thing to that will help with the belly fat is swimming, aerobics
(like cardio kick boxing), and lifting. This of course includes a ab
routine: side bends, crunches, reverse crunches (knee lifts). But
don't forget to work your back and lower back if you are doing a lot of
ab work!

good luck!

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Quoted message said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

CONGRATULATIONS Cathy Lee!

--
Saffire
205/127/125
Atkins since 6/14/03
Progress photo: http://photos.yahoo.com/saffire333

*** This post originated in alt.support.diet.low-carb -- its appearance
in any other forum is deceptive and unauthorized. ***

In article <[email hidden]>,

CathyLee said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Things I have noticed:

Low carb bars make me stall or gain
Aspartame makes me gain
Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
Beer stalls
I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why it
took longer but I was happier.
1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.

Thanks for the help!

How tall are you?
If you still have a belly, you need to tone it up, but could probably
stand to drop another 10 lbs. :-)

As for the wrinkles, try some "Burts Bees" products.
They help...

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

5'7"

CathyLee

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

CathyLee said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at

moms....haha

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Things I have noticed:

Low carb bars make me stall or gain
Aspartame makes me gain
Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
Beer stalls
I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why

it

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

took longer but I was happier.
1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.

Thanks for the help!

How tall are you?
If you still have a belly, you need to tone it up, but could probably
stand to drop another 10 lbs. :-)

As for the wrinkles, try some "Burts Bees" products.
They help...

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack

Nicholson

My S.O has reached goal weight (131) and the last few pounds seem to
have come from her breasts. The stomach remains however and is by
far her main concern.

Short of starvation or liposuction, I don't expect there is an
answer.

Wrinkles are usually a problem for the over 40 crowd. That's why God
made face lifts.

I remember my aunt saying how nice and healthy Uncle Jack looked
since his heart surgery 6 months earlier.

She was talking about how his face was smooth and unwrinkled. (He
had gained 20 pounds)

Uncle Jack was stone cold dead within a week of her saying that.

The moral of the story is that wrinkles are beautiful when they are
on the one you love.

Cubit said:

Congratulations.

There is a phenomenon where the fat leaves the face, legs, and arms without
leaving the lower belly. I have it. It creates the appearance to friends
that you are becoming anorexic, while there is still a lot of fat to lose.
Unless you are exceptionally tall, as a woman, you could lose another 20 or
30 pounds....

Spot reducing does not exist.

I agree with the idea of dropping weight and then adding a bit to try to
re-shape things. However, at this point it remains a theory.

"CathyLee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Things I have noticed:

Low carb bars make me stall or gain
Aspartame makes me gain
Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
Beer stalls
I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why it
took longer but I was happier.
1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.

Thanks for the help!
--
CathyLee
They neigh I pay
Nova Scotia, Canada
Zone 5a
180/150/150 from 01/04/2005

In article <[email hidden]>,

CathyLee said:

5'7"

CathyLee

My goal weight is also 150, but I lift heavy at the gym and can carry a
significant amount of muscle since I have the genetics for it, but I'll
play it by ear. Muscle is _heavy_.

I might try to go as low as 130. I'm 5'6" with a medium frame.
I'll have to see how I look once I reach that goal weight like you have.
Well done! :-)

If you still have fat on your belly, you could stand to drop anywhere
from another 10 to 30 lbs. depending on your frame and how much muscle
mass you have. Try some weight lifting, and LOTS of ab work to tone it
up.

But, as mentioned in another post, "spot reduction" is a myth.
Fat has to be mobilized and metabolized thru the entire body.

You've done good. :-) Just keep it up a little longer...

Good luck!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

You and Eric Cartman.

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

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My goal weight is also 150, but I lift heavy at the gym and can carry a
significant amount of muscle since I have the genetics for it,

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You and Eric Cartman.

Lenda Murray

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=lenda+murray
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Just because you're black, you think there's a lot of muscle under all that
flab?

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

You and Eric Cartman.

Lenda Murray

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=lenda+murray
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Just because you're black, you think there's a lot of muscle under all that
flab?

I'm not black. ;-)
I don't even have a tan.

My point being that Lenda weighs more than 150 lbs......
And she carries little if any bodyfat.

Dork.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

Lenda takes a lot of drugs.

Is that your plan?

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Just because you're black, you think there's a lot of muscle under all
that
flab?

I'm not black. ;-)
I don't even have a tan.

My point being that Lenda weighs more than 150 lbs......
And she carries little if any bodyfat.

Dork.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

CathyLee said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Just wanted to say congratulations on hitting your goal weight 🙂 No
advice on the tummy thing, though.

Nicole
290.5/138.5/137 monthly-goal: 2.5 month-start: 141.5 since: 10/04/2004

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Lenda takes a lot of drugs.

Is that your plan?

Not atm, but don't think I've not considered it. <lol>
We both live close to the Mexico border...

A shot of Deca is good for 2 weeks, and you can bring it back over the
border already injected so it's impossible to get caught with it. ;-)

Problem is, I don't like the side effects of steroids in females.
I'd rather not have to shave my ass every day, thank you!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

To get injected with anything south of the border probably wouldn't be a
good idea.

HTH

--
You take stupid to a new level. -- MFW

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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

Lenda takes a lot of drugs.

Is that your plan?

Not atm, but don't think I've not considered it. <lol>
We both live close to the Mexico border...

A shot of Deca is good for 2 weeks, and you can bring it back over the
border already injected so it's impossible to get caught with it. ;-)

Problem is, I don't like the side effects of steroids in females.
I'd rather not have to shave my ass every day, thank you!

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack
Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

JC Der Koenig said:

To get injected with anything south of the border probably wouldn't be a
good idea.

HTH

Which is another good reason not to do it...... ;-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

PILATES!

--

"CathyLee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Things I have noticed:

Low carb bars make me stall or gain
Aspartame makes me gain
Rum makes me gain 3 lbs each glass:>😉)
Beer stalls
I have a cheat day on Friday after weigh in. Pizza day. That's why it
took longer but I was happier.
1 cup coffee in am instead of tea helps?
Now that the fat is gone from my face had to buy wrinkle cream :>😉
I still have a large belly, I think, would more weight loss and then
gain some back help? 39/34/38inches
I do some? crunches, swim, horsebackride, garden
Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only? People say that I
shouldn't loose any more and I am happy with this weight.

Thanks for the help!
--
CathyLee
They neigh I pay
Nova Scotia, Canada
Zone 5a
180/150/150 from 01/04/2005

CathyLee said:

wow I did it, and just in time for thanksgiving dinner at moms....haha

Congrats

<snip>

Quoted message said:

Any other hints to lose inches at my waist only?

Wish in one hand...
http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Myths.html

If you want to lose the inches, barring a surgical option, you will
just have to lose more weight. If you lose enough, eventually the
middle will melt.

Quoted message said:

People say that I shouldn't loose any more

Who cares what people say? I like it when people notice my loss, but
till they see me naked, from my side of the mirror, they can't know.
Unless you look like Ally McBeal, in which case they probably know
better than you. I'm assuming that is not the case.

Quoted message said:

and I am happy with this weight.

That's more like it. But is it true? If you want less around the
middle, it's gonna take some loss from the current weight. I'm not
saying you should or shouldn't, but if you want to reduce your waist,
then I suspect you aren't entirely happy with your weight. OTOH, if you
are really happy with the shape you are in, then you shouldn't worry
about a little bit of middle.

Last note: shape is probably more important than weight, if you're
trying to fit a particular body image. To paraphrase the late Aaliyah,
weight ain't nothing but a number.

Quoted message said:

Thanks for the help!

Anytime. Happy to do it.

-Hollywood