Any person of average weight happy?
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Any person of average weight happy?
| Thu, 11-06-2003 - 2:21pm |
Hello! I am a 26 year old female who is frustrated with her body. I feel I should be in my prime now in terms of my appearance since I have no kids etc. Now I am not an overweight person, but I do tend to bulk up and do not fit the 5 pounds for every inch over 5 feet requirement - 5'7 - 145. I exercise a couple of days a week. I ran a marathon 2 years ago and produced a time a little over 4 hours so a 9:20 pace, thus I am active, but have sonme muscle. Now I have that layer of fat over the muscle that will not go away. At that time I slimmed down some, but not as much as you would think considering you run 30-45 miles a week and my pre-marathon weight was never what it is now by about 7 pounds. Now as I commit to a new eating lifestyle I question whether or not I will weigh less or if my measurements will go down seeing that even training for a marathon my weight did not change that much. Some persons have said the people who lose 8-13 pounds in the first two weeks - lose it in their waist and are bigger people by nature. Are there any in-betweens out there who are happy and the program has worked for?I wonder whether or not people lose muscle on this program as well as fat. Has anyone encountered the same issues or frustrations.

I am ordinarily against fad diets, Atkins, WW, etc... but this is not a diet and really is a map showing you how to eat the right foods for the rest of your life. Except for the first two weeks which were really tough, I do not feel deprived or hungry or even as though I am on a diet.
Hope this helps!
Jessica
120/113/108
I am 34 and am 5'4 ,120. I am in good shape and work out pretty hard core at least 5 days a week. I am considering the SB Diet but I don't know if I can eat eggs every morning for two weeks. (I associate breakfast with sweet foods (peanut butter and wheat toast, kashi cereal and yogurt, etc) I have lost weight on the Michel Montignac diet a couple years ago, which is loosely based on SB Diet. I love my carbs and although I keep them complex and balanced with healthy fats (to keep the glycemic index down, I am wary that I would be satisfied on this diet. Can you post a sample day from your past week's impressive loss?
Thanks in advance,
Melissa
Just call me "Josephine Average."
I hadn't heard that 5 pounds for every inch over 5' guideline before. I'm fairly small boned--if you go by the guideline that I can easily connect my pinkie and thumb at the wrist--but definitely not petite. I am about 5' 5 1/2", which means I'd weigh around 125-130 for an ideal weight by the formula you provided. I currently hover around 130 pounds, and I am comfortable with that. Before I started this way of eating, I was 145-150 when eating too much fast food and 140-145 when eating "healthy" stuff. I think the 125-130 range is more comfortable for me, not to mention that I fit into my clothes at this weight, whereas, I need a bigger size for the hips and buttocks for the other range. THEREFORE, I would classify myself as "average weight" and happy on the SBD.