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Rainna

Joined June 2010

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Start Weight

133.8 lb

Lost so far: 17.2 lb

Current Weight

116.6 lb
Performance: gaining 0.4 lb a week

Goal Weight

110.0 lb

Still to go: 6.6 lb

I have a wonderful husband who supports and encourages me and who has stuck with me no matter how many times I've uprooted our lives in a crazy way.....I thank God for him everyday and I'm incredibly lucky to have found someone with the same sense of adventure as I.

My weight has been a roller-coaster my whole life and I've decided to finally make a change for good. I'm utilizing Jenny Craig for the weight loss and utilizing fatsecret to keep me honest and aware of my calories so that I can learn to eventually maintain my loss.

I enjoy running and have decided to add in strength training to my workouts because nothing is sexier than a strong fit woman.

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I'm Trying to Loose weight but my husband is trying to gain weight! What do i cook?
I agree with the other posters. Both you should still be eating healthy foods with the difference being his portion sizes will be a bit larger. For additional calories he can have a protein shake as a snack between meals. My husband tends to like to have a peanut butter sandwich in between meals to up his calorie intake for added protein, fat, and carbs. But basically to put on weight you only need to consume roughly 250 calories a day above maintenance level (which really isn't terribly hard to do) to gain about a half a pound a week or two pounds a month.

posted 03 Sep 2010, 11:10

Strength training
I just recently picked up the book "The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess" and I'm about halfway through it and am enjoying it. I haven't actually started lifting yet but the book has a nutritional section which I've found to be incredibly helpful with recipes to add in the protein, since I'm a runner I know virtually nothing about protein other than I don't eat a whole lot of it. I plan on starting after my Full Marathon in October so I can drastically cut back the running and focus on strength training.

I'm also checking out the link k8yk provided and wow it provides a lot of great detail and says a lot of what I've read so far in the book I mentioned above. That link is definitely going into my favorites.

posted 31 Aug 2010, 10:51

half Marathon bound...October 25
Awesome job! Keep up the training and you'll do well on your half marathon and if you count calories while continuing to exercise you'll continue to drop weight. Good Luck at your Half...have fun that's what makes you want to do it again.

posted 30 Aug 2010, 19:54

Am I working out too much?
As an avid runner myself I usually get 30-40 miles a week in but I make sure not to run everyday. It takes years to build up to running everyday without getting injured. And Oddity is correct, the 10% rule is one that is a good rule to follow to avoid injury.

I enjoy biking and swimming as cross training and will do strength training on my non-running days. However, I will always have at least 1 day a week where I rest completely. Don't underestimate the importance of a rest day...it gives your body the time it needs to recover and rebuild the muscles and it's during that time that all the good stuff like improvement is taking place.

posted 30 Aug 2010, 08:01

no weight loss
Yeah your RDI sounds awfully high for weight loss. I would not go off the Fatsecret calculator as I think that number is incorrect. I tested it out to see what mine was and there was no way I could eat that calorie level and loss weight. I would try aiming for around 1400 (but it would be easier to guesstimate this if you we knew your stats...i.e. Height, Weight, etc.)

posted 30 Aug 2010, 07:11

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