Re: Geo - Eye's Wide Open 2012
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Hi jewegar! I was surpised by the weight loss as I had lost so little in the previous 2 months and I'm not trying to lose any more weight at this point. But it does make sense that I am still losing. I have ramped up my exercise efforts and consequently am eating a little more. It is a difficult thing to both try to lose fat and gain muscle. They are almost mutially exclusive. It is easier though, much easier to lose fat than to gain muscle tissue and gaining muscle is a much slower process. So I should expect to still see my weight drop ever so slowly while I gain muscle.
At this point I'm about 18 lbs away from a BMI of 18.5, thats arguably the optimal BMI for some folks according to all the studies Jeff Novick has pointed too. But in my case, I think losing another 18 lbs would make me look like a walking skeleton. Thats based on how I look now in some parts of my body. At best I think I could lose another 10 lbs but even that may be too much. Now if I could lose 10 lbs of fat and gain 10 lbs of muscle that would be fantastic!
I have not bothered to take any actual measurements yet (I just use the simple mirror test). I plan to start that in my next year long journey, where I will focus primarily on my fitness as opposed to my nutritional health/weight loss that I'm focused on now. And hopefully I can find a way to get accurate body fat/lean weight measurements taken before I start my next journey so I can track my progress.
I know now the best way to eat for health, next I want to discover the best way to get fit and be able to back that up with some proof![Very Happy :-D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
At this point I'm about 18 lbs away from a BMI of 18.5, thats arguably the optimal BMI for some folks according to all the studies Jeff Novick has pointed too. But in my case, I think losing another 18 lbs would make me look like a walking skeleton. Thats based on how I look now in some parts of my body. At best I think I could lose another 10 lbs but even that may be too much. Now if I could lose 10 lbs of fat and gain 10 lbs of muscle that would be fantastic!
I have not bothered to take any actual measurements yet (I just use the simple mirror test). I plan to start that in my next year long journey, where I will focus primarily on my fitness as opposed to my nutritional health/weight loss that I'm focused on now. And hopefully I can find a way to get accurate body fat/lean weight measurements taken before I start my next journey so I can track my progress.
I know now the best way to eat for health, next I want to discover the best way to get fit and be able to back that up with some proof
![Very Happy :-D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)