Comments on: How I Dropped my Body Fat by 5% in Just Two Weeks http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/ Eat, Love, Ride, Explore. Go Big. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:06:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: snarkypants http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-90 snarkypants Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:37:48 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-90 Ha. Ghost-Dog - you got me! That was a trick blog title, kind of. I "did it" basically by going to get a more precise measurement which revealed I was actually 5% under where I *though* I was based on calipers. That said, I actually have lost about 5% since January. I have to tell you: it wasn't easy. I eat super precise small meals - five per day. I shoot for a range of 50-70g of carbs, 150-200g protein (a shit ton!), and keep the fat low. I also workout with a boot camp program - 5 days per week in Jan/Feb, 3 days per week for Mar/April/May and now back to 5 days per week. Those last few percentages are the hardest part - elite women athletes are usually somewhere in the 12-16% range (NoPo's probably on the low end of that, just based on looking at pictures of her). Getting down that far will take continued precision. As for you and 15% I definitely think you can do it! Just keep measuring and know that, if you find you hit a plateau with your current workouts and eating strategy, you're going to have to shake things up a little bit. Congrats on the 21 pound loss - DAMN! Ha. Ghost-Dog – you got me! That was a trick blog title, kind of. I “did it” basically by going to get a more precise measurement which revealed I was actually 5% under where I *though* I was based on calipers.

That said, I actually have lost about 5% since January. I have to tell you: it wasn’t easy. I eat super precise small meals – five per day. I shoot for a range of 50-70g of carbs, 150-200g protein (a shit ton!), and keep the fat low. I also workout with a boot camp program – 5 days per week in Jan/Feb, 3 days per week for Mar/April/May and now back to 5 days per week.

Those last few percentages are the hardest part – elite women athletes are usually somewhere in the 12-16% range (NoPo’s probably on the low end of that, just based on looking at pictures of her). Getting down that far will take continued precision.

As for you and 15% I definitely think you can do it! Just keep measuring and know that, if you find you hit a plateau with your current workouts and eating strategy, you’re going to have to shake things up a little bit.

Congrats on the 21 pound loss – DAMN!

]]> By: Ghost Dog http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Ghost Dog Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:55:15 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-89 That's awesome. Wait...so how did you do it? I wanna dump 5%, too... I got measured a couple months ago at 19.1 (using one of those weird handlebar-electronic thingies) and would love to be 15 or less. Maybe I just need to take a less haphazard approach. But that approach got me from 192lbs to 171 in a few months, and it's staying off. LOL @ BettyC - taking your water 007-style: shaken, not stirred. :) That’s awesome. Wait…so how did you do it? I wanna dump 5%, too…

I got measured a couple months ago at 19.1 (using one of those weird handlebar-electronic thingies) and would love to be 15 or less. Maybe I just need to take a less haphazard approach. But that approach got me from 192lbs to 171 in a few months, and it’s staying off.

LOL @ BettyC – taking your water 007-style: shaken, not stirred. :)

]]> By: BettyC http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-85 BettyC Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:57:27 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-85 Yay low body fat! :-D I have been known to shake my water with ice and strain it into a goblet. I really don't like ice. Yay low body fat! :-D

I have been known to shake my water with ice and strain it into a goblet. I really don’t like ice.

]]> By: thetracksuitceo http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-86 thetracksuitceo Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:27:08 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-86 Congrats on hitting your goal! When I drink water I sprinkle a pinch of sea salt/kosher salt into the glass for electrolytes. Then you don't need as much water. Congrats on hitting your goal! When I drink water I sprinkle a pinch of sea salt/kosher salt into the glass for electrolytes. Then you don’t need as much water.

]]> By: obadiah http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-88 obadiah Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:47:37 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-88 oh, also . . . loved the walk off. . . got to remember that! oh, also . . . loved the walk off. . . got to remember that!

]]> By: obadiah http://gritandglimmer.com/my-real-bodyfat-numbers-and-how-im-coping/comment-page-1/#comment-87 obadiah Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:47:09 +0000 http:///gritandglimmer.com/?p=116#comment-87 oh, so now I know where my body fat came from . . .I've got yours. Just kidding! Hooray! oh, so now I know where my body fat came from . . .I’ve got yours. Just kidding! Hooray!

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