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Re: Do Calories Matter or Not?
The scale kills me all the time. I strength train and I tend to put on muscle very easily. I find measurements are best. I also found a great body fat calculator online. It uses your measurements as well as height to get your body fat. I know it works best because it always came closest to my hydrostat results from the local university. Hydrostat is where you are weighed in a vat of water. They do this on The Biggest Lose, and Celebrity Fit Club. It is the only measurement of fat that local fire and police departments will acknowledge. BMI is not a good standard to go by. One person can have a BMI of 34 and be pudgy fat, another person who is a body builder can have the same BMI and have very little body fat, and look FABULOUS!!
I always gain 7-10lbs before TOM, and with strength training the body will retain water to help itself repair. I scale every day, but I add up all the numbers from Friday to Thursday and divide by seven to come up with the final number for that week. Even then that can be misleading, so I tend to compare final weights for two weeks, and then for the month. I measure every Friday, and compare once again two weeks, and then for the month. I will also take measurements the day after TOM is gone.
Take your measurements! You will be surprised and inspired!! Also find an outfit that is tight on you and is not of a stretchy material. Find a best day of the week for you to try on and compare the results. Some people even use a belt, and add extra measured notches. These are much more helpful than the scale.
BTW what edition of the book are you reading? I am using the 2002 edition. The menu cals on them are in the 1900-2000 or better mode. The biggest theme where consumption of food is concerned is that you of course have to watch carbs, you need to eat till satiated but not busting a gut, and you should make sure that you get PLENTY of calories. If not the body freaks and you go into starvation mode, wherein no matter what you do the body will not drop the weight. According to the book and my past experiences once you are getting enough calories and fat you will find that your cravings will go away, and that you have to make an effort to remember to eat. Counting calories will be the last thing on your mind, you will become more concerned with getting enough calories. The body functions better on fat, and tends to become content using fat with fuel. The fatter the better ie. butter, cream, olive oil, and bacon fat.
I hope this was helpful and not too much at one time. I just this last Saturday finished reading the first through twelth chapters of the 2002 edition, and took copious notes. I really messed up the first time trying this because I did not read the book, and I was listening to too many other people, and following contradictory advice. I was also cheating in that I was not getting most of my carbs from the veggies on the induction list. I actually thought I could save up my carbs and eat 15grams of dark chocolate instead.
This is my first day back on induction and my first day on TOM. I am very interested in how this is all going to pan out, but I have high hopes.
Also when measuring I found out just today that I was doing my chest area wrong. There is great sticky on the challenge threads for how to measure your body. Check it out! Good luck to you and happy losing...Lane
Originally posted by valkyrieh
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Hhhmmmmm Yes, that scale can be pretty hostile! I need to remember to measure myself before I start. I am afraid to though. 
I always gain 7-10lbs before TOM, and with strength training the body will retain water to help itself repair. I scale every day, but I add up all the numbers from Friday to Thursday and divide by seven to come up with the final number for that week. Even then that can be misleading, so I tend to compare final weights for two weeks, and then for the month. I measure every Friday, and compare once again two weeks, and then for the month. I will also take measurements the day after TOM is gone.
Take your measurements! You will be surprised and inspired!! Also find an outfit that is tight on you and is not of a stretchy material. Find a best day of the week for you to try on and compare the results. Some people even use a belt, and add extra measured notches. These are much more helpful than the scale.
BTW what edition of the book are you reading? I am using the 2002 edition. The menu cals on them are in the 1900-2000 or better mode. The biggest theme where consumption of food is concerned is that you of course have to watch carbs, you need to eat till satiated but not busting a gut, and you should make sure that you get PLENTY of calories. If not the body freaks and you go into starvation mode, wherein no matter what you do the body will not drop the weight. According to the book and my past experiences once you are getting enough calories and fat you will find that your cravings will go away, and that you have to make an effort to remember to eat. Counting calories will be the last thing on your mind, you will become more concerned with getting enough calories. The body functions better on fat, and tends to become content using fat with fuel. The fatter the better ie. butter, cream, olive oil, and bacon fat.
I hope this was helpful and not too much at one time. I just this last Saturday finished reading the first through twelth chapters of the 2002 edition, and took copious notes. I really messed up the first time trying this because I did not read the book, and I was listening to too many other people, and following contradictory advice. I was also cheating in that I was not getting most of my carbs from the veggies on the induction list. I actually thought I could save up my carbs and eat 15grams of dark chocolate instead.
This is my first day back on induction and my first day on TOM. I am very interested in how this is all going to pan out, but I have high hopes.
Also when measuring I found out just today that I was doing my chest area wrong. There is great sticky on the challenge threads for how to measure your body. Check it out! Good luck to you and happy losing...Lane
I am glad you have added your insight to this old post 
and am sure it will help others to get a handle on the weighting/measuring conundrum!
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