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Pete Barr-Watson
traineo Newbie
Posts: 14
Pete Barr-Watson
I have yo-yo'd between 14st and 19st for the last 8-9 years mainly due to sitting at a computer or travelling for work. Enough is enough though and I want to have a full winter season skiing and snowboarding followed by a summer of mountaineering and I need to lose weight and get fit to do it.
So, here I am. Publicly tracking my progress and giving myself the motivation to keep it up during the 'dark' days (of which I've not had any yet!). Prior to gaining this weight, I was fit and very outdoorsy and I want to get back to that without any further messing around.
My methods are old-school. I focus on LSD (long, slow, distance) training by walking hills with my dog and try to make sure I do this for at least 30 mins each day. At the same time, I watch my eating habits and do my best to avoid my biggest vice - sugar.
That's me for now...
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2006 06:41
So using my scales at home I've been tracking a steady (but slow) weight loss here on Traineo for a short while. Yesterday I flew into Austin for a conference and since I hadn't weighed myself for a few days I checked on the scales in the hotel bathroom - thinking that I could probably come on here and update with a little more loss...
The scales here, however, reported that I'd gained almost 20lbs from my last weigh-in at home in the UK. Obviously this can't be right - either my scales at home or the scales here are completely innacurate - but the effect was quite demoralising to be honest. I'm also unable to track my weight this week whilst I'm travelling (and for a lot of Sept) because despite which set of scales is right, the difference reported between them gives me no common ground to work from.
So, the lesson here is to stick to one set of scales I guess - although I shall be seeking a 3rd opinion from somewhere just as soon as possible so I can establish whether my scales at home are at fault.
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Nick Richards
traineo Fanatic
Posts: 123
Nick Richards
Train as a bodybuilder. Aiming for 16 1/2 stone at 8% bodyfat, currently about 14 stone 10 at 14%.
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 13:23
Dodgy scales. No way you've gained even half that.
Nick
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Pete Barr-Watson
traineo Newbie
Posts: 14
Pete Barr-Watson
I have yo-yo'd between 14st and 19st for the last 8-9 years mainly due to sitting at a computer or travelling for work. Enough is enough though and I want to have a full winter season skiing and snowboarding followed by a summer of mountaineering and I need to lose weight and get fit to do it.
So, here I am. Publicly tracking my progress and giving myself the motivation to keep it up during the 'dark' days (of which I've not had any yet!). Prior to gaining this weight, I was fit and very outdoorsy and I want to get back to that without any further messing around.
My methods are old-school. I focus on LSD (long, slow, distance) training by walking hills with my dog and try to make sure I do this for at least 30 mins each day. At the same time, I watch my eating habits and do my best to avoid my biggest vice - sugar.
That's me for now...
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 14:07
Hey Nick - thanks for the reply. Yep, I know - it's impossible to gain that much in like 48 hours I reckon! Still, I really want to know which set of scales is correct. If the hotel scales are, then I have a very demoralising few weeks ahead 
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John Livingston
traineo Newbie
Posts: 4
John Livingston
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 14:20
I think you may need to ask yourself what is more important, the actual numeric value of your weight or the fact that you feel good about losing some of the excess. Obviously the numbers are important but the fact that you have lost and are still losing weight should be more so. If you feel good, you feel like you look good, and can tighten your belt a bit more now than a month ago, there should be nothing demoralizing about differing numbers. Let your doctor track the numeric values, you can track the real values.
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Pete Barr-Watson
traineo Newbie
Posts: 14
Pete Barr-Watson
I have yo-yo'd between 14st and 19st for the last 8-9 years mainly due to sitting at a computer or travelling for work. Enough is enough though and I want to have a full winter season skiing and snowboarding followed by a summer of mountaineering and I need to lose weight and get fit to do it.
So, here I am. Publicly tracking my progress and giving myself the motivation to keep it up during the 'dark' days (of which I've not had any yet!). Prior to gaining this weight, I was fit and very outdoorsy and I want to get back to that without any further messing around.
My methods are old-school. I focus on LSD (long, slow, distance) training by walking hills with my dog and try to make sure I do this for at least 30 mins each day. At the same time, I watch my eating habits and do my best to avoid my biggest vice - sugar.
That's me for now...
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 14:58
That's a good view to take John - thanks for that 
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Aaron Ganschow
traineo Regular
Posts: 32
Aaron Ganschow
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 17:36
I came upon a similar problem last night. The scale at home says that I am a full 8lbs heavier than the scale at the gym. The gym is a fully calibrated medical grade scale. It is "right," but I have been working off of the home scale for so long that I decided to continue using the number from my home scale instead of the one at the gym. Whichever one is right, as long as I use a consistent one to weigh myself I can see my relative progress.
I figure by the time any scale shows me within 10lbs of my actual goal I will be in great shape anyway and it wont matter! I am also getting a new scale at home (should be shipped to me by the end of this week) and it will likely be different than my previous home scale (it is a digital scale with a 0.1lb sensetivity). I will adjust my weigh-in to represent that new data as soon as I have the new scale. So there might be a jump (up or down) for the new scale, but it is what I will trust from now on.
With your traveling, I would just say that you should avoid weighing yourself for the time you are on your business trip. When you are home you can weigh yourself. Remember, your results are your results whether you have weighed yourself today or not. Just continue with your routine and see what the scale says after this longer period of time.
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Colin Principe
traineo Regular
Posts: 46
Colin Principe
Working a lot makes it very easy to come up with excuses as to why I can't work out or eat healthy. It's time to end the excuses, get out there, enjoy some workouts and eat healthy foods. I'm hoping that Traineo can help.
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2006 18:14
Agreeing with Aaron - using the same scale all the time will give you a consistent reference point. As long as that number on that scale is going down if you want to lose weight or staying the same if you just want to maintain your current weight, that's the important thing.
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John Davis
traineo Newbie
Posts: 12
John Davis
I've been a traineo member on and off for over a year. I am making yet another commitment to stay on board. I am trying a weight watcher style diet now.
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# Posted: 3 Feb 2007 18:56
unless you pay out lots of money, your not going to get a 100 percent accurate scale. i bought one at Kmart almost a month ago. When I got on it, it said "error" not the most motivating scale out there. If it didn't say error, It had a weight variance from +15lbs to -15lbs. not very accurate. I took it back and got one that cost $5 more (Same brand) It has a BMI calculator, and saving features for up to 4 people. Its incredibly accurate. The scale at the gym is only 1-2lbs off of the one I use at home, but they run in sync with each other when I change weight. I love this scale I believe it was $40
Its a Health O meter
Model: HDM520KD-18
I am very impressed with this scale and highly recommend it to anyone tracking weight loss!
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