Patchelicious Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 I am currently sitting on 92kg with 15% body fat, I would love to get it down to 12 or so but now it is getting very slow.How did you measure this? Please don't tell me pincers. Compared to a proper Dexa body scan those things are consistently under reading by 5% or so.
HBO Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 How did you measure this? Please don't tell me pincers. Compared to a proper Dexa body scan those things are consistently under reading by 5% or so. Where in Pretoria can one do this scan. I know that the pincers are not quite accurate, but it does serves as a useful tool to see the loss in body fat if measurements are done by the same person. mine dropped from 28.3% (1st measurement) 21.7 (2nd) and last week 16.4%. I would love to do this Dexa thing, but couldn't find anything on google- only in CT
Patchelicious Posted August 28, 2015 Posted August 28, 2015 Where in Pretoria can one do this scan. I know that the pincers are not quite accurate, but it does serves as a useful tool to see the loss in body fat if measurements are done by the same person. mine dropped from 28.3% (1st measurement) 21.7 (2nd) and last week 16.4%. I would love to do this Dexa thing, but couldn't find anything on google- only in CTDependent on the dude doing it, you could be measured as 28% and 16% on the same day by two different people with pincers. It's very subjective, and therefore open to mistakes. Not sure about Dexa in PTA, but there are a few other ways that are more accurate than pincers that is readily available...
Allrounder Posted August 28, 2015 Author Posted August 28, 2015 Do you guys work according to BMI as well?
Hairy Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Do you guys work according to BMI as well?According to BMI I am obese ..... and that is hardly the case!
Boerklong Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 According to BMI I am obese ..... and that is hardly the case!yup. Same here
Beesrib Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 yup. Same herethen I am probably dead from being obese. I sommer use the mirror to see if I am less dik!
BLADE_RSA Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but low intensity rides for long duration / fairly long distance seems to be the best for burning fat. If you have a heart rate monitor, that means 80 - 90 percent of the ride in zone 2 (3 max). If no heart rate monitor then it means an easy but long ride where you should be able to chat to your mates most of the time and the only thing that gets sore is your bum with your legs only ever getting a mild/dull jelly feeling ache. If you building up lactic acid (burning legs sensation) then you've pushed into the next zone. Higher zones are better for strength and fitness, lower are better for burning fat. In terms of eating my wife switched to a "low gi" regime - she bought a recipe book and we selected meals together. So far I've had nothing that didn't taste great and it was nice to get something different than what we both became used to. Volume wise I actually eat about 2-3 times MORE now than before I started cycling... smaller meals but more regularly (so 2-3 snacks together with my zaams during the day). Apples, naatjies, Biltong, cheese wedges etc. for snacks, normal zaams for lunch. Disclaimer: I'm no nutrition or cycling guru but I have dropped your target kilos. Now weigh 69 and used to be 82kgs. Took about 8 months though Good luck and enjoy the journey.
worriesnot Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but low intensity rides for long duration / fairly long distance seems to be the best for burning fat. If you have a heart rate monitor, that means 80 - 90 percent of the ride in zone 2 (3 max). If no heart rate monitor then it means an easy but long ride where you should be able to chat to your mates most of the time and the only thing that gets sore is your bum with your legs only ever getting a mild/dull jelly feeling ache. If you building up lactic acid (burning legs sensation) then you've pushed into the next zone. Higher zones are better for strength and fitness, lower are better for burning fat. In terms of eating my wife switched to a "low gi" regime - she bought a recipe book and we selected meals together. So far I've had nothing that didn't taste great and it was nice to get something different than what we both became used to. Volume wise I actually eat about 2-3 times MORE now than before I started cycling... smaller meals but more regularly (so 2-3 snacks together with my zaams during the day). Apples, naatjies, Biltong, cheese wedges etc. for snacks, normal zaams for lunch. Disclaimer: I'm no nutrition or cycling guru but I have dropped your target kilos. Now weigh 69 and used to be 82kgs. Took about 8 months though Good luck and enjoy the journey. Interesting point on burning fat - I did not know that.Problem is that my riding buddies and I are way to competitive and any ride with more than 2 riders turns into a race.Zone 2-3 riding out the window and it's balls to the wall boys! I've been low gi'ing for a loooong time now. Was diagnosed a type 2 diabetic a few years ago and before going on meds, corrected my diet and now control blood sugar levels to a satisfactory level. Measured my hbA1C at 5.8 a few weeks ago. Dietitian and Doc very happy with that (still striving to get it lower though) and every time I see my Doc he can't stop talking about how much admiration he's got for what I've achieved without going on meds. Calls me his model patient. With type 2 diabetes a world wide problem, people underestimate the health benefits of eating low gi, not to mention associated weight loss By the way OP: it is some time ago already, but I also lost your target weight with a low gi (gl) diet in about 7 months.
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