Paceline 2023 Weight Lost Challenge

[smontanaro]

@tuxbailey Okay to add a 2024 sheet? I'm happy to do it, only takes a moment.

[pdonk]

I lost 40 lbs at one point this year due to a health scare. I gained back 20 so had a net loss of 20. Could still use to lose about 10 lbs, but in a healthy way.

[smontanaro]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

@tuxbailey Okay to add a 2024 sheet?

The bagpipe didn't say "no" (Shel Silverstein reference), so I went ahead and added a 2024 sheet.

[vqdriver]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

The bagpipe didn't say "no" (Shel Silverstein reference), so I went ahead and added a 2024 sheet.

awesome, thanks
i left the first columns for the creators but hoping this year is better than last

[smontanaro]

A couple things of note (perhaps)...

Should this thread be closed and a new one opened with "2024" in the subject?

Mixing weight training with dieting muddies the water, especially for someone like me who has never really done any weight training. In particular, I suspect my modest attempts at adding weight training to my workout regimen in the past year (not much, all at home, almost all using my body as the resistance) contributed to my failure to acheive the weight loss goals I stated at the start of last year. Looking at myself in the mirror and the fit of my clothes suggests I have less fat, so likely modestly more muscle.

I toyed with the idea of trying skinfold calipers to calculate body fat percentage. I used them in college in one class back in the 70s (I was a Kinesiology major, so not altogether unusual). We used something like the attached image. It costs far more than I'd care to spend on this "project."

Inexpensive calipers are available nowadays, though the reading I've done suggests repeatability is a problem.

Does anyone have experience with inexpensive skinfold calipers? Good, bad, or otherwise?

[tuxbailey]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

@tuxbailey Okay to add a 2024 sheet? I'm happy to do it, only takes a moment.

Sorry for the late reply. Thank you for taking care of it.

[vqdriver]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

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I toyed with the idea of trying skinfold calipers to calculate body fat percentage. I used them in college in one class back in the 70s (I was a Kinesiology major, so not altogether unusual). We used something like the attached image. It costs far more than I'd care to spend on this "project."

Inexpensive calipers are available nowadays, though the reading I've done suggests repeatability is a problem.

Does anyone have experience with inexpensive skinfold calipers? Good, bad, or otherwise?

If your purpose is to track body fat percentage look for more modern methods. I've done several in the past with varying results. Dexa scan is what I'll likely use going forward as it's cheap and easy to find in the city.

Fwiw, any at home method is probably not worth buying.

[5oakterrace]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

A couple things of note (perhaps)...

Should this thread be closed and a new one opened with "2024" in the subject?

Mixing weight training with dieting muddies the water, especially for someone like me who has never really done any weight training. In particular, I suspect my modest attempts at adding weight training to my workout regimen in the past year (not much, all at home, almost all using my body as the resistance) contributed to my failure to acheive the weight loss goals I stated at the start of last year. Looking at myself in the mirror and the fit of my clothes suggests I have less fat, so likely modestly more muscle.

I toyed with the idea of trying skinfold calipers to calculate body fat percentage. I used them in college in one class back in the 70s (I was a Kinesiology major, so not altogether unusual). We used something like the attached image. It costs far more than I'd care to spend on this "project."

Inexpensive calipers are available nowadays, though the reading I've done suggests repeatability is a problem.

Does anyone have experience with inexpensive skinfold calipers? Good, bad, or otherwise?

I did the weight loss to hit a number. But as I dropped weight I developed a new focus - getting lean. If you look better with more muscle definition - that is a good thing.

[teleguy57]

Originally Posted by vqdriver

If your purpose is to track body fat percentage look for more modern methods. I've done several in the past with varying results. Dexa scan is what I'll likely use going forward as it's cheap and easy to find in the city.

Fwiw, any at home method is probably not worth buying.

Wish I could find the sports med journal article I read, but they actually put a lot of credence in skinfold measurements -- but they used the raw data (sum of measurements) as a trending indicator vs translating that to a BF%. In an article along the same vein, they compared the InBody scanning technology to Dexa, and it came out quite favorably. InBody is more available than Dexa, and in my location dirt cheap.

[smontanaro]

Originally Posted by teleguy57

Wish I could find the sports med journal article I read, but they actually put a lot of credence in skinfold measurements -- but they used the raw data (sum of measurements) as a trending indicator vs translating that to a BF%. In an article along the same vein, they compared the InBody scanning technology to Dexa, and it came out quite favorably. InBody is more available than Dexa, and in my location dirt cheap.

Yeah, trends would be more useful to me than absolute value.

As for the DEXA Scan, though it may be the "gold standard" (so says the company on their website), in my area at least it seems to be $129. I wouldn't call that cheap, certainly not if I wanted to check on an occasional basis (every month or two).

[kiwisimon]

2023 I made some steady but slow proress. I rode a whole bunch less, changed some dietary habits and lost 26 pounds down to 213. into 2024 with kids leaving home and my wife and I moving house back to her old farmhouse and the work that entails I have lost another 11 pounds in 2024 with my clothes finally starting to loosen up and some older cycling kit coming back into rotation. As a result of less cycling last year my knee which had meniscus work done a few years ago is now quite weak. Aim for this year is less car and more biking to rehab the knee back to strong again.
Good luck everyone, ride safe.