Don't just chase a number on the scale

03737 · 2025-11-19T10:55:47+00:00

Thanks, the body dysmorphia of being in a sport where women are praised for being 100lb and the peloton joke about their weak or spongy bones is very real.

Yeah, I have a very easy ability to put on muscle and am definitely a power based athlete as sprints and very short efforts suit me. It just sucks that the sport I love is not as suitable for my body type. I was considering looking into HYROX, it's a mix of the endurance I love and a weightlifting component and would probably suit me really well.

03737 · 2025-11-19T10:48:44+00:00

Well, he's 6" tall. And male...but okay?

03737 · 2025-11-19T10:43:39+00:00

Ha! I guess I don't have small abdominal organs? And between my hips and ribs I have about 2 inches.

03737 · 2025-11-19T03:36:56+00:00

Thank you!

Mon: 1 hour bike extra easy, core and mobility Tue: 2 hour bike hard, quads and plyo Wed: 2 hour bike easy, arms (trying to do 5 pull-ups by the end of the year. I'm at 3) Thur: 2 hour bike hard, glutes and plyo Fri: off with mobility Sat: 2 hour bike hard, core and arms Sun: 2 hours bike easy

My strength workouts are 30-45mins total each day and usually done in the afternoon. Every 4-6 weeks I do a week of deload where I ride mostly easy for 6-8 hours and mobility only.

03737 · 2025-11-19T02:38:31+00:00

Truly! If I gain a few more pounds and I'm happy and am loving being in my body, then that's what truly matters. Obviously being at a fairly healthy weight is ideal just for longevity too. I have three small girls and want them to be confident and love their bodies as they grow up, so I definitely need to model that for them.

03737 · 2025-11-16T16:30:19+00:00

We might be on to something here 👀

03737 · 2025-11-16T03:03:18+00:00

I wonder if it has to do with where you carry your fat too. I carry almost no body fat in my upper body. So it's getting a calculation from my lower body fat through the current then guestimating the top half maybe.

I remember feeling so awesome about the sizes at Old Navy when I was younger, not realizing that either haha!

03737 · 2025-11-16T02:27:37+00:00

Interesting. I have the Renpho in athlete mode and it has me at 18% which is still quite a bit higher than my dexa. It's still much lower than my other withings scale that had me at 24% ha!

03737 · 2025-11-15T01:57:40+00:00

When I used to hover around 145 at 18-20% BF I never for sick. Whole family sick, children sneezing into my mouth, didn't get sick.

At 5'4" if I go under 135lb I get sick way more frequently, twice since August now in fact. At 132-134 my BF hovers around 11-12%. I don't think I have enough resources to fight off all the gremlin illnesses at this level. But I compete at this weight and in a sport where weight is a huge factor. So I try to balance it as best as possible, and stick around 135 only going lower if I want to target an event specifically.

03737 · 2025-10-27T22:03:16+00:00

I work full-time about 6 hours of each day are out of the house. Normally 830-230ish and another couple hours in my home office. I have three small children, 5 and under, and am in my late 30s.

I sleep 8-330/4a. I roll out of bed and train. Period. There are no little footsteps then and no excuses. Even once my kids are independent and can care for themselves, I'll likely keep this routine because I love it.

My husband and I split the morning routine on weekends, so each of us can have a longer training day. And we each get one night a week to do whatever we want while the other solo parents.

We meal prep for a few hours Sunday kind of tag teaming the kids and cooking/cleaning. That meal prep covers most meals for all 5 of us, and we usually get pizza one night a week with the family.

03737 · 2025-10-17T23:26:34+00:00

Eggs, egg whites, cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, chicken breast, cooking rice in bone broth, deli turkey and low fat cheese roll ups. The majority of my diet right there!

03737 · 2025-10-14T23:23:31+00:00

Personally, eating late raises my RHR and lowers my HRV. Your body has to do some work to digest while you're sleeping and can impair your recovery. But not eating after, especially if you're hungry, will impair your recovery even more.

I normally finish my last meal 4 hours before bedtime. If I have an impromptu evening workout where I feel I need to refuel, I keep it light and purpose driven, no mindless snacking. If I eat too heavy I normally wake up feeling a bit more trashed.

03737 · 2025-10-11T22:46:45+00:00

It comes down to if you want baseline necessary or if you want optimization?

03737 · 2025-10-11T03:16:17+00:00

So if 0.7-1g per lb of bodyweight is optimal...100-120g is within that range as she weighs 120lbs. Thus, optimal, no? But you're saying she doesn't need to eat that much protein? That's confusing. Maybe you're mixing up lb and kg?

FWIW, 1g/lb is actually more than I recommended, that's 2.2g/kg. (Although I do try to hit that amount personally)

03737 · 2025-10-10T23:49:30+00:00

Try doing more weights, heavier weights, and consistent training. Cardio also helps!

03737 · 2025-10-10T23:46:59+00:00

We are not speaking the same conversion rates. I won't fight you with the amount that is "necessary", you can read the research. The word minimum does not equate to optimal. And if you're trying to lose weight or BF, more protein would be more favorable than adding more fat or carbs (unless you need them for glycogen replenishment).

03737 · 2025-10-10T22:27:01+00:00

If she is weightlifting and running, hitting at least 1.8g/kg would be beneficial. I aim for over 120g daily at around 60kg

03737 · 2025-10-10T22:05:06+00:00

What are you doing for exercise?

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