Another gym post

[redbird]

This is the first gym post in a week because I didn't go to the gym on Tuesday.

The locker room I normally use is still closed for renovations. On a whim, I stepped on the scale on the way to the shower after exercising (wearing only shorts and sports bra). 183 pounds. I don't think I've lost ten pounds without noticing; I wonder what my shoes weigh. Five percent of body weight isn't a large enough "unexplained weight loss" to mention to a doctor, is it?

Cardio, 21 minutes, top heart rate 132.
Chest press, 75 pounds, 10; 65 pounds, 12
Seated calf raise, 75 pounds, 13, 12; 70 pounds, 10
Leg press, 300 pounds, 3 sets of 15. A couple of weeks of sets of 15, and it'll be time to increase the weight (and go back to sets of 12 for a little while).
Balance not-quite-fly, 50 pounds, 15 with each leg forward. No significant pause between sides this time.
Adjustable row, 80 pounds, 3 sets of 15
Triceps pulldown, 50 pounds, 15, 9; 40 pounds, 8. I expected to manage a full 15 at the lower weight, but it was feeling like a strain, so I muttered an obscenity and stopped.

Crunches, 3 sets of 30
Back arch, 3 sets of 17
Yoga tree, 4 sets of {3 on each leg}

Balance lateral raise, 5 pounds in each hand, 2 sets of 15; 3 pounds each, 15.
Hip adduction, 110 pounds, 2 sets of 13
Hip abduction, 90 pounds, 13; 80 pounds, 13
Bicep curls, 25 pounds, 3 sets of 25. I may have to take that back up to the higher weight and fewer reps, because 3 sets of 30 or 35 seems like a short trip to tedium.

Stretches

Comments

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't think it would be enough to mention to a doctor unless it's consistently measured and very short-term: that is, you lost ten pounds (wearing similar clothes etc.) over a week.

[redbird]

That's what I'm thinking. I've been consistently around 195 fully dressed (i.e. long pants, shirt, and shoes) for years. I'm noting this partly out of surprise and partly as a reminder to myself to check again in a couple of weeks to be sure it isn't suddenly 170.

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

If a person is losing weight without a good reason, it can be a sign of various things going wrong, or at least needing to be investigated, even if the weight loss is not very sudden. After my father died, my brother lost a lot of weight because neither he nor my mother could cook food he considered worth eating. That wasn't a good reason on the absolute scale of good reasons, but it's different than if he continued to eat as usual and lost weight, which would have been a warning sign for diabetes.

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

Not that I think you are dealing with grief, inability to cook, or diabetes. Fortunately, you're not my brother, either. *hug*

[redbird]

*chortle* Indeed not, on all counts.

I strongly suspect that this is random variation plus the difference in weight between shoes, socks, and jeans, on the one hand, and a pair of gym shorts on the other.

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

That kind of weight loss is worth keeping an eye on, but not worth worrying about, if you appreciate the distinction. A lot of women have their weight fluctuate up and down every month. If your weight varied by 10 pounds every month, you would know by now there were clothes you could only wear half the time. But you might not notice 3 or 4. If you were a little dehydrated after your workout, that might account for another few pounds. The rest might be actual unintentional weight loss (but 3 lbs is negligible, at your size), or it might be a difference in scale calibration or clothing.

[redbird]

Yes, I appreciate the distinction.

Which reminds me, I had cattitude look at my left shoulder, and he thinks the moles are as they have been for years.