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Entertainment & Artistry => Sports/Outdoors & Manpoon => Topic started by: Jake on March 01, 2012, 02:20:21 PM
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So you fuckers inspired me - mainly Mike and Cheeze for following through with their commitments and Jen for being an exercise freak - to get back in shape. I too, like Mike, have spiralled out of control and today my scale read 323. Yes, I've gained what feels like a ton in the last few years. I'm pretty tall, 6'3" - and I've always been big. My personal target weight is anywhere from 235-250. I don't know exactly how I'm going to do this yet - but I'm a spur of the moment kind-of person that doesn't make commitments too easily, and before I talk myself out of it I thought I'd share so that you guys can help keep me honest about it. I also set up a commitment on stikk.com. If you want to help me achieve my goal and want to become a supporter, please let me know and I will add you into my commitment.
Anyway. The goal is to be at 250 by middle of September. so there. Now I can begin. :o
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yeah, but you don't have a cool thread about it :)
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You said you don't know how yet..any idea?
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Awesome... good luck!
75 pounds in 25 weeks seems like a lot, though. Are you sure that's what you want? I'm no expert but everything I've seen says that doing it too quickly just makes it more likely to come back worse later.
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Awesome... good luck!
75 pounds in 25 weeks seems like a lot, though. Are you sure that's what you want? I'm no expert but everything I've seen says that doing it too quickly just makes it more likely to come back worse later.
you're right, I revised my goal to lose 75 pounds in 35 weeks. Which is just over 2 pounds per week.
>>You said you don't know how yet..any idea?
I think the process is simple...it is commiting to it that I will have a problem with. Smaller portions, more nutritious, more frequently. And exercise.
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I think the process is simple...it is commiting to it that I will have a problem with. Smaller portions, more nutritious, more frequently. And exercise.
Honestly, if you can get into those habits consistently by the time six months has passed, that's a win no matter how many pounds you lose. The weight loss will come. :thumbsup:
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A huge contributor to my unhealthy eating is pop and beer. I gave up pop (and lunches at buffalo wild wings) for lent. Giving up beer will be much harder...
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>>You'll lose a lot of weight just cutting out the soda.
>>Soda's the biggest contributor to obesity.
I probably drank 1-3 cans of non diet pop a day...
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Things that have helped me (in no particular order):
- Getting someone to check in with. And do it regularly (I do mine every 2 weeks). Doesn't have to be a pro but it should at least be someone who can give useful suggestions.
- Journal your food. I'm not that great at it but it does help in keeping you honest. Plus it helps that person who you check in with. I started off with weights and measures but now I don't as my portions are about the right size now.
- MORE WATER! Seriously, the stuff is great. Your body needs it and it fills the stomach between meals.
- Exercise. I'm digging the CrossFit and it is a good match for me.
- Use the word diet as a noun. You are changing your diet not going on a diet.
- Don't fight/ignore cravings but instead figure out how to fulfill it in a healthy manner.
- No self flagellation if you fail.
I'll race you to 250 :p
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man you guys stink, I'm gonna be the only fat guy left. :lol:
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man you guys stink, I'm gonna be the only fat guy left. :lol:
Join us and we can get a board competition with bets and everything :D
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it is tempting... I could stand to lose a few dozen pounds and I could never do it without accountability.
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Thanks Mike.
I could definately drink more water. for sure.
>>Getting someone to check in with. And do it regularly (I do mine every 2 weeks). Doesn't have to be a pro but it should at least be someone who can give useful suggestions
my best buddy is my "referee" on stick.com - I also included my wife and his wife as "supporters" - that should help
man you guys stink, I'm gonna be the only fat guy left. :lol:
Join us and we can get a board competition with bets and everything :D
something like that can be arranged through stickk.com
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>>You'll lose a lot of weight just cutting out the soda.
>>Soda's the biggest contributor to obesity.
I probably drank 1-3 cans of non diet pop a day...
Dang. That's a lot of soda.
FWIW, I'm doing 40 days of water for lent and donating what I would've spent to an organization that builds/fixes wells in areas that need clean water.
I think it's my 3rd year, and it's still hard not to just pop in somewhere and order a coffee. One of the things to remember is that it's ok to have a "bad" meal sometimes. Just don't let it become an excuse to binge more.
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Bet! Winner gets to choose the losers' username for a month!
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Sounds like good motivation for everyone, but you can count me out. If I lose 30 lbs I think I'm at 0% body fat. Although apparently, if that were to happen, I would still be a healthy BMI.
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I drink about 1 can of Mt. Dew/day. I say about because there are days when I don't finish it. I truly wonder if I cut it out if it would help. Not that I'm looking to lose a ton... I want to lose like 10-15. I'd probably replace it with hot chocolate or tea with sugar though so I don't know how far ahead I'd be.
Oh, and not to totally hijack... so good luck Jake. :)
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It was weird for me. I replaced the Mt Dew with Arizona teas, then the Arnold Palmer Half Tea Half Lemonade (the zero calorie version), and then just water. The transitions weren't really intentional, they just sort of happened.
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got on the scale today and I was at 318. Haven't done anything special other than cut portion sizes (still mostly same food) and started drinking water. I'm taking advantage of my mom being here and planning to go to do some laps at the pool this evening.
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Losing a bunch of weight at the start of a diet or exercise program is not unusual at all. The trick is trying to stick with it when it slows down in a couple weeks
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The trick is trying to stick with it when it slows down in a couple weeks
Truth. Mine didn't come for about two months though.
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Losing a bunch of weight at the start of a diet or exercise program is not unusual at all. The trick is trying to stick with it when it slows down in a couple weeks
true that. I seriously need to drop some poundage, I get winded too damn fast these days, and don't have as much energy. I will follow through with this. I need to.
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I mean don't get me wrong 5 lb is good if it's going in the right direction but I was getting swings like that within a week even when I was like 4-5 months into my diet
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hey, its just the beginning. My first milestone goal is to get below 300.
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yo fatty what is up
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I was at 315 on Saturday but have not checked since.
How do you guys drink water alone? stuffs nasty! :) I mean, I love drinking mineral water, but regular water is just blah. I bought some crystal light the other day, but that tastes really artificial....ideas?
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Keep drinking water. Seriously, in the beginning it it sucks. But much like the salt issue in Micah's topic you go through the same thing with water. Now that water has been my only liquid beverage in many months it doesn't bother me. Hell, I went and got a 20oz Mt Dew Friday and still have like a 1/4 of it left.
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How do you guys drink water alone?
I am not a little baby
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Mmmm, love me some nice cold tap water. Water or milk usually for me. I feel bad if I drink soda more than once a week. But beer is always fine.
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How goes it Jake?
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slow and steady, 310 last weekend.
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13 lbs in 4 weeks is really good.
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How goes the fight?
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I don't brag like you fuckers, but I was at 302 this morning.
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thank you for asking. And now I really need to start moving. I dunno if I will have time for the gym. It will cut into my MW3 time....so I really need to think about it.
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Do it in the morning so it just cuts into sleep time :P
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mi kids cut into my sleep time.
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you could just, ya know, play less mw3.
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i maybe play 5 hours a week.
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maybe you should play 2
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maybe you should play 2
Maybe you should STFU?
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man you guys stink, I'm gonna be the only fat guy left. :lol:
Uh-uh.
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I'm signing up to XSPort Fitness - 24/hr gym. My buddy goes there and we'll try to coordinate 3 times a week so that we can go together. Another one of my friends has a group of people he plays basketball with on Thursday nights not too far from my house and I would like to do that too.
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Jeremy, why were you at my gym yesterday?
first day sucked. I am fucking weak - like a 12 yearm old girl. Going again today. that is all.
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I was in Chicago yesterday but I was a fat loser and did nothing physical other than walk around the Mile
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I was in Chicago yesterday but I was a fat loser and did nothing physical other than walk around the Mile
dude, I did a doubletake when I saw this guy - he looked exactly like you and even had a michigan sweathshirt!
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> had a michigan sweathshirt!
Should have been clue number 1-infinity that it wasn't me
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my thighs hurt.
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two more hours today. fuck this shit. I can't believe that I actually enjoyed weight lifting not that long ago.
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I don't understand people who take 2 hours or more in the gym, that just seems like a waste to me. I'm usually in and out in less than an hour unless I decide to run or something
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>>unless I decide to run or something
that. I did an hour of cardio - 30 minutes elyptical (fuck that machine) and 30 on the bike.
and then an hour of weight lifting.
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BY THE WAY I am in some major fucking pain today. big time. holy fuck - my thighs, my shoulders and back, they are all kicking my ass today. I couldn't sleep at night. I'm quiting this gym shit. fuck.
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BY THE WAY I am in some major fucking pain today. big time. holy fuck - my thighs, my shoulders and back, they are all kicking my ass today. I couldn't sleep at night. I'm quiting this gym shit. fuck.
It's always like that when you first get back into it. After a couple of weeks your body will be used to it and you won't hurt so much. Stick with it man!
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Doing two hours after not doing anything is pretty freaking stupid.
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Doing two hours after not doing anything is pretty freaking stupid.
fuck you Mike.
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go big or go home. But in all seriousness, it is just the way I am wired, I either throw myself into something full force or not at all: professionaly, personally, whatever...
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Go big and go to the hospital.
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Second day after starting back is the worst.
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Also not that my opinion actually matters but I wouldn't do that much cardio and try and lift in the same day. You're going to be tired out from whichever you do first and you're a lot more likely to hurt yourself that way. You'll also probably burn out quicker.
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Here is my approach: 30 min cardio to warm up, 1 hour lifting, 30 min cardio to finish. However, i am sore as fuck, I think I will cut down on weight lifting until I drop a few more pounds. I want to proceed with 1 hour of cardio and probably 30-45min cardio.
I didn't go yesterday, but am going today. We got some more people coming and we're going to shoot some hopps before the actual work out. We're meeting up at 9pm - I don't know how that's going to go either.
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Are we talking an hour of solid weight lifting or an hour of pussy footing around the weights taking 5-10 minute breaks between sets? :D
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Are we talking an hour of solid weight lifting or an hour of pussy footing around the weights taking 5-10 minute breaks between sets? :D
its probably more like 30 minutes of solid weight lifitng since I'm doing it with my friend.
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If it takes you 30 minutes to warm up you need to stop working out in a refrigerator
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fuck you cheez. I don't feel the love. You guys are supposed to support my fat ass and I'm not feeling it at the moment.
:fu: :gayfight:
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I'm just trying to tell you to take it slower. You don't need a half hour to warm up, you're just going to tire yourself out and do more harm than good. Warming up should be just that - you're getting blood into your muscles and getting your heart rate up a little bit, no more than that. If you want to do cardio, separate it from your lifting, don't try and do them at the same time because they'll both suffer. You'll just hurt yourself or burn out.
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I got ya. I just have a limited amount of time per week I can go, so I want to cram as much as possible. Perhaps I'll be able to work something else out...
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Cheez is right. I run 5 - 10 minutes on the treadmill before lifting weights. They recommended 5 minutes at the gym I used to go to.
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When I warm up before lifting it's usually just a couple light sets of whatever I'm going to be lifting and that's it.
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wow, playing an hour of basketball really proved how out of shape I am. Holy cow did I get winded :/ but on the plus side almost all my muscle soreness has gone away. I also did 45 minutes of arms yesterday.
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Made myself go yesterday night. alone. kind of sucked, but got through everything I wanted to in a little more than half the time.
All bad soreness is pretty much gone. I'm back to the good soreness now.
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did 2.5 hours yesterday :o
today I'm just doing cardio since I'm sleeping in a hotel in Ohio.
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well, even though I've been working out 5 times a week for the past two weeks I actually gained weight! :o
I figure I need to cut my simple carb intake - I started yesterday. We'll see how it goes.
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You probably need to eat less in general
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You probably need to eat less in general
I do eat less than I did before starting this whole weight loss thing - now I need to eat better.
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I took your guyseses advice and do 5-7 minutes of cardio before lifting. I get my heart rate to about 144-150 and then go lift. Past two weeks I've been going 5 days a week. Working on two muscle areas a day - for example shoulders and abs, back and biceps, chest and triceps. 3-5 exercises per muscle group. Not doing any leg work yet other than the cardio. finish off the day with 20-30 min cardio.
I also walk 20-30 min during lunch. So far I managed to do this only twice, but want to make it pretty regular when I can.
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Lift with your legs too, there's nothing more hilarious than a huge buff guy walking around on toothpicks.
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Lift with your legs too, there's nothing more hilarious than a huge buff guy walking around on toothpicks.
Yah, looks pretty funny. But I've always had large legs so cardio right now does the trick.
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got the scales moving down again. I think I will be out of the 300's by Monday.
Hit a major goal today in weight training: set out to bench press 225 by end of may, and today I got it! and I went above. almost 7 reps with 225, and 3 with 245. That got me so pumped today that I had one of my best all-around workouts ever. At least it felt that way.
Hit a minor goal last week by lifting the stack (I forget how many lbs) on siting bicep curl machine.
I think I'm at the point where I need to start taking note of the weight I lift and reps I do - on some exercises I start off too light and it throws me off because it is not light enough to be a warm up set, but not heavy enough for a good set...
I'm also starting with leg workouts once a week next week.
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oh, and played basketball 4 on 4 with some high school kids last friday for about 2 hours. When I came back home my wife thought someone beat me up - I was barely walking.
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oh, and played basketball 4 on 4 with some high school kids last friday for about 2 hours. When I came back home my wife thought someone beat me up - I was barely walking.
:lol:
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We went on a bike ride yesterday. Haven't done that with my wife in some time. I was a little apprehensive, especially since I had to tow our kids (70lbs plus the trailer); but it went really well! :thumbsup: we did a little over 6 miles (not at one shot, we visited two diferent parks not too far from our house that have ponds and some wildlife) and it wasn't a big deal. I was not tired at all, even though it was an 80+ degree day.
I think we'll be doing this more often.
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1. Awesome :thumbsup:
2. Funny that my wife and I also went on a bike ride Monday for the first time in a while. Except we left the kids and the trailer at home. And we did a little over 0.6 miles (not at one shot, we visited a burger joint and a movie theater to watch MIB3). I was happy the ride wasn't a big deal. I wasn't too tired either. :dblthumb2:
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Did you get your units right? 0.6 miles is like 2-3 minutes on a bike...
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He's saying they rode their bikes to the movies and back, not that they were exercising
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Ok, so 4-5 minutes. Even if it is one way, who has a burger joint and movie theater within half a mile of their house? Heck, at half a mile I'd just walk it and not have to deal with the bikes.
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Hey, we only had the babysitter for three hours and we had to decide whether we wanted to spend that time exercising or going to dinner and a movie.
And my feet hurt when I'm on my feet too much, so I didn't want to walk. And I exaggerated in order to copy from Jake's post, it was 0.6 miles each way. And yes, in relatively small towns it's not unheard of to have restaurants and a movie theater 10-15 blocks from actual homes.
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Didn't think you lived in a small town. Thought you were one of those south bay area people.
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2. Funny that my wife and I also went on a bike ride Monday for the first time in a while. Except we left the kids at our trailer-home
fixt
:lol: I thought RoD was the only one with the trailer park reputation here.
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played two games of 5 on 5 full court on Friday. I faired much better!
I'm still not losing a lot of weight, but I'm feeling better and stronger - and I can see my body change. I'm still at about 2-3 lbs loss a week.
Even went to work out this morning!
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2 or 3 lb a week is totally reasonable and a healthy way to continuously drop weight. Don't get discouraged by it
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2-3 pounds consistently is great progress. Just looked and I'm an average of 3.36 pounds per week which is fast according to the nutritionist. During that time I've had weeks where I only lost 1 pound. But remember:
- No self flagellation if you fail.
So if you have a bad week don't beat yourself up about it. Look back to see if you can find a cause and correct it for the next week.
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Another benefit of losing a little slower is that it should help cut down on loose skin
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Another benefit of losing a little slower is that it should help cut down on loose skin
speaking of that, have any of you had any issues? I imagine Mike you do? any advice?? I do 150 twists before and after the workout - I heard that helps.
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I haven't, but I was only ~215 at my heaviest.
why would twists help
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supposedly it helps tighten the skin around the abdomen.
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I haven't had any problems with excess skin.
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sweet.
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Maxed out at 275 BP two days ago. Did 215x10 too.
Rode bikes again with my wife and kids in a big forest preserve that has an 8 mile loop (http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/60405189) (look at Tuesday) - that was awesome. We stopped and looked at some elk...one of them sneezed or something at my son...he had a blast :D
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275 x6 today
tried maxing out at 295 and failed pretty fantastically :) but I "almost" had it! ;) I think in another week or two I will be there.
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How's the fat weight?
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I can't fucking break 300. If I can't do it in another 2-3 weeks, then I will lay off the heavy lifting for a while and concentrate on cardio.
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EAT LESS
edit: Seriously if you're not losing weight the problem isn't that you're lifting it's that you're consuming too much. Track your calories, be honest with yourself, and you'll see you're eating more than you think.
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I can't fucking break 300. If I can't do it in another 2-3 weeks, then I will lay off the heavy lifting for a while and concentrate on cardio.
Concentrate on the diet. The first ~25 lbs I lost was before I even started exercising.
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guys, here is my daily diet. I follow it to a 'T' five days a week. On the weekends I probably skip a meal.
7am - cup of oats
10am - a grilled chicken breast with something green
12:30ish - grilled chicken breast and a hamburger patty or a lean steak with something green
4pm - if I go work out right after work I will eat dinner - grilled chicken breast or fish and a hamburger patty or a lean steak with something green
-if I workout at night, I'll have a protein shake and will eat dinner when I get home around 6 pm
evening/night - protein shake after working out
I drink ONLY water - I'm upto 124oz daily
nothing else.
there is not that much to cut out, unless I stop weight lifting hard.
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Concentrate on the diet*.
* Of course, diet meaning the food and drink you consume, not a plan to eat less or differently for short term weight loss.
And yes I know you all know this already.
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3 grilled chicken breasts, 2 hamburger patties and 2 protein shakes?
Per day?!?
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3 grilled chicken breasts, 2 hamburger patties and 2 protein shakes?
Per day?!?
more or less - I cut up the breast, steak, and chops into strips and divide it into meals.
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So how many calories per shake?
Chicken and hamburger patties are what, 500-800 calories total?
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Concentrate on the diet*.
* Of course, diet meaning the food and drink you consume, not a plan to eat less or differently for short term weight loss.
And yes I know you all know this already.
When I use diet I use it as a noun not as a verb :D
guys, here is my daily diet. I follow it to a 'T' five days a week. On the weekends I probably skip a meal.
7am - cup of oats
10am - a grilled chicken breast with something green
12:30ish - grilled chicken breast and a hamburger patty or a lean steak with something green
4pm - if I go work out right after work I will eat dinner - grilled chicken breast or fish and a hamburger patty or a lean steak with something green
-if I workout at night, I'll have a protein shake and will eat dinner when I get home around 6 pm
evening/night - protein shake after working out
I drink ONLY water - I'm upto 124oz daily
nothing else.
there is not that much to cut out, unless I stop weight lifting hard.
Take the time to really measure and track your food. How big are the chicken breasts? How about the steak? What is in that something green?
You'd be surprised how few calories you actually need. I've been sitting around 1200-1500 for a few months now. It took a bit to get used to it but I'm fine. You might also want to play with your Fat/Protein/Carb breakdown. That is a lot of carbs you are eating in the morning.
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Unless you are eating the weights, lifting is not causing you to gain weight
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>>lifting is not causing you to gain weight
but I'm not gaining. My loss is just very, very slow. Last week I was at 1lb.
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>>You might also want to play with your Fat/Protein/Carb breakdown. That is a lot of carbs you are eating in the morning.
I do "play" with that - calories are the only thing I don't look at. The oats in he morning are my highest carb intake throughout the day - 34g but with 10g of fiber.
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The more weight you lose, the harder it is to lose weight.
Since you weigh less, you're burning less calories than
you were when you weighed more.
My weight-loss-per-day average disagrees with you. It has actually increased the last 2 months.
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The more weight you lose, the harder it is to lose weight.
Since you weigh less, you're burning less calories than
you were when you weighed more.
Ha ha... I was just listening to a podcast about that exact thing this morning.
And Mike, your scenario doesn't mean the general statement ethic made is false.
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Yes it does, cause I'm typical :P Seriously, my results have been atypical for sure. I will say that after the initial "drop" losing weight got harder for awhile but has gotten easier recently. It could be the weather or someone else.
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Make sure you're counting dressings and sauces and things like that
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it has been a couple months and some observations:
1. when I started working out, it would take 3-5 minutes biking at L10 resistance at about 90-95 RPMs to get my heart rate above 140. Now I can bike 25-30 minutes at same speed and resistance and my heart rate does not go above 132.
2. before this my blood pressure was OK. I usually check it when I'm at SAM's - maybe not the most accurate, but the averages are important here - and I take a picture of the reading with my phone. Below are some readings before I started working out/eating better:
131/72
123/71
128/74
so not tooooo bad. And here are the last few readings:
121/61
104/60
114/58
:wow: on average that is about ten points less on both. I think that is amazing.
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295lb x3 BP fuckers! yes.
I also think I might be below 300...my weigh in is tomorrow :)
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300 even this morning! woo
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w00t!
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technically it is not my weigh in day but I'm officially in the 200's. fuck. yeah.
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NICE! That's (not) HUGE! Congratulations!
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nice
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last day of the month and my goal for June is reached! I wanted to bp as much as I weight...and I did...and then some. I'm 299 on the dot and I lifted 315 twice today. I was psyching myself up for this since yesterday morning. And let me tell you, it felt great once I did it!
My next goal is to be down to 280 by the end of July! here is what I will do differently: I will still be going to the gym 5 times a week, however, two of those days will be just cardio. Wish me luck!
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My next goal is to be down to 280 by the end of July! here is what I will do differently: I will still be going to the gym 5 times a week, however, two of those days will be just cardio. Wish me luck!
And what about our diet?
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My next goal is to be down to 280 by the end of July! here is what I will do differently: I will still be going to the gym 5 times a week, however, two of those days will be just cardio. Wish me luck!
And what about our diet?
since i will not be doing as much weight lifting i will not need to eat as much either.
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well, I'll let you know how my body behaves in a week or so.
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I celebrated today's milestone with pizza and watermelon for dinner. Yes. that's right....pizza and watermelon - two things I've been craving the most. And it was fucking fantastic.
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296 this morning :)
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after a day of debauchery I'm at 295!
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fuck you cheez! I'm at 290 :)
feeling gooooooooood!
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had a close call with losing my wedding band at the gym the other day - need to start taking it off before I work out and if I continue shedding the pounds might need to think about re-sizing it.
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I ended up having to get a new one last year because I almost had the same thing happen. Now when I work out the first thing I do is put my ring in the cupholder of my car or somewhere like that.
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Sat afternoon workout
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I don't understand how you became management with
those tats.
Lol. Tats have nothing to do with it but there are long sleeve dress shirts and sport coats ya know
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The tat on my upper right arm goes all the way on my neck; high enough to show in a tshirt, but low enough to be covered up with a dress shirt collar.
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Btw, getting my lil girl's portrait done tomorrow. :D
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Nice Jake! Love it.
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I'm 8 pounds shy of my goal this month - 288. I don't think my strategy of doing more cardio is not working out too well. Perhaps I was not doing it hard enough. On the plus side I started running on the treadmill last week. It's hard fucking work. I can barely run a mile. WTF?
Goal for August = 275LB
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Running on the treadmill sucks balls. Go outside!
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Running on the treadmill sucks balls. Go outside!
the nice thing about running on the treadmill is that you don't have to run back :) but perhaps once I can run around 5 miles on the treadmill without spitting up a lung I will.
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Run in a loop. Almost all of my routes are loops
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/
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Don't listen to chez.treadmills rule.
You've got all the beautiful scenery you're always bragging about, why would you lock yourself in a gym?
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I'm 8 pounds shy of my goal this month - 288. I don't think my strategy of doing more cardio is not working out too well. Perhaps I was not doing it hard enough. On the plus side I started running on the treadmill last week. It's hard fucking work. I can barely run a mile. WTF?
Goal for August = 275LB
I'm going to put my money right back onto the diet. But, I'm also not a big fan of strict cardio. I'm willing to bet that my workout today was more cardiovascular intensive than running on a treadmill and I didn't move out of a 5'x5' area.
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I'm 8 pounds shy of my goal this month - 288. I don't think my strategy of doing more cardio is not working out too well. Perhaps I was not doing it hard enough. On the plus side I started running on the treadmill last week. It's hard fucking work. I can barely run a mile. WTF?
Goal for August = 275LB
I'm going to put my money right back onto the diet. But, I'm also not a big fan of strict cardio. I'm willing to bet that my workout today was more cardiovascular intensive than running on a treadmill and I didn't move out of a 5'x5' area.
I'm averaging 3 pounds per week...
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Don't listen to chez.treadmills rule.
You've got all the beautiful scenery you're always bragging about, why would you lock yourself in a gym? Yy
Traffic
go somewhere without it? trail running owns
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i have work and studying and a baby, all about what you decide to make time for
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i have work and studying and a baby, all about what you decide to make time for
I think that is the thing people fail to do. They try to find the time instead of making the time.
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(http://rwdaily.runnersworld.com/files/2012/07/poster31.jpg?tw_p=twt)
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Not to mention, I sincerely doubt either of you could trail run
in 100+ degree weather 3500ft above sea level. Seal-level
pansies with all your necessary oxygen.
I did that two weeks ago in California?
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I'm very proud of you
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Spend an hour focusing
on another of my interests that I'm unwilling to
sacrifice.
pr0n?
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Spend an hour focusing
on another of my interests that I'm unwilling to
sacrifice.
pr0n?
Trolling.
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oh really. Show me one example of trolling by me.
http://www.entropysink.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=79
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oh really. Show me one example of trolling by me.
http://www.entropysink.com/forums/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=79
bwahahahaha
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Your trail was a mile above sea level, and the temp was
over 100 degrees? Was that the same day you cried that
you had a terrible workout?
2800 ft, 90, and no
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Why is this so personal fir you anyways? Why is everything a competition? You have the hardest life, you are the smartest, you work harder than everyone. What are you trying to prove?
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YOU'RE JPEG!
did RoD take over your account? or are you posting from your phone?
anyway, chill out dooders! and let's get one thing straight: this thread is about ME and my fat! Yes, ME, and not YOU! So please stop fighting and tell me how good I look ;)
you fucking monkeys
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YOU'RE JPEG!
did RoD take over your account? or are you posting from your phone?
anyway, chill out dooders! and let's get one thing straight: this thread is about ME and my fat! Yes, ME, and not YOU! So please stop fighting and tell me how good I look ;)
you fucking monkeys
You look marvelous!
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Yeah. Just wanna pet you. :nana:
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YOU'RE JPEG!
did RoD take over your account? or are you posting from your phone?
anyway, chill out dooders! and let's get one thing straight: this thread is about ME and my fat! Yes, ME, and not YOU! So please stop fighting and tell me how good I look ;)
you fucking monkeys
You look marvelous!
why thank y'
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moovelous
like a cow
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moovelous
like a cow
chez you cynical bastard
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Well I mean like a human cow. Not like a real cow animal
i want to milk you
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Well I mean like a human cow. Not like a real cow animal
i want to milk you
STRANGER DANGER!!!!
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286 today.
I also went to the gym in the morning. Kind of strange. Didn't have as much strength as I do in the evening - that's probably because I didn't have any food in my system. But other than that it was good. I might do it for a few days and see how it works out.
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in the month of July I worked out 23 times for a total of 26.5 hours. My travel days really trip me up - I have to figure out a way to spend more time exercising when I'm on the road living in a hotel.
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I just noticed this on my boxes's website: HOME/TRAVEL WODS (http://www.crossfitsac.com/CrossFitBodyweightWorkoutResourcev2.0.pdf). I haven't given it much of a look but check it out and see if they can help ya.
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thanks Mike. How many pullups can you do?
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I haven't tried for a max set in a while but I did get three unassisted the other day.
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I'm at 285 and have been around that for about 4 weeks now :/ I'm still going to the gym 5 times a week, and still doing the same diet. I really want to get below 280 this month, but don't know what I can change at this point.
On the bright side my body has changed quite a bit, even without the "pound" loss. I fit into size 38 pants. I'm wearing t-shirts I have not had on in a few years. My dress shirts fit real nice. I would post a before and after picture, but not sure I'm there yet, and I don't know how you guys would take the no-shirt-moobs nudity.
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I think the before and after in your avatar is good enough, although I'm surprised to see you got shorter after working out as well.
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I think the before and after in your avatar is good enough, although I'm surprised to see you got shorter after working out as well.
my kid got taller ;)
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I thought I posted an update. In fact, I swear I did...but it is not here. I decided to take a 10 day break from the gym and started eating more unhealthy - i.e. more carbs/sweets. I am happy to say that I kept the same weight beginning to end 282. Went back to the gym on Tuesday.
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Nice. Breaks and setbacks happen, but if you can get back to your routine then they're nothing to worry about. Keep it up. :thumbsup:
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gained 4 pounds in Poland. Goal for this month is to finally break 280 and go down to 275 to surprise my wife when she comes back. Started off with a 9 mile bike ride (http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/96087556?country=us&lang=en&measure=imperial&fb_action_ids=10100559443961939&fb_action_types=endoapp:track&fb_source=og_timeline_photo_robotext) this morning.
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Nice!
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back at it. After such a long absence, my strength went down about 5-7% in most exercises. Went down almost 30% in bench press though! holy shit. But maybe that is because it was the first time back. We will see mid next week. Felt good to be back though.
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It hasn't been that long, i imagine the second or third session will show progress over when you took a break in place of a struggle to catch up. I envy you, finding an exercise program I can still do is proving near impossible and my cocktail of medications has been slowly putting weight back on me. Didn't mean to hijack
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back at it. After such a long absence, my strength went down about 5-7% in most exercises. Went down almost 30% in bench press though! holy shit. But maybe that is because it was the first time back. We will see mid next week. Felt good to be back though.
At least the BP is useless so losing some doesn't really matter.
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fell off the wagon hard!! totally stopped watching what I eat and exercising...was back up to 294 last week. Made it to the gym friday, saturday, and today. Getting back on this 'ish.
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Been getting acclimated with the gym again. Going in the morning since my wife is working nights now. Pretty hard to get up at 5:15am when I go to sleep at midnight or later, but so far so good. Been at the gym 8 times in the last 12 days.
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P90x is easier... as far as not having to go to a gym. But one does need to invest in weights, bands, and eventually a pull up bar. I roll out of bed at 4:30 or 5 and go workout in front of my computer in the family room. (after moving my daughters craft table and a couple of benches) Really beats getting into a car and driving to someplace. The diet plan is pretty good too... it is all mostly about nutrition they say.
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Dear Jake, are you still fat
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Dear Jeremy, as fat as before.
Fuck I'm fat...315
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If you get too bad they will think you're some kind of bear (with alopecia) in the woods of Wisconsin. You'll be in the news.
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If you get too bad they will think you're some kind of bear (with alopecia) in the woods of Wisconsin. You'll be in the news.
I don't think I'll get worse than 315. Looks like that is my upper limit for the past few months.
And oh yeah, :fu:
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jake we are going to do this together. We will workout together over the internet
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Skype or Google?
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Whichever, my man. I'm here for you.
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jake we are going to do this together. We will workout together over the internet
Don't do it Jake!
They all say this and then you find yourself in Thailand blowing dudes for cocaine!
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I'm posting this from the treadmill. I posted this morning from the bike. Come on fatty! Move it!!!
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I'm posting this from the treadmill. I posted this morning from the bike. Come on fatty! Move it!!!
Next stop? Posting from Thailand.
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Gotta be skinny to go to Thailand. Fatties can't run from the kidnappers
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yeah but fatties have less desirable organs for stealing
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Oh shit....they got McDonalds there right?
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alright. Doing this shit again. My wife changed her work schedule pretty dramatically so that I can go to the gym again. So it begins.
2/3: 319
goals for this week
1. gym 4 times
2. 317
3. Take a dump.
4. 300
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It is annoying that she needs a drink of water later in the talk... but the content is interesting. The argument is that it isn't really possible to set a new weight with dieting. Once you have a weight setpoint, you will return to that someday when your willpower to undereat isn't there.
http://youtu.be/jn0Ygp7pMbA
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I dieted down to ~170 and have been there or below since then I'm certainly not undereating
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bump
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still fat
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bumpalump
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38 pounds down.
;)
:(
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Why the sad face? Sounds great.
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did you miss the winky face in the middle?
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did you miss the winky face in the middle?
No. :confused:
Edit: I mean, if the sad face was first, then the winky face, I'd think you were joking about being sad that it's 36 pounds. But winky first, then sad, means that ultimately you're sad. I don't want you to be sad, Jake.
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I'm a jolly fat man Charlie. No worries! haha.
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Alright. Just don't want you thinking that it's going too slowly. Sounds like you're on a great pace. You never know, but I have always heard there's a better chance it sticks if you don't go down too fast.
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Jeremy can you please explain to sir Charles what is going on?
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No because I don't understand either
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Yeah I'm racking my brain and I don't know what the hell you're talking about.
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still fat. no weight loss. faaaaaatttt
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Then what was the 38 pounds down?
I'm so lost.
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I assume he took a big ole poop
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haha.
I have not been losing any weight. Until today, that is. I have started this journey again today.
Weight last night: 323.4
This is inspired mostly by one of my close friends who lost almost 40 pounds recently - and guess what he is doing Jeremy - running. twice a day.
Also, I don't want to die in my 40's. that's a big motivator.
Fuck. I'm doing this.
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Fuckin A man, no time like the present. Your friend rules, you rule, and running is pretty ok too
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Yeah can't tell you how much fun running in the motherfucking winter is. :suicide2:
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Also, I don't want to die in my 40's. that's a big motivator.
Yup. Me too.
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Yeah can't tell you how much fun running in the motherfucking winter is. :suicide2:
There's still a few months until that. We still have the very best season for running coming up. Fall running is amazing.
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i did a little over 2 miles yesterday over lunch - mostly walking though.
I also did an hour of weight training in the evening.
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Don't push the running too much right now, there's plenty of time for that later. Just moving around is a great start and getting your diet dialed in is more important.
I had something else to say but I don't remember what. It was probably about burritos.
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2 more miles today.
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Here's how you do smilies with clear meaning:
:dblthumb2:
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did another 2 miles yesterday. Too busy at work today, but hoping to go to gym in the evening.
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half hour on the treadmill and an hour weight lifting yesterday.
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booya
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about 40 minutes on the treadmill and another 40 weight lifting yesterday. feeling better
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Low back issues... so gaining weight and taking drugs I can't pronounce. FML
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319.2
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315
sloooooowly....but in the right direction
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Slowly is the way to do it
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Seriously... None of this, "I lost 30 pounds last month, woohoo" BS. What am I supposed to say to that? "Great job, I'm happy for you. Everything I've read/heard says that's not a healthy way to do it and it's unlikely to stick, but I want to be supportive and who wants to hear debbie downer talking negatively about the achievement you just accomplished so I'll bite my tongue and swallow my concern and hope it all works out in the end."
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311.8
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306.8
my goal is to be at 300 when my wife and kids come back next monday :)
feeling good.
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305.
getting there!
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303 omg omg omg
3 days
3 pounds to go.
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take those boots off when you weigh yourself
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I won't give you visuals about how I weight my self :)
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You mean Sexy Boots
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I won't give you visuals about how I weight my self :)
Naked on the food scale in the produce section at the nearby grocery store?
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stalker!!!!
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I was just there to buy cabbage. :)
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298.2!!!!!!
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just over 25 pounds in 7 weeks. 3.6 pounds a week. I think that is a pretty good pace :D
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Congrats. Keep it up!
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Only 83 weeks before there's nothing left of Jake :(
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Dibs on the scale!
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STILL Going strong!
this time around I am concentrating on cardio. I've been on this rollercoaster many times before (as this thread clearly illustrates) and the thing I typically concentrate is on weight training. But when I lift weights I need to eat, and I eat a lot....and hence my weight loss is slow and slight, and when I fall of the wagon, I still eat the same and my weight climbs right back.
This time, cardio and eating better and eating less is the goal. My weight training is very limited and concentrated on arms at this point.
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Sweet!
How's it feel within your routine? Is this stuff you think you can continue doing regularly for a few more decades?
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Sweet!
How's it feel within your routine? Is this stuff you think you can continue doing regularly for a few more decades?
That is a hard question Charlie. I think that once I lose some more weight I want to get into some sort of sport - like basketball, or volleyball - so that I can take pleasure in exercising for the long stretch.
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so past two weeks I have been eating more regular food to see if I can maintain my weight - even had chipotle one day and some less desirable snacks [read: chips] a few times. Last week I had a cold and only went to the gym twice. I weighted in at 299 Sunday night - so I think that is pretty good :)
Back at it starting yesterday. Next goal - 290.
My motivation: I don't see too many >60y.o. fat people walking around!
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295
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289
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Dude you're ona crazy pace! Nice job.
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Well, I've plateaued. I've been hanging around that 290 mark for a couple weeks now. 287-292 range. I have not changed what I'm doing at all - but the weight is not dropping. If this continues for another week, I will introduce a little more weight training into my exercise - perhaps that will burn some more energy. Unless anyone else has a different suggestion.
Well, I did change one thing - I did start doing a little bit of the stair machine....but I don't see how that would influence my weight loss in the negative...or positive...you know what I mean.
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I recall that plateauing is common in weight loss like this, so I wouldn't get discouraged. But I don't remember if there is a fix or you should wait it out. I have a vague recollection that you're actually supposed to eat a little bit more when you plateau.
You might want to look at the Fat2Fit podcasts. There was mini-version with just their tips in small installments, but I don't remember what it was called. Interestingly, I noticed on their website (http://www.fat2fitradio.com/) that the #2 clip under Top Audio Clips in the middle of the front page is "Break Weight Loss Plateaus", so maybe give that a listen for some ideas.