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To myself, that is. Started dieting on 3-17. Diet consists of not eating out once or twice every day in favor of bringing lunch in to work and preparing dinner at home. Also, I've bought a lot more fruit to eat for my evening snack, so I'll have a peach or pear instead of my customary frozen burrito. Starting weight on 3-17 was 216.0 lbs. Today, 3-28 the scale fluctuated between 210.0 & 210.5 (it rounds to .5lbs).

Going for 200 for the summer. :D

Doing the same myself, except I also go to the gym 3-4 days a week. I'm 6'-0" and was 211 lbs. 3 weeks ago and weighed 202 lbs. this morning. My end goal is to crack into the 180's.

keep up the good work guys...i found myself dieting as well end of last year, dropped a good 15 lbs...then quit dieting. went from 195 to 180, want to get to around 170-175 by the summer

i lost about 7lbs swapping parts on my car....that's about all i do for a diet/exercise.

Also on the get in shape program. I am 6' around 220 when started and between working out and cycling I am down to 216. Doing a 62 mile bike ride this weekend so maybe that will be lower soon. Basically trying to stay away from sugars and intaking tons of protein...trying NO Shotgun creatine product with my workouts.

My biggest problem is I like beer too much. :giggle: I have switched to light beer however.

Cool Ben, keep that shit up.



At that point life isn't worth living anymore. :nono:



Several years ago I weighed 230, I'm 5'10". I lost about 35lbs in about 3 months by just walking for 4 miles a day. Only takes about an hour.

After getting a blood test recently I found my colesterol was in the 240 range. With heart disease in my family I decided I should start eating better. Now I eat coldcuts and frozen peaches during the week enstead of fast food, and usually steak or pasta with my beer on the weekends. I'm down another 10lbs and saving alot of money.

Sounds more like you are adding money to your wallet by not eating out.

Otherwise.
Not eating is not dieting. You have to eat to lose weight, yea, you read that correctly.

I have been dieting and exercising for the last 3 years with no breaks, I have gone from 220lbs(fat) -> 164lbs(no fat) -> 190lb(all muscle).

Losing weight consists of burning more calories then you consume, but you also cant stop eating because that scares your body into storing fat(energy). The trick is convincing your body that "hey, don't worry, yes we are working out and burning energy, but food will always be plentiful so there is no reason to have reserves and retain this extra weight that makes it harder for us to function".

Eventually the body will consume your fat because it knows you consistently provide it food. So you cant stop eating, or else you will have a much harder time losing weight.

5lb fluctuation is mostly water weight as well. 10 lbs, is progress.

I'm doing the same thing.. shooting for the same weight but i'm starting at 240 LBS.

I'll racing you to 200 ..

:skid:

Oh yea, and i'll race you guys to 200 as well, except from the other direction ;)

It's like you didn't even fucking read. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: You're the dumbest college grad I've ever met. Which says a lot, because I know some dumb people.

I didn't stop eating. I started eating in a more healthy manner. IE, a turkey sandwich and bottle of water from home in lieu of a supersized quarter pounder value meal with a coke for lunch. That *is* dieting, comparatively. I drink at least a gallon of water every day, so it's not water weight. Plus I was able to pull my belt in one more notch.

Now go piss on someone else's parade.

Wow dude, OK. I didnt piss on your parade. I gave you some information. You completely mis-interpreted everything I posted.

Now go take fucking midol and calm down.

edit: and you never met me.

Thank god, i read the rest of the thread and saved myself the time of typing that out.

my gf lost 8 lbs in 8 days by having her jaw wired shut. it's amazing how hard it is to get protein and calories through a small tube.

Oh damn. What did she do?

I weigh 140 and eat whatever I want :giggle:

Same here, but when I try to lose weight nothing happens.

I had a friend that needed that done. He had to have his jaw moved because of a massive over bight that could not be corrected by any other means. Though his jaw was wired shut for a month. The only thing he could consume was Ensure. I think he lost something like 20lbs. It was scary.

that's pretty much it. orthognathic surgery it's called. 5 weeks of liquid diet. she's actually been getting a lot of good food in there--not just ensure. squash soup (wtih protein powder), avacado soup (with protein powder), cashew nut soup (with protein powder), ice cream with milk to water it down. etc.

^ I made fun of the dude that got it done because he was always complaining how going to the gym was hard work. I always told him that getting his jaw wired shut was an omen.

But a girl with that would make me a sad panda. :( and before anyone says anything stupid, its not for those stupidly obvious reasons everyone thinks about.

GOD I FUCKING HATE YOU SAM:vash:

I lost 8lbs in three days with the Norwalk Virus. That was painful.

WTF are you talking about Jew? Dont just spout bullshit without reason.

Besides, I thought you were my ------ yo.

Sweet shit.....

A sad Panda? Like Panda Bear? Oh my god you are so fucking queer. Are you one of those people that likes to dress up in the mascot uniforms and get it on with other like minded people? There is a name for it, I'm too lazy to google it.

actually Jay it was a south park reference
but Sam is indeed "wrong", just for other reasons

Anyone going to be riding their bike? I always look forward to spring so I can get out there. I love the rear rack fpr my bike. Whenever I need something from the store I ride.

Good luck to you guys. My goal is losing the 10 pounds I put on this winter.

The bike hurts my bad knee, as does jogging. :(

I've ridden my motorcycle several times since it finally got above freezing, including 60 miles today in 35 degrees, does that count? :giggle:

haha, don't think that's what he was talking about ;)
I'm down to 2 motorcycles, but haven't ridden either in a very long time. Last time I took one out on the street, it ended up costing nearly $1/4 million (and still climbing) between the doctors, surgeries, therapy, and loss of income.

Been riding the beach bike about 4 miles daily for around a month. A huge improvement on knee pain compared to jogging. I've even gotten my wife in the habit of going with me. I was down about 4 pounds in a month but have gained 2 back some how. DR told me my total cholesterol was 237 and said I needed to start doing something - so I am...

Just got mine out of storage on Tuesday :) Started right up. Just need to detail her.

how about... stop drinking cheez whiz. start drinking fish oil and avacados.

Furries. They're called Furries.

It went like this
Friday: fried chicken
saturday: double whopper + chocolate shake
sunday: dim sum for lunch and mom's turkey w/ gravy and mashed taters for dinner

I'm up 2 lbs since friday, at 212 lbs

Hey Ben are you adding any exercise to the plan?? I'm starting to walk 3 times per week for 45 mins to an hour..

When I started trail biking (mountain biking, whatever you want to call it) I got down to 184 from 235. That was a couple years ago, I'm back up to 215 :(

you're not even trying.

step one: never eat fast food again. that'll give you a huge head start.

never pledge to never do XYZ again... that's just setting yourself up for failure.

i LOVE fast food. LOVE IT. but i also love not being a whale. so i just avoid it most of the time and have it as a treat a couple times a month. same with ice cream, same with anything else that you should really only have in moderation..

honestly, if you eat an even remotely balanced diet, most people just need to cut their portions by a third or a half and add some exercise to the weekly routine. hell, you can get a lot out of eating the same amount of calories, but spreading it over 5 meals a day compared to 3. not eating a bunch of crap for a couple hours before you go to bed helps as well.

but yeah, don't try to tell yourself "never have soda. ever" or "never eat fast food, ever." etc... just cut back on it. you know if something's good for you before you put it in your mouth. if it's not, do it less often, or in smaller portions. trying to "never" do shit again is why dieters fail all the time...

all that said... it was pretty damn funny to read this thread and see Ben say "i'm losing weight!" and then a few posts later "fried chicken, whoppers, chocolate shakes... yeee-haw!"

fixed that for ya. :-)

i totally agree and have started this my self. i cant live without soda and burgers, but i can however cut back from my normal huge cup of soda and tripple stacker, to say a small cup of soda ( kids size, which is still huge btw..)and a smaller double cheese burger with some lettuce. and i have also started eating at subway.

Ben, your doing it wrong! :giggle:

Saturday was a long, rough day filled with work. And dammit I wanted a whopper. First fast food I'd had in 2 weeks, and considering I was eating it 1 or 2 times per day previously, it's a great start.

I get excersize at work, and I typically walk the dog every evening for 30 minutes. Can't ride a mntn bike or jog because it hurts my knee.

whats wrong with your knee?

broke it (literally) a couple years ago

Cool exercise helps a lot. yeah I have an old Soccer injury that keeps me from jogging anymore. walking is about as much as i can get away with. some things about getting old sucks, the body falling apart is one of them.

I dont pledge that kind of thing, I just do it. if you dont remind yourself not to eat that stuff, youll start eating it every 2 weeks and then ever 10 days. and then oh a week isn't too short. maybe every 3 days. how about just once a day. that's not bad.

the best way to stay away from fast food-- dont live near fast food! go to the grocery store 3x a week if you have to. make sandwiches at home. just have stuff on hand and it makes it way easier.

yuck. i imagine that was the "last time i took the bike out on the street" thing you mentioned.

yeah, i have horrid knees as well, have had two scopes on my left to correct cartilage issues and related scoring of the underside of my kneecap, and various other sports-related twists, pulls, tears, etc... not fun.

bah. i'm always gonna love fast food. i guess to me it's not hard to not eat it often.

if you're that addicted, i guess you have to never touch the stuff. a life without a big mac is a life i don't want to live, however.... :-)

Why not just make the car lose as much weight as you gain. That could work too.

Thanks for coming out to the last party. Your membership card is in the mail. Next months theme is animals of the Serengeti.

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Scale dithers between 208.0 & 208.5 :)

~9lbs to go.

232 lbs this morning.

would have been 235 but the earth quake we had early this morning scared most of the shit out of me.

can we get some kind of conversion to ftlbs gained?

you weigh exactly the same as me. Even though I wouldnt mind taking it a step further and getting 190.

200 even yesterday morning. Shooting for 180's.

My girlfriend and I are going on Weightwatchers soon. Her sister has already lost 40lbs. (mind you, she started off like 260).

This is my third time trying to loose weight. First two times were "Body for life" exercise/diet combos that worked well and made me strong, but also when you have sports injuries its too easy to "take time off" to heal and end up f'ing it all up.

I'd like to go back to "body for life" at some point but I am up to 235 at 5'11". I'd like to bring that down to 215 before I start really pushing the workout stuff hard. Too much mass to move around, among other things... Hoping to get my GF to be my workout buddy - because I know from experience its easier to stay on a routine when someone is pushing you. (in an ideal world, I would have a personal trainer... but whatever)

Good luck Ben!

Btw, I have read that every 100lbs you take off the car is the equivalent of 7 free hp. It would be neat to have a miataturbo.net collective "race to 300hp" or something to keep us all motivated. (or would that be too gey?)