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I started eating better and playing more full court basketball at the gym. I met my new years resolution goal of losing 30 pounds and I'm going to make the same goal next year.
 
I gave up on the gym because it was taking up too much time. Now I run in my neighborhood everyday. I usually run about 4.5 miles, but once a week I rest with an easier 2 mile route, and another day I'll do 10. Running outside is so much more enjoyable than on a treadmill at the gym. Plus it seems to be a better workout. Anyway, that, along with eliminating all snacks from my diet, has gotten me down to my what I would consider my ideal weight. I'm definitely in the best shape I've ever been.
 
HCP said:
Alright, here we go....... I'm glad this thread is here. I am very overweight and have just recently admitted it to myself. I knew I was, but kept trying to tell myself I wasn't. I'm pretty active. Still play b-ball every now and then and get up and down the court fine. I just turned 38, I'm 5'10"-297lbs!!!! My wife had go have a physical and the doctor said everything is normal(cholesterol,blood pressure).... right where it should be.....besides the fact that I'm 100 lbs overweight! Nobody in my family is overweight first of all. I know exactly how and when I put on all the lbs. When I was 22, 1994, I got out of the Army I was 182lbs. Moved out on my own and struggled at a minimum wage job for 5 years. I was always dead broke and went with what was cheapest, fast food. Everyday at least once I ate that greasy shit! And my biggest problem was soda. I used to have a couple double BigGulps a day. I still played ball 3 or 4 times a week, so I think I was fooling myself that I was in shape. I am the same weight right now that I am from back in '99 when I met my wife, but I don't eat anywhere near like what I used to and have recently in the past 6 months cut out soda. I admit I do have Diet every now and then. I kept telling myself I needed to get in shape, but didn't think I was that bad. My arms and legs look like they did back in highschool and the Army, it's just my stomach. I have really broad shoulders and when I tell people what I weigh the say, "no way!" I have had a membership at 24hr for the past few years and when I am not traveling( which is rare) I get down there and hop on the stairs. I ALWAYS feel great when I do, I can just never keep it up. I don't want to blame being married with 2 young kids and my career for me not getting my ass back in shape, but I think I do. It's become a running joke for Rice and other guys to crack on me about my weight and I kinda have just blown it off, but I think it might be finally starting to get to me. I appretiate this thread being started and look forward to any of you guys who have serious ideas or suggestions to help me get my ass in shape.
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HCP you had the balls to post your story.

Here is mine.

As a young man I played several sports was always in shape and was an avid outdoorsman. Over the last ten years I've had some serious health problems been through chemotherapy twice and put on a lot of weight. April 6, 2010 I went to my doctors office and hit the scales at 300 pounds. I'm 5'9". He ran some tests and told me I was prediabetic. I've enough health problems already, the last thing I need on top of it is diabetes. Dialysis, amputation of toes and feet...don't need that shit. Anyway he told me this was a problem I could fix.

Since then I have lost 62 pounds by eating right and exercising regularly. My blood sugar is now normal. No doubt in my mind you could do the same thing by excersing every day and eating small meals every couple hours, staying away from excessive carb consumption, and eating as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible.

You can excercise when travel. And you can eat healthy. All these things can be managed if you put your thinking cap on. One of the things I realized when I started looking at my diet was that my default choice about what to eat in restaurants and pretty much at any given moment was about what I would find most pleasing and delicious. Rational thought says that food is fuel for my body and its better to make the healthiest choice each time I decide what I am going to eat. I've made that my number one rule about food. So far its worked.

Good luck to you!!!
 
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I am cutting red meat out. Been eating chicken sandwhiches mainly for lunch and it made a difference. Yesterday I did korean BBQ though, kind of killed it all though. so much meat.

pulled my achillies a while back haven't been in the gym in 2 months (and its an expensive gym I go to). I'll start getting on a good regime shortly. hard around the holidays with all the parties.
 
I'm 6' and on January first I weighed 280. I started eating better, I haven't had a sip of any kind of soda all year, and I almost never have anything that has a lot of sugar in it. I've been eating a lot of chicken and turkey burgers, very lean meat with vegetables. I weigh 250 right now, and I want to get down to 200 at some point. Starting in January I plan to lift weights and play basketball on a more consistent basis, and also try to improve my eating even more. I want to get back to the size I was as a sophomore in high school. I haven't grown since then, and I was 200 pounds with not very much fat. People always thought I weighed less than I did and they still do. Even when I weighed 280, people would guess 230 because for some reason my body was still proportioned all the way down, I never had a stomach that stuck out or anything. I gained 60 pounds in about 5 months during my junior year in high school. I had very severe depression and anxiety. I basically just shut down and didn't do anything for a year.
 
I've been stuck at 215 for like a month now but that's because i haven't been working out for that long, too lazy lol. Still trying to eat better though so i'm glad that i have been able to maintain the weight at least. Will go back to working out after the holidays and will try to get to 190 by the summer hopefully. I weighed around 200 the entire time i was in high school so if i was to weigh less in college it would be really kick ass.
 
I'm 5'9 180 lbs. I was in the 200-190 range most of high school. Went into college a few years ago at about 190 and quickly shot down to 170 in my first year (no dining hall + no food available whenever i wanted it + increased activity + lots of pickup bball available = easy weight loss). Remained at a pretty steady 170-175 with sporadic pick up basketball as my only activity for about a year and a half. Just weighed myself the other day after my mom told me that I looked fatter over Thanksgiving weekend (how kind of her lol) and she was right, I'm back up to 180 lbs. With an insane end of the quarter schedule and a ton of stress I decided I'd continue to eat/live like shit and let my ankle heal another two weeks until I got off school and then I'd go into full health mode

Today was my first day home and I ran a mile tonight around my neighborhood. I sprained my ankle pretty bad playing bball about 6 weeks ago and haven't done ANYTHING on it since (no wonder I added 10 lbs) so I didn't want to push it too hard. It held up pretty well and I really wasn't too bad cardiovascular-wise. My plan is to run sprints 3-4 times a week perhaps with some light runs inbetween. What I've read suggests that sprinting is excellent for overall fitness; weight loss, muscle building, etc. it burns calories long after you do the excersize. Perhaps its because I'm such a bball nut but I find it much, much, MUCH easier to push myself to run sprints in intervals for 12 minutes than to run at a decent pace for 30 mins. Running long distances or periods of time = mental torture to me. If I'm in ok shape I can play basketball for 3 hours but I can't run 20 minutes. Seems like the sprints have more practical application to my one general athletic hobby- playing basketball- than does running long distances.
 
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blazerboy30 said:
Idle down there, hall monitor.

Take a look at the picture above that Rodolfo posted. That is skinny fat. I've seen soooooo many vegans and vegetarians that fit that mold.

Vegans and vegetarians get much of their protein from soy. Some studies have suggested that soy protein can increase estrogen levels in men. Guess what that helps with? Poochy bellies, skinny arms, skinny legs, and girly shoulders.
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And manboobs.

I have 2 strict vegan friends, both pot-bellied, pale, skinny guys.

To be fair, they are not active types.
 
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Want to lose weight fast?

Go on the homeless diet.

Eat anything you want as long as it comes from a dumpster or soup kitchen.
 
I've never had issues with weight, so I hadn't been reading this thread, but I do exercise a fair amount and it occurred to me that I have a suggestion that might help those who are trying to lose weight.

Getting a laptop "shelf" that attaches to a treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike can make it easy to burn away a few hours exercising.

I got this one, SurfShelf:
http://www.amazon.com/SurfShelf-Tre...4RBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292220263&sr=8-1

Not very expensive and works well. Easy to attach and remove and holds the laptop (or other portable device) quite securely. I find that the main difficulty in exercising for long periods is boredom, not becoming too tired. Using the treadmill at 3.5 miles per hour can burn 450-500 calories per hour (depending on your current weight)...over 2-3 hours, that's a pretty solid calorie loss...and that's while doing things you might do anyway. You can watch a DVD, browse the web, post to S2, etc. Assuming you spend a couple of hours a day doing that stuff, combine it all into one session, use an exercise machine at the same time and it's pretty easy.

I'm all about multi-tasking and making things like exercise as enjoyable as possible, so it works for me. Of course, it may be a rather niche solution...but there may be others for whom it would also work.
 
Only ran four 100 yard sprints today. Legs were like jello at the end of it lol that run the night before probably didn't to me any favors. Not a terrible start though.
 
Minstrel said:
I've never had issues with weight, so I hadn't been reading this thread, but I do exercise a fair amount and it occurred to me that I have a suggestion that might help those who are trying to lose weight.

Getting a laptop "shelf" that attaches to a treadmill, elliptical or exercise bike can make it easy to burn away a few hours exercising.

I got this one, SurfShelf:
http://www.amazon.com/SurfShelf-Tre...4RBK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292220263&sr=8-1

Not very expensive and works well. Easy to attach and remove and holds the laptop (or other portable device) quite securely. I find that the main difficulty in exercising for long periods is boredom, not becoming too tired. Using the treadmill at 3.5 miles per hour can burn 450-500 calories per hour (depending on your current weight)...over 2-3 hours, that's a pretty solid calorie loss...and that's while doing things you might do anyway. You can watch a DVD, browse the web, post to S2, etc. Assuming you spend a couple of hours a day doing that stuff, combine it all into one session, use an exercise machine at the same time and it's pretty easy.

I'm all about multi-tasking and making things like exercise as enjoyable as possible, so it works for me. Of course, it may be a rather niche solution...but there may be others for whom it would also work.
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That looks pretty sweet. I might pick one up.

I work out of my home. I raised my desk to standing height (ghetto 2x4 construction, but it works) and got a chair that raises to standing height. I now work about 6 hours a day standing, 2 hours sitting. I burn about 300 more calories/day doing that. It doesn't sound like much, but if you need to burn 3500 calories to lose a pound, you are losing a pound every couple weeks.
 
Oct. 10th - 182.0
Feb. 11th - 158.8

After hitting the single life, I definitely felt like it was time to change my whole lifestyle. No more soda, no more fast food, and if I go out to eat I get a salad. Starting hitting the gym 4-5x a week, and I've never been this in shape.

Still feel like I need to get down to about 150, but I'm focusing more on getting my BF% down to about 12-14% now (18% currently).
 
Nice job Blazer Freak. I just broke up with my girlfriend too and immediately started boxing at a local MMA gym here. Been wanting to get into Muy Thai but those classes don't fit my schedule but boxing is fun too. Classes are Mo Wed Fri and I plan on continuing to play basketball Saturdays and I may start running on off days too because so far its not hard on my legs and I need all the conditioning I can get to keep up. Was 176 lbs. on Monday when I started so I plan on weighing myself every Monday.
 
6'0 175lbs. I used to be about 160 and I've always had BF in the 6-10% range. Since I graduated from college I sit in a chair all day on a computer (accountant) so i've packed on about 15lbs of fat. I've always had a leaner look, and the only other time I've been 175 was when I took creatine and lifted like crazy.

Guess I just need to start lifting again, just sucks when you have barely any time :(
 
Run BJM said:
Nice job Blazer Freak. I just broke up with my girlfriend too and immediately started boxing at a local MMA gym here. Been wanting to get into Muy Thai but those classes don't fit my schedule but boxing is fun too. Classes are Mo Wed Fri and I plan on continuing to play basketball Saturdays and I may start running on off days too because so far its not hard on my legs and I need all the conditioning I can get to keep up. Was 176 lbs. on Monday when I started so I plan on weighing myself every Monday.
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Thanks man. Yeah it definitely freed up some of my time ( and money ;) ), and I think the best way to really get yourself going is to just go all out and immerse yourself in the lifestyle. For me atleast, it was all about figuring out where/how I could fit it into my schedule, and then looking at what I was doing that was unhealthy and it's really been a much easier battle since I've done that.

2 weeks ago I actually signed up for a 4 week program where I got a nutritionist and PT for 4 weeks, so I've been mostly focusing on increasing my lean body mass and burning off that extra fat. It was actually a pretty fair price, and honestly has paid for itself just in increasing my knowledge on how to work out properly and eat better. Gotten plenty of meal plans and such so I can pretty much switch up what/how I want to eat and still keep it within my calorie range.

If anyone is curious/needs something like that I can definitely send you a copy, I know I couldn't have gotten this far by myself so I'd be glad to help anyone else out.
 
Comcast has some good workouts available "On Demand". My wife and I do various workouts 4-5 times a week.
 
Blazer Freak said:
Thanks man. Yeah it definitely freed up some of my time ( and money ;) ), and I think the best way to really get yourself going is to just go all out and immerse yourself in the lifestyle. For me atleast, it was all about figuring out where/how I could fit it into my schedule, and then looking at what I was doing that was unhealthy and it's really been a much easier battle since I've done that.

2 weeks ago I actually signed up for a 4 week program where I got a nutritionist and PT for 4 weeks, so I've been mostly focusing on increasing my lean body mass and burning off that extra fat. It was actually a pretty fair price, and honestly has paid for itself just in increasing my knowledge on how to work out properly and eat better. Gotten plenty of meal plans and such so I can pretty much switch up what/how I want to eat and still keep it within my calorie range.

If anyone is curious/needs something like that I can definitely send you a copy, I know I couldn't have gotten this far by myself so I'd be glad to help anyone else out.
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Definitely. The timing was perfect on the boxing thing because a TA of mine who trains for all aspects of MMA invited people to come try it out so right after my girlfriend and I separated I told him I'd be there and that commitment sort of forced me to go. I'm glad I jumped in when I did because I think if I didn't go the first day I'd be sitting around saying I'm taking a few weeks off before I try to get fit/improve my life/try something new.

And yeah I don't get the science and specifics behind nutrition, how the body works, etc. I'm pretty limited in food options since I'm in college though so I'm ok with it. Just trying to think about what I eat and make the portions just what I need to not be hungry. I fucking LOVE beer though, thats the one thing I'd have a hard time giving up. I know I can get drunk other ways with less calories/carbs but man nothing beats beer and its so enticing to sit around all night throwing back beers BSing with roommates. Ends up becoming the equivalent of a whole meal in calories though lol.
 
BeerBoy said:
Comcast has some good workouts available "On Demand". My wife and I do various workouts 4-5 times a week.
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are those different from the work outs you re-create with mrs hcp?
 
Blazer Freak said:
Thanks man. Yeah it definitely freed up some of my time ( and money ;) ), and I think the best way to really get yourself going is to just go all out and immerse yourself in the lifestyle. For me atleast, it was all about figuring out where/how I could fit it into my schedule, and then looking at what I was doing that was unhealthy and it's really been a much easier battle since I've done that.

2 weeks ago I actually signed up for a 4 week program where I got a nutritionist and PT for 4 weeks, so I've been mostly focusing on increasing my lean body mass and burning off that extra fat. It was actually a pretty fair price, and honestly has paid for itself just in increasing my knowledge on how to work out properly and eat better. Gotten plenty of meal plans and such so I can pretty much switch up what/how I want to eat and still keep it within my calorie range.

If anyone is curious/needs something like that I can definitely send you a copy, I know I couldn't have gotten this far by myself so I'd be glad to help anyone else out.
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Send it to me FAMS! I'm am interested.
 
Bump to brag.

Down 62 pounds since July 2010. Cut out pretty much everything made with flour and sugar (most days) and ate a ton more meat and veggies. Jogging, hiking, some strength stuff. Lots of cheat days, or it'd have gone a lot faster. I figure another 10 or so and I'll start thinking about how low I really want to go.

Ran a 5k yesterday. May not sound like much to the whippersnappers here, but to a 38 year old dude who basically lived on a couch for years, that ain't bad.

Booyah.
 
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Nice job, keep it up you may be doing half marathons eventually here!
 
I lost 6.5 pounds since last Tuesday.

I never understood how people can measure such small increments over short periods; it’s got to be all water weight. I’m joking obviously. I swear my weight can fluctuate 8lbs just from going to bed if I drink a big glass of water, sweat some at night and pee in the mourning. I obviously didn’t lose any long term weight by laying still for 8 hours.
 
congrats Mook! I did good and was really motivated about a month ago. Running on an eliptical (bad knees) every day and eating well. But then we had a family dinner with great Mexican food and I fell off the wagon lol. I had lost about 6 pounds in the first two weeks (some water weight I'm sure) but am just having trouble getting started again. Again, good work!
 
About a month ago I stopped eating meals at restaurants, fast food, or heavily pre-packaged items. Much more healthy and I’m saving money. I plan to eat at restaurants if somebody else buys or it would be socially awkward to not eat and pay for my meal but that is it. I’m only eating groceries or things I cook myself. I’ve always been good about preparing healthy meals with protein and veggies when I do decided to cook, but had way too many times I’m on the run, so grab a burger or ordered $5 pizza with blazerboy. I’m trying to watch carbs, not necessarily do low carb as I want plenty of energy for exercise and sports; more that I want to maintain reasonable carbs but make a conscious effort to increase proteins and good fats. I agree sugar and flour have been the worst parts of the recent American diet.

I completely stopped drinking alcohol, I usually binge drank about once every other week and had a couple beers on a few other nights. Feel as though I’ve been there done that with alcohol and it’s not as fun any more.

I’m 6’3”, was 205 a few months ago now down to 185. I was trying to decrease body fat %, which I’ve been doing, but I’m not really trying to lose weight, would like to gain muscle and have weight closer to 200. I think I’ve lost mostly fat, but a little muscle. Once you start eating healthier it can be very hard to get enough calories and protein to maintain weight.

I’ve always thought it would be good to work out in the mourning but I’ve never been able to stick to a routine of forcing myself to wake up early enough before work. Sometimes things pop up and I run out of hours later in the day so I miss a few evening workouts here or there.
 
Wheels said:
congrats Mook! I did good and was really motivated about a month ago. Running on an eliptical (bad knees) every day and eating well. But then we had a family dinner with great Mexican food and I fell off the wagon lol. I had lost about 6 pounds in the first two weeks (some water weight I'm sure) but am just having trouble getting started again. Again, good work!
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Thanks! I feel you on falling off the wagon. I ate 1 and a half medium Dominos pizzas on Saturday night. It was pathetic. Seemed like I crapped about 40 times the next day. Each trip to the can just drove home the shame.

If you have problems falling off the wagon, maybe try doing the Seinfeld Calendar. Basically put up a year calendar on a wall and put an X on every day you exercise or eat below a certain number of calories. The goal becomes not breaking the chain of X days for as long as you can. Jerry Seinfeld developed it for writing, but it works well with weight loss, from what I hear.

I'm just starting it now because I've found myself getting a little lax lately and I think a good visual reminder might help.

Honestly, I think the real key to long-term weight loss is to just switch up systems every so often. And remember that it's 80% diet, 20% exercise.
 
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