I know, I know. Not going to lose any weight in 12 hours. I did check this morning just to make sure I had a good reading and I do.
I have 54 pounds to lose and then some…..I was recalling when I was in the Navy I was told by many people I was fat, and I thought to myself I was doing ok. So if I was fat then and I think I was around 190(-+3), then when I hit 190 I will still not be in the best shape of my life? Then what? Well lets get there first and find out. I am not doing myself any favors by eating at Zaxby’s at lunch, but I was having an urge and they are in fact hard to fight. I feel like crap now. It’s hard to understand why or what drives us to eat crap that makes us feel and look like crap?
I will try harder on Tuesday. I plan to get on the tread mill tonight or go for a long walk. I am in no shape to go running and it would only make things worse as I am to heavy and it kills my knees.
Rock On!
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Think about what it will be like to be the weight you want to be. Resist the urge to get on the scale too much. Tell yourself over and over - “I weigh ___ pounds”. I know, sounds hokey, but - is it worth it if it works?
Keep up the fight!
August 18th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
BTW - the rapid start plan gets rid of about 30 pounds in the first 6 weeks!
August 18th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
The threadmill is like running, I would suggest that you try the eliptical trainer if you are working out at a gym. It is much better for your knees, and actually burn more calories as well.
I go to the gym pretty much every day and use that machine, yesterday I burned 725 calories in about 1 hour. I usually do between 500 and 650 calories, in 40-50 minutes. I see people running on the threadmill, fairly fast, and the display show something like 270 calories/hour…
I have been changing my habits slowly. Take it easy, don’t rush. Find something that works for you. Don’t be miserably, then you will cheat/fail/fall off the wagon.
Don’t eat junk every day, but if you eat “bad” one day, put in half an hour or an hour extra or so of exercise.
You need to work on a combination of food and exercise.
Today I had a roll with peppered smoked turkey (and a thin layer of country crock) for breakfast. Morning snack were some grapes and a bottle of Odwalla Juice.
Lunch was a large chili, with 3 packets of crackers, and a side salad with balsamic vinegrette at Wendy’s. Afternoon snack (right now) is a Fruit’n'yogurt parfair from McDonalds. Dinner will be a small steak and mashed potatos (before I go to work out). Then probably a can of tuna after the workout for some protein.
So you can eat good even when you are losing weight. I am down to 220 lbs, started at 230 about 3 weeks ago.
You need a calorie deficit of 3900 to lose one lb of fat…
August 18th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Thanks all for the words of encouragement. I didn’t get fat yesterday it’s been building for about 6 years now.
Ad for me, I know I love food, not in a sick kind of way, but I love to eat something tasty. I am sure you all know what I am talking about. I have worked on reducing the amount I eat when I eat. Eating less is always better. In America I think we eat to much. Most value meals are to large. I use this as an example in that they are a common measure of food today.
I have a tread mill, rowing machine and spinner at home. I walk on the mill, no running.
I am trying to do 30 minutes in the AM and 30 after dinner. If I can get that working about 3 -5 times a week I think I will be good.
We are going to do a nice rapid plan here next week. I did one a few weeks back and lost 7 pounds in a week. So I know it can work, it’s just a lot of salad and such. I like mu juicer too. I can make a salad out of it and it’s not to bad.
The biggest thing for me is the goal,racing karts next season. I can’t compete if I am heavy and I know I will be in the Senior class but while I am 190 or so, the other guys who are 230 will give me the opportunity to weight my kart like I want, while they weight it in the seat only with their behinds. Plus I might be able to compete with the upper level teens and such which would be a treat.
It’s all about the KART. I know it should be about the health and such, but that is not exciting to me, but KARTing is!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Hi! I know how hard it is to lose weight as I am working on that myself right now. I don’t know if you would be interested in me sending you the information from the SB supercharged diet book on an exercise plan that increases your metabolism. I am going to start it tomorrow. Basically, the way I understand it, Dr. A (SB doc) says that you increase your metabolism by walking at a comfortable pace for 5 minutes, revving it up for 30 seconds, a moderate speed for 15 seconds (repeat 20 times) and then cool down for 2 minutes. That’s just the first day. Walking is every other day with muscle strengthening on alternating days. Since I haven’t started, I don’t know the results. If his exercise program works as well as the diet for me, I should continue to drop pounds. Let me know if you’re interested. Keep up the good work and keep your goal in mind!
August 19th, 2008 at 9:07 am
The best way to lose weight is to set targets. I realise that you have a target for the amount of weight you want to lose but I feel that you would be better off with a different sort of target, some kind of challenge, something like an event, a 5k/10k run, a sprint triathlon… Regarding diet, just eating protein is an unhealthy way to lose weight, if you eat good carbs then you will have energy to complete your exercise sessions and you will lose more weight. I eat about 3500 calories a day and still weigh just over 11 stone. The more I train the more I can eat
Sorry to sound negative, I think it’s great that you are doing something about your health I just don’t think weight is the correct guage of well being.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:16 am
@Ed Lee - Thanks for the comments.
Ed Said, “…some kind of challenge, something like an event, a 5k/10k run, a sprint triathlon”
I thank you for thinking so much of me, and while I am sure this is a fine way to drive ones self for getting healthy, I would stop it all today if that were the case or reason. While I have read books and seen shows about the people who want to run an event, and I admire them I don’t see that as motivation. I see that as punishment. Why would you want to punish me for losing weight by making me run a race?
I jest…..
I am not on a NO CARB diet at all. Sometimes I just don’t want them. I think I get CARBs from things like carrots, apples, fruit, and the likes. I do have a thing for rice as well. My other motivation is so that when I vacation in Japan next year I can keep do as much as I like without getting tired or feeling like I have to eat all the time.
Thanks again, you all are awesome for the kind words and I have printed them all out and hung them on my wall.
August 19th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
While Ed is correct in saying that you should set a goal, I was not even imagining that he would suggest a goal such as a marathon/5 K run. Personally, I set a goal of 20 pounds. Once I reach that goal, I’ll set another goal. Ultimately, I just want to be healthy and at a lower risk for heart disease, severe diabetes, etc.
In regards to diet, fruit is one of the best ways to get your daily amount of fiber. Many doctors have researched the effect good carbs have on decreasing bad cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease. The more good carbs you eat, the better.
August 20th, 2008 at 11:11 am
It’s all about the Juicer!
September 9th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I stumbled across this blog via Google and was interested in some of the comments here. As a professional trainer and Pro Triathlete I would like to give some advice on losing weight and exercise. Carbs are not the enemy and I see you are not on a no carb diet. That is good. Carbs are a necessary evil in the exercise world. So if you are going to be sedentary and not exercise, I would say limit the carbs. If you are exercising at least 30 minutes a day you need carbs as fuel. I will give you a few great ways to lose the fat. Wake up and exercise without eating anything once a week. Keep these moderate and not over one hour. These are called bonk workouts and basically burns stored fat. It is very important to eat some foods in the low glycemic index area after this workout. Using this you do not need to do any crazy mental arithmetic just eat a sensible portion of low GI food and you will lose the inches.
Contrary to one poster you do not want carbs in the evening such as mashed potatoes. Even if he is justifying eating hi GI foods by working out after. This is a very bad choice. You will not lose the inches because potato spikes blood sugar and tells the body to store it as fat. If you must do high GI foods do them in the morning so you can burn them all day. When you sleep your body is storing fat especially the potato you are eating and unfortunately burning muscle especially if you are working out before bed time. The body needs protein and can not store it. So at night if you are building muscle your body may need protein and will take it from your muscles. So my advice is in the beginning start by exercising 30 minutes each day (preferably in the morning). Only do the bonk workout once a week and try to keep your heart rate in the fat burning zone of 2 for each workout. Search Google for heart rate zone calculate your zones and use it. Go buy some Casein protein if you don’t have lactose issues and use it at night. This is a slow burn protein that will prevent strength loss. Have one cheat day once every week or bi-weekly. After all if you are dieting and your quality of life sucks, what’s the point? Make breakfast your biggest meal and snack all day on veggies plain. Eat sensible size meals and eliminate stress. If you start to crave sweets chances are you are protein deficient. Eat some high protein foods and watch the cravings go away. Good Luck!
September 10th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Thanks James. What a great post!