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Official weigh-in today. 229.8. I can't believe it's coming off this fast. I almost feel like I should eat more to slow it down.

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Well done, my brother!!! :tu
Don't eat more to slow it down, it'll slow down when it's ready.

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Thanks Scott. I'm going to keep the status quo.

Anyone hear from Andy lately?
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Way to go Bob.

Eating more may not slow you down, unless you eat **** like pastries and sugar.

Often on "diets" the thing people do is restrict calories, and bodies don't like that, they hang on to it more!

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just watched that movie Fat Head - thanks to whoever recommended it. MOre proof that carbs are bad and the USDA is full of sh1t :)

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That would've been me. Yep, it's a interesting flick, debunks a lot of commonly held thoughts about food/nutrition.

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Thanks Bob! :)

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Bought a set of Bowflex adjustable dumbbells yesterday. Now to clean up the basement and setup the TV/DVD so I can start the P90 program (precurser to P90x). I can tell I've lost some muscle mass with the weight loss. All the walking's built up the leg muscles a bit, got some definition in the thighs but losing it up top in the arms/chest. The work schedule will make it tough to do the full 90 days in a row, but I'll give it my best shot. Would be nice to have it complete by my birthday at the end of September.

Went out yesterday and bought basically a new wardrobe. Replaced all my fat pants and bought a bunch of new ones for work. All the old stuff is either being pitched or donated. Was kinda cathartic clearing it all out. I figure by getting rid of it all, it lessens the chance of me going back to that size. Only downside is this could be temporary too as I plan to lose more. I could be doing this all over again in 3 months. I"m good with that though.

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Tomorrow I start the Medifast diet. Would like to lose 90 lbs. I think I finally realized I need an idiot proof diet that tells you and gives you what to eat, basically no choices except for one lean and green meal a day.I'll try really hard to stick with it until the SH, when I know I'm gonna ease up a bit to enjoy the wonderful eats there. But, I'll still hafta be careful and not over do it. Hopefully I'll have dropped a fair amount of weight by then! Reading the stories here has been very inspirational, hopefully I will one day be able to add to that portfolio!

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Bob, in that movie, they talk about a lot of oil being not good for you.

Things that aren't natural, like when you mash up corn, you dont get oil, so how the heck do we get Corn Oil?

I need to look into this and figure out what oils are bad, corn? Canola? And if Olive oil really is good.

Biggest thing i've learned is that the conventional ideas we have about whats good and not good for us are total B.S. - that's why ive really got to figure out this oil thing asap!

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Anything in large quantities won't be good for you, including oils. I still don't know if I subscribe to the belief that having oils/fats in your diet makes you fat. Seems that as people have gone to low fat, high carb/sugar diets, the obesity rate has jumped.

I'd be interested to hear what you find Myles. As for me, I pretty much use olive oil exclusively, with some canola oil at times.

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Joining in. I'm on the Wii Fit Plus and work-your-ass-off-in-a-yogurt-plant program. I'm trying to eat healthier (free yogurt helps) and drink plenty of water. So far I'm down 4 lbs in 6 days.
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Well, i actually e-mailed the Drs. Eades, so we'll see if i get a reply. The belief that fat makes you fat is unfounded, and proven time and time again to be untrue. Fat satiates us, and makes us non hungry, and also helps our body burn existing fat (assuming one doesnt eat it in ridiculous quantities)

You are right - low fat automatically means higher carbs, and the fatty rate has most definitely increased, and they are directly related.

Notice that A.D.D didn't used to exist back when people fed their kids real butter, and real milk, instead of this modern day experimentation stuff? Anyway i can't prove that, but the writing is on the wall.

If i find anything i'll let ya know !

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GM Guys :D
Going to check out that Documentary tonight.
Had my weigh in 269.6
Up a pound from last week, but not sweating it.
Had a feeling Last weeks # was off due to being dehydrated or the like!

Continued success Bob, glad to see your not to far from your goal! :tu

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Welcome Hugh and Jeff!!! :tu

Hugh, don't sweat the "great stuff at Shack" thing. I've found that my stomach just can't hold as much, period. Even when I eat what I now consider a lot, or way overdone, it really isn't. I just simply can't eat near as much as I used to, even if I try. They call that the stomach shrinking effect, I suppose that's as good a thing to call it as any.
I lost 20 pounds in the last 3 months, starting at 223. You're bigger than me, and from watching this thread it seems that bigger guys lose lots of weight really fast at first, then taper when they get closer to what might be their "natural weight".
As long as you're headed in a positive direction and continue working at it, I really don't think it matters how quick it comes off. Just keep hanging in there!!! :tu

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Nice work Jeff. Keep it going. Gotta love free yogurt. I eat that almost every weekday for breakfast, along with some fruit and maybe a english muffin with some creamcheese.

Anyone else watch "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"? Great program if you ask me.

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Have never seen it

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Welcome Hugh. Good luck with the weightloss goal. You've done the hardest part already, making the decision to get started. Not saying the rest will be easy, but stick with it and you'll get there in no time.

Scott's right about bigger guys taking it off faster at the beginning. Just don't get discouraged if you don't see big numbers ever week. There will be that period after about the first 3-4 weeks where the body says "Whoa, what's going on here?" and you won't lose much or possibly go up. It's your bodies defense mechanism to the change. It's been so used to carrying the extra weight and caloric intake for so long. Just get through that hump and you'll be on your way.

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Bob is right. The body doesn't like to change! We have to fight to make it, and show it whos boss! Btw, welcome to the club Hugh

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Can't decide between eggplant lasagna or the mushroom burgers for dinner tonight. Plus I want to get a nice walk in before hand. Looks like I could be eating a late dinner.

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i love eggplant lasagna, the way i make it I basically layer eggplant with ground beef or chicken and lots of tomato sauce and cheese and bake it, nom nom nom

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That's kinda my plan, just need to put it all together. I hope I have enough sauce.

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I've been reading The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson. The book looks at nutrition from the viewpoint that people did not evolve to eat grains, how how a diet high in grains and processed foods wreck havoc on out blood sugar, and that is what causes huge huge appetites and crashes from increased insulin in the blood. The author recommends consuming between 50-100 grams of carbohydrates from fruit and vegetables for fat loss, and 100-150 for maintaining body weight.

I've been following these guidelines pretty closely and have seen some pretty impressive results in the last 2 weeks.

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I'll have to look at the library for that book Derrick. Myself, I"m taking in about 100-120 grams per day and losing weight. I just made the mushroom burger Scott posted a couple of days ago. Modified the recipe a bit to lower the carb level, turned out pretty good. I don't think I needed both eggs though. Still a very wet mix, but I can fix it for next time.

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he's got a blog too. MarksDailyApple.com If you sign up for the newsletter you get a free .pdf cookbook which seams like it's got a lot of good stuff in it.

I work nights, so my routine's a little backwards. When I get home in the morning, I hit the Wii Fit for about a half-hour, then have a cup of yogurt for dinner before I crash for the day. My "breakfast" is dinner, and I've been scaling back my portions.
I've found that I have to eat something at work or my weight will actually go up, so I make sure to bring something like a Clif Bar to snack on during my lunch break. I also bring a couple of Gatorade bottles of ice water to reduce the temptation to grab a soda from the vending machine.
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Ok, I am still here. Not doing so well, gained back the 2 lbs I lost. But I am keep my promise to eat breakfast when I get up. :) I also got my bike out and have ridden 3 out of 4 days. I found Runkeeper, so far I really like it.

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Runkeeper is a great app. It's what I use too. Very simple to use and I like how it runs in the background so you can use other apps, change music, etc.

Don't get discouraged Laura. Just keep with the exercise and watch what you eat. In no time you'll start seeing it drop off.

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Another 3.3 lbs according to Wii Fit Plus. I worked last night in a department with me and another guy watching 6 machines. They weren't behaving, so I was on the run all night. Just finished my workout, time for a shower, yogurt, and bed.
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Good to see more and more people in here.:tu
After a dissapointing last week, it looks like this week I'm back down to anyone wanna take a wild guess?







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The first three days this week, I ate poorly but as the week advanced I slowly started eating better. I've been sick with the crud all weekend, so I pretty much laid up and watched movies. No exercise, but plenty of rest.

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Nice job Jeff and Andy. Hope you feel better soon Andy.

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Thanks, Bob.:tu

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Still at 203.6. I started taking laxatives yesterday so I can hopefully poop someday soon. That should bring me down to around 175. :tu

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In a little over a year, I've managed to drop 70lbs (290 to 220) while losing 14% body fat (34% to 20%). Eating about 2000 cals per day (with one cheat day per week), working out 7 days a week (5 days of cardio, 2 days of core/strength).

After I reached my goal of 220 in March 2011, I started eating 3000 cals (or so) per day and working out 5 days per week (3 with personal trainer for strength and 2 days of cardio). I've managed to gain 3lbs and I've lost 1.4% body fat in 3 months. Also took some measurements in May and will remeasure in July to see how I'm progressing as well.

Hoping to stay around 220(ish) while dropping off some more body fat and gaining muscle over the next year or so, but no real specific goals other then to maintain and enjoy my new look! :D

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Awesome, Sean.:tu Keep up the good work, brother!

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Awesome Sean. I'm hoping to do the same thing as well. Unofficial weigh-in this morning of 227.6. I only had ~1300 calories yesterday, although I ate a lot. Mostly veggies though, so lots of volume just not that many calories.

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We only had 1 egg left in the carton this morning, so instead of the usual bacon & eggs with spinach and mushrooms I ate the rest of last nights chicken stir fry. :td I'm in a bad mood I want my bacon.

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SHake for breakfast, Road 2 miles on my bike, and then hydrated and had a banana. Lunch will be something off the taco time fit menu. I dont know what dinner will be yet, besides salad.

I've been doing mostly cardio (with some yoga for warm-up/cool-down), but I've been thinking of throwing some strength into the mix. Did you do two days in a row of strength, or did you space them out?
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Nice job Andy and Sean :tu
Laura glad to see your back on the horse or in your case the bike :D

Watching Fat head now.
Thanks for the recommendation Bob!

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Congrats!!! 290? :su My high point was 260 mid April. 224 this morning. Old guys need to do less calories so have been on a 1000-1500 calorie regimin for the past couple with massive cheating on the weekends. Goal was 225 adjusted to 215 now. Hope to be there before the 4th, cuz it'll be ugly on the 5th or 6th. :)

Put the "fat Dave" clothes away about a month ago. Getting to the point where I may need to buy some "skinny Dave" ones pretty soon.

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:tu

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Just finished Fat Head.
I feel as though I just created a lot more reading for myself.
And I think I'm more confused now about what is the right course of action.

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I watched Fat Head and figured out what I always knew. THings are good in moderation. We are eating more carbs because they are easy. Does this make sense?

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Keep it up, Dave!:tu:wnr

BTW, I liked your daily push-up idea.

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Ouch! According to the Wii, I gained 3.7 lbs on my night off. Is this the bounceback effect I've read about? We did have a meat-lovers pizza for dinner last night, but I only ate two slices (down from my usual 4).
Just out of curiosity, I redid the body test after my 30 min workout, and apparently lost a pound. :confused:
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Bravo, Dave! I hope to be under 300 by the SH! And at my goal by the next one! But, as has been said- losing weight is the easy part- keeping it off is the real challenge!

Jeff- there are SO MANY variables in daily weighing- you need to weigh once a week wearing the same amount of clothing to get a good comparison. Your pizza was likely salty- so much of that weight gain was likely water weight. So, no worries, my friend.

Day three on Medifast for me. So far, so good. Looking forward to my Friday weigh-in. Was at Red Robin yesterday and was a good boy- just a grilled chicken salad with low cal dressing in very small amounts, and forwent the croutons. Can't say I'm not hungry, but so be it!

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Daily weigh ins can be depressing. Sometimes they dont reflect the effort we put in.

I do it but tend to use it as motivation before a workout. (Pre workout weigh ins help push the cardio a bit for me). Typically, I lose 1.5-2 lbs in my hour long routine. Of course much of it it gets gained back by drinking a bunch of water after wards.

Weighed the same 224 this morning as yesterday, after hitting it hard last night and consuming about 900 calories yesterday. The body is a fickle thing. Smoked 3 cigars yesterday - maybe nicotine helops retain water, who knows.

Figure if I stick with it, sometime late next week or 2 should break the 220 barrier for the first time. We are gaining muscle mass along with losing fat so ... in reality losing 35 pounds might be more like 50 pounds of fat ... netting 15 pounds of muscle out of the mix.

Feeling better about yourself is just as important as getting fitter, slimmer etc.

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203.0 today. Won't be long till I hit the 190's. By Saturday, I'd think. The boss is away at work and I don't eat much at all when she's not home, mostly cause I'm lazy.
Tonight I'll probably have rice or noodles which will be my food for the day, aside from maybe a couple fun-size Butterfingers and a pop-tart.
Yesterday I had a subway. Half for lunch, half for dinner. Four cookies and a pop-tart, too. I worked hard all day throwing dirt, so it was a good weight losing day.

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Don't worry too much about daily weigh-ins. Like others have mentioned already.
Stick with it, Hugh. You got this!:tu










After all the hype in here, I finally watched Fathead. It had it's good moments, and it's ok moments, but overall I would agree with him.