bor
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Post by bor on Aug 12, 2016 5:47:32 GMT -5
Hey guys I would like to join you here and participate with my expereince. I have always struggled with this. Unfortunately I very much have enherited my dad´s genes when it comes to weight and those are not great. After a long summer break which included two weeks vacation, a music festival and a beer festival in Berlin I have reached a new top weight and I am officially heavier now then I have ever been standing at 105 kilo (so about 231 lbs Google tells me?). Fortunately I am also just by nature heavy build and pretty darn strong so working out is not really a major problem and I have managed to do it 3 times this week so far. Welcome aboard , bor! Excersise is great but 99% of losing weight is what you eat. Try to find a eating plan that works for you and dedicate yourself to it. Simon Garth and bert are great examples on how a person can totally transform themselves. Good luck. Oh yeah sure. But that is not really that big a problem for me. I have always been happy to eat low fat/carb Things. My major problem is cake but even that is not a daily thing or near that and when it comes to drinking Water and coffee is 90 % of what I drink normally. This last summer has just been very full of fatty food/drinks. I am keeping track of what I eat on my phone with MyFitnessPal which works pretty great. I also have a Family history of various Heart related illness so I go to check ups every 6 months which keeps track of various Things like colestrol numbers etc. That one is really the number I need to keep my focus on mostly because its a high killer in my Family. So eating with that in mind really eliminates a lot of the more "dangerous" items. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 10:26:31 GMT -5
did my standard weigh in, and once again, despite the high-stress week and not eating as "healthy" as i could have (but at least still maintaining my 3-4x per week 1hour walk). . I've maintained. I'm exactly what I weighed last Friday: 175.6 lbs. so yay me, I suppose. My body has gotten to a weight it likes  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 10:39:03 GMT -5
Welcome aboard , bor! Excersise is great but 99% of losing weight is what you eat. Try to find a eating plan that works for you and dedicate yourself to it. Simon Garth and bert are great examples on how a person can totally transform themselves. Good luck. Oh yeah sure. But that is not really that big a problem for me. I have always been happy to eat low fat/carb Things. My major problem is cake but even that is not a daily thing or near that and when it comes to drinking Water and coffee is 90 % of what I drink normally. This last summer has just been very full of fatty food/drinks. I am keeping track of what I eat on my phone with MyFitnessPal which works pretty great. I also have a Family history of various Heart related illness so I go to check ups every 6 months which keeps track of various Things like colestrol numbers etc. That one is really the number I need to keep my focus on mostly because its a high killer in my Family. So eating with that in mind really eliminates a lot of the more "dangerous" items. Keep an eye on qty as well.. very hard to "train" your mind to stop eating when you are full. what I found useful to start out, was any time we went out to eat, I asked for a "to go" box when ordering, and immediately put 1/2 of the meal away to take home for the next day. That really helped to "train" my mind to eat less, and the weight started just coming off. I also don't eat at least 4 hours prior to going to bed. (I usually turn in around 12:30am, so I don't eat after 8pm. . and then when I wake up in the morning, I don't eat until 9am. . so I end up with about a 12 hour fast each night -- something the Nutritionists recommend). it worked for me, when combined with the exercise, and eating lots of fruit and veggies as snacks every 2-3 hours (one of my biggest things was cutting out all sodas, and only drinking water or coffee (no sugar, but I used flavored creamer). . but since you note you don't drink much soda, not sure that advice will help!). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 12:43:04 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, bor. Heartily endorse the use of MyFitnessPal - I'm not 100% obsessive about the logging, in the sense that I'll generally find the nearest possible match rather than weighing every lentil, but it is super-important to get a grip to ensure that you're eating a calorie deficit.
I guess the key message is - it can be done, and we're all here to support you. We've just ticked over into our 100th page of proof of that - a genuinely supportive bunch that has certainly made a real difference to me, and I hope will to you as well.
I'm with you on the cake - I've eaten pretty healthily in my meals, certainly for the last 30+ years, but I've always been prone to snacking in between meals. One of the things that MFP helps is to recognise where the calories are going and makes you focus on the trade-offs - "If I eat this piece of cake (or in my case, particularly chocolate), I need to workout for that amount of time, or avoid eating those amount of meals!"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2016 14:48:53 GMT -5
I'm at 260 today - just weighed myself at the scale today and I will be starting my Water Polo Practice tomorrow and it's going to be a long season ahead.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 13, 2016 5:55:06 GMT -5
Yesterday, I treated myself and met a friend in a Buffett at 12pm. A Buffett is stretching it a little but, I ate only fish chicken and vegetables. It was a "planned cheat" but I am still staying away from carbs and added sugar. The only other meal I had was 3 oranges at around 8pm.
Including today, I have 11 days left to reach 198. I'm currently 202.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 11:00:31 GMT -5
Hit a new low today - 162.4, though on one hand that's a bit of a false reading as I was up about 3 hours later than usual, but on the other, I ate a load of pizza last night ('paid for' on the bike!) so I'll call that a win!
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Post by bor on Aug 14, 2016 3:01:21 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, bor. Heartily endorse the use of MyFitnessPal - I'm not 100% obsessive about the logging, in the sense that I'll generally find the nearest possible match rather than weighing every lentil, but it is super-important to get a grip to ensure that you're eating a calorie deficit. I guess the key message is - it can be done, and we're all here to support you. We've just ticked over into our 100th page of proof of that - a genuinely supportive bunch that has certainly made a real difference to me, and I hope will to you as well. I'm with you on the cake - I've eaten pretty healthily in my meals, certainly for the last 30+ years, but I've always been prone to snacking in between meals. One of the things that MFP helps is to recognise where the calories are going and makes you focus on the trade-offs - "If I eat this piece of cake (or in my case, particularly chocolate), I need to workout for that amount of time, or avoid eating those amount of meals!" Thanks Simon. Yeah I am not completely obsessive either and usually go by the "about" measures to. I also use it a lot when grosery shopping to look up and calculate what various foods contain. The who snacking thing can be extremely hard. The last year I have been working as a high school teacher, well the Danish version of it anyway, where they way I was employed ment that I was payed by the hour which was not great because of unsteady hours, but also ment I could work from home a lot. That was nice, but also resulted in me eating more snacks just because it was so easy to do at home. Now though I am full time employed, and while the school does have place to buy foods its usually pretty fatty or expensive so I bring my own lunch which really forces me to plan my meals in advance which is a big help. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2016 10:26:19 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, bor. Heartily endorse the use of MyFitnessPal - I'm not 100% obsessive about the logging, in the sense that I'll generally find the nearest possible match rather than weighing every lentil, but it is super-important to get a grip to ensure that you're eating a calorie deficit. I guess the key message is - it can be done, and we're all here to support you. We've just ticked over into our 100th page of proof of that - a genuinely supportive bunch that has certainly made a real difference to me, and I hope will to you as well. I'm with you on the cake - I've eaten pretty healthily in my meals, certainly for the last 30+ years, but I've always been prone to snacking in between meals. One of the things that MFP helps is to recognise where the calories are going and makes you focus on the trade-offs - "If I eat this piece of cake (or in my case, particularly chocolate), I need to workout for that amount of time, or avoid eating those amount of meals!" Thanks Simon. Yeah I am not completely obsessive either and usually go by the "about" measures to. I also use it a lot when grosery shopping to look up and calculate what various foods contain. The who snacking thing can be extremely hard. The last year I have been working as a high school teacher, well the Danish version of it anyway, where they way I was employed ment that I was payed by the hour which was not great because of unsteady hours, but also ment I could work from home a lot. That was nice, but also resulted in me eating more snacks just because it was so easy to do at home. Now though I am full time employed, and while the school does have place to buy foods its usually pretty fatty or expensive so I bring my own lunch which really forces me to plan my meals in advance which is a big help. Planning ahead is an excellent way to get your weight in check. I'm happy that we have another member joining us in the weight loss department and happy that you are with us. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 15, 2016 5:15:44 GMT -5
Information is power. I lost .2 since last Thursday , I'm sure due to going to a Buffett and eating many of the foods with too much salt and sugar. I'm kind of down but at least it's still in the right direction.  July 25 2016 218.8 August 1 2016. 210.8 August 4 2016. 208.8 August 8 2016- 206.4 August 11 2016- 202.8 August 15 2016- 202.6 |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2016 13:10:38 GMT -5
Dude - you've lost 16 pounds in less than a month - that's amazing progress.
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 18, 2016 3:55:16 GMT -5
July 25 2016 218.8
August 1 2016. 210.8
August 4 2016. 208.8
August 8 2016- 206.4
August 11 2016- 202.8
August 15 2016- 202.6
August 18 2016- 201
I Lost another 1.6 pounds for a total of 17.8 in 22 days. I have 7 days to lose 2.2 pounds. It's doable but I'm okay with where I'm at so far.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2016 8:07:32 GMT -5
My Water Polo Match today is canceled due to the excessive heat for today - it's supposed to be 94 today - now they move it up to 97 and I'm prepared to stay home and stay cool. Weight still at 260 ... I'm trying to get it down to 240 or less.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2016 10:17:50 GMT -5
so weighed myself yesterday. . and yeah, the stress is still doing it's "magic". . . 174 lbs. my lowest weight in over 30 years! making packing for Dragon*con harder, since I now fit in all my old shirts, and my pants are all way too big! went shopping yesterday |
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Post by Icctrombone on Aug 21, 2016 11:22:42 GMT -5
Bert, what a nice problem to have. Way to go, man.
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