Heck yeah!:thumbup:
Realizing bad habits, check.
Changing bad habits, check.
Making progress in right direction, check.
What's next, take over the world?
Here's a little motivational pic for you... 
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Heck yeah!:thumbup:
Realizing bad habits, check.
Changing bad habits, check.
Making progress in right direction, check.
What's next, take over the world?
Here's a little motivational pic for you... 
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Alright, here is what this weekend had in store for me.
Saturday
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, two pieces of wheat toast, with somewhere between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of country crock
Lunch: club sandwich, very small bag of lays potato chips
Dinner: beef fried rice to which I didn't add any soy sauce or anything else, which was a big move for me, usually I have to drown it in extra soy sauce before I call it good
Sunday
Breakfast: 1 banana, 1 120 calorie granola bar, 3 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: Approx 6 ounces of leftover pepper steak with two slices of wheat garlic bread
Dinner: Since I have done so well, I went out and got me a burger and fries. Tasty as heck, and I earned it.
Total weight: 245 lbs
I say that is progress. I feel good, well, better than I had in some time anyways. Only going to get better from here.
Moose, I hear ya on the breathing whilst tying shoes thing, I have had that problem before. Thankfully, working to fix it. Good job to all of us I say.
Saturday
Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs, two pieces of wheat toast, with somewhere between a teaspoon and a tablespoon of country crock
Lunch: club sandwich, very small bag of lays potato chips
Dinner: beef fried rice to which I didn't add any soy sauce or anything else, which was a big move for me, usually I have to drown it in extra soy sauce before I call it good
Sunday
Breakfast: 1 banana, 1 120 calorie granola bar, 3 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: Approx 6 ounces of leftover pepper steak with two slices of wheat garlic bread
Dinner: Since I have done so well, I went out and got me a burger and fries. Tasty as heck, and I earned it.
Total weight: 245 lbs
I say that is progress. I feel good, well, better than I had in some time anyways. Only going to get better from here.
Moose, I hear ya on the breathing whilst tying shoes thing, I have had that problem before. Thankfully, working to fix it. Good job to all of us I say.
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Went out for a burger?
Nothing quite as severe as that. Merely one of the jalapeno and cheddar stuffed smokehouse burgers from Burger King. I was kinda surprised, it was much smaller than I thought it would be.
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Yesterday
Breakfast: low fat yogurt and a granola bar, 200 calories total
Lunch: Chef Boyardee Lasagna, 6 wheat crackers, and a handful of peanuts, around 500 or so calories
Dinner: A big plate of spaghetti, a salad with ranch, and a huge slice of cheesecake
After the hassle I had yesterday, I needed that cheesecake. I feel good though, cause even with all that stuff for dinner, I bet I still came in pretty low overall for calories, compared to what it would have been before I started watching what I eat.
Today
Breakfast: cream of wheat, two servings, teaspoon butter, tablespoon sugar, half a cup of milk
Breakfast: low fat yogurt and a granola bar, 200 calories total
Lunch: Chef Boyardee Lasagna, 6 wheat crackers, and a handful of peanuts, around 500 or so calories
Dinner: A big plate of spaghetti, a salad with ranch, and a huge slice of cheesecake
After the hassle I had yesterday, I needed that cheesecake. I feel good though, cause even with all that stuff for dinner, I bet I still came in pretty low overall for calories, compared to what it would have been before I started watching what I eat.
Today
Breakfast: cream of wheat, two servings, teaspoon butter, tablespoon sugar, half a cup of milk
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Geez guys, this thing is slowing down mighty fierce. Hope you all are keeping with it! We gotta get healthy people! Healthy enough to heft these giant hunks o' steel!
Anwhoosles, today's menu.
Lunch: 6" turkey and mozzarella on wheat, toasted, with mustard and pickles from subway. No extra goodies except a couple handfuls of peanuts, and a coke. Really regretted the coke, it ended up making me thirstier than I was starting out.
Dinner: 3 cheese stuffed ravioli with meat sauce. I got a decent amount, then put about 1/3 of it back and went with it.
No idea on calories for either, but they are definitely lower than what I had been eating.
Anwhoosles, today's menu.
Lunch: 6" turkey and mozzarella on wheat, toasted, with mustard and pickles from subway. No extra goodies except a couple handfuls of peanuts, and a coke. Really regretted the coke, it ended up making me thirstier than I was starting out.
Dinner: 3 cheese stuffed ravioli with meat sauce. I got a decent amount, then put about 1/3 of it back and went with it.
No idea on calories for either, but they are definitely lower than what I had been eating.
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I don't update as much as some folks, but I'm working at it. Weighed in this morning at 215.5 (it's a digital scale). That means I'm down 7.5 lbs. from my start weight of 223.
I ran 2 miles this morning.
I also ate pretty well. Cereal for breakfast. A veggie (veggies only) sandwich from Subway with water for lunch. A turkey wrap for dinner along with some fruit. I also allowed myself a small can of smoked oysters with hot sauce.
About the worse thing is this snort of whiskey I'm having as I type this.
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DerekH, I saw that you did Subway today too.
For $3 and change, I've started getting just a loaded up veggie sandwich (everything but onions) with a little oil/vinegar, salt/pepper, and oregano.
It's cheap, and with all those raw vegetables, it's pretty nutritious and healthy.
For $3 and change, I've started getting just a loaded up veggie sandwich (everything but onions) with a little oil/vinegar, salt/pepper, and oregano.
It's cheap, and with all those raw vegetables, it's pretty nutritious and healthy.
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I like a veggie type of meal sometimes, but usually I gotta have something with some meat in there. Considering that only a few months ago I was trying to persuade them to use two of their pizzas as the bread for an epic pizza sandwich, I would say the 6" turkey with mustard on wheat was pretty good for me. Pretty darn good. Was actually out doing that when you PM'd me earlier.
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OK guys. Since I'm taking a sicence of weight loss class at school I think I will post interesting tidbits everyday.
So for today a couple things. Go to http://www.mypyramid.gov and look to the blue box on the left of the screen that says 'I want to...' click on 'Get a personalized Plan.' Enter in your info to see where you are at and it will give you a plan to maintain your current weight or a plan to help you loose weight. There is a lot of great info there to help with weight loss. I'm using it in conjunction with other plans to help me.
Second tidbit is just some interesting facts.
Fat = 9 kcalories in a gram
Carbohydrate = 4 kcalories in a gram
Protein = 4 kcalories in a gram
Alcohol = 7 kcalories in a gram
Fiber = 0 kcalories in a gram
Just some tools to use to help us all on our journey.
If you guys have any questions about diets or anything please ask and I will ask my instructors for the answers.
Great job guys!!!! We can do it!!!!!
So for today a couple things. Go to http://www.mypyramid.gov and look to the blue box on the left of the screen that says 'I want to...' click on 'Get a personalized Plan.' Enter in your info to see where you are at and it will give you a plan to maintain your current weight or a plan to help you loose weight. There is a lot of great info there to help with weight loss. I'm using it in conjunction with other plans to help me.
Second tidbit is just some interesting facts.
Fat = 9 kcalories in a gram
Carbohydrate = 4 kcalories in a gram
Protein = 4 kcalories in a gram
Alcohol = 7 kcalories in a gram
Fiber = 0 kcalories in a gram
Just some tools to use to help us all on our journey.
If you guys have any questions about diets or anything please ask and I will ask my instructors for the answers.
Great job guys!!!! We can do it!!!!!
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That is like two days of calories! 
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Tacos are awesome for breakfast, aren't they?
Anyway, don't worry about gaining weight bro, you keep posting meals like that and I can help you gain a solid 8-10 lbs easy when I jam my foot in your rear.
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You guys are doing a worthwhile thing here. Keep up the good work and hang in there.
I wish I had your willpower, but when the little woman lays one of these on the table, I'm goin' in.
I wish I had your willpower, but when the little woman lays one of these on the table, I'm goin' in.
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Alright folks, today, so far...
Breakfast: 2 cups low fat cottage cheese (couldn't do cream of wheat this morning, just couldn't do it) with about 4 triscuits (cracked pepper and olive oil is awesome btw) and an apple. Golden delicious. Went and got a whole bag of apples to keep here at the office, box o triscuits, and more ravioli. Total calories was I would say about 450-500, but that should include the apple in there, which I have been told repeatedly on here by Chris should be easily burned calories.
Also had an active evening last night, so yay for booty!
Breakfast: 2 cups low fat cottage cheese (couldn't do cream of wheat this morning, just couldn't do it) with about 4 triscuits (cracked pepper and olive oil is awesome btw) and an apple. Golden delicious. Went and got a whole bag of apples to keep here at the office, box o triscuits, and more ravioli. Total calories was I would say about 450-500, but that should include the apple in there, which I have been told repeatedly on here by Chris should be easily burned calories.
Also had an active evening last night, so yay for booty!
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My breakfast is normally the same, so I don't post it up all the time: my slow cooked oatmeal/ hot cereal from the cafeteria, plus my coffee. Food fatigue is kicking in, though, so I might try another type of cereal, or maybe throw in some fruits to shake things up.
I weigh myself 1 or 2x a week, and I'm slowly GAINING some weight. My numbers this week were averaging 4-5 lbs more than a couple of months ago. My endurance based training feels like it's getting easier though (I went from 1 hard intensity + 1 mid intensity a week to 3 hard intensity a week in the span my weight gain took place), so I'm going to say the weight gain is from muscle mass because I went from maintenance lifting to heavier, less rep lifting. Yeah, muscle mass. Nothing to do with a couple more added cheat days of eating added here and there. And there. And some more over here.
Denial. Not just a river in Africa.
I weigh myself 1 or 2x a week, and I'm slowly GAINING some weight. My numbers this week were averaging 4-5 lbs more than a couple of months ago. My endurance based training feels like it's getting easier though (I went from 1 hard intensity + 1 mid intensity a week to 3 hard intensity a week in the span my weight gain took place), so I'm going to say the weight gain is from muscle mass because I went from maintenance lifting to heavier, less rep lifting. Yeah, muscle mass. Nothing to do with a couple more added cheat days of eating added here and there. And there. And some more over here.
Denial. Not just a river in Africa.
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Keep with the oatmeal, but add in something like a hardboiled egg and a piece of fruit with it. That should keep you energized and sustained until lunch. If not then just have some more fruit or veggies, and maybe some (not a lot) of nuts.
When you're working out like that you probably wont notice a difference at the scale, but you should notice one on your belt line. :thumbup:
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My daily tidbits.
Structured v. Non-structured weight loss plans.
Non structured approach:
- Stop eating "junk food"
- Stop drinking pop
- Eat healthier start exercising
- Eating smaller portions
Structured approaches:
- Still need to be individualized
- Magazine articles with exact menu plans -- discredited, but still around
- Calorie counting --- used to be much more popular. Not that easy any more--more eating out / packaged foods.
- Hospital-based programs --- focus on all aspects of weight loss-- differ in amount of structure, but include nutrition exercise behavior change
- Weight watchers-- good program, incorporates some structure but also flexible enough to be practical, focuses on nutrition exercise, behavior change
- Commercial programs, web-based programs-- usually only address eating, can be ok nutritionally or not. Some are overly structured.
Find out what works best with you and stick with it. If we really want to loose weight and keep it off we need to have this be a lifestyle change not just a short period diet plan.
We can do it!!!! :thumbup:
OK since I finally got most of my crap moved down to TN my girl said its time to hit the gym I guess that a nice way of saying I put on some weight from the driving and fast food! So I feel you guys pain.. so I’m going to check out a couple of gyms this week and going to start running since the weather here in east TN is amazing And since I live in the same area as a certain moderator I will keep some candy in my pocket to fend off any attacking moose! Haha just kidding good luck all!