Need to lose some weight....who's with me?

went to see's candies and bought Mrs. Brown a box............it was really hard not to get my own but I resisted :)
Trying to cut wheat out is hard.

Is corn bad too ? because that is in everything
 
I'm in.

My pants are so tight that its stressing me out. I refuse to buy bigger pants as I don't thinks that's the right answer.

I average around 198 lbs but my ideal weight is about 175 lbs. I think about this multiple times a day.

I'm in, I repeat, I AM IN!!!

I hope to have this goal accomplished by April 1, 2014.


Yesterday (2-15-14) was my 8 month anniversary without a cigarette. That's going from a pack a day for 20 years.


OFFICIAL STARTING WEIGHT 2-17-14: 199.25 lbs
 
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Went from 167-186lbs, from laborday, to end of Jan. Now I'm cutting; already down to 174, from 186, with a goal weight of 165. Count your macros, and get your swoll on! Cheers!
 
Ok you guys are having too much fun. I'm in. Weight last month 200. I'm 5'9" and need to be 175 again. Gonna do weight watchers, knock off alcohol and sweets. My wife and I are 90% vegan (she's a Vegan cook in training so helpful). I'm not sure if I will make it to Atlanta but I'm good for the 10$ where do In pay up and etc?
 
mattpeyton said:
Ok you guys are having too much fun. I'm in. Weight last month 200. I'm 5'9" and need to be 175 again. Gonna do weight watchers, knock off alcohol and sweets. My wife and I are 90% vegan (she's a Vegan cook in training so helpful). I'm not sure if I will make it to Atlanta but I'm good for the 10$ where do In pay up and etc?
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I hope the other 10% is all bacon.... Life without bacon would hardly be worth living
 
Silas and mattpeyton,
Welcome aboard, I added you both to the list.

Silas,
Congrats on kicking the smoking habit, that is a major improvement to your health.

:D:D
 
I would like to join also. I have other issues such as old and ugly but at least I can work on my excess tonnage.
 
So my first post here I was 191 lbs. I've been hitting the gym and eating a lot better. Just got on the scale and I'm 183.9. Progress!!!!! I'm pumped! Keep it up everyone. Good luck.
 
Sentinel09, I've added you to the group. Good luck.


MathewsZ7 said:
So my first post here I was 191 lbs. I've been hitting the gym and eating a lot better. Just got on the scale and I'm 183.9. Progress!!!!! I'm pumped! Keep it up everyone. Good luck.
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Great first week. Keep it up and you'll be at your goal in no time.

:D:D
 
David Brown said:
went to see's candies and bought Mrs. Brown a box............it was really hard not to get my own but I resisted :)
Trying to cut wheat out is hard.

Is corn bad too ? because that is in everything
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It's not bad, but it's not good either. It's not even considered a vegetable - it's more along the lines of a starchy grain and used as a filler. If you can avoid it, do so, particularly High Fructose Corn Syrup and all it's dirivations. But that's a whole other topic...
 
I'd like to join this just for the good company. I'm always up for seeing people take steps to be healthier.

I'm 195 now I think (will update tomorrow morning with my actual weight). I'm not sure if I want to lose weight as much as just lose fat, so let's just say down to 180 by Blade and down two inches in pant size. 15 pounds might seem noncommittal, but it's taken me 16 months to lose the same amount since I first started paying attention.
 
Ok,

Here's My update...

Just had blood-work done this past week, and successfully avoided the saccharine-assault that was Valentine's Day. I'll be doing a full body comp analysis tomorrow and posting that asap... (I'll try to post mine weekly if possible) Prepping my joints for the old training regimen--should be ready to start that by the 1st of March. Sick-twisted-fun!

Good luck everyone!
 
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salvo said:
Great idea, I wish you all success!
I started last May, I joined Weight Watchers, joined a gym, cut out the trash food and watched my portions. I'm 5'9 I started at 210# I hit my goal of 174 about three months ago, I'm 172# right now and probably the best shape ever of my 54 years on this rock:)
Since BePrepared posted a pic, here is one I just took at my gym, maybe give someone some inspiration, if an old man can do it so can you!

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Thanks Salvo... rock on!
 
uyotg said:
I'd like to join this just for the good company. I'm always up for seeing people take steps to be healthier.

I'm 195 now I think (will update tomorrow morning with my actual weight). I'm not sure if I want to lose weight as much as just lose fat, so let's just say down to 180 by Blade and down two inches in pant size. 15 pounds might seem noncommittal, but it's taken me 16 months to lose the same amount since I first started paying attention.
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I've added you to the list. Welcome to the group.

Looks like a fair amount of weight was lost the first week, but if you had a rough first week or first few days don't give up. Persistence pays off.

:D:D
 
Hey thank you guys for the kind words, it's tough to lose weight but is worth it!
I have had a few questions PMed to me and if any one else needs any info or help please feel free to PM me, I'm glad to help if I can!

Here is one of the question that was asked:

"Hi Salvo.
Hope you don't mind a question. I saw on the Busse section that you cut out the trash food and have lost weight. I was wondering how many weeks once you stopped eating the trash food did it take for you to completely lose interest in the bad stuff?.
I am really really having a hard time cutting out sweets.
Also how long did it take for you to notice an increase in your energy levels?."

My Reply
Hi XXXXX, it probably took almost a month before it was not as hard. I have a hard time with sweets too! The best thing for me to kill the cravings is sweet fruit, bananas, grapes, pineapple, stuff like that. I'll have a Coke zero now and then, but diet soda have alot of sodium so limit it as well. I will splurge with a few gram crackers, Skinny Cow has some great low cal ice cream bars as well as Weight Watchers brand when fruit just wont do LOL.

Are you taking any vitamins or supplements? Find a good Multi Vitamin, I like Solaray Once Daily High Energy. I also found that oil supplements help my joints and skin like fish oil, evening primrose oil and flax seed oil. Super-foods are awesome and keep me energized, cleansed and "regular" Wheat Grass, Spirulina, Chlorella. Stuff like wheat grass is powder you mix with OJ or those green super-food drinks. That is all I will have for breakfast most mornings with some Whey protein mixed in, just because I work out 4-5 times a week I supplement Whey and Casein protein.
Once I got use to dieting and I made my goal weight, I did not change to much from dieting, I just started adding a few things back that I cut out at first, like mayo on my sandwiches, a Dr. Pepper now and then, maybe a Whopper once a month LOL
While I was dieting I would allow myself one splurge a week and that was usually going out and have a sushi dinner and not worry about the portion size, I did cut out anything fried or mayo based sauces, so no shrimp tempura... but I would have a beer and saki.

Hope that helps if you need anything else let me know!
salvo
 
good job mattpeyton! Weight Watchers really did make my weight loss possible, knowing i have to weigh in once a week kept me honest, it taught me how to eat healthy, if you track religiously and use up your weekly points on one splurge a week you'll do great. I never added additional points for working out, just kept it simple, ate my daily points and splurged one meal a week.
I'm a life time member at goal and weigh in once a month now, never miss it, this time its for life.
 
I'll join, I'm 6'1 and about 245. School has allowed me to make excuses for not going to the gym and the weight has been creeping up from sitting in front of a computer far too much. 6 more courses for my BS and I need to reverse the weight gain before it cripples me and makes me start blood pressure medication. I need to get down to 200 without losing too much muscle. My wife hates me looking frail and weak.

Tools I use that have been successful in the past:
Lose It! app free on iPhone (I believe available on android, web)- Counts calories, to include calories burned from exercise, so that you can manage a balanced diet. The key to this is not to try to cheat by putting in more exercise so you can eat a larger meal. Counting calories isn't the answer, as your body naturally adjusts and you can cause your metabolism to crash making it more difficult to lose weight. This app is great for showing you what you are eating, such as a flour tortilla having 180 calories, versus eating 3 corn tortillas. It helps for making better decisions in an attempt to prevent hunger (why eat 1 small soft-shell taco when you can eat 3 hard shell with almost as many calories?).

100 push-ups app on my iPhone, gives you a plan and timer for doing push-ups every other day with the goal to be able to complete 100 push-ups in a single session.

200 sit-ups app on my iPhone, similar to the 100 push-ups app. Its great to use them for alternating days since both apps are scheduled for 3 days a week. The last time I used this app I was able to do 243 sit-ups in just over 8 minutes. The results from it gave me an extremely strong lower back which really helps to eliminate back aches. I found using this you initially start using your abs doing the sit-ups, but that muscle group is only good for about 35, and then you naturally shift the stress to your quads. Quads can get you to around 70 before giving out, then all the weight shifts to your lower back. Then it just turns into a total body exercise where you are using every muscle in an attempt to continue.

Golf- Go walk a golf course and play 9 holes 2x a week carrying clubs. If it has a few hills you could be looking at 700+ calories burned and a great leg work out while not even noticing you are really exercising (except from the sweating around the 6th hole and the stiff legs the next day).

Volksmarching 20k's every weekend- Hey, I'm in Germany so why not!:P

The apps have worked great for passing military PT tests for both me and my wife. My last Air Force PT test results were 63 sit-ups in 1 min (maxed) and 54 push-ups in one min (4 pts from Max).

Running just sucks, but it's one of the best tools for weight loss. No cardio machine can compete with the results, regardless of how many calories it says you burn. But, I always end up with plantar fasciitus if I over do it.

So anyways, lets get at it!!!

Good luck everyone!
 
dave_n_ruth said:
I'll join, I'm 6'1 and about 245. School has allowed me to make excuses for not going to the gym and the weight has been creeping up from sitting in front of a computer far too much. 6 more courses for my BS and I need to reverse the weight gain before it cripples me and makes me start blood pressure medication. I need to get down to 200 without losing too much muscle. My wife hates me looking frail and weak.

Tools I use that have been successful in the past:
Lose It! app free on iPhone (I believe available on android, web)- Counts calories, to include calories burned from exercise, so that you can manage a balanced diet. The key to this is not to try to cheat by putting in more exercise so you can eat a larger meal. Counting calories isn't the answer, as your body naturally adjusts and you can cause your metabolism to crash making it more difficult to lose weight. This app is great for showing you what you are eating, such as a flour tortilla having 180 calories, versus eating 3 corn tortillas. It helps for making better decisions in an attempt to prevent hunger (why eat 1 small soft-shell taco when you can eat 3 hard shell with almost as many calories?).

100 push-ups app on my iPhone, gives you a plan and timer for doing push-ups every other day with the goal to be able to complete 100 push-ups in a single session.

200 sit-ups app on my iPhone, similar to the 100 push-ups app. Its great to use them for alternating days since both apps are scheduled for 3 days a week. The last time I used this app I was able to do 243 sit-ups in just over 8 minutes. The results from it gave me an extremely strong lower back which really helps to eliminate back aches. I found using this you initially start using your abs doing the sit-ups, but that muscle group is only good for about 35, and then you naturally shift the stress to your quads. Quads can get you to around 70 before giving out, then all the weight shifts to your lower back. Then it just turns into a total body exercise where you are using every muscle in an attempt to continue.

Golf- Go walk a golf course and play 9 holes 2x a week carrying clubs. If it has a few hills you could be looking at 700+ calories burned and a great leg work out while not even noticing you are really exercising (except from the sweating around the 6th hole and the stiff legs the next day).

Volksmarching 20k's every weekend- Hey, I'm in Germany so why not!:P

The apps have worked great for passing military PT tests for both me and my wife. My last Air Force PT test results were 63 sit-ups in 1 min (maxed) and 54 push-ups in one min (4 pts from Max).

Running just sucks, but it's one of the best tools for weight loss. No cardio machine can compete with the results, regardless of how many calories it says you burn. But, I always end up with plantar fasciitus if I over do it.

So anyways, lets get at it!!!

Good luck everyone!
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Welcome aboard. I've added you to the list so whether you want to or not you are in now ;)

I'm going to look into a couple of those apps also.

:D:D
 
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