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 Post subject: Re: Getting Less FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:53 am 
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discostu Wrote:
Nice work Bobbo. I think I'm about to be hit with some news that will set me along a similar path.


hope it's nothing too major, stu

i pretty much did this before the inevitability of receiving similar news

my blood pressure's been up (high end of borderline, creeping into pre-hypertensive levels)

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This also presumes that you 1) have a bike 2) live in a relatively flat place and is bikeable and 3) isn't 90+ degrees 3 months out of the year.
A used bike in great shape is about $250, so while not "free," it's pretty cheap and will last a long time. The hilly part doesn't matter as much as the hot part - no argument there, it's a bitch biking to work when it's 90 out, unless there's a shower there. Completely right. Hell it got to 70 here a few weeks back and I had to strip down to the white T for the 13 minute bike ride. Then I just started riding reeeeally slowly, which helped a lot.



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I'm a pro-gym guy. I've had a membership with LA Fitness for around 7 years now and probably haven't gone more than 3 weeks without going in that time (usually because it falls in that 3-4 weeks window when it's really nice out in the Spring and Fall and I'll run outside). For me, it's the having a place to go. If I go home after work, the minute I walk in the door my motivation drops by 50%. I like going after work and shedding the stress of the day. I also enjoy the variety. I get bored if I run all the time. I like to mix it up. I can swim laps (helpful for when I hurt my ankle), row, ride the stationary bike, take a spin class, or play hoops. All of which I've done. I find it motivational as well to be around people working hard. It's inspiring. Ultimately I go because it makes me feel better, sleep better, and give me more energy.


This is what I aspired to, and never got to. Maybe Bob will walk into a gym and really dig it.

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1500 seems awfully low for a calorie limit, especially to start off with. dont make things so challenging that you give up is my advice. i was able to lose about 35 lbs aiming for 2000 calories a day and three 60-90 minute workouts per week. took like 10 months, but was easier to keep going.


Yeah, I've been told it's pretty low for someone my size, but I've managed to stick with it without much of an ongoing willpower struggle. That's probably the biggest surprise to me is how much I haven't been craving all the crap I used to eat.


thats pretty good willpower...way better than me haha. the strange thing ive found is that i'm somehow less hungry when i am regulary working out.


honestly, i think a lot of it is eating these protein bars for meal replacements at breakfast and dinner

they don't taste great, but they are somehow quite filling (the opposite of miller lite?)

also, the longer i go eating less, the quicker i feel full when eating actual food - portion control was always my biggest flaw

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:56 am 
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I will send you a decent low calorie, low sugar cookie recipe. You can bake. Like a man. Dov's had them, he knows what's what. I'm back on the same track, too.


thanks, hon!

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 Post subject: Re: Getting Less FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:57 am 
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I'm blessed to have never had a weight problem. I do, however, have a huge "sitting on my ass" problem. Hang with it, Bobbo. I'm sure there are female motivations, now.


yeah, dude - you are wiry

i envy your cajun metabolism

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:58 am 
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Senator LooGAR Wrote:
I walked up the four flights of stairs to my office this afternoon - after a sensible lunch of a chicken sandwich with no mayo, bacon, or cheese.


with you and me both losing weight by eating sensibly and seeking exercise opportunities, we don't need a mayan calendar to tell us the end of the world is nigh upon us

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:00 pm 
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In the past year, I've started grinding all my red meat as well as making my own pork and veal sausages, cheese and bread.
I've never felt better.


i've been grinding my own meat for years

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 Post subject: Re: Getting Less FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT
PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:04 pm 
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im sitting here trying to figure out what constitutes 4k-5k calories a day and just drawing a blank.


pretty much eating anytime food is made available, in addition to regular meals, most of which were either fast food or other fried restaurant fare

anytime there was stuff out here at the office (donuts, muffins, etc.), i'd load up, plus 1-2 vending machine trips per day between meals

it adds up pretty quickly

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:08 pm 
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FT Wrote:
discostu Wrote:
Nice work Bobbo. I think I'm about to be hit with some news that will set me along a similar path.


hope it's nothing too major, stu

i pretty much did this before the inevitability of receiving similar news

my blood pressure's been up (high end of borderline, creeping into pre-hypertensive levels)


Thankfully it wasn't... just a strained muscle underneath my rib, but it was a close enough scare (I immediately jumped to the conclusion of GAAAAALLstone). My FAAAAAT is a combo of sitting all day at work, stress eating, stress, period, and eating too much animal FAAAAT.

So hopefully if I get my shit together I'll have some good news to share like you have. Way to be inspiring Bob! Keep at it, and give us some updates. We're rooting for you...


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:11 pm 
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seafoam Wrote:
I lost 30 lbs when I moved back to FL about 12 years ago. I think the first 10 just melted off in summer, but the rest was mostly due to eating 1/4 as much, cutting out junk food and very little beer(which exacerbated the allergies anyhow). Now I have a general fluctuation of 5 lbs to get to that desired number. And, the exercise is good just because it makes you feel better.

One you get in the routine you will be upset when you fall off. Good on you for doing it!


thanks, tommy!

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great job Bob! keep it up man. full support!

oddly, i've actually started running for the first time in my life. feels great.


thanks, dale

nice job with the running - any plans for a marathon down the road?


actually doing this Zombie infested 5K...

http://runforyourlives.com/


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Congrats on the continued weight loss, Bobbo!


much appreciated, tommy!

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great job Bob! keep it up man. full support!

oddly, i've actually started running for the first time in my life. feels great.


thanks, dale

nice job with the running - any plans for a marathon down the road?


actually doing this Zombie infested 5K...

http://runforyourlives.com/


ok, now that is like 50 kinds of awesome

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Senator LooGAR Wrote:
I walked up the four flights of stairs to my office this afternoon - after a sensible lunch of a chicken sandwich with no mayo, bacon, or cheese.


with you and me both losing weight by eating sensibly and seeking exercise opportunities, we don't need a mayan calendar to tell us the end of the world is nigh upon us


Tho mine started in 2008, the year Barry was elected - which also lets us know he's TEH ANTICHRISP!

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1500 seems awfully low for a calorie limit, especially to start off with. dont make things so challenging that you give up is my advice. i was able to lose about 35 lbs aiming for 2000 calories a day and three 60-90 minute workouts per week. took like 10 months, but was easier to keep going.


Yeah, I've been told it's pretty low for someone my size, but I've managed to stick with it without much of an ongoing willpower struggle. That's probably the biggest surprise to me is how much I haven't been craving all the crap I used to eat.


thats pretty good willpower...way better than me haha. the strange thing ive found is that i'm somehow less hungry when i am regulary working out.


honestly, i think a lot of it is eating these protein bars for meal replacements at breakfast and dinner


Congrats Bobbo but the problem with meal replacement bars is that they are a short term diet fix. You need to figure out a plan for more healthy living in general. It's easier said than done but you want to find something that you can live with long term to keep the pounds from coming back on. Even if you thought you could do your current diet long term, it probably wouldn't be too healthy relying so heavily on protein bars. It's hard if you're not used to cooking for yourself and aren't a big salad eater but you don't want to see saw back and forth between thin and fat.


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Get a good food scale if you don't already have one.

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There's always the cocaine and whiskey diet. That's done wonders for me in the past.


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billy g Wrote:
Congrats Bobbo but the problem with meal replacement bars is that they are a short term diet fix. You need to figure out a plan for more healthy living in general. It's easier said than done but you want to find something that you can live with long term to keep the pounds from coming back on. Even if you thought you could do your current diet long term, it probably wouldn't be too healthy relying so heavily on protein bars. It's hard if you're not used to cooking for yourself and aren't a big salad eater but you don't want to see saw back and forth between thin and fat.


good point - i'm using the bars to kind of get me jump started for the time being, and hope to eventually transition to something more sustainable over the long term

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The only thing that's kept me in fair shape (and kept some poundage off) is when I got a dog, and now have to walk her 1 or 2 times a day. Walking has even led to intermittent jogging every so often, but my old body doesn't like that much. :roll:

Good luck, man. I know it's a pita (oops, bad word to use :mrgreen: ) but it's worth it if you want to live long & prosper.

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There's always the cocaine and whiskey diet. That's done wonders for me in the past.


Does FT look like Steven Adler?

(Also: such a diet would positively kill me DEAD. So, I'll stick to daily gym-going & once a week dollar menu cheats. Less beer, too. Down to 217 & actually, kind of, maybe having some definition in my abdominals.)


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There's always the cocaine and whiskey diet. That's done wonders for me in the past.


I used to be on that diet (add in cigarettes) and was about 60 lbs lighter than I am today.


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Good luck and good goin' so far Bob!


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Congrats on the start of a new healthy lifestyle.

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Good luck and good goin' so far Bob!


muchas gracias, kev!

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Congrats on the start of a new healthy lifestyle.


thanks! wow, i'm really dragging the old timers out of the woodwork!

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