Fat Enders

[karlhenning]

Anyways it is a very comfortable weight for me but going under 145 would be excessive, I'll start looking like a Russian girl.

Of course, if you're Russian and female, that's all to the good.

[Elgarian]

I'm in the process of throwing a dietary tantrum. After three weeks of strict calorie control (vegetables, fruit and fish), with a 45 minute high-sweat session on the exercise bike and a substantial walk every day, I found I had gained 2 pounds.

So to heck with it. I might as well be hanged for a sheep instead of a lamb: in the last few days I've munched my way through steak and ale pie and mashed potatoes, chocolate sundae, hot date and toffee pudding, and thick toasted sandwiches of freshly roasted ham (bulging with ham). Tomorrow I'm going to tear up my comics and make a big mess with my toys.

[DavidRoss]

1/1/10: 225.5
1/8/10: 222
1/15/10: 218
1/22/10: 216.5
1/29/10: 217
2/5/10: 214.5
2/12/10: 212.5

2/19/10: 211.5

Bill, you're inspiring. 

Alan, I feel your pain.    I've been eating less and exercising more and in the past four weeks have lost precisely zero pounds.   Say lavee. 

[Elgarian]

Alan, I feel your pain.    I've been eating less and exercising more and in the past four weeks have lost precisely zero pounds.   Say lavee. 

The universe just isn't fair, is it Dave?

Syrup with your icecream?
[sound of comics ripping]
Custard with your jam roly poly pudding?
[sound of favourite toy train being thrown against wall]

[MN Dave]

250.5   

Just popping in to state: 247.

Now popping out again...

[MN Dave]

245

[Bogey]

245

His stick-to-itiveness pays off.  Keep it going, Dave!

[MN Dave]

Thanks, chum. 40 pounds to go. 

[Bogey]

[sound of favourite toy train being thrown against wall]

Classic!    Stick with it.  Whenever I hit these snags, and I do, I just remind myself where I would have been had I not been dieting and exercising.

[Elgarian]

Classic!    Stick with it.  Whenever I hit these snags, and I do, I just remind myself where I would have been had I not been dieting and exercising.

Thats' the kind of sensitively applied logic we need in this thread. You're right. Why, I could've been a balloon by now if I hadn't been working so hard at it ...

(How do I get this toy train fixed, by the way?)

[DavidRoss]

A former athlete who long remained fit, at 40 I was still 6'2"/210# with 8% body fat.  Life changes soon made me much more sedentary, which, along with a slowing metabolism but little reduction in caloric intake, had me at 260# by age 45--and probably at least 25% of that was pure fat!  My knees hurt all the time, my feet hurt, I couldn't climb two flights of stairs without getting winded, and it was hard work just to bend over and tie my shoes.

Disgusted with what I'd let myself become, I began a serious exercise and diet program.  In little more than a year I was down to 195# and running about 25 miles/week.  Since then, however, I've been far from consistent with both diet and exercise and my weight has bounced back and forth every year or two between the mid 190s and the high 220s--borderline obese, per BMI stats (though standard BMI charts are misleading for muscular, large-framed folks and for their opposites as well).

Recent health issues have made it not just desirable but mandatory that I lose significant weight and keep it off.  I plan to get down to the 180s and stay there.  And I know of no magic bullet for achieving that, only consistent healthy eating (mostly fruits & veggies & whole grains, and not too much) and regular daily exercise weighted toward fat-burning (metabolism-raising) aerobic activity.  My goal is to lose about two pounds per week, half though diet, half through exercise.  And classical music is a significant part of the latter for me, whether listening while stationary cycling, treadmilling, or stair-stepping in our modest home gym, or via iPod while walking (and eventually running again) in the great outdoors. 

Beethoven, Bach, Brahms...they might not look as good in stretch pants as Jillian Michaels (of "Biggest Loser" fame), but they can still be inspirational personal trainers nonetheless! 

[Père Malfait]

Had a setback due to extreme work stress and psychotropic medication issues, so have gained back 4 of the 38 lbs I lost. I'm trying to get back on track and not beat myself up overmuch, since I've still made good progress by any standard.  Tough to do, though, when my meds still aren't working quite right. *sigh* Oh well, I just have to suck it up and stick with my program. Still have another 65 lbs to go. 

[Bogey]

Had a setback due to extreme work stress and psychotropic medication issues, so have gained back 4 of the 38 lbs I lost. I'm trying to get back on track and not beat myself up overmuch, since I've still made good progress by any standard.  Tough to do, though, when my meds still aren't working quite right. *sigh* Oh well, I just have to suck it up and stick with my program. Still have another 65 lbs to go. 

That is great though.  38 steps forward and only 4 back.  Not a bad trade off if you ask me.

[Bogey]

A former athlete who long remained fit, at 40 I was still 6'2"/210# with 8% body fat.  Life changes soon made me much more sedentary, which, along with a slowing metabolism but little reduction in caloric intake, had me at 260# by age 45--and probably at least 25% of that was pure fat!  My knees hurt all the time, my feet hurt, I couldn't climb two flights of stairs without getting winded, and it was hard work just to bend over and tie my shoes.

Disgusted with what I'd let myself become, I began a serious exercise and diet program.  In little more than a year I was down to 195# and running about 25 miles/week.  Since then, however, I've been far from consistent with both diet and exercise and my weight has bounced back and forth every year or two between the mid 190s and the high 220s--borderline obese, per BMI stats (though standard BMI charts are misleading for muscular, large-framed folks and for their opposites as well).

Recent health issues have made it not just desirable but mandatory that I lose significant weight and keep it off.  I plan to get down to the 180s and stay there.  And I know of no magic bullet for achieving that, only consistent healthy eating (mostly fruits & veggies & whole grains, and not too much) and regular daily exercise weighted toward fat-burning (metabolism-raising) aerobic activity.  My goal is to lose about two pounds per week, half though diet, half through exercise.  And classical music is a significant part of the latter for me, whether listening while stationary cycling, treadmilling, or stair-stepping in our modest home gym, or via iPod while walking (and eventually running again) in the great outdoors. 

Beethoven, Bach, Brahms...they might not look as good in stretch pants as Jillian Michaels (of "Biggest Loser" fame), but they can still be inspirational personal trainers nonetheless!

I just switched to books on my mp3 David.  It seems to be a decent change as the time just flies.

[Elgarian]

And classical music is a significant part of the latter for me, whether listening while stationary cycling, treadmilling, or stair-stepping in our modest home gym, or via iPod while walking (and eventually running again) in the great outdoors. 

Beethoven, Bach, Brahms...they might not look as good in stretch pants as Jillian Michaels (of "Biggest Loser" fame), but they can still be inspirational personal trainers nonetheless!

There are some distinct similarities in our situations, though I was never the athletic type. I've found that varying what I do while pedalling the exercise bike helps. I've worked my way through a lot of Handel operas that way, but at present I'm watching Elvis movies, partly because I'm a sucker for Elvis, but also because they produce a kind of appalled fascination that makes my sweaty physical pedalling discomfort seem of less importance.

[Bogey]

1/1/10: 225.5
1/8/10: 222
1/15/10: 218
1/22/10: 216.5
1/29/10: 217
2/5/10: 214.5
2/12/10: 212.5
2/19/10: 211.5

2/26/10 212.5  Rats, up a pound.  That progressive dinner last Saturday did me no favors.

[DavidRoss]

I just switched to books on my mp3 David.  It seems to be a decent change as the time just flies.

Books?  You must walk a lot farther than I do, Bill!

at present I'm watching Elvis movies, partly because I'm a sucker for Elvis, but also because they produce a kind of appalled fascination that makes my sweaty physical pedalling discomfort seem of less importance.

Interesting.  Do you think that would work for root canals, too?  Or that movies featuring Jim Carrey or Will Ferrell would be equally effective?  (Now I'm going to have to see what Netflix offers in old Elvis movies!)

[Elgarian]

Do you think that would work for root canals, too?

You could have them done without anaesthetic if you could arrange to watch an Elvis movie at the same time. But do please take care. Patients who have watched  Live a Little, Love a Little, Harem Holiday, Frankie and Johnnie, and Fun in Acapulco have been known to undergo irreversible brain damage. Dental health has its risks.

[Père Malfait]

Had a good week this week - down 4.5 lbs, so I lost the weight I had gained back, plus an extra .5 lb, so I'm back on track. Another 60ish lbs to go.

[Bogey]

1/1/10: 225.5
1/8/10: 222
1/15/10: 218
1/22/10: 216.5
1/29/10: 217
2/5/10: 214.5
2/12/10: 212.5
2/19/10: 211.5
2/26/10 212.5

3/4/10 212  Would seem hat I am a bit stuck.  Time to kick it into another gear.