Fat Enders

[Karl Henning]

Aye . . . I'm on my feet without cease when I do a shift at the MFA.  Particularly trying after having already worked an eight-hour day elsewhere.

Anyway, for a year or so there was the low-grade achiness in the lower-back . . . but even the modest weight loss I've managed so far has eliminated that physical nuisance.

[Gurn Blanston]

Aye . . . I'm on my feet without cease when I do a shift at the MFA.  Particularly trying after having already worked an eight-hour day elsewhere.

Anyway, for a year or so there was the low-grade achiness in the lower-back . . . but even the modest weight loss I've managed so far has eliminated that physical nuisance.

That's great. I have a similar issue, it would be good to have that disappear too.

[PaulR]

207 lbs today............but Turkey day looms................

But I can almost say that I am no longer "overweight" by virtue of the BMI.

[Karl Henning]

Great news! Well done!

[PaulR]

Woke up to 205 lbs! 

Also, went to the gym for the first time since October.

[Gurn Blanston]

Woke up to 205 lbs! 

Also, went to the gym for the first time since October.

Congrats on that. I am on a different method (my own, I'm afraid); proving I can lose 53lb without moving anything at all. Now at -40, so there may be a research grant in the offing... 

[PaulR]

Congrats on that. I am on a different method (my own, I'm afraid); proving I can lose 53lb without moving anything at all. Now at -40, so there may be a research grant in the offing... 

Last semester, I didn't have time to go to the gym so I relied on just nutrition.  Lost about 10-15 lbs that way, so it is definitely possible!

[The Six]

[PaulR]

201 lbs this morning!  2 pounds away from not being overweight!

[snyprrr]

coffee and cigarettes

[Brahmsian]

It's time for me to join this thread.   

I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life.  I'm 5'8, 200 lbs.  The weight is all in belly and around waist.

I should be maximum 165 lbs for my height.  Up until age 30, I was 120 lbs (too thin!).  At age 39, metabolism is slowing down, obviously.  I use to be active, but I don't have any energy when I get home from work.

I'm seeing my family doctor tomorrow.  Also looking into seeing a nutritionist.  Ideally, I'd like to try a mainly plant based, whole foods diet, along with an exercise regimen.

Wish me luck. 

[PaulR]

good luck!

Quick update:  down to 194lbs myself

[Brahmsian]

good luck!

Quick update:  down to 194lbs myself

Thanks Paul! 

[Gurn Blanston]

It's time for me to join this thread.   

I'm at the heaviest I've ever been in my life.  I'm 5'8, 200 lbs.  The weight is all in belly and around waist.

I should be maximum 165 lbs for my height.  Up until age 30, I was 120 lbs (too thin!).  At age 39, metabolism is slowing down, obviously.  I use to be active, but I don't have any energy when I get home from work.

I'm seeing my family doctor tomorrow.  Also looking into seeing a nutritionist.  Ideally, I'd like to try a mainly plant based, whole foods diet, along with an exercise regimen.

Wish me luck. 

I DO wish you luck, Ray. Dude, there is nothing wrong with meat, just sayin'. It's the carbs that kill.

After 7 months I have lost 42 pounds, but sort of hit the wall. I gain 2, lose 2, just sort of standing in place. I think I have gone as far as I can go on the 'motion free' diet I invented. Which is to say, I haven't moved out of my chair since I started it, but I guess it's time to get up, maybe go sit on the porch...

I have cut out all extraneous carbs, and my only grains intake is whole grain, which includes breads, pasta, even crackers. No candy. No cake. Sugar-free ice cream. Well, that's a misnomer: no added sugar ice cream.

Lots of fresh fruit and veggies. And meat. You gotta have protein, good healthy red-meat protein.

Still, I may have to move a little bit. Damn, I liked this chair, too. 

[Brahmsian]

I DO wish you luck, Ray. Dude, there is nothing wrong with meat, just sayin'. It's the carbs that kill.

After 7 months I have lost 42 pounds, but sort of hit the wall. I gain 2, lose 2, just sort of standing in place. I think I have gone as far as I can go on the 'motion free' diet I invented. Which is to say, I haven't moved out of my chair since I started it, but I guess it's time to get up, maybe go sit on the porch...

I have cut out all extraneous carbs, and my only grains intake is whole grain, which includes breads, pasta, even crackers. No candy. No cake. Sugar-free ice cream. Well, that's a misnomer: no added sugar ice cream.

Lots of fresh fruit and veggies. And meat. You gotta have protein, good healthy red-meat protein.

Still, I may have to move a little bit. Damn, I liked this chair, too. 

Well done, Gurn.  I don't necessarily want to rule out meat completely, but definitely a reduction....with a greater focus on fresh vegetables and fruits, and whole foods (whole grain).

One problem I have is medication that I take in the evening, for depression and anxiety before I go to bed (it makes me super hungry, making me eat before bedtime which is definitely not a good thing).

[Brahmsian]

good luck!

Quick update:  down to 194lbs myself

Wow Paul, you've made a tremendous amount of progress (just looking back at some previous posts).  You should be very pleased and proud of this accomplishment.  Well done! 

[EigenUser]

I DO wish you luck, Ray. Dude, there is nothing wrong with meat, just sayin'. It's the carbs that kill.

After 7 months I have lost 42 pounds, but sort of hit the wall. I gain 2, lose 2, just sort of standing in place. I think I have gone as far as I can go on the 'motion free' diet I invented. Which is to say, I haven't moved out of my chair since I started it, but I guess it's time to get up, maybe go sit on the porch...

I have cut out all extraneous carbs, and my only grains intake is whole grain, which includes breads, pasta, even crackers. No candy. No cake. Sugar-free ice cream. Well, that's a misnomer: no added sugar ice cream.

Lots of fresh fruit and veggies. And meat. You gotta have protein, good healthy red-meat protein.

Still, I may have to move a little bit. Damn, I liked this chair, too. 

Just play Haydn while you're on the treadmill! I was on a roll last summer and I'd run while playing music. Favorites for that were Bartok's 2nd PC, Dvorak Slavonic dances, Gershwin "Cuban Overture", and especially Ravel's "Bolero" (yes, I do love that piece, I freely admit). I tried the Ligeti PC a few times, but I was afraid that I would somehow trip.

[Gurn Blanston]

Well done, Gurn.  I don't necessarily want to rule out meat completely, but definitely a reduction....with a greater focus on fresh vegetables and fruits, and whole foods (whole grain).

One problem I have is medication that I take in the evening, for depression and anxiety before I go to bed (it makes me super hungry, making me eat before bedtime which is definitely not a good thing).

Yeah, I have to take a handful every day too, but it is in the morning. If I don't eat something I'll be sick, but it doesn't have to be a lot. I usually have a bowl of oatmeal and a glass of orange juice. I don't know quite how I would handle it if I had to do it at night. I'm looking for a good snack right now for those times when I used to eat a piece of candy. I've been eating dry-roasted nuts, but as good as they are for you, I think they still provide too much calories. Anyway, where I was going is you need to find a snack to eat at those times that will not increase your carb load. I usually at a grapefruit or an orange when my sugar drops (I have diabetes) and I need sugar without it being something bad. Compromises... 

[PaulR]

I DO wish you luck, Ray. Dude, there is nothing wrong with meat, just sayin'. It's the carbs that kill.

After 7 months I have lost 42 pounds, but sort of hit the wall. I gain 2, lose 2, just sort of standing in place. I think I have gone as far as I can go on the 'motion free' diet I invented. Which is to say, I haven't moved out of my chair since I started it, but I guess it's time to get up, maybe go sit on the porch...

I have cut out all extraneous carbs, and my only grains intake is whole grain, which includes breads, pasta, even crackers. No candy. No cake. Sugar-free ice cream. Well, that's a misnomer: no added sugar ice cream.

Lots of fresh fruit and veggies. And meat. You gotta have protein, good healthy red-meat protein.

Still, I may have to move a little bit. Damn, I liked this chair, too. 

Carry the chair to the porch Gurn.  Some added weight training

I haven't really set out to cut carbs from my diet, mainly focused on calories and still down nearly 75lbs.  I still enjoy things like ice cream in moderation.

Wow Paul, you've made a tremendous amount of progress (just looking back at some previous posts).  You should be very pleased and proud of this accomplishment.  Well done! 

Thanks! It's been hard work....but it needed to be done. 

[Gurn Blanston]

Just play Haydn while you're on the treadmill! I was on a roll last summer and I'd run while playing music. Favorites for that were Bartok's 2nd PC, Dvorak Slavonic dances, Gershwin "Cuban Overture", and especially Ravel's "Bolero" (yes, I do love that piece, I freely admit). I tried the Ligeti PC a few times, but I was afraid that I would somehow trip.

  Well, I sold the treadmill. It just wasn't feeding the bulldog for me. I had my MP3 player filled with tunes and off I would go, but it sucked so bad, plus I couldn't see it doing anything for me. Up until 2009, I walked the golf course at least once a week, schlepping my clubs behind. But I had a serious medical issue back then (major surgery) and I couldn't walk it for a long time. During that period I just got so out of shape that now I can't walk it anyway. I will tell you this, not as a crutch I'm leaning on, but just the fact; it was a lot easier for me to stay in shape when I was younger than it is now!!