Official HBT Weight loss thread

[EdWort]

Weighed in at 300 on Jan 3.
Current weight is 282 today.

 

[olllllo]

Some Friday exercise levity:

TheHawaii Chair



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[Chriso]

Wow. Is that for real? Do you think it actually would make improvement?

I gotta think about this. I could sit in a chair all day. *looks down at chair* CRAP! I'm already in one!

 

[RadicalEd]

So I've been in the overweight category most of my life, and over the last summer I happened across a system that seems to work pretty well for me. It relies on two basic concepts: basic calorie counting and laziness. Yes, laziness.

My breakfast usually is either a couple hard-boiled eggs or a couple generic Nutri-grain bars. Pretty low cal and gets me out the door for a few hours.

Lunch is my weak point; as a student I have very limited options, so I often have to grab something pretty "not healthy" like a few slices of pizza or a chicken quesadilla on campus. But I make sure to note just how much I'm eating, calorie wise.

For dinner, this is where laziness comes in. I really don't mind cooking nice meals if I'm eating with other people, but living by myself I usually don't have that motivation. So I'll usually eat whatever I have available. Most of the time it's either a can of low cal soup, or triscuits and cheese, the stuff of the gods. Seriously, 300 calories of (combined) triscuits and cheese is actually pretty darn filling, and stays with you for a while, with the whole grain, fat and protein. Cracked pepper and olive oil has to be the best variety, with a little bit of cheddar on top. Yummm. It's very important to eat in controlled portions, and then put the rest of the food away. If I wanna eat more, I've gotta convince myself that I need to go get more food. Usually I'm able to convince myself that perhaps I'm not so hungry after all, and after giving the food a chance to settle, that usually is the case.

All told, that's 240 cals for breakfast, ~500 cals for lunch, and ~500 cals for dinner. Depending on the size of the lunch I can alot myself a snack before dinner. I target 1500 calories a day.

Overall, there's 3 points where I get other people riled up when I explain my usual diet:
1. I do not mind eating fat as long as I stay full for a long period of time. Seriously, whether I eat a 500 calorie, fat heavy meal and stay full for 5 hours or east 2 250 cal meals in the same time doesn't make a lick of difference to me. But if I do eat a fatty meal, I make sure that I don't eat for the # cals/100 hours. What is really important (in my mind) is avoiding the simple carbs, as those just dissolve on contact with your gastrointestinal tract.

2. I'll eat fruits (I usually have apples and grapes on hand for easy, grab 'n go snacks. Remember, laziness is key!), but I'm really not a fan of vegetables. I completely agree that I should be eating more of the green things, but I'm only just recently getting past my "really picky as a kid" phase and they tend to involve a fair amount of prep.

3. I. Hate. Exercise. Sure, I walk probably half a mile a day, including up and down a 30 ft hill, and at work twice a week I'm speed walking for two hours, but I absolutely hate exercising for the sake of exercising. I know all these people out there absolutely love their runner's high, but believe you me I never in my life feel worse than after a run.

I'm open to suggestions for help with getting more veggies and exercise in.

My progress:
Start of summer 2007: 255 lbs
Start of fall term 2007:230 lbs
Immediately before Winter break: 211
Immediately following winter break: 220 (not sure how that happened;I so totally did not eat 5000 calories a day, which is what the math about works out to.)
Now: about 215.

At keeping an intake of 1500 cals, I'm losing about one pound a week.

 

[Eastside Brewer]

I weighed in on 1-05-08 at 280 lbs., I did fat flush for 3weeks, just took one week off, including today, Super Bowl (Ouch)! I am holding steady at 262 lbs. Just 62 more to go.

Eastside

 

[brauhaus]

WELL WELL! GUESS WHO GOT SOME NEW FIRE PANTS?!

I was getting my fire gear last night when I noticed the pants I had were a tad too big... so I stepped down a size

Also my regular jeans have been falling off my arse since I've been on this diet, had to take the belt in a notch or two recently... the funny thing is I don't really feel like I'm really loosing all the much weight.

Not much new here... I've been hovering around 230ish.... started at 241lbs.

 

[Chriso]

Well, I've gotten nowhere so far. 4 months to the wedding, and SWMBO and I haven't lifted a finger. BUT I start my new job on Thursday, and (in theory) life becomes calm and uneventful after that.

248 lbs, so at least I'm maintaining, not gaining.

Have started replacing meals with healthy snacks, like Clif bars or sunflower seeds or dried apricots... And have started eating less at meals.... In dire want of exercise though. I wish it would warm up so I could get outside.

 

[olllllo]

It's the diet soda chriso. Have you given it up?
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/11/health/webmd/main3817821.shtml

http://news.aol.com/health/story/_a/artificial-sweeteners-tied-to-weight/20080211102309990001

 

[EdWort]

Start weight: 300#
Today's weight 278#

Pants are not so tight any more. It's amazing what cutting back beer during the week does when combined with sensible eating & exercise.

 

[sdhucks7]

Went to the gym earlier today and weighed after, i believe i started this thing at about 200 to 205 today i came in at a nice 191.5lbs. And in the imortal words of Homer J. Simpson "WOOHOO!!!" :rockin:

sd

 

[janzik]

<Post whoring my update rather than updating original post that has been lost in the shuffle>

January 4th - 230lbs, 29%
February 18th - 222.5, 27%

The BF percentage really needs to be taken with a grain of salt. While the scale can give you a rough estimate, the best (economical) way is with calipers. Either way it's good to finally being able to see the "teens" in a while. I was stuck at ~230 for a good while, but the treadmill I bought has helped me keep on track...

 

[janzik]

Don't let this thread die. Keep motivated people...

3/1/2008 218.5lbs. Down 11.5lbs Since the New Year.

 

[Soulive]

Damn, I forgot about this thread. I'm only down 6lbs, but after St Patrick's I plan to get serious. I want to lose about 10 more lbs by June...

 

[Chriso]

247 lbs. (Down by 10)

No exercise of any real substance yet. However, SWMBO and I are carpooling to work 4 days a week, and so it is harder for me to go find fast food. I've been packing lunches, and eating small increments throughout the work day. Beef jerky, dried apricots, trail mix, etc. Trying to keep drinking water.... love soda so much though.

Soon will be lawn care season and I'll be back to mowing weekly. That will help me stretch my legs a bit. Need to relandscape most of the flower beds too, and install some edging and put landscape rock down.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

245lbs @ 15% Starting today

Shooting for

225 @ 9% by May 1st

Will check in once a week

 

[bobjenkins79]

I seem to be hung up @ 272. That's way better than the original 286, though.


Summer's comin fellas:rockin:

 

[janzik]

245lbs @ 15% Starting today

Shooting for

225 @ 9% by May 1st

Will check in once a week

Stop bragging! I wish trying to go from 15% to 9% was my problem. Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick, you've got to be a monster, 245 and 15%.

 

[Evets]

I just recently started dieting. I was 277. The first week I lost 7#. 2 days short of 2 weeks and I'm at 264. Sensible eating, lots of water and 5 miles a day on the stationary bike seem to be working. I'm even drinking almost as much beer as usual.

 

[EdWort]

274 on Friday, down from 300. Broke the 25 pound mark.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

Janzik

I do have rather large legs- 28" on the thigh. I will look bigger at 225 too.

 

[bobjenkins79]

Milestone day for me y'all

I'm down to 269!!

 

[SayWhat1]

I just found this thread but I started trying to trim up August last year with the intention of joining the Air Force. In August I weighted 320. As of this morning I'm down to 245. I've been working out 6 days a week for at least 2 hours, most of the time more. The first half hour is usually weight training to get some tone and the rest is spent either on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. For the past 2 weeks I've been capping it off with a 2 mile jog at about 6.5 or 7 mph. I haven't had fast food in 3 months and I've been drinking diet soda since I started.

I've been trying to kick it up the past couple weeks because I'm really close to getting through MEPS.

So yeah, 75 lbs and counting!

 

[McKBrew]

I just found this thread but I started trying to trim up August last year with the intention of joining the Air Force. In August I weighted 320. As of this morning I'm down to 245. I've been working out 6 days a week for at least 2 hours, most of the time more. The first half hour is usually weight training to get some tone and the rest is spent either on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. For the past 2 weeks I've been capping it off with a 2 mile jog at about 6.5 or 7 mph. I haven't had fast food in 3 months and I've been drinking diet soda since I started.

I've been trying to kick it up the past couple weeks because I'm really close to getting through MEPS.

So yeah, 75 lbs and counting!

Good on you. One of the biggest problems affecting military recruiting in general is that candidates cannot meet weight requirements to join. I've read a few articles about those who have worked their asxses off to make weight so that they can, and you have done it as well. Your motivation will carry on into the service and you will be a valuable asset to the Air Force. Again, Good Job.

 

[blacklab]

I just found this thread but I started trying to trim up August last year with the intention of joining the Air Force. In August I weighted 320. As of this morning I'm down to 245. I've been working out 6 days a week for at least 2 hours, most of the time more. The first half hour is usually weight training to get some tone and the rest is spent either on an exercise bike or elliptical machine. For the past 2 weeks I've been capping it off with a 2 mile jog at about 6.5 or 7 mph. I haven't had fast food in 3 months and I've been drinking diet soda since I started.

I've been trying to kick it up the past couple weeks because I'm really close to getting through MEPS.

So yeah, 75 lbs and counting!

Nice work, keep it up!

 

[RichBrewer]

I haven't posted here before but I've dropped about 20 pounds down to 215 since the first part of the year. It feels good to have looser fitting clothes!

 

[SayWhat1]

Good on you. One of the biggest problems affecting military recruiting in general is that candidates cannot meet weight requirements to join. I've read a few articles about those who have worked their asxses off to make weight so that they can, and you have done it as well. Your motivation will carry on into the service and you will be a valuable asset to the Air Force. Again, Good Job.

On top of all that, I've been working myself so hard that hopefully boot camp will be a vacation. Thanks for the well wishes, too!

 

[buckrogers71]

weighed in at new years at 220. a 5'5" frame cannot support that kinda mass.
Plus I teach 1st grade, so i need the energy. I am down to about 212, wanted to be down more, but between courses, etc. (i know I know excuses) i havent had the time to workout.

hopefully i can conquer that during the spring. i'd like to get t0 180-190

 

[SayWhat1]

Little update. I got cleared with 18% body fat, so I'm off to MEPS next week. I weighed in at 248lbs fully clothed. Oh, yeah, just for reference I'm 6'3 and I think I'm carrying my weight pretty well. I'd like to get down to about 230lbs. At that weight I can probably maintain 8-10% body fat, which would be perfect because then I can start showing some definition, look good at the beach, and all that kinda stuff.

 

[MikeFlynn74]

18% @ 248 means you are carrying 44lbs of fat. 230 you would still be somewhere about 14% and thats counting no muscle loss which you will have.

You are looking closer to 210-15 for 10%. However good luck. AF basic training was 10x easier than the 10 months of bull**** techschool.

What are you going to be doing?

 

[McKBrew]

I don't know if the Air Force uses the same ridiculous body fat measuring system as the Navy, but at 224 and 6'1" I come in at 21-22% most of the time. The whole rope and choke thing is a crock, as some lard ass can have a big neck and that somehow accounts for the big waist, and a guy who is obviously way overweight can have the same body fat percentage as me.